21 Oct 2014 Russian Grand Prix
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The 2014 Russian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the inaugural Russian Grand Prix.. The event was held in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, 21 October 2014. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and was the race winner.
A minute’s silence was held immediately before the race in honour of Jules Bianchi who had been critically injured at the previous championship round in Japan. Lewis Hamilton dedicated his race victory to Jules.
2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:50.744 | - | - | 1:41.606 | 48 | 202.346 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:04.401 | +13.657 | +13.657 | 1:41.360 | 52 | 201.846 | 18 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:08.169 | +17.425 | +3.768 | 1:40.896 | 53 | 201.709 | 15 |
| 4 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:20.978 | +30.234 | +12.809 | 1:41.964 | 47 | 201.242 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:44.360 | +53.616 | +23.382 | 1:43.076 | 44 | 200.397 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:50.760 | +1:00.016 | +6.400 | 1:42.179 | 53 | 200.166 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:52.556 | +1:01.812 | +1.796 | 1:43.050 | 50 | 200.102 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:56.929 | +1:06.185 | +4.373 | 1:42.630 | 53 | 199.945 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:09.621 | +1:18.877 | +12.692 | 1:42.919 | 45 | 199.491 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:10.811 | +1:20.067 | +1.190 | 1:42.924 | 47 | 199.449 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:11.621 | +1:20.877 | +0.810 | 1:42.879 | 47 | 199.420 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:12.053 | +1:21.309 | +0.432 | 1:42.685 | 50 | 199.404 | |
| 13 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:28.039 | +1:37.295 | +15.986 | 1:42.550 | 53 | 198.836 | |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:31:52.658 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.022 | 52 | 198.457 | |
| 15 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:18.536 | 1 lap | +25.878 | 1:44.075 | 45 | 197.530 | |
| 16 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:35.037 | 1 lap | +16.501 | 1:43.822 | 42 | 196.943 | |
| 17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:43.112 | 1 lap | +8.075 | 1:44.461 | 49 | 196.657 | |
| 18 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:05.788 | 1 lap | +22.676 | 1:44.030 | 50 | 195.859 | |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 51 | 1:31:55.857 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.979 | 48 | 194.525 | |
| DNF | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 21 | 38:20.400 | 1:47.407 | 17 | 191.876 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Max Chilton | CHI | Great Britain | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 9 | 17:23.275 | 1:48.268 | 8 | 180.929 |