Round 15 · 2014

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates3 Oct – 5 Oct 2014Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P2

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:51.600Hamilton · L39

Most laps led26Rosberg

Biggest gain+11Vergne P20→P9

Retirements3of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	+1	44	1:51:43.021 FL	—	25
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	-1	44	+9.180	—	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	9	+6	44	+29.120	—	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	6	+2	44	+38.820	—	12
5	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	8	+3	44	+1:07.550	—	10
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	3	-3	44	+1:53.770	—	8
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	4	-3	44	+1:55.130	—	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	13	+5	44	+1:55.950	—	4
9	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	20	+11	44	+2:07.640	—	2
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	11	+1	43	+1 lap	—	1
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	12	+1	43	+1 lap	—
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	10	-2	43	+1 lap	—
13	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Sauber	15	+2	43	+1 lap	—
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	McLaren	7	-7	43	+1 lap	—
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	16	+1	43	+1 lap	—
16	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	22	+6	43	+1 lap	—
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Caterham	17	0	43	+1 lap	—
18	Max Chilton CHI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21	+3	43	+1 lap	—
19	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Caterham	19	0	43	+1 lap	—
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	5		2	DNF · L2	—
—	Adrian Sutil SUT	Sauber	14		40	DNF · L40	—
—	Jules Bianchi BIA	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	18		41	DNF · L41	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	16
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	16
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	17
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	McLaren	—	—	—	16
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	17
9	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	17
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
11	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	13
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	13
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	13
15	Adrian Sutil SUT	Sauber	—	—	—	14
16	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Sauber	—	—	—	14
17	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	—	—	—	9
18	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	—	—	—	10
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Caterham	—	—	—	6
20	Jules Bianchi BIA	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	8
21	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Caterham	—	—	—	9
22	Max Chilton CHI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:33.228	14
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:34.210	10
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:34.439	12
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:34.564	12
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:35.061	16
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:35.086	13
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	McLaren	1:35.251	16
8	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	1:35.494	8
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:35.538	17
10	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.549	16
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:35.732	15
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:35.995	5
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:36.365	8
14	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Sauber	1:36.407	22
15	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:36.460	6
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:36.558	19
17	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:36.617	12
18	Adrian Sutil SUT	Sauber	1:36.626	20
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Caterham	1:37.367	12
20	Max Chilton CHI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.883	17
21	Jules Bianchi BIA	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:38.102	15
22	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Caterham	1:38.784	12

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:35.078	28
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:35.318	27
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:36.279	24
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:36.409	28
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:36.436	24
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:36.529	19
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:36.637	26
8	Kevin Magnussen MAG	McLaren	1:36.714	31
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:36.943	27
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:37.186	3
11	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	1:37.219	19
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:37.504	16
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:37.563	31
14	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:37.700	18
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:37.786	8
16	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:37.798	27
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Sauber	1:38.010	25
18	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Sauber	1:38.365	9
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Caterham	1:39.069	22
20	Jules Bianchi BIA	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.306	20
21	Max Chilton CHI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.333	24
22	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Caterham	1:42.760	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:35.461	27
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:35.612	26
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:36.037	19
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:36.576	25
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:37.187	19
6	Kevin Magnussen MAG	McLaren	1:37.327	24
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:37.466	27
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:37.649	24
9	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:37.686	26
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:37.714	26
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:38.012	22
12	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:38.157	22
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:38.324	10
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:38.582	9
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:38.851	21
16	Adrian Sutil SUT	Sauber	1:39.046	19
17	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:39.097	26
18	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Sauber	1:39.318	18
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Caterham	1:40.031	18
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Caterham	1:41.472	24
21	Jules Bianchi BIA	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:41.580	10
22	Max Chilton CHI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:41.757	15

Session schedule

Practice 1Final3 Oct 2014 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final3 Oct 2014 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final4 Oct 2014 02:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal4 Oct 2014 05:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal5 Oct 2014 06:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Williams	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Ferrari	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Red Bull Racing	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
McLaren	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Jenson Button BUT
Toro Rosso	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Sauber	Adrian Sutil SUT	—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT
Lotus F1	Pastor Maldonado MAL	—	Romain Grosjean GRO
Caterham	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Jules Bianchi BIA	—	Max Chilton CHI

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2013	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2011	Japanese Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2010	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2009	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2006	Japanese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	5
2005	Japanese Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	17
2004	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1