Life is back to normal in the world of Formula One racing as, after a brief invasion from Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, Mercedes regained their dominance on the circuit with a convincing 1-2 finish. This time, the order of finish had Lewis Hamilton in first after his teammate Nico Rosberg made a mistake on Lap 29 that allowed Hamilton to pass. From there it was the Mercedes Show as it has been for much of the 2014 season as neither Hamilton nor Rosberg were seriously challenged for the top two spots and Hamilton held off Rosberg for the win.
This time it was Felipe Massa who took honors for the other podium spot, finishing a distant third for Williams – 25 seconds behind Hamilton. Meanwhile, Ricciardo inished fifth, just ahead of his teammate and four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel.
In the season point standings, Rosberg continues to hold his lead over Hamilton with 238 points to Hamilton’s 216 followed by Ricciardo in third with 166 points.
The 2014 Formula One racing season continues with the Singapore Grand Prix in Singapore on September 21, 2014.
2014 Italian Grand Prix Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:19:10.236 1 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +3.1 secs 2 18
3 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 +25.0 secs 4 15
4 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 53 +40.7 secs 3 12
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +50.3 secs 9 10
6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +59.9 secs 8 8
7 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 53 +62.5 secs 10 6
8 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +63.0 secs 6 4
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +63.5 secs 11 2
10 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +66.1 secs 5 1
11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 53 +71.1 secs 21
12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 53 +72.6 secs 13
13 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 53 +73.0 secs 12
14 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 16
15 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 14
16 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 17
17 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 52 +1 Lap 18
18 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 19
19 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 51 +2 Laps 22
20 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 51 +2 Laps 15
Ret 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 28 +25 Laps 7
Ret 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 5 Accident 20