Mercedes wins another 2014 Formula One Grand Prix event. Lather, rinse, repeat. In what has become a recurring theme in the 2014 Formula One racing season thus far, Mercedes went 1-2 yet again with Lewis Hamilton finishing first and teammate Nico Rosberg finishing 18 seconds back in second at the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. In the much more exciting race to see who finishes third, Fernando Alonso filled out the podium finish. Four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel finished fifth.
The only drama of the race occurred on the 55th lap when a Chinese Grand Prix official mistakenly waved the checkered flag a lap early, giving Hamilton the win before the race was technically over. Formula One regulations stated that the race was over at that point and no point standings were affected for either the race or the season.
In the season point standings, Rosberg holds on to a the lead with 79 points, followed by Hamilton in second with 75 points and Alonso now in third with 41 points.
The 2014 Formula One racing season continues with the Spanish Grand Prix in Catalunya, Spain on May 11, 2014.
2014 Chinese Grand Prix Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 54 1:33:28.338 1 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 54 +18.0 secs 4 18
3 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 54 +23.6 secs 5 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing-Renault
54 +27.1 secs 2 12
5 1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing-Renault
54 +47.8 secs 3 10
6 27 Nico Hulkenberg
Force India-Mercedes
54 +54.3 secs 8 8
7 77 Valtteri Bottas
Williams-Mercedes
54 +55.7 secs 7 6
8 7 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
54 +76.3 secs 11 4
9 11 Sergio Perez
Force India-Mercedes
54 +82.6 secs 16 2
10 26 Daniil Kvyat
STR-Renault
53 +1 Lap 13 1
11 22 Jenson Button
McLaren-Mercedes
53 +1 Lap 12
12 25 Jean-Eric Vergne
STR-Renault
53 +1 Lap 9
13 20 Kevin Magnussen
McLaren-Mercedes
53 +1 Lap 15
14 13 Pastor Maldonado
Lotus-Renault
53 +1 Lap 22
15 19 Felipe Massa
Williams-Mercedes
53 +1 Lap 6
16 21 Esteban Gutierrez
Sauber-Ferrari
53 +1 Lap 17
17 17 Jules Bianchi
Marussia-Ferrari
53 +1 Lap 19
18 10 Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham-Renault
53 +1 Lap 18
19 4 Max Chilton
Marussia-Ferrari
52 +2 Laps 21
20 9 Marcus Ericsson
Caterham-Renault
52 +2 Laps 20
Ret 8 Romain Grosjean
Lotus-Renault
28 Gearbox 10
Ret 99 Adrian Sutil
Sauber-Ferrari
5 Engine 14