Another week in Formula One brought the same results as the vast majority of the 2014 season with Mercedes-powered cars capturing the first five spots in the inaugural 2014 Russian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won for Mercedes while his teammate Nico Rosberg came in second followed by Valtteri Bottas in his Mercedes-powered Williams car and Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen in their Mercedes-powered McLarens.
Marussia’s Jules Bianchi, injured in last week’s Japanese Grand Prix, did not start the race so there were only 21 cars and it only took nine laps for Marussia to be out of the race altogether when their other driver, Max Chilton, exited with mechanical problems on Lap Nine.
In the season point standings, Hamilton adds to his lead over Rosberg with 291 points to Rosberg’s 274 followed by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo in third with 199 points.
The 2014 Formula One racing season takes a three week hiatus before resuming with the United States Grand Prix at Austin on November 2, 2014.
2014 Russian Grand Prix Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:31:50.744 1 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +13.6 secs 2 18
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 53 +17.4 secs 3 15
4 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +30.2 secs 4 12
5 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +53.6 secs 11 10
6 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 +60.0 secs 7 8
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +61.8 secs 6 6
8 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +66.1 secs 10 4
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +78.8 secs 8 2
10 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 53 +80.0 secs 12 1
11 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 +80.8 secs 18
12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 53 +81.3 secs 17
13 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 53 +97.2 secs 9
14 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 52 +1 Lap 5
15 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 13
16 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 14
17 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 15
18 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 21
19 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 51 +2 Laps 16
Ret 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 21 +32 Laps 19
Ret 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 9 +44 Laps 20