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2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 5 Oct 2014
- Name
- 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/912
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2014 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:51:43.021 · 44 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:51:52.201 · 44 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:52:12.143 · 44 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:52:21.839 · 44 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:52:50.571 · 44 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:53:36.794 · 44 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:53:38.147 · 44 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:53:38.969 · 44 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:53:50.659 · 44 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Fatal accident · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | Accident · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Electrical · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.671 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.611 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:34.301 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:34.483 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.497 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.593 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | Q1 1:34.930 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:35.150 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.517 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.984 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.155 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:35.439 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.210 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:35.000 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | Q1 1:35.736 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | Q1 1:35.308 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:35.917 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:35.984 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | Q1 1:36.813 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Q1 1:36.943 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | Q1 1:37.015 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Q1 1:37.481 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.506 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.703 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:33.128 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.527 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:33.740 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.075 · renault | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:34.242 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.317 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.432 · renault | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.548 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:35.089 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:35.092 · renault | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.099 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:35.364 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:35.681 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:35.984 · renault | |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:36.813 · renault | |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:36.943 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:37.015 · renault | |
| 20 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.984 · renault | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:37.481 · ferrari | |
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:35.917 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 266 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 256 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 193 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 139 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 133 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 130 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 82 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 76 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 71 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 16 | Jules Bianchi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:35.461 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:35.612 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:36.037 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:36.576 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:37.187 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 6 | 1:37.327 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:37.466 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:37.649 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:37.686 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:37.714 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:38.012 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 12 | 1:38.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:38.324 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:38.582 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:38.851 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 16 | 1:39.046 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:39.097 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:39.318 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:40.031 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:41.472 |
| freePractice1Results | Jules Bianchi | 21 | 1:41.580 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Chilton | 22 | 1:41.757 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:35.078 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:35.318 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:36.279 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:36.409 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:36.436 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:36.529 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:36.637 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 8 | 1:36.714 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:36.943 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:37.186 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 11 | 1:37.219 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:37.504 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:37.563 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 14 | 1:37.700 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:37.786 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:37.798 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:38.010 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:38.365 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:39.069 |
| freePractice2Results | Jules Bianchi | 20 | 1:39.306 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Chilton | 21 | 1:39.333 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 22 | 1:42.760 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:33.228 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:34.210 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:34.439 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:34.564 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:35.061 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:35.086 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 1:35.251 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 8 | 1:35.494 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:35.538 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:35.549 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:35.732 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:35.995 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:36.365 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 14 | 1:36.407 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:36.460 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 16 | 1:36.558 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:36.617 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 18 | 1:36.626 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:37.367 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Chilton | 20 | 1:37.883 |
| freePractice3Results | Jules Bianchi | 21 | 1:38.102 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 22 | 1:38.784 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.