2014 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2014-04-20 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:33:28.338 · 54 laps	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:33:46.400 · 54 laps	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:51.942 · 54 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:33:55.474 · 54 laps	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:34:16.116 · 54 laps	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · 1:34:22.633 · 54 laps	8
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:34:24.035 · 54 laps	6
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:34:44.673 · 54 laps	4
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · 1:34:50.985 · 54 laps	2
10	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	1
11	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Max Chilton	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Daniil Kvyat · Toro Rosso

Jenson Button · McLaren

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Kevin Magnussen · McLaren

Pastor Maldonado · Lotus

Felipe Massa · Williams

Esteban Gutiérrez · Sauber

Jules Bianchi · Marussia

Kamui Kobayashi · Caterham

Max Chilton · Marussia

Marcus Ericsson · Caterham

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Adrian Sutil · Sauber

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.516 · Q2 1:54.029 · Q3 1:53.860 · 21 laps
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.641 · Q2 1:55.302 · Q3 1:54.455 · 23 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.926 · Q2 1:54.499 · Q3 1:54.960 · 23 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.058 · Q2 1:55.294 · Q3 1:55.143 · 22 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.961 · Q2 1:55.765 · Q3 1:55.637 · 21 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.850 · Q2 1:56.757 · Q3 1:56.147 · 24 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.501 · Q2 1:56.253 · Q3 1:56.282 · 24 laps
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.913 · Q2 1:56.847 · Q3 1:56.366 · 23 laps
9	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.477 · Q2 1:56.584 · Q3 1:56.773 · 23 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:58.411 · Q2 1:56.407 · Q3 1:57.079 · 22 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:58.279 · Q2 1:56.860 · 17 laps
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.783 · Q2 1:56.963 · 17 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.261 · Q2 1:57.289 · 18 laps
14	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:58.138 · Q2 1:57.393 · 17 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.369 · Q2 1:57.675 · 17 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:58.362 · Q2 1:58.264 · 17 laps
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:58.988 · 10 laps
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:59.260 · 10 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:59.326 · 10 laps
20	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 2:00.646 · 10 laps
21	Max Chilton	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 2:00.865 · 10 laps
NC	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Qualifying · Time not recorded

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:53.860
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:54.455
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:54.960
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:55.143
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:55.637
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:56.147
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:56.282
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:56.366
9	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:56.773
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:57.079
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:56.860
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:56.963
13	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:57.289
14	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:57.393
15	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:57.675
16	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:58.264
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:58.988
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:59.260
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:59.326
20	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	Starting grid · 2:00.646
21	Max Chilton	Marussia	Starting grid · 2:00.865
22	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.783 · 20 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.181 · 16 laps
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.772 · 23 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.970 · 23 laps
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.175 · 16 laps
6	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.366 · 20 laps
7	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.505 · 26 laps
8	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.560 · 9 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.629 · 19 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.699 · 14 laps
11	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.977 · 23 laps
12	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.090 · 24 laps
13	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.265 · 13 laps
14	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.615 · 16 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.733 · 13 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.731 · 22 laps
17	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.038 · 16 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.162 · 17 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.270 · 7 laps
20	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.782 · 20 laps
21	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.835 · 22 laps
22	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.315 · 25 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.456 · 28 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.726 · 30 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.811 · 30 laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.015 · 31 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.118 · 25 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.283 · 25 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.491 · 29 laps
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.537 · 36 laps
10	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.648 · 26 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.736 · 30 laps
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.744 · 29 laps
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.759 · 28 laps
14	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.830 · 25 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.124 · 32 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.359 · 32 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.395 · 30 laps
18	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.455 · 12 laps
19	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.327 · 27 laps
20	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.473 · 30 laps
21	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.530 · 32 laps
22	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.679 · 32 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:53.958 · 5 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.492 · 5 laps
3	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.514 · 4 laps
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.032 · 6 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.062 · 4 laps
6	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.228 · 12 laps
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.235 · 7 laps
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.381 · 5 laps
9	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.673 · 4 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.019 · 6 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.233 · 8 laps
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.380 · 9 laps
13	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.760 · 8 laps
14	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.841 · 13 laps
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:57.468 · 9 laps
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:57.812 · 12 laps
17	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:57.976 · 14 laps
18	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.507 · 6 laps
19	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 4 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
21	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
22	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 3 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.402
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:41.196
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:41.473
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:42.081
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:42.169
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.228
7	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:42.257
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:42.300
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:42.379
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.624
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:42.660
12	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:42.701
13	Max Chilton	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:42.875
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.896
15	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:43.067
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:43.323
17	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:43.337
18	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:43.375
19	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:43.620
20	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:44.366
21	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:44.825
22	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:58.376

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Jenson Button	1	7	22.408
Romain Grosjean	1	9	23.213
Felipe Massa	1	10	1:18.277
Kimi Räikkönen	1	10	22.994
Sergio Pérez	1	10	22.914
Marcus Ericsson	1	10	23.677
Fernando Alonso	1	11	22.776
Nico Hülkenberg	1	11	23.438
Kamui Kobayashi	1	11	24.883
Pastor Maldonado	1	11	24.010
Jules Bianchi	1	11	24.784
Sebastian Vettel	1	12	22.570
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	24.780
Max Chilton	1	12	23.781
Nico Rosberg	1	13	23.277
Daniil Kvyat	1	14	23.521
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	14	22.988
Daniel Ricciardo	1	15	23.186
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	15	24.119
Lewis Hamilton	1	17	22.968
Kevin Magnussen	1	17	23.670
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	27	23.252
Marcus Ericsson	2	27	23.730
Jenson Button	2	28	22.548
Jules Bianchi	2	28	24.320
Sergio Pérez	2	30	23.636
Kamui Kobayashi	2	30	25.402
Nico Hülkenberg	2	31	22.764
Valtteri Bottas	2	31	23.639
Kimi Räikkönen	2	31	23.291
Daniil Kvyat	2	31	23.628
Kevin Magnussen	2	31	22.579
Felipe Massa	2	31	23.830
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	32	24.417
Pastor Maldonado	2	32	23.022
Fernando Alonso	2	33	22.947
Max Chilton	2	32	23.878
Sebastian Vettel	2	34	22.246
Nico Rosberg	2	37	23.089
Daniel Ricciardo	2	37	22.498
Lewis Hamilton	2	38	23.999
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	40	22.734
Kamui Kobayashi	3	40	24.722
Marcus Ericsson	3	42	23.969
Max Chilton	3	48	23.886

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	79
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	75
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	41
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	36
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
9	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
11	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
15	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Max Chilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	154
2	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	57
3	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	54
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	52
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	43
6	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	36
7	Toro Rosso Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
8	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Marussia Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Caterham Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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