Australian Grand Prix

Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2014-03-16

Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Kevin Magnussen

McLaren · +26.777

Jenson Button

McLaren · +30.027

Who won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2014 Australian Grand Prix was won by Nico Rosberg driving for Mercedes, starting from 3rd on the grid. Kevin Magnussen finished second, +26.777 behind, with Jenson Button completing the podium. Nico Rosberg also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:32.478. It was an attrition-heavy race with 8 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 1 of the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Valtteri Bottas was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P15 to finish P5.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	3	▲2	1:32:58.710	Finished	25
2	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	4	▲2	+26.777	Finished	18
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	10	▲7	+30.027	Finished	15
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	5	▲1	+35.284	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	15	▲10	+47.639	Finished	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	7	▲1	+50.718	Finished	8
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	11	▲4	+57.675	Finished	6
8	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	6	▼2	+1:00.441	Finished	4
9	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	8	▼1	+1:03.585	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	16	▲6	+1:25.916	Finished	1
11	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	13	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	20	▲8	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Max Chilton	Marussia	17	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	18	—	—	+8 Laps	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	22	—	—	ERS	0
R	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	21	—	—	ERS	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	19	—	—	Oil pressure	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	12	—	—	Engine	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	—	Engine	0
R	Felipe Massa	Williams	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	14	—	—	Collision	0
D	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	2	—	—	Disqualified	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.699	1:42.890	1:44.231
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:30.775	1:42.295	1:44.548
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.564	1:42.264	1:44.595
4	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:30.949	1:43.247	1:45.745
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:31.388	1:42.805	1:45.819
6	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.488	1:43.849	1:45.864
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:33.893	1:43.658	1:46.030
8	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:33.777	1:44.331	1:47.368
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:31.228	1:44.242	1:48.079
10	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:31.601	1:43.852	1:48.147
11	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:31.396	1:44.437	—
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:32.439	1:44.494	—
13	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:31.931	1:44.688	—
14	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:33.673	1:45.655	—
15	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:34.274	1:45.867	—
16	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:34.141	1:47.293	—
17	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:34.293	—	—
18	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:34.794	—	—
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:35.117	—	—
20	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:35.157	—	—
21	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:36.993	—	—
22	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	—	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Rosberg

2 stops

P2Magnussen

2 stops

P3Button

2 stops

P4Alonso

2 stops

P5Bottas

2 stops

P6Hülkenberg

2 stops

P7Räikkönen

2 stops

P8Vergne

2 stops

P9Kvyat

2 stops

P10Pérez

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 57

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Rosberg	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Magnussen	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2
Button	P10	P9	P6	P6	P6	P6	P8	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3
Alonso	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4
Bottas	P7	P16	P16	P10	P9	P9	P4	P8	P8	P7	P6	P5

2014 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix on 2014-03-16 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). P2: Kevin Magnussen (McLaren), +26.777 behind. P3: Jenson Button (McLaren), +30.027 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2014 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:32.478.

Which team won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix with Nico Rosberg taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Romain Grosjean	1	1	17:09:56	17.255
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	1	17:10:12	32.657
Sergio Pérez	1	1	17:10:14	25.541
Valtteri Bottas	1	10	17:24:46	34.921
Jenson Button	1	11	17:26:02	22.411
Sergio Pérez	2	11	17:27:03	22.497
Nico Rosberg	1	12	17:27:27	24.331
Kevin Magnussen	1	12	17:27:45	23.150
Nico Hülkenberg	1	12	17:27:51	22.615
Fernando Alonso	1	12	17:27:55	22.887
Kimi Räikkönen	1	12	17:28:02	25.543
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	12	17:28:02	23.124
Daniil Kvyat	1	12	17:28:03	30.514
Daniel Ricciardo	1	12	17:27:37	22.994
Jules Bianchi	1	20	17:54:48	23.821
Marcus Ericsson	1	23	17:48:18	23.238
Max Chilton	1	24	17:49:56	24.209
Romain Grosjean	2	28	17:56:08	22.264
Pastor Maldonado	1	29	17:57:57	22.847
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	30	17:59:29	23.797
Jenson Button	2	32	18:02:01	22.399
Sergio Pérez	3	32	18:02:29	22.526
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	33	18:03:39	22.978
Nico Hülkenberg	2	33	18:03:36	22.933
Adrian Sutil	1	35	18:07:21	24.305
Jules Bianchi	2	35	18:19:32	22.656
Fernando Alonso	2	35	18:06:45	21.978
Valtteri Bottas	2	36	18:08:28	23.117
Daniel Ricciardo	2	36	18:08:06	22.427
Kimi Räikkönen	2	36	18:08:30	21.825
Daniil Kvyat	2	36	18:08:31	23.920
Kevin Magnussen	2	37	18:09:47	22.273
Nico Rosberg	2	38	18:10:59	23.673
Max Chilton	2	41	18:18:13	23.493