Fastest laps - Japan 2014 - Hamilton tops Button in shortened Suzuka race
Published by Christine
It was Lewis Hamilton on top again as the fastest laps of the race saw the Mercedes driver a tenth faster than Jenson Button. The McLaren car showed surprising pace although Button is well known for coping well with mixed conditions. The two Red Bull drivers were next in line, with Nico Rosberg way down in sixth place.
Towards the back, Marcus Ericsson did well to post lap times faster than both Lotus and Sauber drivers, as well as his Caterham teammate Kamui Kobayashi.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:51.600 | 39 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:51.721 | 33 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:51.915 | 32 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:52.231 | 38 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:52.426 | 36 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:52.551 | 15 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:52.814 | 28 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:53.450 | 39 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:53.510 | 38 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:53.556 | 27 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:53.562 | 35 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:54.021 | 25 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:54.103 | 41 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:54.669 | 27 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:54.702 | 26 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:55.302 | 28 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:55.372 | 40 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:55.641 | 29 |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:55.753 | 25 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:55.985 | 27 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:56.472 | 25 |
