Race results - Belgium 2014 - Daniel Ricciardo wins his third race of the season
Published by Christine
Daniel Ricciardo capitalised on a second lap incident between the two Mercedes drivers that pushed Lewis Hamilton to the back of the field and eventually out of the race, and knocked Nico Rosberg back a couple of positions. The Red Bull driver fought for the victory, with Nico clawing his way back to second, and Valtteri Bottas scooping another podium finish.
The McLaren pair were also fighting with each other, along with Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in a four-way fight that was captivating to the very final lap. Meanwhile, other retirements included both the Lotus drivers, Jules Bianchi and debut racer André Lotterer.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:50.511 | Lap 36 |
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:24:36.556 | 2 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +3.3 | 3 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | +28.0 | 2 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | +36.8 | 2 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | +52.1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | +54.5 | 2 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | +61.1 | 2 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +64.2 | 2 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +65.3 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +65.6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +71.9 | 2 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | +74.2 | 2 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | +75.9 | 3 |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | +82.4 | 3 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | +90.8 | 2 |
| 16 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | Lap 42 | 3 |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Lap 40 | 4 |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Lap 34 | 4 |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | Lap 3 | 0 |
| DNF | André Lotterer | Caterham F1 Team | Lap 2 | 0 |
- 6 places. Kevin Magnussen - 20 seconds added to time, and two points on licence. The driver of car 20 [Magnussen] was defending his position on the straight between turns 4 and 5. A significant portion of car 14 [Alonso] was alongside car 20. The driver of car 20 did not leave enough space for car 14 and forced the car off the track.
