Race results - Japan 2014 - Hamilton wins at Suzuka, as Bianchi crash ends race early
Published by Christine
Overshadowed by the crash of Marussia driver Jules Bianchi, Lewis Hamilton took victory at Suzuka, after sweeping past teammate Nico Rosberg partway through the race. The two Red Bull drivers were behind, with Jenson Button finishing in a strong fifth place.
All thoughts remain with Bianchi, however, as the Frenchman was taken straight to hospital with a serious head injury. The crash brought out the red flags, and the race did not resume afterwards, finishing on lap 44.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:51.600 | Lap 39 |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:51:43.021 | 3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +9.1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | +29.1 | 3 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | +38.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | +67.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | +113.7 | 3 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | +115.1 | 3 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +115.9 | 4 |
| 9 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +127.6 | 3 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 4 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | +1 lap | 5 |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | +1 lap | 5 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +1 lap | 5 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| 18 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 5 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | Lap 41 | 3 |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | Lap 40 | 4 |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lap 2 | 1 |
- 0 places. Pastor Maldonado - Pit Lane Speeding - 82.6 km/h. Drive-through penalty, imposed after the race in accordance with Article 16.3 (20 seconds added to elasped race time).
