Starting grid - Monaco 2014 - Ericsson is forced to start from the pit lane after Massa crash
Published by Christine
The stewards were kept busy after qualifying investigating three separate incidents. They penalised Marcus Ericsson for a collision with Felipe Massa that knocked both drivers out in the first session. They opted not to take any action on an impeding incident between Daniil Kvyat and Pastor Maldonado, and then they started looking at Nico Rosberg.
The driver's last minute run off track brought out yellow flags that guaranteed his own pole position, but after deciding there was something to investigate, they found there was no penalty to be given. The German retains his pole position for his home race.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:15.989 | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:16.048 | 27 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:16.384 | 22 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:16.547 | 25 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:16.686 | 27 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:17.389 | 27 |
| 7 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:17.540 | 26 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.555 | 25 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:18.090 | 23 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:18.327 | 26 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:17.846 | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.988 | 20 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:18.082 | 20 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:18.196 | 23 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:18.356 | 21 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | No time | 10 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:18.741 | 11 |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:18.745 | 11 |
| 19 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:19.928 | 9 |
| 20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:20.133 | 9 |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:19.332 | 10 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:21.732 | 9 |
- 0 places. Marcus Ericsson - Requires to start the race from the pit lane, after causing a collision with Felipe Massa in Turn 5. Two penalty points also awarded.
- 5 places. Jules Bianchi - The gearbox of car 17 has been changed before 6 consecutive events have expired.
