Australian Grand Prix
2014 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 15-16, 2014Race summary
Victory went to Rosberg (from 3rd on the grid), with a 26.8s margin. Bottas made the biggest gain, from 15th on the grid to 5th (up 10 places). Vergne had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 8th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Rosberg (1:32.478).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg 1:32.478 | Mercedes | 3 | 57 | 1:32:58.710 | 25 |
| 2 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 4 | 57 | +26.777 | 18 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | 57 | +30.027 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 57 | +35.284 | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 15 | 57 | +47.639 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 7 | 57 | +50.718 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 11 | 57 | +57.675 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 6 | 57 | +1:00.441 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 8 | 57 | +1:03.585 | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 16 | 57 | +1:25.916 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 20 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 17 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 18 | 49 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 22 | 43 | ERS | 0 |
| – | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 21 | 29 | ERS | 0 |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 19 | 27 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Felipe Massa | Williams | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 57 | Disqualified | 0 |