2014 Malaysian Grand Prix

The 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second race of the 2014 Formula One Season, set to take place at the Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia over the weekend of 28-30th March 2014.
Lewis Hamilton would take a Grand Chelem as he would win the race by 17 seconds from teammate Nico Rosberg. 
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==Background==
After the opening round in Australia, Nico Rosberg held a seven-point lead from Kevin Magnussen while in the constructor championship, held an eight-point lead from .
==Entry list==
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
99 	Adrian Sutil 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
4 	Max Chilton 	 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
17 	Jules Bianchi 	 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014	
10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:41.523	7 	1:39.970	3 	1:40.387	4
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:42.117	12 	1:40.276	7 	1:40.686	6
4 	Max Chilton 	 	1:46.911	18 	1:43.638	18 	1:43.977	17
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:41.028	3 	1:39.909	1 	1:39.008	1
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:40.843	2 	1:39.944	2 	1:40.156	3
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	no time 	22 	1:42.531	17 	1:42.749	15
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:45.775	17 	1:45.703	20 	1:44.457	19
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:51.180	19 	no time 	21 	1:46.015	20
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	no time 	20 	1:41.671	16 	1:41.029	10
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	no time 	21 	no time 	22 	1:43.359	16
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:41.923	11 	1:40.103	5 	1:40.736	7
17	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:43.825	16 	1:43.752	19 	1:44.170	18
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:41.686	9 	1:40.112	6 	1:40.781	8
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:41.274	4 	1:41.014	12 	no time 	22
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:42.904	15 	1:41.407	15 	1:42.041	14
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:41.111	3 	1:40.628	8 	2:05.555	21
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:41.402	6 	1:40.777	11 	1:41.441	12
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:42.869	14 	1:41.325	14 	1:41.182	11
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.642	8 	1:40.691	10 	1:40.523	5
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:40.691	1 	1:40.051	4 	1:39.240	2
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:41.830	10 	1:40.638	9 	1:40.891	9
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:42.365	13 	1:41.257	13 	1:41.552	13
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Q1 	Q1 		Q2 	Q2 		Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		2 	1:57.202		1 	1:59.041		1 	1:59.431	1
2 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		3 	1:57.654		2 	1:59.399		2 	1:59.486	2
3 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 		1 	1:57.183		3 	1:59.445		3 	2:00.050	3
4 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		5 	1:58.889		6 	2:01.356		4 	2:00.175	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		6 	1:58.913		4 	2:00.147		5 	2:00.541	5
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		7 	1:59.257		7 	2:01.532		6 	2:01.218	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		4 	1:58.883		5 	2:00.839		7 	2:01.712	7
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 		12 	2:00.358		9 	2:02.094		8 	2:02.213	8
9 	25 	Jean-Eric Vergne 	 		16 	2:01.689		10 	2:02.096		9 	2:03.078	9
10 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		13 	2:00.889		8 	2:01.810		10 	2:04.053	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 		15 	2:01.175		11 	2:02.351		 	 	11
12 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		14 	2:01.134		12 	2:02.369		 	 	12
13 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 		9 	2:00.047		13 	2:02.460		 	 	13
14 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		10 	2:00.076		14 	2:02.511		 	 	PL*
15 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		8 	1:59.709		15 	2:02.756		 	 	18*
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		11 	2:00.202		16 	2:02.885		 	 	15
17 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		17 	2:02.074		 	 		 	 	16
18 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		18 	2:02.131		 	 		 	 	17
19 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 		19 	2:02.702		 	 		 	 	19
20 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 		20 	2:03.595		 	 		 	 	20
21 	4 	Max Chilton 	 		21 	2:04.388		 	 		 	 	21
22 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 		22 	2:04.407		 	 		 	 	22
*Sergio Pérez failed to make the grid due to engine problems, and could not start from the pit lane.
===Grid===
*Valtteri Bottas was penalised three places for impeding Daniel Ricciardo.
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	1:40:25.974 	1 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	56 	+17.313 	3 	18
3 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+24.534 	2 	15
4 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	+35.992 	4 	12
5 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	56 	+47.199 	7 	10
6 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	+83.691 	10 	8
7 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+85.076 	13 	6
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+85.537 	18 	4
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	8 	2
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	11 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 lap 	15 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1 lap 	6 	
13 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	55 	+1 lap 	20 	
14 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	54 	+2 laps 	22 	
15 	4 	Max Chilton 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	21 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	49 	 	5 	
Ret 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	35 	Gearbox 	12 	
Ret 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 	32 	Power Unit 	17 	
Ret 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	18 	Turbo 	9 	
Ret 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 	8 	Collision 	19 	
Ret 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	7 	Power unit 	16 	
DNS 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	Gearbox 	14 	
==Milestones==
* Lewis Hamilton's 33rd pole, matching Jim Clark for the most by a British driver.
* 100th point finish for Hamilton.
* First Grand Chelem for Hamilton, and the 55th overall.
* First one-two finish for since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Nico Rosberg 	43 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	25 	17
3 	Fernando Alonso 	24 	1
4 	Jenson Button 	23 	1
5 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	3
6 	Nico Hülkenberg 	18 	
7 	Sebastian Vettel 	15 	
8 	Valtteri Bottas 	14 	3
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	6 	2
10 	Felipe Massa 	6 	
11 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4 	3
12 	Daniil Kvyat 	3 	3
13 	Sergio Pérez 	1 	3
14 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	3
15 	Romain Grosjean 	0 	
16 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	4
17 	Max Chilton 	0 	4
18 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	
19 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	
 	Jules Bianchi 	0 	
 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	
 	Daniel Ricciardo 	0 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	68 	1
2 	 	43 	1
3 	 	30 	
4 	 	20 	
5 	 	19 	
6 	 	15 	
7 	 	7 	1
8 	 	0 	1
9 	 	0 	
10 	 	0 	
11 	 	0 	3
==External links==
*Race highlights
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Category:Malaysian Grand Prix
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