2014 Monaco Grand Prix

The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014) was the sixth race of the 2014 Formula One Season. It was be the 73rd time the Monaco Grand Prix has been held at the Circuit de Monaco and the 61st Formula One World Championship Monaco Grand Prix. It was held between May 22 and May 25, 2014.
Polesitter Nico Rosberg won the race, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second, hindered by getting something in his left eye. Daniel Ricciardo closed up on Hamilton, but was unable to pass. Fernando Alonso finished fourth after a lonely race. Many drivers retired, and Jules Bianchi crossed the line in eighth place, pushed down to ninth after a five-second penalty, meaning he scored his and 's first points. Kimi Räikkönen, who was involved in a few incidents in the race, took the fastest lap.
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==Background==
==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 	 	1:19.043	5 	1:19.017	3 	1:17.184	4
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:18.506	3 	1:19.779	9 	1:16.808	2
4 	Max Chilton 	 	1:25.817	22 	1:22.683	19 	1:20.394	21
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:18.303	2 	1:22.862	20 	1:16.874	3
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:19.467	6 	1:45.509	22 	1:17.448	6
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:20.207	13 	1:21.700	16 	1:18.776	16
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:22.063	20 	1:23.164	21 	1:20.589	22
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:22.492	21 	1:21.924	17 	1:20.271	20
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:19.666	8 	1:19.668	6 	1:17.725	7
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:20.241	14 	1:20.977	14 	1:19.118	18
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:18.930	4 	1:18.482	1 	1:17.428	5
17	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:21.310	19 	1:21.937	18 	1:18.872	17
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:20.517	16 	1:20.394	11 	1:18.542	14
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:19.789	9 	1:20.230	10 	1:18.249	11
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:20.118	12 	1:21.467	15 	1:19.149	19
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:20.033	11 	1:19.721	8 	1:18.262	12
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:20.260	15 	1:19.351	4 	1:18.136	9
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:20.914	18 	1:20.622	12 	1:18.166	10
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:19.856	10 	1:19.712	7 	1:18.074	8
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:18.271	1 	1:18.901	2 	1:16.758	1
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:19.494	7 	1:19.421	5 	1:18.430	13
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:20.736	17 	1:20.811	13 	1:18.598	15
==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 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 		2 	1:17.678		2 	1:16.465		1 	1:15.989	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		3 	1:17.823		1 	1:16.354		2 	1:16.048	2
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		6 	1:17.900		5 	1:17.233		3 	1:16.384	3
4 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		12 	1:18.383		3 	1:17.074		4 	1:16.547	4
5 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		4 	1:17.853		4 	1:17.200		5 	1:16.686	5
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		7 	1:17.902		6 	1:17.398		6 	1:17.389	6
7 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		1 	1:17.557		9 	1:17.657		7 	1:17.540	7
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 		8 	1:17.978		8 	1:17.609		8 	1:17.555	8
9 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 		16 	1:18.616		7 	1:17.594		9 	1:18.090	9
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		9 	1:18.108		10 	1:17.755		10 	1:18.327	10
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		14 	1:18.432		11 	1:17.846		 	 	11
12 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		5 	1:17.890		12 	1:17.988		 	 	12
13 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		13 	1:18.407		13 	1:18.082		 	 	13
14 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		11 	1:18.335		14 	1:18.196		 	 	14
15 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		15 	1:18.585		15 	1:18.356		 	 	15
16 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 		10 	1:18.209		16 	No Time 		 	 	16
17 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		17 	1:18.741		 	 		 	 	17
18 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		18 	1:18.745		 	 		 	 	18
19 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 		19 	1:19.332		 	 		 	 	21*
20 	4 	Max Chilton 	 		20 	1:19.928		 	 		 	 	19
21 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 		21 	1:20.133		 	 		 	 	20
22 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 		22 	1:21.732		 	 		 	 	22†
Notes:
* * Five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
* † Starts from pit lane.
===Grid===
Notes:
* * Five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
* † Starts from pit lane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	78 	1 h 49 m 27.661 s	1 	25
2 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	78 	+ 9.210 s 	2 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	78 	+ 9.614 s 	3 	15
4 	14	Fernando Alonso 	 	78 	+ 32.452 s 	5 	12
5 	27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	11 	10
6 	22	Jenson Button 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	12 	8
7 	19	Felipe Massa 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	16 	6
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	14 	4
9 	17	Jules Bianchi* 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	21 	2
10 	20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	8 	1
11 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	22 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	6 	
13 	10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	75 	+ 2 Laps 	20 	
14 	4 	Max Chilton 	 	75 	+ 3 Laps 	19 	
Ret	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	59 	Accident 	17 	
Ret	77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	55 	Engine 	13 	
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	50 	Engine 	7 	
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil 	 	23 	Accident 	18 	
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	10 	Engine 	9 	
Ret	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	5 	Gearbox 	4 	
Ret	11	Sergio Pérez 	 	0 	Collision 	10 	
DNS	13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	0 	Fuel system 	15 	
Note:
* * Jules Bianchi (originally 8th) was given a five-second penalty for not serving his five-second stop/go penalty in green flag conditions, and fell to ninth.
==Milestones==
* 200th entry for Kimi Räikkönen (198th start).
* 25th race for Jules Bianchi, Valtteri Bottas, Max Chilton and Esteban Gutiérrez.
* Sebastian Vettel's 100th race for .
* Nico Rosberg's fifth victory.
* Fifth consecutive 1–2 for .
* First and only points for Bianchi and .
* First points scored for the teams that started F1 in .
* Best finish (11th) for Marcus Ericsson.
* Räikkönen's 40th fastest lap.
* Jenson Button scored his 1,100th point.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Nico Rosberg 	122 	1
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	118 	1
3 	Fernando Alonso 	61 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	54 	1
5 	Nico Hülkenberg 	47 	1
6 	Sebastian Vettel 	45 	2
7 	Valtteri Bottas 	34 	
8 	Jenson Button 	31 	
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	21 	
10 	Sergio Pérez 	20 	
11 	Felipe Massa 	18 	1
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	17 	1
13 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
14 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4 	
16 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	
15 	Jules Bianchi 	2 	6
17 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	4
18 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	2
19 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	2
20 	Max Chilton 	0 	2
21 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	2
22 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	2
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	240 	
2 	 	99 	
3 	 	78 	
4 	 	67 	
5 	 	52 	1
6 	 	52 	1
7 	 	8 	1
8 	 	8 	1
9 	 	2 	1
10 	 	0 	1
11 	 	0 	
==Notes==
==External links==
*Race highlights
Category:2014 Grands Prix
Category:Monaco Grand Prix