2014 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix was the third race of the 2014 Formula One Season. It took place on the Grand Prix layout of the Bahrain International Circuit, the same layout as in 2013. The event marked the 900th Grand Prix to take place as part of the Formula One World Championship which began in .
Following the installation of floodlighting at the Sakhir venue, the event ran as a night-race, the third event (after Singapore and Abu Dhabi) to take place under floodlights.
In early 2014, organisers of the event decided that the first corner of the Bahrain International Circuit would be named in honour of seven-time World Champion, Michael Schumacher who had recently suffered life-threatening injuries in a skiing accident in the French Alps.
's reserve driver Giedo van der Garde, 's test driver Robin Frijns and 's test driver Felipe Nasr ran for the first Free Practice session.
Nico Rosberg took pole position for , his first pole of the season and the team's third, with Hamilton in second, his qualifying ruined by a first-corner lock-up. Daniel Ricciardo qualified third, but a ten-place grid penalty meant he started 13th, and Valtteri Bottas started third.
Hamilton took the lead at the first corner and lead the race to the end, holding off a series a challenges from his teammate Rosberg. Sergio Pérez impressed to finish third, ahead of a fast Ricciardo.
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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 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
17 	Jules Bianchi 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
36 	Giedo van der Garde 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
40 	Felipe Nasr 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
46 	Robin Frijns 	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 	 	1:39.389	10 	1:35.606	7 	1:39.225	21
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:40.406	14 	1:35.433	4 	1:37.119	13
4 	Max Chilton 	 	1:41.794	20 	1:38.247	20 	1:39.597	22
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:37.733	2 	1:34.690	2 	1:35.439	2
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:38.783	6 	1:36.366	13 	1:36.772	10
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:41.036	19 	1:37.599	18 	1:39.208	20
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:42.711	22 	1:39.136	22 	1:38.971	19
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	DNP 	DNP	1:38.257	21 	1:38.400	16
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:39.102	9 	1:35.802	10 	1:35.868	3
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:40.793	16 	1:37.259	17 	1:38.880	18
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:37.953	3 	1:35.360	3 	1:36.454	7
17	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:40.889	17 	1:37.800	19 	1:38.736	17
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:39.533	11 	1:35.442	5 	1:36.364	5
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:38.949	7 	1:35.662	9 	1:36.822	11
21	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	DNP 	DNP	1:36.975	15 	1:37.325	14
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:38.636	5 	1:35.528	6 	1:36.394	6
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:39.862	12 	1:35.972	12 	1:37.030	12
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:39.056	8 	1:35.640	8 	1:36.680	9
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:38.122	4 	1:36.998	16 	1:36.455	8
36	Giedo van der Garde	 	1:40.913	18 	DNP 	DNP	DNP 	DNP
40	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:40.076	13 	DNP 	DNP	DNP 	DNP
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:37.502	1 	1:34.325	1 	1:35.324	1
46	Robin Frijns 	 	1:42.417	21 	DNP 	DNP	DNP 	DNP
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	DNP 	DNP	1:35.920	11 	1:36.116	4
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:40.652	15 	1:36.962	14 	1:38.089	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 	 		10 	1:35.439		1 	1:33.708		1 	1:33.185	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		8 	1:35.323		2 	1:33.872		2 	1:33.464	2
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		14 	1:36.220		3 	1:34.592		3 	1:34.051	13*
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		2 	1:34.934		7 	1:34.842		4 	1:34.247	3
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		3 	1:34.998		6 	1:34.747		5 	1:34.346	4
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		5 	1:35.234		10 	1:34.925		6 	1:34.368	5
7 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		12 	1:35.699		4 	1:34.714		7 	1:34.387	6
8 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 		4 	1:35.085		8 	1:34.842		8 	1:34.511	7
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 		7 	1:35.288		9 	1:34.904		9 	1:34.712	8
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		6 	1:35.251		5 	1:34.723		10 	1:34.992	9
11 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		11 	1:35.549		11 	1:34.985		 	 	10
12 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		1 	1:34.874		12 	1:35.116		 	 	11
13 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 		9 	1:35.395		13 	1:35.145		 	 	12
14 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		13 	1:35.815		14 	1:35.286		 	 	14
15 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		15 	1:36.567		15 	1:35.891		 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		16 	1:36.654		16 	1:35.908		 	 	16
17 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		17 	1:36.663		 	 		 	 	17
18 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		18 	1:36.840		 	 		 	 	22†
19 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 		19 	1:37.085		 	 		 	 	18
20 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 		20 	1:37.310		 	 		 	 	19
21 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 		21 	1:37.875		 	 		 	 	20
22 	4 	Max Chilton 	 		22 	1:37.913		 	 		 	 	21
* * Penalised 10 grid places for unsafe release at previous round.
* † Penalised 5 grid places for forcing Romain Grosjean off track in Q1
===Grid===
===Notes===
==Race==
===Report===
Lewis Hamilton took the lead from Nico Rosberg before the first corner. Rosberg was attempting to pass Hamilton, but without success as they leave all of the other drivers, creating a large gap.
Adrian Sutil was forced to retire from the race after getting into the side of Jules Bianchi's car on the outside of the turn. Bianchi continued the race after returning to the pits to repair his left-rear puncture. This accident is under investigation.
Teammate's Hamilton and Rosberg were driving aggressively to take the lead from each other, until Hamilton was called to the pits on lap 19 for a new set of tyres. Rosberg took the lead, but was called to the pits two laps later, returning the lead to his teammate.
On lap 40, Pastor Maldonado got into the back of Esteban Gutiérrez, sending Gutiérrez's car into the air. The car overturned and then rolled back over on to its wheels. Gutiérrez escaped, uninjured and Maldonado was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty, as well as 5 place grid penalty for the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix.
As a result, for the accident, the safety car was deployed. The field was brought back together for 5 laps under yellow. drivers Hamilton and Rosberg were told that they could battle for position as long as both cars crossed the finish line. During the caution, Rosberg had pitted for a new set of soft tyres, leaving Hamilton on the hard tyre compound.
The race was resumed and the track returned to racing conditions. Rosberg made moves on Hamilton for the remainder of the race, but the defense was too strong. Hamliton completed the race with a one-second lead, making this his second consecutive win of the season and the second one-two finish for Mercedes.
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	57 	1 h 39 m 42.743 s	2 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	57 	+ 1.085 s 	1 	18
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	57 	+ 24.067 s 	13 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	57 	+ 24.489 s 	13 	12
5 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	57 	+ 28.654 s 	11 	10
6 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	57 	+ 29.879 s 	10 	8
7 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	57 	+ 31.265 s 	7 	6
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	57 	+ 31.876 s 	3 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	57 	+ 32.595 s 	9 	2
10 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	57 	+ 33.462 s 	5 	1
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	57 	+ 41.342 s 	12 	
12 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	57 	+ 43.143 s 	16 	
13 	4 	Max Chilton 	 	57 	+ 59.909 s 	21 	
14 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	57 	+ 1 m 2.803 s 	17 	
15 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	57 	+ 1 m 27.900 s 	18 	
16 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 	56 	+ 1 Lap 	19 	
17 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	Clutch 	6 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	40 	Clutch 	8 	
Ret 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	39 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	33 	Oil leak 	20 	
Ret 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	18 	Collision damage 	14 	
Ret 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 	17 	Collision 	22 	
==Milestones==
* 900th Formula One Grand Prix.
* Nico Rosberg: 150th race.
* Jenson Button: 250th start (252nd entry).
* : 150th Grand Prix.
* 10th Bahrain Grand Prix.
* First night race for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
* Nico Rosberg: 5th pole.
* : 20th pole.
* First ever race finish for a car bearing the number 13 (Maldonado)
* Second podium for (following Giancarlo Fisichella's second place at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix) and the first for Sergio Pérez since the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.
* First time neither made the finish since the 2006 United States Grand Prix.
* Daniel Ricciardo finally scores points for .
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Nico Rosberg 	61 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	50 	
3 	Nico Hülkenberg 	28 	3
4 	Fernando Alonso 	26 	1
5 	Jenson Button 	23 	1
6 	Sebastian Vettel 	23 	1
7 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	2
8 	Valtteri Bottas 	18 	
9 	Sergio Pérez 	16 	4
10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	12 	12
11 	Felipe Massa 	12 	1
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	7 	3
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4 	2
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	3 	2
15 	Romain Grosjean 	0 	
16 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	2
17 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	1
18 	Max Chilton 	0 	1
19 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	1
20= 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	1
20= 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	1
22 	Jules Bianchi 	0 	2
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	111 	
2 	 	44 	3
3 	 	43 	1
4 	 	35 	2
5 	 	33 	2
6 	 	30 	2
7 	 	7 	
8 	 	0 	1
9 	 	0 	1
10 	 	0 	1
11 	 	0 	1
==Notes==
==External links==
*Race highlights
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