2014 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2014 Chinese Grand Prix is the fourth race of the 2014 Formula One Season. It will be held over the weekend of April 18–20th 2013 at the Shanghai International Circuit in the Jiading District of Shanghai, China. It is the eleventh running of the Chinese Grand Prix, all of which have been held at the Shanghai circuit.
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==Background==
Nico Rosberg and his team lead the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships going into the Chinese Grand Prix. Rosberg's lead over Lewis Hamilton is 11 points, while Mercedes have more than twice the points of their nearest rivals, - a lead of 67 points.
Pastor Maldonado will take a five-place grid drop for this race as a result of an avoidable accident in Bahrain in which Esteban Gutiérrez' car was sent somersaulting across the track. The incident also earned the driver three on his Super License.
==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 	
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 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
Track conditions were cold for the second free practice session in Shanghi. The tempurature remained in the 23°C range causing many teams to experience tyre graining late in the session.
While entering pit lane, Lotus' Pastor Maldonado crashed into the wall in the pit entrance.
's Kamui Kobayashi had some trouble when the team detected an issue with the car. He was forced to return to the pits, but later returned to the track.
Lewis Hamilton for managed to post the fastest lap for the session, but claims that there was something not right with his car.
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:41.629	9 	1:39.015	5 	1:56.233	11
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:40.772	3 	1:38.811	4 	1:53.958	1
4 	Max Chilton 	 	1:44.782	20 	1:43.473	20 	1:56.841	14
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:40.181	2 	1:38.726	3 	No time 	19
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	No time 	22 	1:39.283	7 	1:55.062	5
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:42.090	12 	1:39.537	9 	1:54.514	3
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:44.835	21 	1:43.679	22 	1:59.507	18
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:44.038	17 	1:43.530	21 	1:57.812	16
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:42.733	15 	1:40.124	15 	1:56.019	10
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:43.731	16 	1:40.455	18 	1:55.228	6
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:39.783	1 	1:38.456	2 	No time 	21
17	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:44.270	19 	1:42.327	19 	1:57.976	17
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:41.699	10 	1:39.118	6 	1:54.492	2
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:41.366	6 	1:39.744	12 	No time 	20
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:44.162	18 	1:40.359	16 	1:57.468	15
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:40.970	4 	1:39.491	8 	1:55.673	9
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:41.505	7 	1:39.759	13 	1:56.380	12
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:41.977	11 	1:39.648	10 	1:55.235	7
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.175	5 	1:39.736	11 	1:55.032	4
36	Giedo v. d. Garde	 	1:42.615	14 	 	 	 	
40	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:42.265	13 	 	 	 	
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:41.560	8 	1:38.315	1 	No time 	22
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1:39.830	14 	1:55.381	8 	
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	1:40.395	17 	1:56.760	13 	
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	54 	 	1 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	54 	+18.0 	4 	18
3 	14	Fernando Alonso 	 	54 	+23.6 	5 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	54 	+27.1 	2 	12
5 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	54 	+47.8 	3 	10
6 	27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	54 	+54.3 	8 	8
7 	77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	54 	+55.7 	7 	6
8 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	54 	+76.3 	11 	4
9 	11	Sergio Pérez 	 	54 	+82.6 	16 	2
10 	26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	13 	1
11 	22	Jenson Button 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	12 	
12 	25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	15 	
14 	13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	22 	
15 	19	Felipe Massa 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	6 	
16 	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	53 	+1 Lap 	17 	
17 	17	Jules Bianchi 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	19 	
18 	10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	53 	+1 Lap 	18 	
19 	4 	Max Chilton 	 	52 	+2 Laps 	21 	
20 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	52 	+2 Laps 	20 	
Ret	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	28 	Gearbox 	10 	
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil 	 	5 	Engine 	14 	
*Note: Race initially scheduled for 56 laps. However, the chequered flag was mistakenly shown to Lewis Hamilton at the end of the 55th lap. Results were therefore taken as of the end of Lap 54, in line with Article 43.2 of the FIA Sporting Regulations:
“Should for any reason the end-of-race signal be given before the leading car completes the scheduled number of laps, or the prescribed time has been completed, the race will be deemed to have finished when the leading car last crossed the line before the signal was given.”
==Milestones==
* Lewis Hamilton: 34th pole, stands alone as the fourth-most pole positions.
* Lewis Hamilton: 25th win, ties Niki Lauda and Jim Clark, equal best by a British driver.
* Lewis Hamilton: Third consecutive victory.
* Lewis Hamilton: Lead his 1,500th lap (1,506 laps at the end of the race).
* : 100th consecutive points score for Mercedes-engined cars.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Nico Rosberg 	79 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	75 	
3 	Fernando Alonso 	41 	1
4 	Nico Hülkenberg 	36 	1
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	33 	1
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	24 	4
7 	Valtteri Bottas 	24 	1
8 	Jenson Button 	23 	3
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	2
10 	Sergio Pérez 	18 	1
11 	Felipe Massa 	12 	
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	11 	
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4 	
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	
15 	Romain Grosjean 	0 	
16 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	
17 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	
18 	Max Chilton 	0 	
19 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	
20 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	1
21 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	1
22 	Jules Bianchi 	0 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	154 	
2 	 	57 	2
3 	 	54 	1
4 	 	52 	1
5 	 	43 	2
6 	 	36 	
7 	 	8 	
8 	 	0 	
9 	 	0 	
10 	 	0 	
11 	 	0 	
==Notes==
==External links==
*Race highlights
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