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2014 F1 Season

19 races · Mercedes W05

The year 2014 revolutionised Formula 1 with the arrival of turbo-hybrid engines, and marked the start of one of the longest eras of dominance in history: Mercedes'. The manufacturer's early bet on the new rules produced the W05, a car far above the rest.

With the competition neutralised, the championship became an in-house affair between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, two childhood friends whose relationship steadily soured under the weight of rivalry. The fight was intense and tense, with clashes on and off track.

Hamilton ultimately prevailed and claimed his second world title, six years after his first, in a season that also introduced the controversial double points at the Abu Dhabi finale.

Drivers’ Champion

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes W05

Constructors’ Champion

Mercedes

19 races

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Key moment

«Abu Dhabi: double points on the last race, and Hamilton wins to secure the title.»

The 2014 grid, car by car

The 11 teams that raced in 2014, ordered by how good we rate the car. It is our own judgement, not an official figure: what it is worth is that the same yardstick is applied to every season since 1988, so you can compare eras.

#TeamOur ratingDrivers
1Mercedes
99
Lewis Hamilton · Nico Rosberg
2Red Bull
90
Sebastian Vettel · Daniel Ricciardo
3Williams
87
Valtteri Bottas · Felipe Massa
4Ferrari
83
Fernando Alonso · Kimi Räikkönen
5Force India
82
Sergio Perez · Nico Hulkenberg
6McLaren
81
Jenson Button · Kevin Magnussen
7Toro Rosso
76
Jean-Eric Vergne · Daniil Kvyat
8Lotus
72
Romain Grosjean · Pastor Maldonado
9Sauber
68
Adrian Sutil · Esteban Gutierrez
10Marussia
63
Jules Bianchi · Max Chilton
11Caterham
63
Kamui Kobayashi · Marcus Ericsson

How 2014 actually ended

The official final standings, from the Australian Grand Prix to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This is the real result; the simulation is further down.

DriverPointsWinsPodiumsPoles
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes38411167
2Nico RosbergMercedes31751511
3Daniel RicciardoRed Bull238380
4Valtteri BottasWilliams186060
5Sebastian VettelRed Bull167040
6Fernando AlonsoFerrari161020
7Felipe MassaWilliams134031
8Jenson ButtonMcLaren126010

Hamilton took it by 67 points with 11 wins and 7 poles across 19 races. 3 different drivers won that season, and the last Grand Prix went to Lewis Hamilton.

Official FIA standings via Jolpica (formerly Ergast).

2014, race by race

All 19 races: who started first, who won and from where, and how many cars reached the flag.

3different drivers won: Hamilton 11 · Rosberg 5 · Ricciardo 3.

2different teams won: Mercedes 16 · Red Bull 3.

3different drivers took pole: Rosberg 11 · Hamilton 7 · Massa 1.

10different drivers stood on the podium.

11one-twos for a single team: Mercedes 11.

9 of 19races were won from pole position.

1first-ever win: Daniel Ricciardo (Canadian Grand Prix).

From 6ththe win from furthest back: Daniel Ricciardo, Canadian Grand Prix.

24 years, 342 daysthe youngest winner of the year: Daniel Ricciardo, Canadian Grand Prix.

79%of starts reached the flag (320 of 404).

11 of 22cars finished the Canadian Grand Prix, the race with fewest survivors.

3hat tricks (pole, win and fastest lap). Most fastest laps: Hamilton 7 · Rosberg 5 · Vettel 2.

#Grand PrixWinnerStarted
1Australian Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes3rd
2Malaysian Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
3Bahrain Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes2nd
4Chinese Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
5Spanish Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
6Monaco Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes1st
7Canadian Grand PrixDaniel RicciardoRed Bull6th
8Austrian Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes3rd
9British Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes6th
10German Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes1st
11Hungarian Grand PrixDaniel RicciardoRed Bull4th
12Belgian Grand PrixDaniel RicciardoRed Bull5th
13Italian Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
14Singapore Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
15Japanese Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes2nd
16Russian Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes1st
17United States Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes2nd
18Brazilian Grand PrixNico RosbergMercedes1st
19Abu Dhabi Grand PrixLewis HamiltonMercedes2nd

Pole goes to whoever started first, after penalties. «Finished» counts classified cars that took the flag. Fastest lap is the race fastest lap.

What if 2014 had been raced 100 times?

We took the real 2014 grid (every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating) and re-ran the full 19-race championship 100 times.

DriverAvg. finishTitles
Lewis Hamiltonreal championMercedesP1.195%
Nico RosbergMercedesP25%
Sebastian VettelRed BullP3.50%
Daniel RicciardoRed BullP3.70%
Fernando AlonsoFerrariP50%
Valtteri BottasWilliamsP6.10%

Lewis Hamilton wins 95% of the simulated championships. Runner-up Nico Rosberg manages 5%: with that machinery, the real result was very nearly the only one available.

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Drivers of 2014

Lewis Hamilton★ 7Nico Rosberg★ 1Fernando Alonso★ 2
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