2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
| 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 30 March 2014 | ||||
| Official name | 2014 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry, 32°C | ||||
| Attendance | 92,550 (Weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:59.431 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:43.066 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 March 2014 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.
The 53-lap-race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who started from pole position. Hamilton also took the fastest lap of the race and led every single lap, meaning that he achieved his first Grand Chelem, finishing ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg who won the season opener in Australia two weeks ago. It was Mercedes' first 1–2 finish since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Defending four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull, completed the podium by finishing third.
Following the result, Hamilton made a huge step forward in the Drivers' standings after his retirement in Australia, climbing up seventeen places in order to advance to second in the championship behind teammate Rosberg, who extended his lead to 18 points. Fernando Alonso, who took his second consecutive fourth-place-finish, improved from fourth to third with 24 points, one behind Hamilton, but he managed to overtook the McLaren pair of Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen, who fell to fourth and fifth, respecively. It also meant that the result elevated Mercedes to the lead of the Constructors' Championship with 68 points, 25 clear from the previous leaders McLaren, with Ferrari a further 13 points adrift in third.