2014 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2014 Austrian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2014) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 June 2014 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the eighth round of the 2014 season and marked the 28th running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 27th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was the first Austrian Grand Prix held since 2003. The 71-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg after starting from third position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second with Valtteri Bottas third for the Williams team.
| 2014 Austrian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Red Bull Ring | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 22 June 2014 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 DHL Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2014 | ||||
| Location |
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.326 km (2.684 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy, hot and dry | ||||
| Attendance | 77,702 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:08.759 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:12.142 on lap 59 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
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| Mercedes | |||
| Third | Williams-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Felipe Massa started the race from pole position, his first since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix and the last of his career. Massa had one previous participation in an Austrian Grand Prix, back in 2002, while from the last Austrian Grand Prix to be held before 2014, which was in 2003, only three drivers (Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, and Jenson Button) returned to drive in the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.