2014 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese
2014 Japanese Grand
Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 October 2014 at the
Prix
Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie. It was the fifteenth race of the 2014 FIA
Formula One World Championship, and the 30th Japanese Grand Prix held as Race details
part of the Formula One World Championship. The 44-lap race was won by Race 15 of 19 in the 2014 FIA Formula One
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who started from second position. His World Championship
teammate, Nico Rosberg, finished second and Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian
Vettel came in third. It was Hamilton's eighth victory of the season, his first at
Suzuka and the 30th of his Formula One career
.

Heavy rain from Typhoon Phanfone made the track surface wet and reduced
visibility. Starting from behind the safety car, the race was stopped after two
laps and resumed 20 minutes later. Rosberg immediately fended off a passing
manoeuvre by Hamilton heading into the first corner. His car then experienced
oversteer, and Hamilton reduced the time deficit between them. Hamilton
challenged Rosberg for the lead over the next four laps, before overtaking him
on the 29th lap and pulling away. Suzuka Circuit
Date 5 October 2014
The race was scheduled to run for 53 laps, but was brought to an end on the 46th
lap (with the result counted back two laps) after an accident involving Jules Official 2014 Formula 1 Japanese
Bianchi. Bianchi lost control of his Marussia at Dunlop Curve on the 43rd lap name Grand Prix[1]
and collided with a tractor crane that was tending to Adrian Sutil's Sauber, Location Suzuka Circuit
which had spun off on the previous lap. Bianchi sustained severe head injuries in Suzuka, Mie, Japan
the accident, from which he died in his native France on 17 July 2015, thus Course Permanent racing facility
becoming the first driver to die as a result of injuries sustained in a Formula One
Course 5.807 km (3.608 mi)
race since Ayrton Senna in 1994. The accident prompted Formula One's
length
governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), to
investigate the incident with a ten-person panel in which it was determined there Distance 44 laps, 255.508 km
was no single cause that prompted the crash. (158.752 mi)
Scheduled 53 laps, 307.771 km
The victory allowed Hamilton to increase his lead in the World Drivers'
distance (191.224 mi)
Championship to ten points over Rosberg, with Daniel Ricciardo a distant third.
Weather Rain. Air: 20 °C (68 °F)
Mercedes extended their advantage over Red Bull in the Constructors'
Track: 24 °C (75 °F)
Championship, and Williams remained ahead of Ferrari in the battle for third
place with four races left in the season. Attendance 142,000
Pole position
Driver Nico Mercedes
Rosberg
Contents
Time 1:32.506
Report
Fastest lap
Background
Practice and qualifying sessions Driver Lewis Mercedes
Race Hamilton
After the race
Time 1:51.600 on lap 39
Classification
Podium
Qualifying
 Race First Lewis Mercedes

Championship standings after the race Hamilton

Notes and references Second Nico Mercedes
Notes
Rosberg
References
Third Red Bull
External links
Sebastian Racing-Renault
Vettel

Report Lap leaders

Background
The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix was the 15th of 19 scheduled races of the 2014 FIA
Formula One World Championship, and the 30th running of the event as part of the
Formula One World Championship. It was held on 5 October at the 5.807 km
(3.608 mi) eighteeen-turn Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie.[2] The event's official
name was the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix,[1] and it was scheduled to run
for 53 laps.[2]

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought four types of tyre to the race: two dry compounds (the
white-banded medium "options" and the red-banded hard "primes") and two wet-
The start/finish straight ofSuzuka
weather compounds (intermediate and full wet).[3] The drag reduction system (DRS)
Circuit
had one activation zone for the race, on the straight linking the final and first
corners.[2] The circuit underwent changes following theprevious year's race; parts of
the track between the 14th and 15th turns were resurfaced, TecPro barriers were installed on the inside after the exit of turn 15 and
[2]
lamp posts near debris fences outside turns 13 and 14 were moved back.

Going into the race, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship with 241 points, three ahead of teammate Nico
Rosberg, with Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo third with 181. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was fourth with 133, followed by
Ricciardo's teammate Sebastian Vettel with 124.[4] Mercedes led the Constructors' Championshipwith 479 points, having won eleven
of the previous fourteen races of the season, while Red Bull were second with 305 points, having won the other three races; they were
followed by Williams (187), Ferrari (178) and Force India (117).[4] Mercedes had to outscore Red Bull by 41 points to clinch the
Constructors' title in Japan.[5]

Despite reclaiming the Drivers' Championship lead at the preceding Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton said that he was not relieved
because of the closeness of the race. He said that he would take Rosberg's race-by-race approach and was happy to be performing
well.[6] Hamilton, who had yet to win the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, set his sights on a victory at the circuit.[7] Red Bull team
principal Christian Horner said that the championship was out of their reach, although he hoped further reliability problems with the
Mercedes cars would prolong the battle. Horner ruled out team orders favouring one driver over the other.[8] Rosberg said he was
[9]
looking forward to the race, and his car's speed gave him hope for a good result.

Typhoon Phanfone, classified as a category-four storm, was forecast to make landfall over the eastern Japanese coast on race day
with heavy rain and winds of up to 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph). Although the storm was predicted to miss Suzuka, heavy rain
from its northern edge was expected to drench the circuit.[10] The Russian Grand Prix, scheduled for the following week, made it
impossible for the Japanese Grand Prix to be postponed until Monday due to freight schedules to Russia for the teams' equipment.
Bernie Ecclestone, owner of Formula One's commercial rights, raised the possibility of moving up the start time,[11] but later said
that the event would proceed as planned.[12] The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) race director, Charlie Whiting,
suggested to race organisers that the start time be moved and warned them that the race would not take place unless it was declared

[13]
safe, but they refused.[13] Honda, the owners of the track, reportedly rejected the start time
change to allow spectators to arrive at the circuit in time for the start of the race.[14] Whiting
was also overruled by senior officials from the sport's governing body, who opposed the
[15]
disruption of the event's worldwide television coverage.

There were driver changes for the race's first free practice session. Max Verstappen replaced
Jean-Éric Vergne as part of his preparation for a full-time seat atToro Rosso in 2015.[16] Aged
17 years and three days, Verstappen was the youngest person in the history of the series to
participate in a Formula One race weekend.[17] Caterham confirmed that Roberto Merhi
would replace Marcus Ericsson, and Kamui Kobayashi would drive in the race.[18] Formula
Renault 3.5 Series driver Will Stevens was announced as participating in the first practice
session in Max Chilton's car,[19] but a problem with paperwork sent to the FIA Contract
Recognition Board due to an industrial action in Germany prevented him from driving.[20] Charlie Whiting (pictured in
2010) suggested to race
organisers that the start time
Practice and qualifying sessions be moved to avoid heavy
rain from Typhoon
Three practice sessions – two on Friday and a Phanfone.
third on Saturday – were held before the race
on Sunday. The Friday morning and
afternoon sessions lasted ninety minutes each; the third, one-hour session was held
on Saturday morning.[21] Mercedes conducted race simulations to see how the cars
would behave with a heavy fuel load.[22] Rosberg was fastest in the first practice
session with a lap time of one minute and 35.461 seconds, ahead of teammate
Hamilton in second. Alonso was third-fastest, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi

Lewis Hamilton after damaging his
car in an accident during the third
practice session
Räikkönen, with Kevin Magnussen, Ricciardo, Jenson Button, Vettel and Daniil
Kvyat rounding out the top ten.[23] Verstappen's run ended early when he pulled
over to the side of the track at the S curves with smoke billowing from his engine
because of a broken exhaust valve,[22][24] while Merhi spun at turn 13, causing
Bottas to swerve to avoid him.[22]

In the second practice session, Hamilton set the fastest lap of the day at one minute and 35.078 seconds. Rosberg was second with
Bottas third, followed by Button, Vettel and Räikkönen. The top ten was completed by Alonso, Magnussen, Kvyat and Ricciardo.[25]
Some cars went off the track; Ricciardo disrupted the session for eight minutes when an oversteer sent him into the barrier at turn
18.[26][27] Kobayashi lost control of the rear of his Caterham at turn three, damaging his rear suspension and front wing,[27][28] while
Vergne stopped his car on the back straight after exiting the Spoon Curve with a fuel pump problem.[24][29] Esteban Gutiérrez later
lost control of his Sauber entering the Spoon Curve and crashed into the tyre barrier.[27] Vergne stopped a second time with an
electrical problem after exiting turn 14; this resulted in a second red flag, which brought the session to an early end due to limited
time available.[26] Rosberg recorded the fastest lap time of the third practice session at one minute and 33.228 seconds, ahead of
Hamilton and Alonso. Felipe Massa, Bottas, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Vergne, Kvyat and Button occupied positions four through ten.
Hamilton drove quickly into the first turn but ran wide onto the run-off area and collided with the tyre barrier, damaging the left front
shing into the wall.[30]
quarter of his car, while Gutiérrez lost control of his car's rear at the exit of turn 15 but avoided cra

Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 18 minutes, eliminating cars that finished
17th or below. The 107% rule was in effect during this part, requiring drivers to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap in order to
qualify. The second part lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 16th, before the third and final part determined the
positions from pole position to tenth. Cars in the final qualifying session were not allowed to change tyres, using the tyres with which
they set their quickest lap times.[21] Rosberg set the fastest time in the second and third parts of the session to clinch his eighth pole
position of the season, the twelfth of his career and his first at Suzuka with a lap time of one minute and 32.506 seconds.[31][32] He
was joined on the front row of the grid by Hamilton, who recorded a lap time nearly two-tenths of a second slower than his
teammate.[31] Hamilton missed out on pole position when, on his final lap, he hit the chicane kerbing before accelerating too fast into
the final corner.[33] Williams teammates Bottas and Massa qualified third and fourth, and Alonso and Ricciardo took fifth and
[31]
sixth.[31] Mangnussen, whose mistakes on his quickest timed lap cost him time, took seventh.
His McLaren teammate, Button, secured eighth and locked one of his tyres—flat-spotting it
and slowing his times. Vettel, struggling on corners due partially to Red Bull's use of wet
tyres, took ninth, while Räikkönen rounded out the top ten qualifiers, encountering problems
[34]
with his car's balance which prevented him from pushing hard.

Vergne was the fastest driver not to advance into the final session; his best lap time of one
minute and 34.984 seconds was two seconds off Rosberg's pace in the second session.[32]
Because his team had changed his engine, he received a ten-place grid penalty, his sixth of the
season.[35] This promoted the Force India ofSergio Pérez to 11th position; the Mexican driver
had encountered slower cars entering the final chicane, which forced him to reduce his speed
and lose brake and tyre temperature. Kvyat's final timed lap was disrupted by slower cars; Nico Rosberg took the
when he entered the first corner his tyres had not reached their optimum temperature, twelfth pole position of his
career.
compromising his run and leaving him 12th. Nico Hülkenberg qualified 13th in the other
Force India after he locked his tyres at the final chicane. Adrian Sutil progressed to the second
qualifying session after making balance set-up changes, and took 14th in its closing seconds; his Sauber teammate, Gutiérrez,
struggled with tyre temperature and was delayed by traffic on his out-lap, leaving him 15th.[32] Pastor Maldonado failed to advance
beyond the first qualifying session,[32] but Lotus installed a new engine (his sixth of the year) in his E22 chassis on Friday morning.
Like Vergne, he incurred a ten-place grid penalty (carried over to the next race because he qualified within the top-ten bottom
positions).[36] His teammate, Romain Grosjean, took over 16th position and aimed to qualify higher; however, a change in wind
direction prevented him from recording a faster lap time.[34] Ericsson and Jules Bianchi started from 17th and 18th, with Kobayashi
19th and Vergne 20th.[32] Chilton lost control of hisMarussia's rear, causing him to start 21st.[34]

Race
The race began at 15:00 Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[37] There was a large amount of standing water on the track, since
Typhoon Phanfone had brought heavy rain to the area.[38] The air temperature was 20 °C (68 °F), and the track temperature was
24 °C (75 °F).[3] About 142,000 people attended the race.[39] The standing water caused heavy spray and impaired visibility, and all
cars used full wet tyres.[40] The race began behind the safety car, with no formation lap; despite the slow speed, drivers struggled for
grip on the wet surface.[41] Ericsson lost control of his car after accelerating out of the final turn, spinning into the gravel trap;[40]
marshals pushed his car out of the gravel, enabling him to keep driving. Following complaints from Hamilton about poor visibility,
the race was suspended after two laps. The cars drove back into the pit lane, lined up in grid formation and their engines were shut
off.[41] Several cars had theirride heights raised to make them less prone to aquaplaning on their underbody planks.[33] The race was
restarted 20 minutes later behind the safety car,[40] after the rain eased. Alonso stopped his car with an electrical issue – possibly a
short circuit from the wet conditions[42] – to become the race's first retirement on lap 3. His departure promoted Ricciardo to fifth
place, with Magnussen sixth and Button seventh.[38]

Lewis Hamilton won the shortened
Grand Prix for Mercedes.
Although Hamilton became concerned about his Mercedes' brakes, he was told that
it was a relatively minor sensor problem. He and Vergne reported that conditions had
improved, but Vettel and Massa said that visibility remained poor. The safety car
drove into the pit lane at the end of lap 9, and the cars were allowed to overtake.[40]
Button immediately made a pit stop to fit intermediate tyres.[41] Hamilton
unsuccessfully attempted to overtake Rosberg heading into the first corner,[38][40]
while Vettel tried to pass Magnussen going into the hairpin, also without success; he
then ran wide at the Spoon Curve but remained on the track.[40] Pérez overtook
Kvyat to claim ninth position on the lap.[41] At the end of the first racing lap,
Rosberg led Hamilton by 1.3 seconds;[38] followed by Bottas, Massa, Ricciardo,
Magnussen, Vettel, Räikkönen, Pérez and Kvyat.[37]
Bottas, Ricciardo, Magnussen and Räikkönen made pit stops to change to intermediate tyres on lap 12. After his early pit stop, Button
moved up to eighth place on the same lap. Massa and Vettel made their pit stops on lap 13, Vettel moving in front of Massa and
rejoining ahead of teammate Ricciardo. Rosberg made his pit stop on lap 14 and rejoined in second position, 22 seconds behind
Hamilton[38] (who recorded fast sector times in an attempt to move ahead of Rosberg after the latter's pit stop). Hamilton went off
onto the run-off area at the Spoon Curve,[40] reducing the gap by one second. Rosberg reclaimed first position when Hamilton
approached the exit of the pit lane after the latter's stop.[38] He reported that his car was oversteering, and Button held a 6.5-second
advantage over both Williams cars. The Red Bull cars reduced the gap to Massa in sixth by lap 16,[40] with Vettel moving to the
inside line and passing Massa with a narrow margin at the hairpin on this lap; Ricciardo then attempted a similar manoeuvre on the
.[38][40]
outside at the Spoon Curve, but Massa accelerated clear heading into 130R corner

Magnussen made a second pit stop at the end of lap 16 to change his steering wheel.[40] On lap 17 Ricciardo went to the outside of
Massa on the S-curves and moved inside, passing Massa to move into sixth. Rosberg was informed by team radio that more rain was
expected within eight minutes.[41] Vettel overtook Bottas around the outside for fourth place on lap 18;[38][40] Bottas then fell to fifth
on lap 19 when Ricciardo passed him around the outside at the S-curves. Vettel began to reduce the gap to third-place Button, with
Ricciardo driving at a speed similar to his teammate. Bottas was caught by his Williams teammate Massa, who pulled away from
Hülkenberg (who went off the track at the second turn).[40] Both Red Bull drivers were the fastest by lap 21, but Vettel was still 13
seconds behind Button and a further five seconds behind Rosber
g, who now led Hamilton by only one second having run of
f the track
at 130R.[41] A dry line began to emerge by this time as some drivers drove through standing water to keep their tyre temperatures
down.[43]

DRS was enabled on lap 24. Although Hamilton had closed Rosberg's lead to half a
second and used the system, he could not pass his teammate.[40] Räikkönen made a
pit stop this lap,[41] which went wrong as his mechanics struggled to install a right-
front wheel nut correctly. Hamilton tried to pass Rosberg again the following lap by
running in his slipstream, but Rosberg held the line and had enough acceleration to
defend first place. Hamilton held a tighter line, while Rosberg complained of more
oversteer on lap 26.[38][40] On lap 27, Hamilton forgot to deactivate his DRS system
and lost control of his rear; his brakes locked, and he went into the turn one run-off Nico Hülkenberg finished in eighth
area.[41][44] However, he caught up to Rosberg and ran closely behind his teammate position for Force India.
into the hairpin without trying to pass.[40] Hamilton moved across the track during
the lap in an attempt to pass;[41] Rosberg's car shuddered, and Hamilton got a better
run onto the pit-lane straight. He was in Rosberg's slipstream before passing him on the outside heading into the first turn to take the
lead on lap 29.[38][40][41] Hamilton pushed hard and pulled away from Rosberg, who lost control heading into the pit-lane
straight.[40]

Gutiérrez lost ninth position on lap 30 when he was passed by Kvyat, who drove through standing water on the inside of the pit lane
straight and used DRS. Vettel made his second pit stop for intermediate tyres on the same lap, rejoining in fifth behind Ricciardo but
ahead of both Williams cars. Button, still third, recorded faster lap times than Rosberg, closing the gap to 12.8 seconds by the
beginning of lap 31. Pérez overtook Gutiérrez to take over tenth position on the same lap.[40] Button made a second pit stop for new
intermediate tyres at the end of lap 31; his pit crew also changed his steering wheel, lengthening the stop and putting him behind both
Red Bull drivers.[38][41] Vettel recorded a new fastest lap of the race at one minute and 51.915 seconds, 2.3 seconds quicker than
Hamilton. Rosberg made his second pit stop, for new intermediate tyres, on lap 33 and came out behind Ricciardo.[41] Magnussen
experienced understeer and spun 360 degrees after running onto the run-off area. Hamilton made a pit stop at the end of lap 35 for
new intermediate tyres,[40] giving Ricciardo the lead. Heavy rain began to fall on lap 36; Ricciardo made his pit stop during this lap
and rejoined fifth, behind Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel and Button.[38]

On lap 38, Magnussen ran wide onto the first-turn run-off area, while Vergne went off the track at the second corner and Vettel drove
into the gravel trap at the S-turns;[40] all three drivers continued running. Ricciardo closed up to Button on the same lap and
attempted to pass him around the inside at the hairpin; Button defended his position, and Ricciardo ran wide.[38][40] Hamilton
recorded the overall fastest lap of the race on lap 39, at one minute and 51.600 seconds.[45] Weather conditions continued to
deteriorate, resulting in DRS being disabled on lap 41;[38] visibility was reduced due to fading light and low cloud cover,[14] while
drivers were being dazzled by the lights on their steering wheels.[46] Ricciardo attempted to overtake Button again that lap by taking
the inside lane into the hairpin, but Button took a wide line.[40][41] Ricciardo finally got past at the hairpin on lap 42,[40] with Button
then making a pit stop for full wet tyres. On the same lap, Sutil lost control of his Sauber due to aquaplaning, spinning into the
outside tyre barrier at the top of the hill at Dunlop Curve.[41][46][47] Double yellow flags were waved at the corner to warn drivers
about the incident,[48] and Whiting did not use the safety car.[13] Sutil's car was extracted from the track by a tractor crane that lap
and turned backwards toward a gap in the barrier.[48] Then, on lap 43, Bianchi lost control of his Marussia at 213 km/h (132 mph),
veering right towards the run-off area outside the Dunlop Curve.[49][50] Although he applied his throttle and brake pedals
simultaneously, his fail-safe system did not work because the settings of hisbrake-by-wire system were incompatible.[51]

Safety and medical cars were
deployed after Jules Bianchi's
accident on the race's 43rd lap.
ambulance with a police escort to Mie Prefectural General Medical Center in Yokkaichi, about 15 km (9.3 mi, a 32-minute drive)
from the track.[13]
Bianchi collided with the rear of the tractor crane, which caused extensive damage to
his car; its roll bar was destroyed as it slid underneath.[52] The impact jolted the
tractor crane off the ground, causing Sutil's car (suspended in the air by the crane) to
fall to the ground.[53] Marshals moved away from the scene to avoid being struck by
Bianchi's Marussia.[54] Calculations in July 2015 indicated a peak of 254 g0
(2,490 m/s2), and data from the FIA's World Accident Database, which sources
information from racing accidents worldwide, indicate that Bianchi's impact
occurred 2.61 seconds after loss of control, at a speed of 123 km/h (76 mph) and an
angle of 55 degrees.[49] Bianchi was reported unconscious after not responding to a
team radio call or marshals.[55] Marshals reported the accident, and safety and
medical cars were dispatched. Bianchi was extracted from his car and treated at the
crash site before being taken by ambulance to the circuit's medical centre.[47]
Transport by helicopter was impossible due to the weather, so Bianchi was taken by

A second red flag was waved on lap 46, bringing the race to an early end; the results were taken from the running order at the end of
lap 44. Hamilton thus won from teammate Rosberg by 9.1 seconds, with Vettel twenty seconds further back in third. Ricciardo
finished just under ten seconds behind his Red Bull teammate, and nearly half a minute ahead of Button. Massa, Bottas, Hülkenberg,
Vergne and Pérez rounded out the points-scoring positions. Kvyat, Räikkönen and Gutiérrez filled the next three positions, each one
lap behind Hamilton, with Magnussen, Grosjean, Maldonado, Ericcson, Chilton and Kobayashi the last of the classified finishers who
[3] Hamilton and Rosberg
were not involved in any incident. Bianchi and Sutil were classified in 20th and 21st, despite their accidents.
both led on two occasions, with Rosberg leading 26 of the 44 laps and Hamilton the other 18.[56] Hamilton's victory was his eighth of
.[57][n 1]
the season, his first at Suzuka, and the 30th of his Formula One career

After the race

Out of respect for the seriously-injured Bianchi, the top three finishers did not spray champagne.[41] At the podium interviews,
conducted by the 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell, Hamilton said that it had been a difficult race weekend and his speed near
the end of the race was reminiscent of the 2008 British Grand Prix. Rosberg called it a good weekend for his team, and congratulated
Hamilton on the victory. Vettel said that he was lucky that the safety car came out, and was happy with his performance.[44] At a later
press conference, Hamilton said that he was confident in his car's balance when he passed Rosberg on lap 28, and saw no difference
in the amount of standing water on the track when more heavy rain fell. Although Rosberg's car was set up similar to Hamilton's, he
was unhappy with its balance and tried to adjust it during his pit stop. According to Vettel, the weather was borderline and his team
decided to make a pit stop when it deteriorated.[44]

Bianchi's crash overshadowed the race.[57] His father, Philippe, initially reported to L'Équipe that Bianchi was in critical condition
with a head injury and was undergoing an operation to reduce severe cranial bleeding.[59] The FIA then said that CT scans indicated
that Bianchi sustained a "severe head injury" in the crash, and would be admitted to the intensive care unit after surgery.[47] His
family later reported that he had a diffuse axonal injury, a traumatic brain injury common in vehicle accidents involving quick
deceleration.[60] The first family update after Bianchi's emergency surgery was made by his father during the week of 13 October; the
driver was reportedly in a "desperate" condition, with doctors saying that his survival would be a miracle. His father said that he drew
hope from the emergence of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher from his coma.[61] Marussia also issued regular
updates on Bianchi's condition, denying initial speculation about their role in the accident.[62] Former FIA president Max Mosley
described it as a "freak accident".[63]

Controversy arose after an amateur video clip of Bianchi's crash, showing a marshal waving a
green flag at the crash site, was uploaded to social media.[n 2] Four-time world champion
Alain Prost said that the marshal should have moved away from the crash scene, but five-time
24 Hours of Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro said that it was normal practice and anyone who
said otherwise was "mistaken".[63] According to several commentators, the marshal
committed no infraction.[48] Former driver and Sky Sports F1 announcer Martin Brundle
called for recovery vehicles to be barred from driving on the track.[55] Driver steward Mika
Salo defended Whiting's decision not to deploy the safety car after Sutil's crash, and
minimised claims that the race was stopped for intensifying rain. Rede Globo lead
commentator Galvão Bueno, however, was vocal in his criticism of Whiting's decision,
[63]
describing it as "the biggest mistake I've seen in 40 years in Formula One".

The FIA announced a ten-person review panel, composed of former drivers and team Jules Bianchi (pictured in
principals, to investigate the cause of the accident and published its findings four weeks later 2012) was the first driver
in Doha.[n 3][65] According to the report, there was no single cause of Bianchi's accident; since Ayrton Senna to die in
contributing factors included track conditions, car speed and the presence of a recovery a Formula One accident,
nine months after the race.
vehicle on the track. The report made several suggestions to improve safety when recovering
disabled vehicles (which were introduced for 2015), and concluded that it would have been
impossible to mitigate Bianchi's injuries with changes to cockpit design.[51] Since 2015, for safety reasons, the FIA has required that
the start time of certain Grands Prix be at least four hours before sunset or dusk (except for designated night races).[66] FIA safety
commission chairman Peter Wright was quoted in July 2015 as saying that a closed cockpit would not have prevented Bianchi's head
[49]
injuries, and vice-president Andy Mellow confirmed that attaching impact protection to recovery vehicles was unfeasible.

Hospitalised in Yokkaichi, Bianchi remained in a critical but stable condition on a medical ventilator.[67] He was removed from his
induced coma in November and began breathing unaided, enabling him to be transferred to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de
Nice (CHU) in Nice.[68] Bianchi remained unconscious in critical condition there, but his family were better able to visit.[69] On 13
July 2015, Bianchi's father said that he was "less optimistic" about his son's chances because of the lack of significant progress and
the length of time since the accident.[70] Bianchi died four days later, aged 25, thus becoming the first Formula One driver to be
killed by injuries sustained during a Grand Prix since Ayrton Senna in 1994.[71][n 4] Bianchi's funeral, on 21 July at Nice Cathedral,
.[73]
was attended by members of the Formula One community

The race result increased Hamilton's lead over Rosberg in the World Drivers' Championship to ten points. Ricciardo and Vettel
maintained third and fourth place, and Alonso remained in fifth despite his retirement.[4] Mercedes moved further ahead of Red Bull
in the Constructors' Championship, with a 180-point lead over the Austrian team. Williams increased their advantage over Ferrari in
[4]
the battle for third, and Force India retained fifth place with four races left in the season.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid

1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.671 1:32.950 1:32.506 1

Lewis
2 44 Mercedes 1:33.611 1:32.982 1:32.703 2
Hamilton

3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:34.301 1:33.443 1:33.128 3

4 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:34.483 1:33.551 1:33.527 4

Fernando
5 14 Ferrari 1:34.497 1:33.675 1:33.740 5
Alonso
Daniel Red Bull Racing-
6 3 1:35.593 1:34.466 1:34.075 6
Ricciardo Renault

Kevin
7 20 McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.930 1:34.229 1:34.242 7
Magnussen
8 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.150 1:34.648 1:34.317 8

Sebastian Red Bull Racing-

9 1 1:35.517 1:34.784 1:34.432 9
Vettel Renault

Kimi
10 7 Ferrari 1:34.984 1:34.771 1:34.548 10
Räikkönen
Jean-Éric
11 25 Toro Rosso-Renault 1:35.155 1:34.984 201
Vergne
12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:35.439 1:35.089 11

13 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1:35.210 1:35.092 12

Nico
14 27 Force India-Mercedes 1:35.000 1:35.099 13
Hülkenberg

15 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.736 1:35.364 14

Esteban
16 21 Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.308 1:35.681 15
Gutiérrez
Pastor
17 13 Lotus-Renault 1:35.917 221
Maldonado
Romain
18 8 Lotus-Renault 1:35.984 16
Grosjean
Marcus
19 9 Caterham-Renault 1:36.813 17
Ericsson

20 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:36.943 18

Kamui
21 10 Caterham-Renault 1:37.015 19
Kobayashi
22 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:37.481 21

107% time: 1:40.163

Source:[32]
Notes:

^1 — Pastor Maldonado and Jean-Éric Vergne both received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding their quota of
five engine components for the season.[35][36]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
Lewis
1 44 Mercedes 44 1:51:43.021 2 25
Hamilton
Nico
2 6 Mercedes 44 + 9.180 1 18
Rosberg
Sebastian Red Bull Racing-
3 1 44 + 29.122 9 15
Vettel Renault

Daniel Red Bull Racing-

4 3 44 + 38.818 6 12
Ricciardo Renault

Jenson
5 22 McLaren-Mercedes 44 + 1:07.550 8 10
Button
Valtteri
6 77 Williams-Mercedes 44 + 1:53.773 3 8
Bottas

7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 44 + 1:55.126 4 6

Nico
8 27 Force India-Mercedes 44 + 1:55.948 13 4
Hülkenberg
Jean-Éric
9 25 Toro Rosso-Renault 44 + 2:07.638 20 2
Vergne
10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 43 + 1 Lap 11 1

11 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 43 + 1 Lap 12

Kimi
12 7 Ferrari 43 + 1 Lap 10
Räikkönen
Esteban
13 21 Sauber-Ferrari 43 + 1 Lap 15
Gutiérrez
Kevin
14 20 McLaren-Mercedes 43 + 1 Lap 7
Magnussen
Romain
15 8 Lotus-Renault 43 + 1 Lap 16
Grosjean
Pastor
161 13 Lotus-Renault 43 + 1 Lap 22
Maldonado
Marcus
17 9 Caterham-Renault 43 + 1 Lap 17
Ericsson
18 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 43 + 1 Lap 21

Kamui
19 10 Caterham-Renault 43 + 1 Lap 19
Kobayashi
Fatal
20 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 41 18
Accident2

21 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 40 Accident 14

Fernando
Ret 14 Ferrari 2 Electronics 5
Alonso

Source:[3]
Notes:

[3]
^1 — Pastor Maldonado had 20 seconds added to his race time for pit-lane speeding.
[71]
^2 — Jules Bianchi died on 17 July 2015 from injuries sustained during the accident.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings[4] Constructors' Championship standings[4]

Pos. Driver Points Pos. Constructor Points

1 Lewis Hamilton 266 1 Mercedes 522

2 Nico Rosberg 256 Red Bull Racing-

2 332
Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo 193
3 Williams-Mercedes 201
1 4 Sebastian Vettel 139
4 Ferrari 178
1 5 Fernando Alonso 133
5 Force India-Mercedes 122

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes and references

Notes
1. Hamilton had previously won in Japan at theFuji Speedway in 2007 while driving for McLaren.[58]
2. The video, recorded by a spectator in a nearby grandstand, was removed from social media sites upon the orders of
Formula One Managementofficials. As of 2017, the company has not released any official video footage of the
accident.[63]
3. The panel was led by the FIA's safety commission president Peter W right and included former team principalsRoss
Brawn and Stefano Domenicali, chief stewards' representative Gerd Ennser , FIA drivers' commission president
Emerson Fittipaldi, World Endurance Championshiprace director Eduardo Freitas, the circuits commission
president, Roger Peart, Antonio Rigozzi, judge at the FIA's International Court of Appeal, the FIA institute and
medical commission president, Gérard Saillant, and theGrand Prix Drivers' Associationpresident, Alexander
Wurz.[64]
4. Bianchi's granduncle, Lucien, was killed in a crash during a test session at theCircuit de la Sarthe in 1969.[72]

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