Starting from pole position car 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes wins the Brazilian Grand Prix for his 5th win & Mercedes 15th of 2014. 2nd Place Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes started from 2nd place followed by 3rd place was the fan favorite Car 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes from Brazil.
4th Place Car 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes followed by 5th place Car 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault. 6th Place Car 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari followed by 7th place Car 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari. 8th Place Car 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes followed by 9th place Car 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes in 10th place.
Nico Rosberg held off the intense pressure from Lewis Hamilton but it was Hamilton who made a mistake this race & spun off track.
Due to Car 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes win over team-mate Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes the Drivers Championship will be decided at the last race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix November 23, 2014. 1st Place in points is Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes with 334 points, 2nd place is Car 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes with 317 points, Car 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault with 214 points. For Nico Rosberg to win the Drivers Championship, Lewis Hamilton has to have a very bad race day.
Nico Rosberg stated “He liked the whole weekend & was happy how it turned out.”
Lewis Hamilton said “It was an amazing race, I had a great time, obviously I had a big mistake mid part through the race, but otherwise the car was fantastic, the team did a great job. It was a great race for Nico & great to see Felipe up here & we had the best crowd today.”
The Brazil Grand Prix November 9, 2014
Position, Car #, Driver, Team
1. Car 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2. Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3. Car 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
4. Car 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
5. Car 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
6. Car 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
7. Car 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
8. Car 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
9. Car 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
10. Car 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
11. Car 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault
12. Car 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
13. Car 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault
14. Car 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
15. Car 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
16. Car 99 Adrian Sutil, Sauber-Ferrari
17. Car 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
Ret Car 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault – Suspension
Race Date: 09 Nov 2014
Circuit Name: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
First Grand Prix: 1973
Number of Laps: 71
Circuit Length: 4.309 km
Race Distance: 305.909 km
Lap Record: 1:11.473 – JP Montoya (2004)
Next race: Final race of the season The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix November 23, 2014.