| 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit | |||||
| Race details[1][2] | |||||
| Date | 6 April 2014 | ||||
| Official name | 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix[3] | ||||
| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530[a] miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||
| Attendance | 85,000 (Weekend)[5] 38,140 (Race Day) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:33.185 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:37.020 on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Force India-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2014 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship, the 900th Formula One World Championship event, the 11th Bahrain Grand Prix and the first time that the race was held at night. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the 57-lap race starting from second position. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Force India driver Sergio Pérez took third. It was Hamilton's second victory of the season and the 24th of his Formula One career.
Hamilton accelerated faster than Rosberg off the line and overtook him at the first corner. Both Mercedes drivers pulled away from the rest of the field and Rosberg conserved fuel which allowed him to attack Hamilton before the first round of pit stops on lap 19 with his teammate successfully defending the lead. He extended his advantage over Rosberg over the next 22 laps before an incident between Pastor Maldonado and Esteban Gutiérrez caused the safety car to be deployed and his lead was reduced to nothing. Following instructions to bring the cars safely to the finish, Rosberg immediately battled Hamilton for first place, but was unable to get ahead of him and Hamilton maintained a steady advantage when his teammate's soft compound tyres were worn out to win the race.
The result reduced Rosberg's lead over Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship to 11 points. Nico Hülkenberg moved from sixth to third after finishing in fifth place, while Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button fell one place each to round out the top five. Mercedes increased their advantage in the Constructors' Championship to be 68 points ahead of second-placed Force India who moved from fifth to second because of their strong result. McLaren were third with Red Bull and Ferrari in positions fourth and fifth with 16 races left in the season.
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