2014 Monaco Grand Prix

2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Circuit de Monaco
Race details[1][2]
Date	25 May 2014
Official name	Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.340 km (2.075 miles)
Distance	78 laps, 260.520 km (161.880 miles)
Weather	Overcast, Air: 20 to 21 °C (68 to 70 °F), Track: 28 to 30 °C (82 to 86 °F).
Pole position
Driver	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Time	1:15.989
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Time	1:18.479 on lap 75
Podium
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. It was the sixth race of the 2014 Formula One World Championship and the 61st Monaco Grand Prix as part of the series. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the 78-lap race from pole position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second and Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo was third. It was Rosberg's second victory of the season and the fifth of his career.

Rosberg won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying under controversial circumstances and maintained the lead at the start. The race was neutralised on the first lap with the safety car following an accident between Sergio Pérez and Jenson Button, and when it was restarted Rosberg kept the lead. Adrian Sutil further caused disruption when he crashed his Sauber car on lap 24 and Rosberg kept the lead after the field made pit stops. He maintained a varying advantage over Hamilton as the two pulled away from other drivers. Rosberg was instructed to conserve fuel while Hamilton was told he did not need to do so. Hamilton later got dirt in his eye in the final laps, allowing Rosberg to pull away and win the race.

The result saw Rosberg regain the lead of the Drivers' Championship by four points over Hamilton. Fernando Alonso remained in third while Ricciardo's third-place finish moved him past teammate Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes further increased their lead in the Constructors' Championship to 141 points ahead of Red Bull while Ferrari maintained third position. Force India kept fourth and McLaren overtook Williams for fifth with 13 races left in the season.