Nico Rosberg won a sensational home victory at the German Grand Prix to further extend his championship lead to team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
The German took a lights to flag victory, unchallenged even after a safety car period at the start of the race after Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen made contact, flipping the Williams over.
The second Williams of Valtteri Bottas enjoyed a better race, taking second behind Rosberg to score the team’s 300th podium.
Bottas was pressured by Hamilton throughout though as the Britain came through from 20th on the grid to finish just two seconds behind the Finn.
An intense battle broke out for fourth, with Sebastian Vettel the eventual winner. The Red Bull driver fought frantically for the position with Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo.
Nico Hulkenberg finished seventh with the two McLarens completing the top ten.
Race Result – 2014 German Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 25 | |
| 02. | V. Bottas | Wiliams | +20.7 | 18 |
| 03. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +22.4 | 15 |
| 04. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +43.8 | 12 |
| 05. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +52.2 | 10 |
| 06. | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | +52.2 | 8 |
| 07. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | +63.8 | 6 |
| 08. | J. Button | McLaren | +84.3 | 4 |
| 09. | K. Magnussen | McLaren | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10. | S. Perez | Force India | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11. | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | +1 lap | |
| 12. | P. Maldonado | Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 13. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 14. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 15. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 16. | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | +2 laps | |
| 17. | M. Chilton | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 18. | M. Ericsson | Caterham | +2 laps | |
| 19. | A. Sutil | Sauber | Retired | |
| 20. | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Retired | |
| 21. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | Retired | |
| 22. | F. Massa | Williams | Retired |
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