Lewis Hamilton took victory at the Japanese Grand Prix after passing team-mate Nico Rosberg for the lead of the race on lap 29.
The race began under Safety Car conditions following a brief red flag for nine laps until the weather conditions improved.
Rosberg led until lap 28 when Hamilton attempted an overtake around the outside at Turn 1 to secure the lead and managed to pull away from there on.
The rain however returned in the closing laps and several cars stopped for wet tyres. Adrian Sutil aquaplaned at Turn 7 and hit the barriers.
The race was red-flagged again as it became clear that Jules Bianchi had gone off at the same corner on the following lap and struck a recovery vehicle removing Sutil’s car.
Bianchi was rushed to hospital by ambulance and was unconscious according to the FIA with further updates expected.
Race Result – 2014 Japanese Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 25 | |
| 02. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +9.1 | 18 |
| 03. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +29.1 | 15 |
| 04. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +38.8 | 12 |
| 05. | Jenson Button | McLaren | +1:07.5 | 10 |
| 06. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1:53.7 | 8 |
| 07. | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1:55.1 | 6 |
| 08. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | +2:07.6 | 4 |
| 09. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10. | Sergio Perez | Force India | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11. | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 12. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +1 lap | |
| 13. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 14. | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | +1 lap | |
| 15. | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 16. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 17. | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 18. | Max Chilton | Marussia | +1 lap | |
| 19. | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 20. | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Retired | |
| 21. | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | Retired | |
| 22. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Retired |
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