Lewis Hamilton extended his championship advantage to 17 points over team-mate Nico Rosberg after securing his ninth win of the 2014 season.
The Briton finished ahead of Rosberg to give Mercedes an eighth 1-2 finish, which was enough to secure the team the Constructors’ Championship with three races remaining.
Williams’s Valtteri Bottas came home third ahead of the McLaren’s of Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen.
Red Bull struggled for pace, eventually finishing seventh and eighth behind Fernando Alonso.
Race Result – 2014 Russian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 25 | |
| 02 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +13.6 | 18 |
| 03 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +17.4 | 15 |
| 04 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +30.2 | 12 |
| 05 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | +53.6 | 10 |
| 06 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +60.0 | 8 |
| 07 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +61.8 | 6 |
| 08 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +66.1 | 4 |
| 09 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +78.8 | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India | +80.0 | 1 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +80.8 | |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | +81.3 | |
| 13 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +97.2 | |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | +2 Laps | |
| 20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | Brakes | |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Retired |
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