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2014 Austrian Grand Prix

2014 Austrian Grand Prix
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Race detailsDate22 June 2014Official name Formula 1 DHL Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2014LocationRed Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, AustriaCourse Permanent racing facilityCourse length 4.326 km (2.684 miles)Distance 71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 miles)Weather Partially cloudy, hot and dryAttendance 77,702Pole positionDriverWilliams-MercedesTime 1:08.759Fastest lapDriverSergio PérezForce India-MercedesTime 1:12.142 on lap 59PodiumFirstMercedesSecondMercedesThirdWilliams-Mercedes
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The 2014 Austrian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2014) was a Formula Onemotor race held on 22 June 2014 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the eighth round of the 2014 season and marked the 28th running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 27th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was the first Austrian Grand Prix held since 2003. The 71-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg after starting from third position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second with Valtteri Bottas third for the Williams team.

Felipe Massa started the race from pole position, his first since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix and the last of his career. Massa had one previous participation in an Austrian Grand Prix, back in 2002, while from the last Austrian Grand Prix to be held before 2014, which was in 2003, only three drivers (Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, and Jenson Button) returned to drive in the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.