The 2014 Russian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2014. The fifty-three lap race was held at the Sochi Autodrom, a brand new circuit built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
The Russian Grand Prix was first run in 1913 and again in 1914 before the event was discontinued until its revival in 2014. Pictured is Georgy Suvorin, the winner of the 1913 race.
The Sochi Autodrom was built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi. Seen here is the apex of turn 5 during construction, opposite the Medals Plaza.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (foreground, left) and Formula One Administration CEO Bernie Ecclestone (foreground, right), spectating during the Grand Prix.
Mercedes secured their fifteenth pole position in sixteen Grands Prix and their eighth front-row lock-out of the season in Sochi.
Mercedes-Benz, a German luxury automotive brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence. An announcement was made in December 2020 that Ineos planned to take a one third equal ownership stake alongside the Mercedes-Benz Group and Toto Wolff; this came into effect on 25 January 2022. Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the "Silver Arrows".
Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the W196 at the Nürburgring during the 1954 German Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg scored Mercedes's first podium finish as a works team since 1955 at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher at the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix