2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 19 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 23 November 2014 | ||
| Official name | 2014 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.554 km (3.451 mi) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 305.355 km (189.739 mi) | ||
| Weather | Clear skies; Air temp: 30 °C (86 °F) during the day, dropping to 24 °C (75.2 °F). Wind speed: 8 km/h (4.9 mph). (Night race) | ||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:40.480 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull Racing-Renault | |
| Time | 1:44.496 on lap 50 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Williams-Mercedes | ||
| Third | Williams-Mercedes | ||
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The 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that was held at the Yas Marina Circuit on 23 November 2014. The race was the nineteenth and final round of the 2014 season, the 916th World Championship race, and marked the sixth running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Double points were awarded for the first time at this race. This change to the points system was not well received in the months leading up to the race, and the implementation of this system turned out to be a one-off. The series would revert to the 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 system in use since 2010 for all races, beginning with the 2015 Australian Grand Prix.
The race determined the World Drivers' Championship between Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, with the latter winning both the race and the title.
For the first time in the history of Formula One, teams and drivers scored double the amount of points awarded for race finish positions. The FIA implemented this in order to maximise focus on the championship until the end of the season. Originally Bernie Ecclestone wanted double points for the last three races of the season, but the teams ultimately decided to have double points for only the last race of the season. The rule change was negatively received by teams and drivers.
As a result of the double points offered for the race, Lewis Hamilton needed to finish in the top two to guarantee the championship. Under the regular points structure he would have only needed to finish sixth to guarantee the title.
Marussia did not contest the Grand Prix as a bid to save the team from collapsing failed in the week before the Brazilian Grand Prix, forcing the team to close down. They had made a last-minute attempt to race in Abu Dhabi, with rumours that they were being sought after by a potential investor. However, those negotiations fell through, ending their chances of making a return to the grid.
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