Felipe Massa started the race from pole position, his first since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix and the last of his career.

The teams, also known as constructors, were Red Bull Racing, Mercedes, Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Williams, Marussia and Caterham.

[6] Teammate Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in the second free practice session with a lap time of 1:09.542.

Hamilton failed to post a time in Q3, ending up ninth on the grid after Sergio Pérez's penalty was applied.

At the start, Massa led the field into the first corner, with Rosberg passing Bottas, but being repassed the following straight.

Sergio Pérez once again drove a good race with a different tyre strategy, only running the super soft compound for the last 16 laps and successfully challenging Kevin Magnussen for sixth place, despite starting sixteenth following a grid penalty.

[11] As a result of the race, Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead to 29 points, the largest it had been all season.

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was frustrated by his slow pit stops, but said that second was still a "good result" considering his qualifying position.

[12] Fernando Alonso, who managed to finish closely behind Felipe Massa in the Williams and with a smaller gap to Mercedes than usual, later described the race as his best of the season so far.