Lewis Hamilton scored his eighth win of the season and his third consecutive, in the dramatic race of Japan. The weather forecast for rain was confirmed, especially at the start of the race, Nico Rosberg was limited to the second place, ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who was third.
After him followed Ricciardo, Button, Bottas, Massa, Hulkenberg, Vergne and Perez, while Ferrari did not take a point, which happens for the first time this year.
| Position | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Difference | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | Winner | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 44 | +9.1 secs | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 44 | +29.1 secs | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 44 | +38.8 secs | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +67.5 secs | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | + secs | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | + secs | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 44 | + secs | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 44 | + secs | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 43 | +1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 43 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 12 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 43 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 13 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 43 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 43 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 43 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 16 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 43 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 43 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 18 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 43 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 19 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 43 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 20 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 41 | +3 Lap | 18 | |
| 21 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 40 | +4 Lap | 14 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | +42 Laps | 5 |
