Abu Dhabi GP race results: Hamilton wins the race and the championship
ERS issues took Nico Rosberg out of contention.
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Lewis Hamilton sealed his second World Championship with a victory in the season finale as ERS issues took Nico Rosberg out of contention. Felipe Massa fought hard to steal the win, but came up 2.5 seconds short. Daniel Ricciardo impressed after starting from the pit lane, finishing fourth.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap | Grid | Pts |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 55 | WINNER | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 55 | 2.5 secs | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 55 | 28.8 secs | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 55 | 37.1 secs | 20 | 24 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 55 | 60.1 secs | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 55 | 61.9 secs | 12 | 16 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 55 | 70.8 secs | 11 | 12 |
| 8 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 55 | 71.7 secs | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 55 | 85.4 secs | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 55 | 87.4 secs | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 55 | 89.9 secs | 9 | |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 55 | 91.4 secs | 10 | |
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 54 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 54 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 15 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 54 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| 16 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 54 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 17 | 46 | Will Stevens | Caterham | 54 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| RET | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 42 | +13 laps | 16 | |
| RET | 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 27 | +28 laps | 15 | |
| RET | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | +40 laps | 5 |
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