The official 2014 FIA F1 world championship entry list was released yesterday, revealing the driver's permanent numbers that they will use for the rest of their career in the sport.
Previously, driver numbers were assigned by the finishing position of their team in the previous year's constructors' championship.
Motorsport's governing body confirmed the new rule in December, before adding it to the official 2014 Sporting Regulations.
Ahead of Christmas, all the drivers confirmed for the 2014 season were asked to put forward three choices to the FIA. The new regulation was added to improve the marketing side of Formula 1.
There were some clashes, with the driver who finished highest in the championship getting priority. Firstly, Sebastian Vettel will use the #1 this season but if he doesn't take the title, he will revert to #5.
His team-mate Daniel Ricciardo revealed his choice, #3, on Twitter prior to the announcement. Lewis Hamilton has chosen #44, Nico Rosberg has selected #6 - the number which was on his father Keke's car when he took the title in 1982 - and Fernando Alonso will race with #14 for the remainder of his F1 career.
Choices containing the number seven proved to be very popular. Kimi Raikkonen will remain with the #7 after using it in 2013, with his former team-mate Romain Grosjean opting for #8.
Unlucky for some, but Pastor Maldonado has selected #13. Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen both confirmed their numbers, #22 and #20, prior to the announcement. The former's choice was the number that he carried when taking the title with Brawn GP in 2009.
Looking down the list, Nico Hulkenberg has gone for #27 - a number that was made famous by Gilles Villeneuve when he raced for Ferrari - and his Sauber replacement Adrian Sutil is one of the few drivers to select a higher digit, with #99.
Jules Bianchi looks like he had to make a fourth choice, ending up with #17, after his first option was used by Raikkonen, his second by Hulkenberg and his third - #77 - by Bottas.
Interestingly, Max Chilton's name was listed as the second Marussia F1 Team racer, although he didn't have a number, and both the Banbury-based outfit and Lotus were listed as "subject to confirmation" on the FIA post.
Of course, Caterham has yet to confirm their driver line-up, so they are absent from the list.
Here is a rundown of all the choices, in numerical order:
No. Driver Team/Car:
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault
4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
25 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault
26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault
27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
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Motorsport's governing body confirmed the new rule in December, before adding it to the official 2014 Sporting Regulations.
Ahead of Christmas, all the drivers confirmed for the 2014 season were asked to put forward three choices to the FIA. The new regulation was added to improve the marketing side of Formula 1.
There were some clashes, with the driver who finished highest in the championship getting priority. Firstly, Sebastian Vettel will use the #1 this season but if he doesn't take the title, he will revert to #5.
His team-mate Daniel Ricciardo revealed his choice, #3, on Twitter prior to the announcement. Lewis Hamilton has chosen #44, Nico Rosberg has selected #6 - the number which was on his father Keke's car when he took the title in 1982 - and Fernando Alonso will race with #14 for the remainder of his F1 career.
Choices containing the number seven proved to be very popular. Kimi Raikkonen will remain with the #7 after using it in 2013, with his former team-mate Romain Grosjean opting for #8.
Unlucky for some, but Pastor Maldonado has selected #13. Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen both confirmed their numbers, #22 and #20, prior to the announcement. The former's choice was the number that he carried when taking the title with Brawn GP in 2009.
Looking down the list, Nico Hulkenberg has gone for #27 - a number that was made famous by Gilles Villeneuve when he raced for Ferrari - and his Sauber replacement Adrian Sutil is one of the few drivers to select a higher digit, with #99.
Jules Bianchi looks like he had to make a fourth choice, ending up with #17, after his first option was used by Raikkonen, his second by Hulkenberg and his third - #77 - by Bottas.
Interestingly, Max Chilton's name was listed as the second Marussia F1 Team racer, although he didn't have a number, and both the Banbury-based outfit and Lotus were listed as "subject to confirmation" on the FIA post.
Of course, Caterham has yet to confirm their driver line-up, so they are absent from the list.
Here is a rundown of all the choices, in numerical order:
No. Driver Team/Car:
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault
4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari
22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
25 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault
26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault
27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
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