2015 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 66th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Lewis Hamilton (3rd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Mercedes (2nd title) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Lewis Hamilton |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Mercedes |
| Races: | 19 |
| Winning drivers: | Lewis Hamilton (10) Nico Rosberg (6) Sebastian Vettel (3) |
| Winning constructors: | Mercedes (16)  Ferrari (3) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari |  Kimi Raikkonen | All |
| Sebastian Vettel | All | |
 Force India | Nico Hulkenberg | All |
 Sergio Perez | All | |
| Lotus |  Romain Grosjean | All |
 Pastor Maldonado | All | |
| Marussia |  Roberto Merhi | 1-12, 15, 19 |
 Alexander Rossi | 13-14, 16-18 | |
| Will Stevens | All | |
| McLaren | Fernando Alonso | 2-19 |
| Jenson Button | All | |
 Kevin Magnussen | 1 | |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | All |
| Nico Rosberg | All | |
 Red Bull |  Daniil Kvyat | All |
 Daniel Ricciardo | All | |
 Sauber |  Marcus Ericsson | All |
 Felipe Nasr | All | |
| Toro Rosso | Carlos Sainz | All |
 Max Verstappen | All | |
| Williams | Valtteri Bottas | All |
| Felipe Massa | All |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus | Jolyon Palmer | 3-5, 8-12, 14-19 |
| Marussia | Fabio Leimer | 10 |
| Sauber | Raffaele Marciello | 2, 5, 9, 16 |
| Williams | Susie Wolff | 5, 9 |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1.360s |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 8.569s |
| 3 |  China | Shanghai | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.714s |
| 4 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 3.380s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 17.551s |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 4.486s |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 2.285s |
| 8 | Austria | Spielberg | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 8.800s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 10.956s |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 15.748s |
| 11 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 2.058s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 25.042s |
| 13 |  Singapore | Marina Bay | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 1.478s |
| 14 |  Japan | Suzuka | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 18.964s |
| 15 | Russia | Sochi | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 5.953s |
| 16 | USA | Austin | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 2.850s |
| 17 | Mexico | Mexico City | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1.954s |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 7.756s |
| 19 |  Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 8.271s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.594s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 0.074s |
| 3 | China | Shanghai | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.042s |
| 4 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.411s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 0.267s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 0.342s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.309s |
| 8 | Austria | Spielberg | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 0.200s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.113s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 0.575s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.458s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.234s |
| 13 | Singapore | Marina Bay | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 0.543s |
| 14 | Japan | Suzuka | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 0.076s |
| 15 | Russia | Sochi | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | DNF | 0.320s |
| 16 | USA | Austin | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 0.105s |
| 17 | Mexico | Mexico City | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 0.188s |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 0.078s |
| 19 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 0.377s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | RUS | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 381 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17R | 4 | 2 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 322 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | R | 3 | 4 | 278 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | R | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | R | 8 | R | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | R | R | 4 | 3 | 150 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | DNS | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12R | R | 3 | 5 | 13 | 136 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | R | 17 | 4 | R | 6 | DSQ | 8 | 121 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | DNS | 9 | R | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 5 | R | 4 | 7 | 10 | 95 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | R | 3 | R | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15R | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 92 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | R | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 78 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 7 | 14 | R | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | R | DNS | 7 | R | 6 | R | R | 7 | 6 | 7 | 58 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | R | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | R | R | 7 | 3 | R | 13R | 7 | R | R | 10 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | R | 7 | 17R | R | 11 | R | 15 | 8 | R | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 49 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 11 | DNS | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 20R | 6 | 9 | R | 13 | 15 | 27 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | R | R | R | 15 | R | R | 7 | 7 | R | 14 | R | R | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | R | 27 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | 9 | 8 | 13 | R | 9 | 10 | 12 | R | R | R | R | 11 | 9 | 10 | R | 7 | 13 | R | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | 11 | R | 14 | DNS | 16 | 8 | R | R | R | 9 | 14 | 14 | R | 16 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | R | 12 | 11 | R | R | R | R | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18R | R | 11 | 11 | 11 | R | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | 8 | R | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | R | R | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | DNQ | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | R | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 19 | ||||||
| 20 | Alexander Rossi | 14 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Will Stevens | DNQ | DNS | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | R | 13 | 16R | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | R | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| NC | Kevin Magnussen | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | RUS | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2015.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | RUS | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 703 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17R | R | 2 | R | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | R | 3 | 3 | 428 |
| R | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | R | 8 | R | 12R | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | R | R | 4 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Williams-Mercedes | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | R | 3 | 5 | 8 | 257 |
| DNS | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | R | 17 | 12R | R | 6 | EX | 13 | |||
| 4 | Red Bull-Renault | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 187 |
| DNS | 10 | R | 9 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 12 | R | 3 | R | 10 | 6 | 15 | 15R | R | 5 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Force India-Mercedes | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | R | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 136 |
| 10 | 14 | R | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | R | DNS | 7 | R | 12 | R | R | 8 | 12 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Lotus-Mercedes | R | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | 3 | R | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 78 |
| R | R | R | 15 | R | R | 10 | R | R | 14 | R | R | 13R | 8 | R | R | 11 | 10 | R | |||
| 7 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 9 | 7 | 13 | R | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | R | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | R | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 67 |
| R | 8 | 17R | R | 11 | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | R | 16 | |||
| 8 | Sauber-Ferrari | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | R | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 20R | R | R | R | 16 | 15 | |||
| 9 | McLaren-Honda | 11 | R | 12 | 11 | 16 | 8 | R | R | 10 | 5 | 13 | 14 | R | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 27 |
| DNS | R | 14 | DNS | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | 14 | 18R | R | 16 | 11 | 11 | R | 15 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Marussia-Ferrari | DNQ | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 0 |
| DNQ | DNS | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | R | R | 13 | 16R | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 14 | R | 16 | 18 | 19 | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | RUS | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2015.