2015 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 58 laps |
Round | 1 of 19 |
Race numbers | The 2015 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 58 | 1hr 31m 54.067s | 25 | |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 58 | +1.360s | 18 | |
3 | +1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 58 | +34.523s | 15 |
4 | -1 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 58 | +38.196s | 12 |
5 | +5 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 58 | +1m 35.149s | 10 |
6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | +1 lap | 8 | |
7 | +6 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | 6 |
8 | +7 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | 4 |
9 | -2 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 57 | +1 lap | 2 |
10 | +4 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | 1 |
11 | +5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 56 | +2 laps | |
R | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 40 | DNF | ||
R | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(RUS) Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | |||||
(DNK) Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Honda | |||||
(FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes |
Notes
- Daniil Kvyat and Kevin Magnussen failed to start the Grand Prix after their cars broke down on the way to the grid from the pit lane.
- Valtteri Bottas did not start due to a back injury suffered in qualifying and failing to receive clearance by the FIA to race.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
3 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes |
4 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault |
7 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault |
8 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes |
9 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes |
10 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari |
11 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault |
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13 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes |
14 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes |
15 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari |
16 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 25 |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 18 |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 15 |
4 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 12 |
5 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | 10 |
6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 8 |
7 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 6 |
8 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | 4 |
9 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 2 |
10 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Mercedes | 43 |
2 | Ferrari | 15 |
3 | Sauber-Ferrari | 14 |
4 | Williams-Mercedes | 12 |
5 | Red Bull-Renault | 8 |
6 | Force India-Mercedes | 7 |
7 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Felipe Nasr
- Carlos Sainz
- Max Verstappen
- Wins
- 34th for Lewis Hamilton
- 30th for Mercedes (8th constructor to win 30 races)
- Race 1-2
- 17th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 71st for Lewis Hamilton
- 67th for Sebastian Vettel (first for Ferrari)
- 27th for Nico Rosberg
- 681st for Ferrari
- 64th & 65th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 39th for Lewis Hamilton
- 36th for Mercedes
- 1-2 start
- 20th for Mercedes (6th constructor to start 1-2 in 20 races)
- Fastest laps
- 21st for Lewis Hamilton
- 26th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 73rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 25th for Nico Rosberg
- Points finishes
- 1st for Felipe Nasr (327th different point scorer, 20th Brazilian driver)
- 1st for Marcus Ericsson (328th different point scorer, 7th Swedish driver)
- 1st for Carlos Sainz (329th different point scorer, 8th Spanish driver)
- Pole & win
- 19th for Lewis Hamilton
- Win & fastest lap
- 10th for Lewis Hamilton (12th driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 5th British driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 6th for Lewis Hamilton