2015 Belgian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 43 laps |
Round | 11 of 19 |
Race numbers | The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 43 | 1hr 23m 40.387s | 25 | |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 43 | +2.058s | 18 | |
3 | +6 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 43 | +37.988s | 15 |
4 | +8 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 43 | +45.692s | 12 |
5 | -1 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 43 | +53.997s | 10 |
6 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 43 | +55.283s | 8 | |
7 | +9 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 43 | +55.703s | 6 |
8 | +10 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 43 | +56.076s | 4 |
9 | -6 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 43 | +1m 01.040s | 2 |
10 | +3 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 43 | +1m 31.234s | 1 |
11 | +3 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 43 | +1m 42.311s | |
12 | -4 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 42 | DNF | |
13 | +7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 42 | +1 lap | |
14 | +5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 42 | +1 lap | |
15 | +2 | (ESP) Roberto Merhi | Marussia-Ferrari | 42 | +1 lap | |
16 | -1 | (GBR) Will Stevens | Marussia-Ferrari | 42 | +1 lap | |
R | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 19 | DNF | ||
R | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel ended lap 41 in P3 before retiring at the end of the following lap.
- Nico Hulkenberg did not start the Grand Prix after failing to get his car started before the formation lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | |
4 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
5 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | |
6 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
7 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | |
8 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
9 | -5 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes |
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12 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | |
13 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
14 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | |
15 | (GBR) Will Stevens | Marussia-Ferrari | |
16 | -5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
17 | (ESP) Roberto Merhi | Marussia-Ferrari | |
18 | -10 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault |
19 | -50 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda |
20 | -55 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda |
Started from the pit lane | |||
(ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault |
Notes
- Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
- Max Verstappen received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change and exceeding his allocation for the season.
- Jenson Button received a 50-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
- Fernando Alonso received a 55-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(GBR) Jolyon Palmer | Lotus-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 227 |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 199 |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 160 |
4 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 82 |
5 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 82 |
6 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 79 |
7 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat | 57 |
8 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 51 |
9 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | 38 |
10 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | 26 |
11 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 25 |
12 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 24 |
13 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | 16 |
14 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | 12 |
15 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 11 |
16 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 9 |
17 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | 7 |
18 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 6 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Mercedes | 426 |
2 | Ferrari | 242 |
3 | Williams-Mercedes | 161 |
4 | Red Bull-Renault | 108 |
5 | Lotus-Mercedes | 50 |
6 | Force India-Mercedes | 49 |
7 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 35 |
8 | Sauber-Ferrari | 23 |
9 | McLaren-Honda | 17 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 150th for Sebastian Vettel (35th driver to start 150 races, 6th German driver)
- 900th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 900 races)
- Wins
- 39th for Lewis Hamilton
- 38th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- 23rd for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 80th for Lewis Hamilton (5th driver to score 80 podiums, 1st British driver)
- 36th for Nico Rosberg
- 10th and last for Romain Grosjean (72nd driver to score ten podiums, 10th French driver; first podium since 2013)
- 82nd & 83rd for Mercedes
- 25th and last for Lotus (2012-15)
- Poles
- 48th for Lewis Hamilton
- 46th for Mercedes
- 1-2 start
- 28th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Nico Rosberg
- 32nd for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 83rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 33rd for Nico Rosberg
- Pole & win
- 24th for Lewis Hamilton