2015 Brazilian Grand Prix | Race Result & Stats

934th World Championship race, 43rd World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix, 33rd World Championship race at Interlagos

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Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	1hr 31m 09.090s	25
2		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+7.756s	18
3		Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	+14.244s	15
4		Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	71	+47.543s	12
5	+2	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	10
6	-1	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	8
7	-1	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	70	+1 lap	6
EX		Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	70	+1 lap
8	+6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	4
9		Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	70	+1 lap	2
10	+5	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	70	+1 lap	1
11	+8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	70	+1 lap
12	-1	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	70	+1 lap
13		Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	70	+1 lap
14	+2	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	70	+1 lap
15	+5	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	70	+1 lap
16	-4	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	69	+2 laps
17	+1	Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	67	+4 laps
18	-1	Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	67	+4 laps
R		Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	0	DNF

Felipe Massa was excluded from the race after his tyres were found to breach temperature limits pre-race.

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Time
1		Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:11.282
2		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.360
3		Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.804
4		Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:12.144
5		Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:12.265
6		Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	1:12.322
7	-3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.085
8		Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.415
9		Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:12.739
10
11		Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:13.147
12		Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:13.233
13	-3	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	1:12.989
14		Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	1:13.913
15		Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	1:13.385
16		Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	1:13.425
17		Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:16.151
18		Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	1:16.283
19	-10	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1:12.417
20		Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	–
Started from the pit lane
		Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:13.045

Valtteri Bottas received a three-place grid penalty for overtaking Felipe Nasr under red flag conditions in Free Practice 2.
Daniel Ricciardo received a 10-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
Felipe Nasr received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa during qualifying.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:11.282
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.360	0.078
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.804	0.522
4	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.085	0.803
5	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:12.144	0.862
6	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:12.265	0.983
7	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	1:12.322	1.040
8	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.415	1.133
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1:12.417	1.135
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:12.739	1.457
Q2
11	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	1:12.989
12	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:13.045
13	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:13.147
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:13.233
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	1:13.913
Q1
16	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	1:13.385
17	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	1:13.425
18	Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:16.151
19	Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	1:16.283
20	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	–

Driver	Constructor
Jolyon Palmer	Lotus-Mercedes

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Last start: Driver: Alexander Rossi
Wins: Driver: 13th for Nico Rosberg; Constructor: 44th for Mercedes
Race 1-2: Constructor: 27th for Mercedes
Podiums: Driver: 86th for Lewis Hamilton, 79th for Sebastian Vettel, 40th for Nico Rosberg; Constructor: 695th for Ferrari, 92nd & 93rd for Mercedes
Poles: Driver: 21st for Nico Rosberg; Constructor: 52nd for Mercedes
Qualifying 1-2: Constructor: 34th for Mercedes
Fastest laps: Driver: 27th for Lewis Hamilton; Constructor: 37th for Mercedes
Front row starts: Driver: 89th for Lewis Hamilton, 38th for Nico Rosberg
Points finishes: Driver: 14th and last for Pastor Maldonado
Pole & win: Driver: 8th for Nico Rosberg