2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 15 November 2015 |
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round | 18 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 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 | ||
Notes
- Felipe Massa was excluded from the race after his tyres were found to breach temperature limits pre-race.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 7 | -3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | |
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| 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 13 | -3 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | |
| 17 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia-Ferrari | |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia-Ferrari | |
| 19 | -10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | ||
Notes
- 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.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 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 | – | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Jolyon Palmer | Lotus-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2015 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 363 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | 297 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 266 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 136 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | 135 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 117 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | 94 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 84 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | 68 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 52 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | 49 |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | 49 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | 27 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | 27 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | 18 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | 16 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | 11 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | 9 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 660 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 401 |
| 3 | Williams-Mercedes | 253 |
| 4 |  Red Bull-Renault | 178 |
| 5 |  Force India-Mercedes | 120 |
| 6 | Lotus-Mercedes | 76 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 67 |
| 8 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 36 |
| 9 | McLaren-Honda | 27 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Alexander Rossi
- Wins
- 13th for Nico Rosberg
- 44th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- 27th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 86th for Lewis Hamilton, 79th for Sebastian Vettel, 40th for Nico Rosberg (21st driver to score 40 podiums, 3rd German driver)
- 695th for Ferrari, 92nd & 93rd for Mercedes
- Poles
- 21st for Nico Rosberg
- 52nd for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- 33rd for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 27th for Lewis Hamilton
- 37th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 89th for Lewis Hamilton, 38th for Nico Rosberg
- Points finishes
- 14th and last for Pastor Maldonado
- Pole & win
- 8th for Nico Rosberg