2015 Chinese Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 12 April 2015 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Shanghai, 56 laps |
Round | 3 of 19 |
Race numbers | The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 39m 42.008s | 25 | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | 56 | +0.714s | 18 | |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | +2.988s | 15 | |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | +3.835s | 12 |
5 | -1 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +8.544s | 10 |
6 | -1 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +9.885s | 8 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 56 | +19.008s | 6 |
8 | +1 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +22.625s | 4 |
9 | -2 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +32.117s | 2 |
10 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | 1 | |
11 | +4 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | |
12 | +6 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 55 | +1 lap | |
13 | +1 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
14 | +3 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 55 | +1 lap (5.000s) | |
15 | +4 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 54 | +2 laps | |
16 | +4 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 54 | +2 laps (5.000s) | |
17 | -4 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 52 | DNF | |
R | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 49 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 15 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 9 | DNF |
Notes
- Jenson Button received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pastor Maldonado. He originally finished P13.
- Roberto Merhi received a five-second time penalty for failing to stay above the required lap time under the safety car. His final race position was unaffected.
- Max Verstappen ended lap 52 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Mercedes |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes |
5 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes |
12 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault |
13 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault |
15 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes |
16 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda |
18 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda |
19 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari |
20 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari |
Qualifying result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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Q3 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:35.782 | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:35.824 | 0.042 |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:36.687 | 0.905 |
4 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:36.954 | 1.172 |
5 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:37.143 | 1.361 |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:37.232 | 1.450 |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.540 | 1.758 |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:37.905 | 2.123 |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.067 | 2.285 |
10 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.158 | 2.376 |
Q2 | ||||
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:38.134 | |
12 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 1:38.209 | |
13 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:38.393 | |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:38.538 | |
15 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.290 | |
Q1 | ||||
16 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.216 | |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 1:39.276 | |
18 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 1:39.280 | |
19 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:42.091 | |
20 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:42.842 |
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2015 Chinese Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 68 |
2 | ![]() | 55 |
3 | ![]() | 51 |
4 | ![]() | 30 |
5 | ![]() | 24 |
6 | ![]() | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 14 |
8 | ![]() | 11 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 119 |
2 | ![]() | 79 |
3 | ![]() | 48 |
4 | ![]() | 19 |
5 | ![]() | 13 |
6 | ![]() | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 6 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 35th for Lewis Hamilton
- 31st for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- 18th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 73rd for Lewis Hamilton, 69th for Sebastian Vettel, 29th for Nico Rosberg
- 683rd for Ferrari, 68th & 69th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 41st for Lewis Hamilton
- 38th for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- 21st for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 22nd for Lewis Hamilton
- 28th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 75th for Lewis Hamilton, 26th for Nico Rosberg
- Pole & win
- 20th for Lewis Hamilton (4th driver to win 20 races from pole, 1st British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 11th for Lewis Hamilton
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 7th for Lewis Hamilton