2015 Japanese Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 27 September 2015 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
Round | 14 of 19 |
Race numbers | The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 53 | 1hr 28m 06.508s | 25 |
2 | -1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 53 | +18.964s | 18 |
3 | +1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 53 | +20.850s | 15 |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 53 | +33.768s | 12 |
5 | -2 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 53 | +36.746s | 10 |
6 | +7 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +55.559s | 8 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 12.298s | 6 |
8 | +3 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 13.575s | 4 |
9 | +8 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 53 | +1m 35.315s | 2 |
10 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
11 | +1 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 52 | +1 lap | |
12 | -3 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | |
13 | PL | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
14 | +1 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | |
15 | -8 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
16 | -2 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 52 | +1 lap | |
17 | -12 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 51 | +2 laps | |
18 | +1 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 51 | +2 laps | |
19 | -1 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 50 | +3 laps | |
20 | -4 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 49 | DNF |
Notes
- Felipe Nasr ended lap 49 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | ![]() | Mercedes | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | |
3 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | |
5 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | |
9 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | |
10 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | |
13 | -3 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes |
14 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | |
15 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | |
16 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | |
17 | -3 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault |
18 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | |
19 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | |
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Started from the pit lane | |||
![]() | Red Bull-Renault |
Notes
- Nico Hulkenberg received a three-place penalty for causing a collision with Felipe Massa in the previous race.
- Max Verstappen received a three-place grid penalty for stopping his car in a dangerous position in qualifying.
- Daniil Kvyat was required to start from the pit lane after a chassis change and use of additional power unit elements.
Qualifying result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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Q3 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:32.584 | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:32.660 | 0.076 |
3 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.024 | 0.440 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:33.245 | 0.661 |
5 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.337 | 0.753 |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:33.347 | 0.763 |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 1:33.497 | 0.913 |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:33.967 | 1.383 |
9 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | – | |
10 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | – | |
Q2 | ||||
11 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.390 | |
12 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:34.453 | |
13 | ![]() | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:34.497 | |
14 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 1:34.785 | |
15 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Renault | – | |
Q1 | ||||
16 | ![]() | McLaren-Honda | 1:35.664 | |
17 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:35.673 | |
18 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:35.760 | |
19 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:38.783 | |
20 | ![]() | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:47.114 |
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2015 Japanese Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 277 |
2 | ![]() | 229 |
3 | ![]() | 218 |
4 | ![]() | 119 |
5 | ![]() | 111 |
6 | ![]() | 97 |
7 | ![]() | 73 |
8 | ![]() | 66 |
9 | ![]() | 44 |
10 | ![]() | 39 |
11 | ![]() | 38 |
12 | ![]() | 32 |
13 | ![]() | 17 |
14 | ![]() | 16 |
15 | ![]() | 12 |
16 | ![]() | 11 |
17 | ![]() | 9 |
18 | ![]() | 6 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 506 |
2 | ![]() | 337 |
3 | ![]() | 208 |
4 | ![]() | 139 |
5 | ![]() | 77 |
6 | ![]() | 60 |
7 | ![]() | 44 |
8 | ![]() | 26 |
9 | ![]() | 17 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 41st for Lewis Hamilton
- 40th for Mercedes (6th constructor to win 40 races)
- Race 1-2
- 24th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 82nd for Lewis Hamilton, 76th for Sebastian Vettel, 37th for Nico Rosberg
- 692nd for Ferrari, 85th & 86th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 17th for Nico Rosberg
- 48th for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- 29th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 26th for Lewis Hamilton
- 34th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 85th for Lewis Hamilton, 34th for Nico Rosberg
- Win & fastest lap
- 14th for Lewis Hamilton