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2015 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round14 of 19
Race numbers

The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 930th World Championship race
  • 31st World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 27th World Championship race at Suzuka
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes531hr 28m 06.508s25
2-1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes53+18.964s18
3+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari53+20.850s15
4+2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+33.768s12
5-2(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes53+36.746s10
6+7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes53+55.559s8
7+1(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes53+1m 12.298s6
8+3(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes53+1m 13.575s4
9+8(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault53+1m 35.315s2
10 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault52+1 lap1
11+1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap 
12-3(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes52+1 lap 
13PL(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-Renault52+1 lap 
14+1(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap 
15-8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault52+1 lap 
16-2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap 
17-12(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes51+2 laps 
18+1(USA) Alexander RossiMarussia-Ferrari51+2 laps 
19-1(GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari50+3 laps 
20-4(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari49DNF 

Notes

  • Felipe Nasr ended lap 49 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes
4 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
5 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
6 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
7 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault
8 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
10 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault
11 (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes
12 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
13-3(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
14 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
15 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
16 (BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
17-3(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault
18 (GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari
19 (USA) Alexander RossiMarussia-Ferrari
20   
Started from the pit lane
  (RUS) Daniil KvyatRed 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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:32.584 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32.6600.076
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:33.0240.440
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:33.2450.661
5(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:33.3370.753
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:33.3470.763
7(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault1:33.4970.913
8(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes1:33.9671.383
9(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes– 
10(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-Renault– 
Q2
11(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:34.390 
12(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault1:34.453 
13(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes1:34.497 
14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:34.785 
15(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault– 
Q1
16(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:35.664 
17(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:35.673 
18(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:35.760 
19(GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari1:38.783 
20(USA) Alexander RossiMarussia-Ferrari1:47.114 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Jolyon PalmerLotus-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton277
2(DEU) Nico Rosberg229
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel218
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen119
5(FIN) Valtteri Bottas111
6(BRA) Felipe Massa97
7(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo73
8(RUS) Daniil Kvyat66
9(FRA) Romain Grosjean44
10(MEX) Sergio Perez39
11(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg38
12(NLD) Max Verstappen32
13(BRA) Felipe Nasr17
14(VEN) Pastor Maldonado16
15(ESP) Carlos Sainz12
16(ESP) Fernando Alonso11
17(SWE) Marcus Ericsson9
18(GBR) Jenson Button6

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes506
2Ferrari337
3Williams-Mercedes208
4Red Bull-Renault139
5Force India-Mercedes77
6Lotus-Mercedes60
7Toro Rosso-Renault44
8Sauber-Ferrari26
9McLaren-Honda17

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
1-2 start
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