2015 Japanese Grand Prix | Race Result & Stats

930th World Championship race, 31st World Championship Japanese Grand Prix, 27th World Championship race at Suzuka

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Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	1hr 28m 06.508s	25
2	-1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+18.964s	18
3	+1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	53	+20.850s	15
4	+2	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	53	+33.768s	12
5	-2	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	53	+36.746s	10
6	+7	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	53	+55.559s	8
7	+1	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	53	+1m 12.298s	6
8	+3	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	53	+1m 13.575s	4
9	+8	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	53	+1m 35.315s	2
10		Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	52	+1 lap	1
11	+1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	52	+1 lap
12	-3	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	52	+1 lap
13	PL	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	52	+1 lap
14	+1	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	52	+1 lap
15	-8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	52	+1 lap
16	-2	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	52	+1 lap
17	-12	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	51	+2 laps
18	+1	Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	51	+2 laps
19	-1	Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	50	+3 laps
20	-4	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	49	DNF

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Time
1		Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.584
2		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:32.660
3		Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:33.024
4		Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:33.245
5		Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:33.337
6		Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:33.347
7		Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1:33.497
8		Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	1:33.967
9		Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	–
10		Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:34.453
11		Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	1:34.497
12		Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	1:34.785
13	-3	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:34.390
14		Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	1:35.664
15		Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.673
16		Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.760
17	-3	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	–
18		Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	1:38.783
19		Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:47.114
20
Started from the pit lane
		Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	–

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.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.584
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:32.660	0.076
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:33.024	0.440
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:33.245	0.661
5	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:33.337	0.753
6	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:33.347	0.763
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1:33.497	0.913
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	1:33.967	1.383
9	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	–
10	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	–
Q2
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:34.390
12	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso-Renault	1:34.453
13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	1:34.497
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	1:34.785
15	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	–
Q1
16	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	1:35.664
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.673
18	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.760
19	Will Stevens	Marussia-Ferrari	1:38.783
20	Alexander Rossi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:47.114

Driver	Constructor
Jolyon Palmer	Lotus-Mercedes

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Wins: Driver: 41st for Lewis Hamilton; Constructor: 40th for Mercedes
Race 1-2: Constructor: 24th for Mercedes
Podiums: Driver: 82nd for Lewis Hamilton, 76th for Sebastian Vettel, 37th for Nico Rosberg; Constructor: 692nd for Ferrari, 85th & 86th for Mercedes
Poles: Driver: 17th for Nico Rosberg; Constructor: 48th for Mercedes
Qualifying 1-2: Constructor: 30th for Mercedes
Fastest laps: Driver: 26th for Lewis Hamilton; Constructor: 34th for Mercedes
Front row starts: Driver: 85th for Lewis Hamilton, 34th for Nico Rosberg
Win & fastest lap: Driver: 14th for Lewis Hamilton