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Home / Seasons / 2015 F1 World Championship Season / 2015 Russian Grand Prix

2015 Russian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 11 October 2015
Winner
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Nico Rosberg
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
CircuitSochi, 53 laps
Round15 of 19
Race numbers

The 2015 Russian Grand Prix was the:

  • 931st World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Russian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Sochi
  • 2015 Constructors’ title decider
More 2015 season
More Russian Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes531hr 37m 11.024s25
2+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari53+5.953s18
3+4(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes53+28.918s15
4+11(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes53+38.831s12
5+6(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-Renault53+47.566s10
6+6(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari53+56.508s8
7+7(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes53+1m 01.088s6
8-3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+1m 12.358s (30.000s)4
9+4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda53+1m 19.467s2
10-1(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault53+1m 28.424s1
11+8(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda53+1m 31.210s (5.000s) 
12-9(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes52DNF 
13+5(ESP) Roberto MerhiMarussia-Ferrari52+1 lap 
14+3(GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari51+2 laps 
15-5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault47DNF 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault45DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes11DNF 
R (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes7DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes0DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari0DNF 

Notes

  • Kimi Raikkonen received a 30-second time penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas. He originally finished P5.
  • Fernando Alonso received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  • Valtteri Bottas ended lap 52 in P3 before retiring on the final lap.
  • Daniel Ricciardo ended lap in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Nico Rosberg ended lap 6 as the race leader 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 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
6 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
7 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
8 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes
9 (NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault
10 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault
11 (RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-Renault
12 (BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
13 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
14 (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes
15 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
16 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
17 (GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari
18-20(ESP) Roberto MerhiMarussia-Ferrari
19-35(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
20-20(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault

Notes

  • Fernando Alonso received received a 35-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
  • Robert Merhi and Carlos Sainz received 20-place grid penalties for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:37.113 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:37.4330.320
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:37.9120.799
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:37.9650.852
5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:38.3481.235
6(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:38.6591.546
7(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:38.6911.578
8(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes1:38.7871.674
9(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault1:38.9241.811
10(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-Renault1:39.7282.615
Q2
11(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-Renault1:39.214 
12(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:39.323 
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:39.763 
14(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes1:39.811 
15(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:39.895 
Q1
16(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:40.144 
17(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:40.660 
18(GBR) Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari1:43.693 
19(ESP) Roberto MerhiMarussia-Ferrari1:43.804 
20(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Jolyon PalmerLotus-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton302
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel236
3(DEU) Nico Rosberg229
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen123
5(FIN) Valtteri Bottas111
6(BRA) Felipe Massa109
7(RUS) Daniil Kvyat76
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo73
9(MEX) Sergio Perez54
10(FRA) Romain Grosjean44
11(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg38
12(NLD) Max Verstappen33
13(BRA) Felipe Nasr25
14(VEN) Pastor Maldonado22
15(ESP) Carlos Sainz12
16(ESP) Fernando Alonso11
17(SWE) Marcus Ericsson9
18(GBR) Jenson Button8

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes531
2Ferrari359
3Williams-Mercedes220
4Red Bull-Renault149
5Force India-Mercedes92
6Lotus-Mercedes66
7Toro Rosso-Renault45
8Sauber-Ferrari34
9McLaren-Honda19

Statistics & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Mercedes (9th constructor to win two championships)
Wins
42nd for Lewis Hamilton
41st for Mercedes
Podiums
83rd for Lewis Hamilton
77th for Sebastian Vettel
5th for Sergio Perez
693rd for Ferrari
87th for Mercedes
3rd for Force India
Poles
18th for Nico Rosberg
49th for Mercedes
1-2 start
30th for Mercedes (4th constructor to start 1-2 in 30 races)
Fastest laps
25th for Sebastian Vettel (first for Ferrari)
233rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
86th for Lewis Hamilton
35th for Nico Rosberg

See also

  • Russian Grand Prix
  • Sochi circuit
  • 2015 World Championship season

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