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2015 Australian Grand Prix

Date
15 Mar 2015
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Round
1 of 19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:26.327)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 58 1:31:54.067 1:30.945 25
2 6 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 2 58 +1.360 18
3 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 58 +34.523 15
4 19 MASFelipe Massa Williams 3 58 +38.196 12
5 12 NASFelipe Nasr Sauber 10q11 58 +95.149 10
6 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 6q7 57 +1 Lap 8
7 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 13q14 57 +1 Lap 6
8 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 15q16 57 +1 Lap 4
9 55 SAICarlos Sainz Toro Rosso 7q8 57 +1 Lap 2
10 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 14q15 57 +1 Lap 1
11 22 BUTJenson Button McLaren 16q17 56 +2 Laps 0
R 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 5 40 Wheel 0
R 33 VERMax Verstappen Toro Rosso 11q12 32 Engine 0
R 8 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 8q9 0 Power loss 0
R 13 MALPastor Maldonado Lotus F1 9q10 0 Accident 0
W 26 KVYDaniil Kvyat Red Bull 12q13 0 Withdrew 0
W 20 MAGKevin Magnussen McLaren 17q18 0 Withdrew 0
W 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Williams PLq6 0 Withdrew 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Valtteri Bottas qualified 6th, started from the pit lane; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 7th, started 6th; Carlos Sainz qualified 8th, started 7th; Romain Grosjean qualified 9th, started 8th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 10th, started 9th; Felipe Nasr qualified 11th, started 10th; Max Verstappen qualified 12th, started 11th; Daniil Kvyat qualified 13th, started 12th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 14th, started 13th; Sergio Pérez qualified 15th, started 14th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 16th, started 15th; Jenson Button qualified 17th, started 16th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 18th, started 17th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 12345678910111213 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 29Lap 44Lap 58 Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 1Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 16Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 21Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 21Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 24Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 24Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 25Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 25Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 26Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 26Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 27Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 32Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 38Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 40Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 43Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44 ROSHAMSAIMASVETNASRICRAIVERHULPERBUTERI
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s+150.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 34Lap 42Lap 50Lap 58 Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 1, 22.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 16, 27.5 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 21, 22.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 21, 22.1 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23, 22.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 24, 22.7 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 24, 55.8 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 25, 22.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 25, 22.9 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 26, 22.1 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 26, 23.3 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 27, 23.4 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 32, 23.5 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 38, 26.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 40, 22.4 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 43, 22.4 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44, 21.6 s in the pit lane ROSHAMSAIMASVETNASRICRAIVERHULPERBUTERI
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 190 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 33 laps
2nd
Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 26), stints of 26, 32 laps
3rd
Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 34 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 24 of 58

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton125 (22.3 s)
2533
ROSNico Rosberg126 (22.1 s)
2632
VETSebastian Vettel124 (22.7 s)
2434
MASFelipe Massa121 (22.1 s)
2137
NASFelipe Nasr125 (22.9 s)
2533
RICDaniel Ricciardo123 (22.5 s)
2334
HULNico Hülkenberg221 (22.1 s), 44 (21.6 s)
212313
ERIMarcus Ericsson31 (22.7 s), 26 (23.3 s), 43 (22.4 s)
251714
SAICarlos Sainz124 (55.8 s)
2433
PERSergio Pérez138 (26.0 s)
3819
BUTJenson Button127 (23.4 s)
2729
RAIKimi Räikkönen216 (27.5 s), 40 (22.4 s)
1624
VERMax Verstappen132 (23.5 s)
32

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.5861:26.8941:26.327fastest Q3
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:28.9061:27.0971:26.921+0.594 Q3
3Felipe MassaWilliams1:29.2461:27.8951:27.718+1.391 Q3
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:29.3071:27.7421:27.757+1.415 Q2
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:29.7541:27.8071:27.790+1.463 Q3
6Valtteri BottasWilliams1:29.6411:27.7961:28.087+1.469 Q2
7Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:29.7881:28.6791:28.329+2.002 Q3
8Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:29.5971:28.6011:28.510+2.183 Q3
9Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:29.5371:28.5891:28.560+2.233 Q3
10Pastor MaldonadoLotus F11:29.8471:28.7261:29.480+2.399 Q2
11Felipe NasrSauber1:30.4301:28.800+2.473 Q2
12Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:29.2481:28.868+2.541 Q2
13Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:30.4021:29.070+2.743 Q2
14Nico HülkenbergForce India1:29.6511:29.208+2.881 Q2
15Sergio PérezForce India1:29.9901:29.209+2.882 Q2
16Marcus EricssonSauber1:31.376+5.049 Q1
17Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:31.422+5.095 Q1
18Kevin MagnussenMcLaren1:32.037+5.710 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 25
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 18
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 0 15
4 Felipe Massa Williams 0 12
5 Felipe Nasr Sauber 0 10
6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 0 8
7 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 0 6
8 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 0 4
9 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 0 2
10 Sergio Pérez Force India 0 1

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 1 43
2 Ferrari 0 15
3 Sauber 0 14
4 Williams 0 12
5 Red Bull 0 8
6 Force India 0 7
7 Toro Rosso 0 2
8 McLaren 0 0
9 Lotus F1 0 0

Full 2015 standings