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2015 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
27 Sept 2015
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Round
14 of 19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Pole position
Nico Rosberg (1:32.584)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 2 53 1:28:06.508 1:36.145 25
2 6 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 1 53 +18.964 18
3 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 53 +20.850 15
4 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 53 +33.768 12
5 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Williams 3 53 +36.746 10
6 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 13q11 53 +55.559 8
7 8 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 53 +72.298 6
8 13 MALPastor Maldonado Lotus F1 11q13 53 +73.575 4
9 33 VERMax Verstappen Toro Rosso 17q15 53 +95.315 2
10 55 SAICarlos Sainz Toro Rosso 10q12 52 +1 Lap 1
11 14 ALOFernando Alonso McLaren 12q14 52 +1 Lap 0
12 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 9 52 +1 Lap 0
13 26 KVYDaniil Kvyat Red Bull 20q10 52 +1 Lap 0
14 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 15q17 52 +1 Lap 0
15 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 7 52 +1 Lap 0
16 22 BUTJenson Button McLaren 14q16 52 +1 Lap 0
17 19 MASFelipe Massa Williams 5 51 +2 Laps 0
18 53 RSSAlexander Rossi Manor Marussia 19q20 51 +2 Laps 0
19 28 STEWill Stevens Manor Marussia 18q19 50 +3 Laps 0
R 12 NASFelipe Nasr Sauber 16q18 49 Retired 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Daniil Kvyat qualified 10th, started 20th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 11th, started 13th; Carlos Sainz qualified 12th, started 10th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 13th, started 11th; Fernando Alonso qualified 14th, started 12th; Max Verstappen qualified 15th, started 17th; Jenson Button qualified 16th, started 14th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 17th, started 15th; Felipe Nasr qualified 18th, started 16th; Will Stevens qualified 19th, started 18th; Alexander Rossi qualified 20th, started 19th. 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

1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 1Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 1Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 8Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 9Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 10Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 10Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 10Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 11Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 11Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 12Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 13Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 13Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 14Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 16Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 18Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 20Will Stevens: pit stop on lap 21Alexander Rossi: pit stop on lap 22Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 24Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 26Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 27Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 27Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 28Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 29Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 29Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 30Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 30Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31Will Stevens: pit stop on lap 32Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 33Alexander Rossi: pit stop on lap 33Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 34Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 34Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 36Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 42Will Stevens: pit stop on lap 42 HAMVETBOTROSRAIGROMALALOSAIERIBUTNASVERHULKVYRSSPERRICMASSTE
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 1, 34.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1, 25.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 1, 26.1 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 8, 23.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9, 23.6 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 9, 27.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 10, 23.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 10, 23.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 10, 24.8 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 11, 23.8 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 11, 23.5 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 12, 24.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 13, 23.1 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 13, 23.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 14, 23.7 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14, 23.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15, 23.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16, 22.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 16, 26.7 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 18, 24.3 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 20, 23.2 s in the pit laneWill Stevens: pit stop on lap 21, 25.9 s in the pit laneAlexander Rossi: pit stop on lap 22, 25.1 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 24, 23.2 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 26, 23.4 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 27, 23.8 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 27, 39.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 28, 23.8 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28, 22.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 29, 23.2 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 29, 23.6 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30, 23.1 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 30, 24.0 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 30, 24.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31, 23.2 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31, 23.5 s in the pit laneWill Stevens: pit stop on lap 32, 23.6 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 33, 24.6 s in the pit laneAlexander Rossi: pit stop on lap 33, 25.1 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 34, 24.7 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 34, 23.4 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 36, 23.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36, 24.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 42, 35.8 s in the pit laneWill Stevens: pit stop on lap 42, 35.8 s in the pit lane HAMVETBOTROSRAIGROMALALOSAIERIBUTNASVERHULKVYRSSPERRICMASSTE
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 122 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 16, 31), stints of 16, 15, 22 laps
2nd
Nico Rosberg: 2 stops (laps 15, 29), stints of 15, 14, 24 laps
3rd
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 13, 30), stints of 13, 17, 23 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 5
First stops
median lap 11 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton216 (22.8 s), 31 (23.2 s)
161522
ROSNico Rosberg215 (23.1 s), 29 (23.2 s)
151424
VETSebastian Vettel213 (23.1 s), 30 (23.1 s)
131723
RAIKimi Räikkönen214 (23.7 s), 28 (22.6 s)
141425
BOTValtteri Bottas211 (23.5 s), 29 (23.6 s)
111824
HULNico Hülkenberg310 (23.8 s), 31 (23.5 s), 42 (35.8 s)
10211111
GRORomain Grosjean211 (23.8 s), 33 (24.6 s)
112220
MALPastor Maldonado212 (24.8 s), 36 (23.2 s)
122417
VERMax Verstappen29 (27.8 s), 30 (24.0 s)
92123
SAICarlos Sainz214 (23.7 s), 27 (39.3 s)
141325
ALOFernando Alonso29 (23.6 s), 28 (23.8 s)
91924
PERSergio Pérez31 (25.0 s), 18 (24.3 s), 36 (24.3 s)
171816
KVYDaniil Kvyat38 (23.3 s), 20 (23.2 s), 34 (23.4 s)
8121418
ERIMarcus Ericsson213 (23.4 s), 26 (23.4 s)
131326
RICDaniel Ricciardo21 (26.1 s), 24 (23.2 s)
2328
BUTJenson Button210 (23.3 s), 27 (23.8 s)
101725
MASFelipe Massa31 (34.2 s), 16 (26.7 s), 34 (24.7 s)
151817
RSSAlexander Rossi222 (25.1 s), 33 (25.1 s)
221118
STEWill Stevens321 (25.9 s), 32 (23.6 s), 42 (35.8 s)
2111108
NASFelipe Nasr210 (24.8 s), 30 (24.1 s)
102019

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:33.0151:32.6321:32.584fastest Q3
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32.8441:32.7891:32.660+0.076 Q3
3Valtteri BottasWilliams1:34.3261:33.4161:33.024+0.440 Q3
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:34.4311:33.8441:33.245+0.661 Q3
5Felipe MassaWilliams1:34.7441:33.3771:33.337+0.753 Q3
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:34.1711:33.3611:33.347+0.763 Q3
7Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:34.3991:34.1531:33.497+0.913 Q3
8Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:34.3981:34.2781:33.967+1.383 Q3
9Sergio PérezForce India1:35.0011:34.174+1.590 Q2
10Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:34.6461:34.201+1.617 Q2
11Nico HülkenbergForce India1:35.3281:34.390+1.806 Q2
12Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:34.8731:34.453+1.869 Q2
13Pastor MaldonadoLotus F11:34.7961:34.497+1.913 Q2
14Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:35.4671:34.785+2.201 Q2
15Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:34.522+1.938 Q1
16Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:35.664+3.080 Q1
17Marcus EricssonSauber1:35.673+3.089 Q1
18Felipe NasrSauber1:35.760+3.176 Q1
19Will StevensManor Marussia1:38.783+6.199 Q1
20Alexander RossiManor Marussia1:47.114+14.530 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 8 277
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 3 229
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 218
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 119
5 Valtteri Bottas Williams 0 111
6 Felipe Massa Williams 0 97
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 0 73
8 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 0 66
9 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 44
10 Sergio Pérez Force India 0 39

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 11 506
2 Ferrari 3 337
3 Williams 0 208
4 Red Bull 0 139
5 Force India 0 77
6 Lotus F1 0 60
7 Toro Rosso 0 44
8 Sauber 0 26
9 McLaren 0 17
10 Manor Marussia 0 0

Full 2015 standings