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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:28:06.508 | 1:36.145 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | +18.964 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +20.850 | 15 | |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 53 | +33.768 | 12 | |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | 53 | +36.746 | 10 | |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 53 | +55.559 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 53 | +72.298 | 6 | |
| 8 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | 53 | +73.575 | 4 | |
| 9 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 17 | 53 | +95.315 | 2 | |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 5 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 53 | Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 18 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | 49 | Retired | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.632 | 1:32.584 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.844 | 1:32.789 | 1:32.660 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.326 | 1:33.416 | 1:33.024 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.431 | 1:33.844 | 1:33.245 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.744 | 1:33.377 | 1:33.337 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.171 | 1:33.361 | 1:33.347 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.399 | 1:34.153 | 1:33.497 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.398 | 1:34.278 | 1:33.967 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:35.001 | 1:34.174 | |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:34.646 | 1:34.201 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.328 | 1:34.390 | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.873 | 1:34.453 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:34.796 | 1:34.497 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.467 | 1:34.785 | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.522 | ||
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.664 | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.673 | ||
| 18 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:35.760 | ||
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:38.783 | ||
| 20 | Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 1:47.114 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |