2015 Russian Grand Prix
- Date
- 11 Oct 2015
- Circuit
- Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
- Round
- 15 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:37.113)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:37:11.024 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +5.953 | 1:40.071 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | 53 | +28.918 | 15 | |
| 4 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 15 | 53 | +38.831 | 12 | |
| 5 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 11 | 53 | +47.566 | 10 | |
| 6 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 53 | +56.508 | 8 | |
| 7 | 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 14 | 53 | +61.088 | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +72.358 | 4 | |
| 9 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 13 | 53 | +79.467 | 2 | |
| 10 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | 53 | +88.424 | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 19q16 | 53 | +91.210 | 0 | |
| 12 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | 52 | Collision | 0 | |
| 13 | 98 | MERRoberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 18q19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 28 | STEWill Stevens | Manor Marussia | 17q18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 10 | 47 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 20 | 45 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 7 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Fernando Alonso qualified 16th, started 19th; Will Stevens qualified 18th, started 17th; Roberto Merhi qualified 19th, started 18th. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32, 21 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 12), stints of 12, 41 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 13 · 2 stops: 2
- First stops
- median lap 26 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 32 (30.2 s) | 3221 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 30 (29.4 s) | 3023 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 12 (30.5 s) | 1241 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 30 (30.7 s) | 3023 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 1 | 33 (30.4 s) | 3320 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 1 | 34 (30.4 s) | 3419 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 1 | 30 (30.0 s) | 3023 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 31 (29.4 s) | 3122 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 12 (29.7 s) | 1241 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 1 (37.3 s), 24 (30.2 s) | 2329 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 13 (29.5 s) | 1340 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 26 (30.3 s) | 2626 |
| MERRoberto Merhi | 1 | 13 (35.1 s) | 1339 |
| STEWill Stevens | 2 | 14 (32.4 s), 17 (30.4 s) | 14334 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 12 (29.7 s) | 1235 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 12 (30.3 s) | 1233 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 1 (54.4 s) | 10 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.343 | 1:37.500 | 1:37.113 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.558 | 1:37.672 | 1:37.433 | +0.320 Q3 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.448 | 1:38.194 | 1:37.912 | +0.799 Q3 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38.598 | 1:38.402 | 1:37.965 | +0.852 Q3 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39.207 | 1:38.224 | 1:38.348 | +1.111 Q2 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.250 | 1:38.727 | 1:38.659 | +1.546 Q3 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.617 | 1:38.914 | 1:38.691 | +1.578 Q3 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.056 | 1:38.754 | 1:38.787 | +1.641 Q2 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:39.411 | 1:39.119 | 1:38.924 | +1.811 Q3 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39.574 | 1:39.005 | 1:39.728 | +1.892 Q2 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.580 | 1:39.214 | +2.101 Q2 | |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:40.042 | 1:39.323 | +2.210 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.739 | 1:39.763 | +2.626 Q1 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:39.724 | 1:39.811 | +2.611 Q1 | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.926 | 1:39.895 | +1.813 Q1 | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:40.144 | +3.031 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:40.660 | +3.547 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:43.693 | +6.580 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:43.804 | +6.691 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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 302 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 236 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 229 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 123 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 111 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 109 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 0 | 76 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 73 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 44 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 12 | 531 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 359 |
| 3 | Williams | 0 | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 149 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 92 |
| 6 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 66 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | 0 |