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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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
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

Safety car, laps 1 to 4Safety car, laps 12 to 17 123456789101112131415161718 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 1Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 1Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 12Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 12Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 12Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 12Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13Roberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 13Will Stevens: pit stop on lap 14Will Stevens: pit stop on lap 17Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 24Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 26Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 30Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 31Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 32Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 33Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 34 ROSHAMRAIBOTVETPERKVYGRORICBUTNASMASMALALOMERSTESAIVER
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 4Safety car, laps 12 to 17 +0.0 s+50.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 1, 54.4 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 1, 37.3 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 12, 29.7 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 12, 30.5 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 12, 29.7 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 12, 30.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13, 29.5 s in the pit laneRoberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 13, 35.1 s in the pit laneWill Stevens: pit stop on lap 14, 32.4 s in the pit laneWill Stevens: pit stop on lap 17, 30.4 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 24, 30.2 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 26, 30.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30, 30.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30, 29.4 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 30, 30.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 31, 29.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 32, 30.2 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 33, 30.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 34, 30.4 s in the pit lane ROSHAMRAIBOTVETPERKVYGRORICBUTNASMASMALALOMERSTESAIVER
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 98 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

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

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton132 (30.2 s)
3221
VETSebastian Vettel130 (29.4 s)
3023
PERSergio Pérez112 (30.5 s)
1241
MASFelipe Massa130 (30.7 s)
3023
KVYDaniil Kvyat133 (30.4 s)
3320
NASFelipe Nasr134 (30.4 s)
3419
MALPastor Maldonado130 (30.0 s)
3023
RAIKimi Räikkönen131 (29.4 s)
3122
BUTJenson Button112 (29.7 s)
1241
VERMax Verstappen21 (37.3 s), 24 (30.2 s)
2329
ALOFernando Alonso113 (29.5 s)
1340
BOTValtteri Bottas126 (30.3 s)
2626
MERRoberto Merhi113 (35.1 s)
1339
STEWill Stevens214 (32.4 s), 17 (30.4 s)
14334
RICDaniel Ricciardo112 (29.7 s)
1235
SAICarlos Sainz112 (30.3 s)
1233
GRORomain Grosjean11 (54.4 s)
10

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.3431:37.5001:37.113fastest Q3
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:38.5581:37.6721:37.433+0.320 Q3
3Valtteri BottasWilliams1:38.4481:38.1941:37.912+0.799 Q3
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:38.5981:38.4021:37.965+0.852 Q3
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:39.2071:38.2241:38.348+1.111 Q2
6Nico HülkenbergForce India1:39.2501:38.7271:38.659+1.546 Q3
7Sergio PérezForce India1:39.6171:38.9141:38.691+1.578 Q3
8Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:39.0561:38.7541:38.787+1.641 Q2
9Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:39.4111:39.1191:38.924+1.811 Q3
10Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:39.5741:39.0051:39.728+1.892 Q2
11Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:39.5801:39.214+2.101 Q2
12Felipe NasrSauber1:40.0421:39.323+2.210 Q2
13Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:39.7391:39.763+2.626 Q1
14Pastor MaldonadoLotus F11:39.7241:39.811+2.611 Q1
15Felipe MassaWilliams1:38.9261:39.895+1.813 Q1
16Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:40.144+3.031 Q1
17Marcus EricssonSauber1:40.660+3.547 Q1
18Will StevensMarussia1:43.693+6.580 Q1
19Roberto MerhiMarussia1:43.804+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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
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

Full 2015 standings