2015 Russian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on 11 Oct 2015 for Mercedes, from 2nd on the grid; Sebastian Vettel was second and Sergio Pérez third. Pole position: Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 7 of 53, from Nico Rosberg; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 4, laps 12 to 17). Hamilton stopped once, on lap 32; 13 of 15 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 26. The fastest lap was Sebastian Vettel's, 1:40.071 on lap 51. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 302 points, 66 ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with 4 rounds left.

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

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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2015 standings