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2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
29 Mar 2015
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round
2 of 19
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:49.834)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 2 56 1:41:05.793 25
2 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 56 +8.569 18
3 6 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 3 56 +12.310 1:42.062 15
4 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 11 56 +53.822 12
5 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Williams 8q9 56 +70.409 10
6 19 MASFelipe Massa Williams 7 56 +73.586 8
7 33 VERMax Verstappen Toro Rosso 6 56 +97.762 6
8 55 SAICarlos Sainz Toro Rosso 15 55 +1 Lap 4
9 26 KVYDaniil Kvyat Red Bull 5 55 +1 Lap 2
10 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 4 55 +1 Lap 1
11 8 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 10q8 55 +1 Lap 0
12 12 NASFelipe Nasr Sauber 16 55 +1 Lap 0
13 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 14 55 +1 Lap 0
14 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 13 55 +1 Lap 0
15 98 MERRoberto Merhi Manor Marussia 19 53 +3 Laps 0
R 13 MALPastor Maldonado Lotus F1 12 47 Retired 0
R 22 BUTJenson Button McLaren 17 41 Turbo 0
R 14 ALOFernando Alonso McLaren 18 21 ERS 0
R 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 9q10 3 Spun off 0
W 28 STEWill Stevens Manor Marussia PL 0 Fuel system 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Romain Grosjean qualified 8th, started 10th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 9th, started 8th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 10th, started 9th. 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 4 to 7 12345678910111213141516171819 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 1Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 2Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 2Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 4Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 4Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 4Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 4Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 4Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 4Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 4Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 4Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 4Roberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 5Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 14Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 15Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 15Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 17Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 18Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 18Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 20Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 20Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 21Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 21Roberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 22Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 24Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 25Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 26Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 30Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 32Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 34Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 34Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 35Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 35Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38Daniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 39Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 40Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 40Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 41Roberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 42Felipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 43Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44 HAMVETROSRICMASKVYHULERIVERGROSAIRAINASBOTALOPERBUTMERMAL
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 4 to 7 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 1, 37.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 2, 27.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 2, 33.9 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 4, 26.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 4, 33.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 4, 25.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 4, 25.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 4, 33.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 4, 26.7 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 4, 30.2 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 4, 30.5 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 4, 29.5 s in the pit laneRoberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 5, 27.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 14, 24.7 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14, 25.1 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 15, 24.4 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 15, 25.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17, 24.0 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 17, 25.3 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 18, 37.4 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 18, 25.6 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 20, 25.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 20, 25.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 21, 25.6 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 21, 24.8 s in the pit laneRoberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 22, 27.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24, 24.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 24, 24.8 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 25, 24.4 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 26, 24.6 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26, 24.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 30, 25.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31, 25.0 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 32, 25.2 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33, 24.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34, 24.7 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 34, 26.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 34, 25.4 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 35, 25.8 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 35, 35.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37, 25.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38, 24.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38, 27.0 s in the pit laneDaniil Kvyat: pit stop on lap 39, 26.1 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 40, 25.0 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 40, 24.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 41, 24.3 s in the pit laneRoberto Merhi: pit stop on lap 42, 29.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Nasr: pit stop on lap 43, 25.2 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 44, 35.4 s in the pit lane HAMVETROSRICMASKVYHULERIVERGROSAIRAINASBOTALOPERBUTMERMAL
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 131 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 17, 37), stints of 17, 20, 19 laps
2nd
Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 4, 24, 38), stints of 4, 20, 14, 18 laps
3rd
Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 4, 26, 41), stints of 4, 22, 15, 15 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 12
First stops
median lap 4 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel217 (24.0 s), 37 (25.1 s)
172019
HAMLewis Hamilton34 (26.1 s), 24 (24.6 s), 38 (24.2 s)
4201418
ROSNico Rosberg34 (33.7 s), 26 (24.6 s), 41 (24.3 s)
4221515
RAIKimi Räikkönen32 (27.3 s), 14 (24.7 s), 34 (24.7 s)
122022
BOTValtteri Bottas34 (30.2 s), 25 (24.4 s), 40 (25.0 s)
4211516
MASFelipe Massa34 (25.8 s), 24 (24.8 s), 38 (27.0 s)
4201418
VERMax Verstappen34 (29.5 s), 20 (25.7 s), 40 (24.8 s)
4162016
SAICarlos Sainz214 (25.1 s), 32 (25.2 s)
141823
KVYDaniil Kvyat34 (30.5 s), 21 (24.8 s), 39 (26.1 s)
4171816
RICDaniel Ricciardo34 (26.7 s), 18 (25.6 s), 34 (25.4 s)
4141621
GRORomain Grosjean315 (24.4 s), 26 (24.6 s), 34 (26.0 s)
1511821
NASFelipe Nasr42 (33.9 s), 20 (25.7 s), 30 (25.3 s), 43 (25.2 s)
18101312
PERSergio Pérez217 (25.3 s), 35 (35.8 s)
171820
HULNico Hülkenberg315 (25.8 s), 31 (25.0 s), 44 (35.4 s)
15161311
MERRoberto Merhi35 (27.5 s), 22 (27.0 s), 42 (29.2 s)
5172011
MALPastor Maldonado31 (37.3 s), 18 (37.4 s), 33 (24.3 s)
171514
BUTJenson Button34 (33.0 s), 21 (25.6 s), 35 (25.8 s)
417146
ALOFernando Alonso14 (25.2 s)
417

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:39.2691:41.5171:49.834fastest Q1
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:39.8141:39.6321:49.908+0.363 Q2
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:39.3741:39.3771:50.299+0.105 Q1
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:40.5041:41.0851:51.541+1.235 Q1
5Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:40.5461:41.6651:51.951+1.277 Q1
6Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:40.7931:41.4301:51.981+1.524 Q1
7Felipe MassaWilliams1:40.5431:41.2301:52.473+1.274 Q1
8Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:40.3031:41.2091:52.981+1.034 Q1
9Valtteri BottasWilliams1:40.2491:40.6501:53.179+0.980 Q1
10Marcus EricssonSauber1:40.3401:41.7481:53.261+1.071 Q1
11Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:40.4151:42.173+1.146 Q1
12Pastor MaldonadoLotus F11:40.3611:42.198+1.092 Q1
13Nico HülkenbergForce India1:40.8301:43.023+1.561 Q1
14Sergio PérezForce India1:41.0361:43.469+1.767 Q1
15Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:39.8141:43.701+0.545 Q1
16Felipe NasrSauber1:41.308+2.039 Q1
17Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:41.636+2.367 Q1
18Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:41.746+2.477 Q1
19Roberto MerhiManor Marussia1:46.677+7.408 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 1 43
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 40
3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 33
4 Felipe Massa Williams 0 20
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 12
6 Felipe Nasr Sauber 0 10
7 Valtteri Bottas Williams 0 10
8 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 0 9
9 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 0 6
10 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 0 6

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 1 76
2 Ferrari 1 52
3 Williams 0 30
4 Sauber 0 14
5 Toro Rosso 0 12
6 Red Bull 0 11
7 Force India 0 7
8 Lotus F1 0 0
9 McLaren 0 0
10 Manor Marussia 0 0

Full 2015 standings