2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on 29 Mar 2015 for Ferrari, from 2nd on the grid; Lewis Hamilton was second and Nico Rosberg third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.

Vettel took the lead for good on lap 39 of 56, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 4 to 7). Vettel stopped 2 times, on laps 17 and 37; 12 of 15 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 4. The fastest lap was Nico Rosberg's, 1:42.062 on lap 43. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 43 points, 3 ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with 17 rounds left.

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

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

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

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

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