2015 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 May 2015
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 6 of 19
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:15.098)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 78 | 1:49:18.420 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | +4.486 | 18 | |
| 3 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 78 | +6.053 | 15 | |
| 4 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 5 | 78 | +11.965 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | 78 | +13.608 | 1:18.063 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 78 | +14.345 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | 78 | +15.013 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10q12 | 78 | +16.063 | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 14q16 | 78 | +23.626 | 2 | |
| 10 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | PLq8 | 78 | +25.056 | 1 | |
| 11 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 11q13 | 78 | +26.232 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 15q11 | 78 | +28.415 | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17q18 | 78 | +31.159 | 0 | |
| 14 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 16q17 | 78 | +45.789 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 12q14 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 98 | MERRoberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 19q20 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 28 | STEWill Stevens | Manor Marussia | 18q19 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9q10 | 62 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 13q15 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 8q9 | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Carlos Sainz qualified 8th, started from the pit lane; Pastor Maldonado qualified 9th, started 8th; Max Verstappen qualified 10th, started 9th; Romain Grosjean qualified 11th, started 15th; Jenson Button qualified 12th, started 10th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 13th, started 11th; Felipe Massa qualified 14th, started 12th; Fernando Alonso qualified 15th, started 13th; Felipe Nasr qualified 16th, started 14th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 17th, started 16th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 18th, started 17th; Will Stevens qualified 19th, started 18th; Roberto Merhi qualified 20th, started 19th. 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
- Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 37), stints of 37, 41 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 36), stints of 36, 42 laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 38, 65), stints of 38, 27, 13 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 8 · 2 stops: 7 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 33 of 78
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 37 (24.8 s) | 3741 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 36 (24.9 s) | 3642 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 38 (24.2 s), 65 (25.5 s) | 382713 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 1 | 28 (25.1 s) | 2850 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 36 (24.5 s), 65 (24.2 s) | 362913 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 37 (24.2 s) | 3741 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 36 (24.7 s), 64 (25.1 s) | 362814 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 35 (25.1 s), 64 (24.7 s) | 352914 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 2 | 18 (25.7 s), 64 (26.4 s) | 184614 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 12 (25.3 s) | 1266 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 1 (34.8 s), 31 (24.8 s) | 3047 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 17 (25.1 s) | 1761 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 3 | 14 (25.6 s), 38 (25.4 s), 69 (25.2 s) | 1424319 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 14 (24.6 s), 56 (24.4 s) | 144222 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 1 (42.9 s), 39 (25.0 s), 62 (24.4 s) | 382315 |
| MERRoberto Merhi | 1 | 35 (27.6 s) | 3541 |
| STEWill Stevens | 1 | 33 (28.6 s) | 3343 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 29 (52.8 s), 46 (25.7 s) | 291716 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 32 (30.3 s) | 329 |
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 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.588 | 1:15.864 | 1:15.098 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:16.528 | 1:15.471 | 1:15.440 | +0.342 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:17.502 | 1:16.181 | 1:15.849 | +0.751 Q3 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:17.254 | 1:16.706 | 1:16.041 | +0.943 Q3 |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:16.845 | 1:16.453 | 1:16.182 | +1.084 Q3 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:17.660 | 1:16.440 | 1:16.427 | +1.329 Q3 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:17.376 | 1:16.999 | 1:16.808 | +1.710 Q3 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:17.246 | 1:16.762 | 1:16.931 | +1.664 Q2 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:17.630 | 1:16.775 | 1:16.946 | +1.677 Q2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:16.750 | 1:16.546 | 1:16.957 | +1.448 Q2 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:17.767 | 1:17.007 | +1.909 Q2 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:17.492 | 1:17.093 | +1.995 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:17.552 | 1:17.193 | +2.095 Q2 | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:17.679 | 1:17.278 | +2.180 Q2 | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:17.778 | 1:26.632 | +2.680 Q1 | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:18.101 | +3.003 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:18.434 | +3.336 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:18.513 | +3.415 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:20.655 | +5.557 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 1:20.904 | +5.806 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 | 3 | 126 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 116 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 98 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 16 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 5 | 242 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 158 |
| 3 | Williams | 0 | 81 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 52 |
| 5 | Sauber | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | 0 |