2015 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Jun 2015
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 8 of 19
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:08.455)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 71 | 1:30:16.930 | 1:11.235 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | +8.800 | 18 | |
| 3 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 4 | 71 | +17.573 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 71 | +18.181 | 12 | |
| 5 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 6 | 71 | +53.604 | 10 | |
| 6 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 5 | 71 | +64.075 | 8 | |
| 7 | 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 10q11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 13q16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 18q14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 8q9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 15q8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 11q12 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 98 | MERRoberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 16q19 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 9q10 | 35 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 12q13 | 35 | Power loss | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 20q17 | 8 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 28 | STEWill Stevens | Manor Marussia | 17q20 | 1 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 14q18 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 19q15 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Daniil Kvyat qualified 8th, started 15th; Felipe Nasr qualified 9th, started 8th; Romain Grosjean qualified 10th, started 9th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 11th, started 10th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 12th, started 11th; Carlos Sainz qualified 13th, started 12th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 14th, started 18th; Fernando Alonso qualified 15th, started 19th; Sergio Pérez qualified 16th, started 13th; Jenson Button qualified 17th, started 20th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 18th, started 14th; Roberto Merhi qualified 19th, started 16th; Will Stevens qualified 20th, started 17th. 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 33), stints of 33, 38 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 35), stints of 35, 36 laps
- 3rd
- Felipe Massa: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 37 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 12 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 34 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 33 (21.8 s) | 3338 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 35 (21.9 s) | 3536 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 34 (22.4 s) | 3437 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 36 (31.9 s) | 3635 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 26 (22.8 s) | 2645 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 25 (21.7 s) | 2546 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 1 | 37 (21.8 s) | 3733 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 26 (22.0 s) | 2644 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 38 (26.7 s) | 3832 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 50 (27.7 s) | 5020 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 1 | 24 (22.8 s) | 2446 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 2 | 1 (28.6 s), 45 (22.1 s) | 4425 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 3 | 2 (30.2 s), 12 (16.2 s), 45 (22.4 s) | 103324 |
| MERRoberto Merhi | 1 | 34 (23.9 s) | 3434 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 23 (22.0 s) | 2312 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 25 (27.6 s) | 2510 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 3 (24.1 s), 6 (28.7 s) | 33 |
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 | 1:12.218 | 1:09.062 | 1:08.455 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:10.976 | 1:08.634 | 1:08.655 | +0.179 Q2 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11.184 | 1:09.392 | 1:08.810 | +0.355 Q3 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:11.830 | 1:09.719 | 1:09.192 | +0.737 Q3 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:11.319 | 1:09.604 | 1:09.278 | +0.823 Q3 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:11.894 | 1:09.598 | 1:09.319 | +0.864 Q3 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:11.307 | 1:09.631 | 1:09.612 | +1.157 Q3 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:12.092 | 1:10.187 | 1:09.694 | +1.239 Q3 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:12.001 | 1:09.652 | 1:09.713 | +1.197 Q2 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:11.821 | 1:09.920 | +1.465 Q2 | |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:11.661 | 1:10.374 | +1.919 Q2 | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:12.388 | 1:10.426 | +1.971 Q2 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:11.158 | 1:10.465 | +2.010 Q2 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:11.973 | 1:10.482 | +2.027 Q2 | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.508 | 1:10.736 | +2.281 Q2 | |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:12.522 | +4.067 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:12.632 | +4.177 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.867 | +4.412 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 1:14.071 | +5.616 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:15.368 | +6.913 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 | 4 | 169 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 159 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 120 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 72 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 67 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 17 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 7 | 328 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 192 |
| 3 | Williams | 0 | 129 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 55 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | 0 |