Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 18 of 2015
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 15, 2015
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | 1:31:09.090 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | 71 | +7.756 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 | 71 | +14.244 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 4 | 71 | +47.543 | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 5 | 70 | +1 Lap | 8 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull | 6 | 70 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 19 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 20 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 12 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Will Stevens STE | Manor Marussia | 18 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSS | Manor Marussia | 17 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 10 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| 20 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 8 | 70 | Excluded | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:11.746 | 1:12.213 | 1:11.282 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:11.682 | 1:11.665 | 1:11.360 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:12.240 | 1:11.928 | 1:11.804 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:12.934 | 1:12.374 | 1:12.085 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:12.185 | 1:12.243 | 1:12.144 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:12.595 | 1:12.485 | 1:12.265 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 1:12.730 | 1:12.527 | 1:12.322 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:12.980 | 1:12.858 | 1:12.415 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:12.639 | 1:12.825 | 1:12.417 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:12.824 | 1:12.712 | 1:12.739 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr NAS | 1:13.111 | 1:12.989 | — |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:13.267 | 1:13.045 | — |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:13.140 | 1:13.147 | — |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:13.346 | 1:13.233 | — |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:13.056 | 1:13.913 | — |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:13.385 | — | — |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:13.425 | — | — |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSS | 1:16.151 | — | — |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | 1:16.283 | — | — |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:14.957
Lap 57
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:14.832
Lap 51
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:15.046
Lap 57
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:15.416
Lap 48
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:16.039
Lap 61
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:16.774
Lap 66
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:16.500
Lap 41
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:15.739
Lap 57
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:15.972
Lap 56
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus F1
1:16.354
Lap 63
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:16.313
Lap 56
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:15.970
Lap 53
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
1:16.794
Lap 41
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:16.321
Lap 53
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:16.519
Lap 54
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:15.789
Lap 57
Will Stevens
Manor Marussia
1:19.098
Lap 42
Alexander Rossi
Manor Marussia
1:18.617
Lap 43
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:15.743
Lap 57
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 3 | 23.937 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 9 | 24.009 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 10 | 24.155 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 10 | 23.887 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 10 | 23.854 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 10 | 24.475 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 11 | 23.736 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 11 | 24.166 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 12 | 23.293 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 12 | 23.242 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 12 | 24.699 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 13 | 25.039 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 13 | 23.801 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 13 | 22.981 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 14 | 24.328 |
| Felipe Nasr | 1 | 14 | 25.529 |
| Alexander Rossi | 1 | 14 | 25.492 |
| Will Stevens | 1 | 15 | 25.547 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 25 | 24.115 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 28 | 23.979 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 31 | 24.265 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 32 | 23.474 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 33 | 23.321 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 32 | 23.218 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 32 | 29.148 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 33 | 23.609 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 34 | 23.148 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 34 | 24.153 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 35 | 24.199 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 35 | 23.787 |
Race Summary
- Round: 18 of 2015
- Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace — São Paulo, Brazil
- Date: Nov 15, 2015
- Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), started P1.
- Pole position: Nico Rosberg (1:11.282)
- Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (1:14.832, lap 51)
- Podium: 1. Nico Rosberg, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Sebastian Vettel
- Classified finishers: 18