Chinese Grand Prix
Round 3 of 2015
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai
Country
China
Date
Apr 12, 2015
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:39:42.008 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | +0.714 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +2.988 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +3.835 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 4 | 56 | +8.544 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 5 | 56 | +9.885 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 | +19.008 | 6 |
| 8 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 9 | 56 | +22.625 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 7 | 56 | +32.117 | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 10 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Will Stevens STE | Manor Marussia | 19 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor Marussia | 20 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 13 | 52 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 11 | 49 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull | 12 | 15 | Power Unit | 0 |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 16 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:38.285 | 1:36.423 | 1:35.782 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:38.496 | 1:36.747 | 1:35.828 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:37.502 | 1:36.957 | 1:36.687 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:38.433 | 1:37.357 | 1:36.954 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:38.014 | 1:37.763 | 1:37.143 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:37.790 | 1:37.109 | 1:37.232 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:38.534 | 1:37.939 | 1:37.540 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:38.209 | 1:38.063 | 1:37.905 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr NAS | 1:38.521 | 1:38.017 | 1:38.067 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:38.941 | 1:38.127 | 1:38.158 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:38.563 | 1:38.134 | — |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 1:39.051 | 1:38.209 | — |
| 13 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:38.387 | 1:38.393 | — |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:38.622 | 1:38.538 | — |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:38.903 | 1:39.290 | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:39.216 | — | — |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:39.276 | — | — |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:39.280 | — | — |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | 1:42.091 | — | — |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi MER | 1:42.842 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:42.208
Lap 31
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:42.565
Lap 39
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:43.018
Lap 15
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:43.026
Lap 48
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:42.734
Lap 37
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:43.051
Lap 37
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:43.134
Lap 34
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
1:43.692
Lap 46
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:43.245
Lap 46
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:44.204
Lap 32
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:43.512
Lap 44
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:43.728
Lap 40
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:42.652
Lap 41
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:44.991
Lap 21
Will Stevens
Manor Marussia
1:45.414
Lap 40
Roberto Merhi
Manor Marussia
1:45.963
Lap 43
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:43.880
Lap 46
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus F1
1:43.686
Lap 37
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:46.291
Lap 13
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:45.844
Lap 6
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Nasr | 1 | 10 | 23.409 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 11 | 22.470 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 11 | 22.829 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 12 | 23.421 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 12 | 24.256 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 12 | 23.238 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 13 | 22.488 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 13 | 23.145 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 14 | 22.645 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 14 | 23.084 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 14 | 23.846 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 14 | 22.635 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 14 | 23.936 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 15 | 22.483 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 15 | 22.818 |
| Will Stevens | 1 | 16 | 24.132 |
| Roberto Merhi | 1 | 17 | 25.938 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 19 | 23.795 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 26 | 23.338 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 30 | 22.444 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 30 | 24.589 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 31 | 22.829 |
| Felipe Nasr | 2 | 31 | 23.732 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 32 | 23.605 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 32 | 23.258 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 32 | 23.273 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 33 | 22.235 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 33 | 22.899 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 34 | 22.453 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 34 | 23.317 |
Race Summary
- Round: 3 of 2015
- Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit — Shanghai, China
- Date: Apr 12, 2015
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P1.
- Pole position: Lewis Hamilton (1:35.782)
- Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (1:42.208, lap 31)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Nico Rosberg, 3. Sebastian Vettel
- Classified finishers: 17