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2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/918-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
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2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:41:05.793 · 56 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:41:14.362 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41:18.103 · 56 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41:59.615 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:42:16.202 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:42:19.379 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:42:43.555 · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Brakes · Time not recorded · 47 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jenson Button | McLaren | Turbo · Time not recorded · 41 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Power unit · Time not recorded · 21 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Will Stevens | Marussia | Fuel system · Time not recorded · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:39.269 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:39.814 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:39.374 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:40.504 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:40.546 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:40.793 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:40.543 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:40.303 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:40.249 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:40.340 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:40.415 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:40.361 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:40.830 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:41.036 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:39.814 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:41.308 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:41.636 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:41.746 · 8 laps · honda | |
| NC | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Q1 1:46.677 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:49.834 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:49.908 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:50.299 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:51.541 · renault | |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:51.951 · renault | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:51.981 · renault | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:52.473 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:53.179 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:53.261 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:52.981 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:42.173 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:42.198 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:43.023 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:43.469 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:43.701 · renault | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:41.308 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:41.636 · honda | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:41.746 · honda | |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:46.677 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 6 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Roberto Merhi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:40.124 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:40.497 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:40.985 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 4 | 1:41.543 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:41.596 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:41.787 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:41.803 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:41.882 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:42.055 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:42.064 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:42.103 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:42.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Raffaele Marciello | 13 | 1:42.621 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:42.885 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:42.893 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:43.054 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:43.100 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 18 | 1:46.686 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Merhi | 19 | 1:47.683 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:39.790 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:40.163 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:40.218 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 4 | 1:40.346 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:40.450 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:40.560 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 7 | 1:40.652 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 8 | 1:41.220 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | 1:41.261 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:41.799 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:41.877 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 12 | 1:41.988 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:42.242 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:42.291 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:42.330 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:42.506 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:42.637 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 18 | 1:42.948 |
| freePractice2Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:45.704 |
| freePractice2Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:47.229 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:39.690 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:39.874 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:40.245 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:40.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:40.391 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:40.406 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:40.590 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:40.601 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 9 | 1:40.989 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:41.200 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:41.206 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:41.592 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:41.776 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:41.804 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:41.991 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:42.100 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:42.117 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:42.319 |
| freePractice3Results | Roberto Merhi | 19 | 1:46.647 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 20 | 1:47.059 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.