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Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2015 · qualifying
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- Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2015 · qualifying
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v2026.17.0 · session/934-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2015 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace
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2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31:09.090 · 71 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31:16.846 · 71 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31:23.334 · 71 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31:56.633 · 71 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Technical defect · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Felipe Massa | Williams | Tyre temperature · Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:11.746 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:11.682 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:12.240 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:12.934 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:12.185 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:12.595 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:12.730 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:12.980 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:12.639 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:12.824 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:13.111 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:13.267 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:13.140 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:13.346 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:13.056 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:13.385 · 5 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:13.425 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | Q1 1:16.151 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Q1 1:16.283 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 2 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:11.282 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.360 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11.804 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.144 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:12.265 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:12.322 · renault | |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:12.085 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:12.415 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:12.739 · renault | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:13.045 · renault | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:13.147 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:13.233 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:12.989 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:13.913 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:13.385 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.425 · honda | |
| 17 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:16.151 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:16.283 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:12.417 · renault | |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 363 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 297 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 266 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 136 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 135 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 117 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 94 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 84 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Alexander Rossi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Will Stevens | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:13.543 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:14.062 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:14.168 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:14.449 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:14.549 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 1:14.696 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:14.886 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 8 | 1:14.960 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:15.174 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 10 | 1:15.192 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:15.314 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 12 | 1:15.352 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:15.379 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 14 | 1:15.381 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:15.408 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:15.413 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 17 | 1:15.469 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:15.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Rossi | 19 | 1:17.860 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 20 | 1:18.090 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:12.385 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:12.843 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:13.345 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:13.500 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:13.585 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:13.603 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:13.634 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:13.710 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:13.848 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:13.870 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:14.056 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:14.124 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 13 | 1:14.134 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 14 | 1:14.226 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:14.326 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 16 | 1:14.644 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:14.772 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 18 | 1:15.129 |
| freePractice2Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:16.501 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Rossi | 20 | 1:16.787 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:12.070 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:12.193 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:12.760 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:13.096 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:13.335 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:13.345 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:13.437 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:13.506 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 9 | 1:13.534 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 10 | 1:13.548 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 11 | 1:13.572 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:13.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:13.829 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:13.850 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:13.959 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1:14.185 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:14.288 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:14.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:16.671 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Rossi | 20 | 1:17.059 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.