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2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 5 Jul 2015
- Name
- 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31:27.729 · 52 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31:38.685 · 52 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31:53.172 · 52 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32:04.568 · 52 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32:30.923 · 52 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:32:31.684 · 52 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32:46.473 · 52 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 51 laps · honda | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Electrical · Time not recorded · 31 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Electrical · Time not recorded · 21 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jenson Button | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Gearbox · Time not recorded · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.796 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.475 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:34.542 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:34.171 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.426 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.562 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.422 · 22 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.641 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:34.594 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.272 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:34.250 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:34.646 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.819 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:34.877 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:34.643 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:34.888 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:34.959 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:35.207 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Q1 1:37.364 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Q1 1:39.377 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.248 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.361 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.085 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:33.149 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.379 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.547 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:33.636 · renault | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:33.649 · renault | |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.673 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.943 · renault | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.268 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:34.430 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.502 · renault | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:34.511 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.868 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.888 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.959 · honda | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.207 · honda | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:37.364 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:39.377 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 194 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 177 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 135 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 77 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 76 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 74 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | 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 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:34.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:34.344 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:35.530 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:35.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:35.669 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:35.739 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:35.818 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 8 | 1:35.876 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:36.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:36.469 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 11 | 1:36.855 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:36.889 |
| freePractice1Results | Susie Wolff | 13 | 1:37.242 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | 1:37.262 |
| freePractice1Results | Raffaele Marciello | 15 | 1:37.372 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:38.080 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:38.222 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:38.860 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:38.981 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:40.477 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:34.155 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:34.502 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:34.522 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:34.621 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 5 | 1:35.009 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:35.153 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:35.300 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:35.387 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:35.866 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:36.147 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:36.164 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:36.183 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:36.351 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:36.728 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:36.731 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 16 | 1:36.822 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:37.196 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:37.327 |
| freePractice2Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:38.279 |
| freePractice2Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:39.878 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:32.917 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:33.469 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:33.692 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:33.918 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:34.147 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | 1:34.282 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:34.501 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:34.538 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:34.545 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 10 | 1:34.708 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:34.886 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 | 1:34.896 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:35.121 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:35.246 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 15 | 1:35.587 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 16 | 1:35.695 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:35.919 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 18 | 1:36.101 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:37.989 |
| freePractice3Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:38.285 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 1:11.178 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 11 | 28.464 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 12 | 29.393 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 28.974 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 14 | 28.946 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 17 | 28.703 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 18 | 28.347 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 19 | 28.417 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 19 | 28.558 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 20 | 29.369 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 20 | 28.393 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 20 | 28.860 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 20 | 43.240 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 21 | 28.781 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 23 | 29.598 |
| Will Stevens | 1 | 36 | 48.861 |
| Roberto Merhi | 1 | 36 | 34.672 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 37 | 30.867 |
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | 37 | 32.593 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 38 | 30.397 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 3 | 41 | 29.828 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 43 | 28.979 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 43 | 29.676 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 4 | 42 | 30.197 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 44 | 30.393 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 44 | 31.948 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 44 | 31.937 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 44 | 33.979 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 44 | 33.891 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 44 | 31.998 |
| Roberto Merhi | 2 | 44 | 30.686 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 47 | 30.178 |
| Will Stevens | 2 | 45 | 43.964 |