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2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 12 Apr 2015
- Name
- 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/919
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
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 Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:42.008 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39:42.722 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:39:44.996 · 56 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39:45.843 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:39:50.552 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39:51.893 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:40:01.016 · 56 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:40:04.633 · 56 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:40:14.125 · 56 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Drivetrain · Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Brakes · Time not recorded · 49 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Engine · Time not recorded · 15 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 9 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:38.285 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:38.496 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.502 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:38.433 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:38.014 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.790 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:38.534 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:38.209 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:38.521 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:38.941 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:38.563 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:39.051 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.387 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.622 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:38.903 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:39.216 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:39.276 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:39.280 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Q1 1:42.091 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Q1 1:42.842 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.782 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.824 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.687 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:36.954 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.143 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.232 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.540 · renault | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.905 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.067 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.158 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:38.134 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:38.209 · renault | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.393 · renault | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:38.538 · renault | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.290 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.216 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.276 · honda | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:39.280 · honda | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:42.091 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:42.842 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 55 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 7 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | 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 | 1:39.033 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:39.574 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:40.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:40.661 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 5 | 1:41.012 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:41.029 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 7 | 1:41.097 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:41.112 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:41.303 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:41.304 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:41.335 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 12 | 1:41.575 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:41.845 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 14 | 1:41.918 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 15 | 1:41.967 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:42.141 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:42.161 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 18 | 1:42.184 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:45.379 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:46.443 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.219 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:37.662 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:38.311 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:38.339 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:38.399 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 1:38.737 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:38.850 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 8 | 1:39.032 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:39.142 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:39.275 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:39.444 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:39.743 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 1:39.751 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 14 | 1:39.894 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:39.971 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | 1:40.151 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 17 | 1:40.423 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 18 | 1:40.868 |
| freePractice2Results | Roberto Merhi | 19 | 1:42.973 |
| freePractice2Results | Will Stevens | 20 | 1:44.564 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.615 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:37.841 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:38.313 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:38.512 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:39.020 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 1:39.106 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:39.113 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:39.243 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 9 | 1:39.274 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:39.405 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:39.410 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:39.513 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 1:39.559 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 14 | 1:39.591 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 15 | 1:39.694 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:39.766 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 17 | 1:39.781 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 18 | 1:42.928 |
| freePractice3Results | Roberto Merhi | 19 | 1:44.956 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 20 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Jr. | 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 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 35 | 23.582 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 35 | 23.345 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 36 | 22.897 |
| Will Stevens | 2 | 38 | 24.054 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 39 | 23.424 |
| Sergio Pérez | 3 | 41 | 23.144 |
| Roberto Merhi | 2 | 40 | 24.088 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 3 | 48 | 17.912 |