2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2015-04-12 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:39:42.008 · 56 laps	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:39:42.722 · 56 laps	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:44.996 · 56 laps	15
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:45.843 · 56 laps	12
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:39:50.552 · 56 laps	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:39:51.893 · 56 laps	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:40:01.016 · 56 laps	6
8	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · 1:40:04.633 · 56 laps	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:40:14.125 · 56 laps	2
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 5.000 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Will Stevens	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 5.000 · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · Drivetrain · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Felipe Massa · Williams

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Jenson Button · McLaren

Will Stevens · Marussia

Roberto Merhi · Marussia

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Pastor Maldonado · Lotus

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.285 · Q2 1:36.423 · Q3 1:35.782 · 12 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.496 · Q2 1:36.747 · Q3 1:35.824 · 12 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.502 · Q2 1:36.957 · Q3 1:36.687 · 17 laps
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.433 · Q2 1:37.357 · Q3 1:36.954 · 15 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.014 · Q2 1:37.763 · Q3 1:37.143 · 15 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.790 · Q2 1:37.109 · Q3 1:37.232 · 17 laps
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.534 · Q2 1:37.939 · Q3 1:37.540 · 18 laps
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.209 · Q2 1:38.063 · Q3 1:37.905 · 20 laps
9	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.521 · Q2 1:38.017 · Q3 1:38.067 · 16 laps
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.941 · Q2 1:38.127 · Q3 1:38.158 · 15 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.563 · Q2 1:38.134 · 13 laps
12	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.051 · Q2 1:38.209 · 13 laps
13	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.387 · Q2 1:38.393 · 14 laps
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.622 · Q2 1:38.538 · 14 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.903 · Q2 1:39.290 · 10 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.216 · 6 laps
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.276 · 6 laps
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.280 · 8 laps
19	Will Stevens	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.091 · 6 laps
20	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.842 · 8 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.782
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.824
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.687
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.954
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.143
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:37.232
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:37.540
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:37.905
9	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:38.067
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:38.158
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:38.134
12	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:38.209
13	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:38.393
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:38.538
15	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:39.290
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:39.216
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:39.276
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:39.280
19	Will Stevens	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:42.091
20	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:42.842

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.033 · 21 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.574 · 21 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.157 · 18 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.661 · 27 laps
5	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.012 · 18 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.029 · 21 laps
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.097 · 24 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.112 · 23 laps
9	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.303 · 23 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.304 · 17 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.335 · 23 laps
12	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.575 · 28 laps
13	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.845 · 19 laps
14	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.918 · 24 laps
15	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.967 · 25 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.141 · 22 laps
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.161 · 20 laps
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.184 · 19 laps
19	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.379 · 18 laps
20	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.443 · 20 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.219 · 32 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.662 · 35 laps
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.311 · 24 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.339 · 30 laps
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.399 · 35 laps
6	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.737 · 10 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.850 · 27 laps
8	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.032 · 26 laps
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.142 · 32 laps
10	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.275 · 29 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.444 · 30 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.743 · 27 laps
13	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.751 · 33 laps
14	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.894 · 32 laps
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.971 · 28 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.151 · 28 laps
17	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.423 · 7 laps
18	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.868 · 24 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.973 · 27 laps
20	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.564 · 8 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.615 · 14 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.841 · 16 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.313 · 17 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.512 · 16 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.020 · 8 laps
6	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.106 · 14 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.113 · 17 laps
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.243 · 15 laps
9	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.274 · 19 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.405 · 14 laps
11	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.410 · 17 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.513 · 14 laps
13	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.559 · 18 laps
14	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.591 · 19 laps
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.694 · 16 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.766 · 16 laps
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.781 · 17 laps
18	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.928 · 15 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:44.956 · 9 laps
20	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:42.208
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:42.565
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.652
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:42.734
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:43.018
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:43.026
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:43.051
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:43.134
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:43.245
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:43.512
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:43.686
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:43.692
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:43.728
14	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:43.880
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:44.204
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:44.991
17	Will Stevens	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:45.414
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:45.844
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:45.963
20	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:46.291

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
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

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Jenson Button · 5.000

Roberto Merhi · 5.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	68
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	55
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	51
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
7	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
13	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
14	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
16	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	119
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	79
3	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	48
4	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	19
5	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	13
6	Toro Rosso Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	Lotus Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
9	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Marussia Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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