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2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 25 Oct 2015
- Name
- 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/932
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 United States Grand Prix · Circuit of the Americas
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:50:52.703 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:50:55.553 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:50:56.084 · 56 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:51:15.062 · 56 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:51:17.116 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:51:20.761 · 56 laps · honda | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:51:23.322 · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:51:24.976 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:51:32.960 · 56 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:51:46.074 · 56 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:51:47.519 · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:52:07.980 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Accident · Time not recorded · 41 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Collision · Time not recorded · 35 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Electrical · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Brakes · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Williams | Suspension · Time not recorded · 23 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Brakes · Time not recorded · 10 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Suspension · Time not recorded · 5 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Will Stevens | Marussia | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:56.671 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:56.871 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:56.495 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:57.640 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 2:00.950 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:59.284 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:58.325 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:58.198 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 2:00.902 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:58.689 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:59.704 · 16 laps · honda | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:59.569 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 2:00.236 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 2:00.261 · 16 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 2:00.844 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 2:02.212 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 2:03.194 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | Q1 2:04.176 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Q1 2:04.526 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 2:07.304 · 3 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:56.824 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:56.929 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:57.969 · renault | |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:58.434 · renault | |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:59.210 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:59.333 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:59.999 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 2:00.199 · renault | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 2:00.265 · honda | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 2:00.595 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2:01.193 · honda | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 2:01.604 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:58.596 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 2:02.212 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 2:03.194 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 2:00.334 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 2:04.176 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:59.703 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 2:04.526 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 2:07.304 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 327 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 251 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 247 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 123 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 111 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 109 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 76 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 74 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 64 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 44 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 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 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:53.989 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 1:55.224 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:55.592 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:55.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:55.693 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:55.710 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:55.969 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:56.326 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:56.839 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 10 | 1:56.866 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:57.081 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:57.139 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:57.495 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:57.518 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:58.319 |
| freePractice1Results | Raffaele Marciello | 16 | 1:59.431 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:59.743 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Rossi | 18 | 2:01.154 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 2:01.907 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:59.517 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2:00.380 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | 2:00.496 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 2:00.523 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 2:00.687 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 2:00.694 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 2:00.785 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 2:01.008 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 9 | 2:01.474 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 2:02.199 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 2:02.660 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 2:02.825 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 13 | 2:02.921 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 2:03.375 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 2:04.399 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 16 | 2:05.283 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 17 | 2:05.378 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Rossi | 18 | 2:05.607 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 2:06.792 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 20 | 2:09.994 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.