Formula 1 / Completed

Melbourne

2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

2015 · Round 1
5.278 kmSource circuit length*
14Source circuit turns*
*Current catalogue specification; historical layouts may differ.

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Race classification

Understand the points ↗
Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedesFastest lap · Race · 1:31:54.067 · 58 laps25
2Nico RosbergMercedesRace · 1:31:55.427 · 58 laps18
3Sebastian VettelFerrariRace · 1:32:28.590 · 58 laps15
4Felipe MassaWilliamsRace · 1:32:32.263 · 58 laps12
5Felipe NasrSauberRace · 1:33:29.216 · 58 laps10
6Daniel RicciardoRed BullRace · Time not recorded · 57 laps8
7Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaRace · Time not recorded · 57 laps6
8Marcus EricssonSauberRace · Time not recorded · 57 laps4
9Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoRace · Time not recorded · 57 laps2
10Sergio PérezForce IndiaRace · Time not recorded · 57 laps1
11Jenson ButtonMcLarenRace · Time not recorded · 56 lapsUnknown / not applicable
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariRace · Wheel · Time not recorded · 40 lapsUnknown / not applicable
DNFMax VerstappenToro RossoRace · Engine · Time not recorded · 32 lapsUnknown / not applicable
DNFRomain GrosjeanLotusRace · Power loss · Time not recorded · 0 lapsUnknown / not applicable
DNFPastor MaldonadoLotusRace · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 lapsUnknown / not applicable
DNSDaniil KvyatRed BullRace · Gearbox · Time not recordedUnknown / not applicable
DNSKevin MagnussenMcLarenRace · Engine · Time not recordedUnknown / not applicable
DNSValtteri BottasWilliamsRace · Injury · Time not recordedUnknown / not applicable
DNPWill StevensMarussiaRace · Time not recordedUnknown / not applicable
DNPRoberto MerhiMarussiaRace · Time not recordedUnknown / 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

Felipe Massa · Williams

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Jenson Button · McLaren

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Pastor Maldonado · Lotus

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Kevin Magnussen · McLaren

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Will Stevens · Marussia

Roberto Merhi · Marussia

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification
Qualifying order; original formats preserved
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedesQualifying · Q1 1:28.586 · Q2 1:26.894 · Q3 1:26.327 · 16 laps
2Nico RosbergMercedesQualifying · Q1 1:28.906 · Q2 1:27.097 · Q3 1:26.921 · 14 laps
3Felipe MassaWilliamsQualifying · Q1 1:29.246 · Q2 1:27.895 · Q3 1:27.718 · 21 laps
4Sebastian VettelFerrariQualifying · Q1 1:29.307 · Q2 1:27.742 · Q3 1:27.757 · 12 laps
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQualifying · Q1 1:29.754 · Q2 1:27.807 · Q3 1:27.790 · 17 laps
6Valtteri BottasWilliamsQualifying · Q1 1:29.641 · Q2 1:27.796 · Q3 1:28.087 · 16 laps
7Daniel RicciardoRed BullQualifying · Q1 1:29.788 · Q2 1:28.679 · Q3 1:28.329 · 22 laps
8Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoQualifying · Q1 1:29.597 · Q2 1:28.601 · Q3 1:28.510 · 22 laps
9Romain GrosjeanLotusQualifying · Q1 1:29.537 · Q2 1:28.589 · Q3 1:28.560 · 20 laps
10Pastor MaldonadoLotusQualifying · Q1 1:29.847 · Q2 1:28.726 · Q3 1:29.480 · 20 laps
11Felipe NasrSauberQualifying · Q1 1:30.430 · Q2 1:28.800 · 17 laps
12Max VerstappenToro RossoQualifying · Q1 1:29.248 · Q2 1:28.868 · 15 laps
13Daniil KvyatRed BullQualifying · Q1 1:30.402 · Q2 1:29.070 · 9 laps
14Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaQualifying · Q1 1:29.651 · Q2 1:29.208 · 14 laps
15Sergio PérezForce IndiaQualifying · Q1 1:29.990 · Q2 1:29.209 · 13 laps
16Marcus EricssonSauberQualifying · Q1 1:31.376 · 10 laps
17Jenson ButtonMcLarenQualifying · Q1 1:31.422 · 7 laps
18Kevin MagnussenMcLarenQualifying · Q1 1:32.037 · 8 laps
Starting grid
Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedesStarting grid · 1:26.327
2Nico RosbergMercedesStarting grid · 1:26.921
3Felipe MassaWilliamsStarting grid · 1:27.718
4Sebastian VettelFerrariStarting grid · 1:27.757
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrariStarting grid · 1:27.790
6Daniel RicciardoRed BullStarting grid · 1:28.329
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoStarting grid · 1:28.510
8Romain GrosjeanLotusStarting grid · 1:28.560
9Pastor MaldonadoLotusStarting grid · 1:29.480
10Felipe NasrSauberStarting grid · 1:28.800
11Max VerstappenToro RossoStarting grid · 1:28.868
12Daniil KvyatRed BullStarting grid · 1:29.070
13Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaStarting grid · 1:29.208
14Sergio PérezForce IndiaStarting grid · 1:29.209
15Marcus EricssonSauberStarting grid · 1:31.376
16Jenson ButtonMcLarenStarting grid · 1:31.422
17Kevin MagnussenMcLarenStarting grid · 1:32.037
Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:29.557 · 19 laps
2Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:29.586 · 19 laps
3Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:30.748 · 20 laps
4Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.014 · 32 laps
5Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.029 · 13 laps
6Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.067 · 31 laps
7Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.188 · 19 laps
8Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.310 · 14 laps
9Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.451 · 22 laps
10Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:31.570 · 9 laps
11Daniil KvyatNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:32.073 · 18 laps
12Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:32.247 · 22 laps
13Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:32.261 · 19 laps
14Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:34.542 · 6 laps
15Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 1:34.785 · 7 laps
16Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedPractice 1 · 2:17.782 · 5 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:27.697 · 29 laps
2Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:27.797 · 25 laps
3Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:28.412 · 33 laps
4Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:28.842 · 33 laps
5Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:29.265 · 32 laps
6Daniil KvyatNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.016 · 27 laps
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.071 · 41 laps
8Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.104 · 11 laps
9Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.205 · 37 laps
10Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.473 · 30 laps
11Felipe NasrNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.755 · 33 laps
12Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:30.980 · 32 laps
13Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:31.387 · 21 laps
14Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:31.395 · 6 laps
15Marcus EricssonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:32.303 · 14 laps
16Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 2 · 1:33.289 · 4 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:27.867 · 11 laps
2Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:28.563 · 13 laps
3Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:28.821 · 14 laps
4Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:28.912 · 14 laps
5Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:28.988 · 18 laps
6Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.017 · 13 laps
7Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.481 · 12 laps
8Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.864 · 15 laps
9Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.869 · 19 laps
10Felipe NasrNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.934 · 24 laps
11Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:29.952 · 16 laps
12Marcus EricssonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:30.613 · 21 laps
13Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:30.741 · 14 laps
14Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:30.993 · 17 laps
15Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:31.185 · 10 laps
16Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:31.391 · 14 laps
17Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:31.666 · 13 laps
18Daniil KvyatNot applicable / not recordedPractice 3 · 1:32.830 · 6 laps
Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedesFastest laps · 1:30.945
2Nico RosbergMercedesFastest laps · 1:31.092
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrariFastest laps · 1:31.426
4Sebastian VettelFerrariFastest laps · 1:31.457
5Marcus EricssonSauberFastest laps · 1:31.560
6Felipe MassaWilliamsFastest laps · 1:31.719
7Sergio PérezForce IndiaFastest laps · 1:31.959
8Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaFastest laps · 1:31.970
9Felipe NasrSauberFastest laps · 1:32.612
10Daniel RicciardoRed BullFastest laps · 1:32.797
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoFastest laps · 1:32.872
12Jenson ButtonMcLarenFastest laps · 1:33.338
13Max VerstappenToro RossoFastest laps · 1:34.295

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
DriverStopLapTime
Marcus Ericsson1122.681
Kimi Räikkönen11627.465
Felipe Massa12122.062
Nico Hülkenberg12122.137
Daniel Ricciardo12322.535
Sebastian Vettel12422.694
Carlos Sainz Jr.12455.789
Lewis Hamilton12522.295
Felipe Nasr12522.933
Nico Rosberg12622.105
Marcus Ericsson22623.254
Jenson Button12723.353
Max Verstappen13223.532
Sergio Pérez13826.009
Kimi Räikkönen24022.405
Marcus Ericsson34322.353
Nico Hülkenberg24421.612

Recorded time penalties

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

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round
Source-reported retained championship points
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record25
2Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record18
3Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record15
4Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record12
5Felipe NasrNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record10
6Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record8
7Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record6
8Marcus EricssonNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record4
9Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record2
10Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record1
11Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedDriver standings · Championship record0
Constructor standings after this round
Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
PositionConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Mercedes
Mercedes
Constructorstandings · Championship record43
2Ferrari
Ferrari
Constructorstandings · Championship record15
3Sauber
Ferrari
Constructorstandings · Championship record14
4Williams
Mercedes
Constructorstandings · Championship record12
5Red Bull
Renault
Constructorstandings · Championship record8
6Force India
Mercedes
Constructorstandings · Championship record7
7Toro Rosso
Renault
Constructorstandings · Championship record2
8McLaren
Honda
Constructorstandings · Championship record0

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

The circuit, beyond this weekend

Circuit profile ↗
Individual session records

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