2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix

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

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Race

2015-03-29 · time TBA

Sepang 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	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:41:05.793 · 56 laps	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:41:14.362 · 56 laps	18
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:41:18.103 · 56 laps	15
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:41:59.615 · 56 laps	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:42:16.202 · 56 laps	10
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:42:19.379 · 56 laps	8
7	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:42:43.555 · 56 laps	6
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	4
9	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	1
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 47 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Power unit · Time not recorded · 21 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Will Stevens	Marussia	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded	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.

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Felipe Massa · Williams

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Roberto Merhi · Marussia

Pastor Maldonado · Lotus

Jenson Button · McLaren

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Will Stevens · Marussia

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.269 · Q2 1:41.517 · Q3 1:49.834 · 13 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.814 · Q2 1:39.632 · Q3 1:49.908 · 13 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.374 · Q2 1:39.377 · Q3 1:50.299 · 13 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.504 · Q2 1:41.085 · Q3 1:51.541 · 16 laps
5	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.546 · Q2 1:41.665 · Q3 1:51.951 · 16 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.793 · Q2 1:41.430 · Q3 1:51.981 · 16 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.543 · Q2 1:41.230 · Q3 1:52.473 · 17 laps
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.303 · Q2 1:41.209 · Q3 1:52.981 · 18 laps
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.249 · Q2 1:40.650 · Q3 1:53.179 · 14 laps
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.340 · Q2 1:41.748 · Q3 1:53.261 · 18 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.415 · Q2 1:42.173 · 7 laps
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.361 · Q2 1:42.198 · 11 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.830 · Q2 1:43.023 · 9 laps
14	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.036 · Q2 1:43.469 · 11 laps
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.814 · Q2 1:43.701 · 9 laps
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.308 · 7 laps
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.636 · 8 laps
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.746 · 8 laps
NC	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.677 · 7 laps
NC	Will Stevens	Marussia	Qualifying · Time not recorded

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:49.834
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:49.908
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:50.299
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:51.541
5	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:51.951
6	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:51.981
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:52.473
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:53.179
9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:53.261
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:52.981 · Grid penalty: 2 · 2 places
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:42.173
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:42.198
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:43.023
14	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:43.469
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:43.701
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:41.308
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:41.636
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:41.746
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:46.677
20	Will Stevens	Marussia	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.124 · 20 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.497 · 17 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.985 · 13 laps
4	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.543 · 14 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.596 · 26 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.787 · 15 laps
7	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.803 · 23 laps
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.882 · 23 laps
9	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.055 · 18 laps
10	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.064 · 16 laps
11	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.103 · 23 laps
12	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.567 · 19 laps
13	Raffaele Marciello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.621 · 13 laps
14	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.885 · 20 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.893 · 13 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.054 · 15 laps
17	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.100 · 19 laps
18	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.686 · 8 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.683 · 8 laps
20	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 4 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.790 · 16 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.163 · 29 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.218 · 26 laps
4	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.346 · 17 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.450 · 31 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.560 · 27 laps
7	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.652 · 29 laps
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.220 · 30 laps
9	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.261 · 30 laps
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.799 · 8 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.877 · 15 laps
12	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.988 · 30 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.242 · 24 laps
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.291 · 31 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.330 · 28 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.506 · 25 laps
17	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.637 · 24 laps
18	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.948 · 7 laps
19	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:45.704 · 12 laps
20	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:47.229 · 6 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.690 · 13 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.874 · 10 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.245 · 9 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.266 · 13 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.391 · 14 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.406 · 15 laps
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.590 · 19 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.601 · 19 laps
9	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.989 · 18 laps
10	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.200 · 19 laps
11	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.206 · 16 laps
12	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.592 · 18 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.776 · 14 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.804 · 15 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.991 · 13 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.100 · 14 laps
17	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.117 · 18 laps
18	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:42.319 · 13 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:46.647 · 9 laps
20	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:47.059 · 6 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:42.062
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:43.125
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:43.648
4	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:43.902
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:43.990
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:44.088
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:44.124
8	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:44.514
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:44.579
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:44.812
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:44.822
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:45.070
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:45.312
14	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:45.345
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:45.507
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:46.056
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:48.460
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:48.760
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:49.040

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Pastor Maldonado	1	1	37.289
Felipe Nasr	1	2	33.918
Kimi Räikkönen	1	2	27.285
Lewis Hamilton	1	4	26.094
Nico Rosberg	1	4	33.689
Daniel Ricciardo	1	4	26.714
Felipe Massa	1	4	25.831
Daniil Kvyat	1	4	30.463
Max Verstappen	1	4	29.516
Valtteri Bottas	1	4	30.154
Fernando Alonso	1	4	25.222
Jenson Button	1	4	33.027
Roberto Merhi	1	5	27.540
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	14	25.126
Kimi Räikkönen	2	14	24.744
Nico Hülkenberg	1	15	25.826
Romain Grosjean	1	15	24.377
Sebastian Vettel	1	17	23.996
Sergio Pérez	1	17	25.268
Daniel Ricciardo	2	18	25.604
Pastor Maldonado	2	18	37.394
Max Verstappen	2	20	25.655
Felipe Nasr	2	20	25.741
Daniil Kvyat	2	21	24.781
Jenson Button	2	21	25.581
Roberto Merhi	2	22	27.004
Lewis Hamilton	2	24	24.595
Felipe Massa	2	24	24.788
Valtteri Bottas	2	25	24.432
Nico Rosberg	2	26	24.574
Romain Grosjean	2	26	24.621
Felipe Nasr	3	30	25.331
Nico Hülkenberg	2	31	25.047
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	32	25.165
Pastor Maldonado	3	33	24.276
Kimi Räikkönen	3	34	24.653
Daniel Ricciardo	3	34	25.393
Romain Grosjean	3	34	26.014
Sergio Pérez	2	35	35.776
Jenson Button	3	35	25.846
Sebastian Vettel	2	37	25.092
Lewis Hamilton	3	38	24.179
Felipe Massa	3	38	26.971
Daniil Kvyat	3	39	26.149
Valtteri Bottas	3	40	25.002
Max Verstappen	3	40	24.768
Nico Rosberg	3	41	24.336
Felipe Nasr	4	43	25.204
Roberto Merhi	3	42	29.202
Nico Hülkenberg	3	44	35.351

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
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	40
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
6	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
14	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Roberto Merhi	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	76
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	52
3	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
4	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
5	Toro Rosso Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
6	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Lotus Mercedes	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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