Race · Round 1 of 19 ·
2015 Australian Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton won for Mercedes from pole at Albert Park. 4 of the starters were not classified.
Dry, with cloud · High of 19 °C, 0.4 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
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- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Sir Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- Fastest lap
- Sir Lewis Hamilton
- Entries
- 2011 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W06 | 1 | 58 | Finished | 25 | fastest lap |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | F1 W06 | 2 | 58 | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | SF15-T | 4 | 58 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | FW37 | 3 | 58 | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | C34 | 10 | 58 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | RB11 | 6 | 57 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | — | 13 | 57 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | C34 | 15 | 57 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR10 | 7 | 57 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India | — | 14 | 57 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | MP4-30 | 16 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| DNF | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | SF15-T | 5 | 40 | Wheel | 0 | |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR10 | 11 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | E23 | 8 | 0 | Power loss | 0 | |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | E23 | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| DNS | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | RB11 | 12 | — | Gearbox | 0 | |
| DNS | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | MP4-30 | 17 | — | Engine | 0 | |
| DNS | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | FW37 | — | — | Injury | 0 | |
| DNP | Will Stevens | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | MR03B | — | — | DNP | 0 | |
| DNP | Roberto Merhi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | MR03B | — | — | DNP | 0 |
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:28.586 | 1:26.894 | 1:26.327 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:28.906 | 1:27.097 | 1:26.921 | +0.594 | 36 m | +0.594 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:29.246 | 1:27.895 | 1:27.718 | +1.391 | 85 m | +0.797 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:29.307 | 1:27.742 | 1:27.757 | +1.430 | 88 m | +0.039 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:29.754 | 1:27.807 | 1:27.790 | +1.463 | 90 m | +0.033 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:29.641 | 1:27.796 | 1:28.087 | +1.760 | 108 m | +0.297 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:29.788 | 1:28.679 | 1:28.329 | +2.002 | 123 m | +0.242 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:29.597 | 1:28.601 | 1:28.510 | +2.183 | 134 m | +0.181 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:29.537 | 1:28.589 | 1:28.560 | +2.233 | 137 m | +0.050 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 13 | 1:29.847 | 1:28.726 | 1:29.480 | +3.153 | 194 m | +0.920 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:30.430 | 1:28.800 | — | — | 116 m | — |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:29.248 | 1:28.868 | — | — | 120 m | — |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:30.402 | 1:29.070 | — | — | 133 m | — |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:29.651 | 1:29.208 | — | — | 141 m | — |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:29.990 | 1:29.209 | — | — | 141 m | — |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:31.376 | — | — | — | 167 m | — |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:31.422 | — | — | — | 170 m | — |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 20 | 1:32.037 | — | — | — | 207 m | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Nico Rosberg | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 25 · 26 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Sebastian Vettel | 2 · 4 | 2 · 3 | 26 · 24 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Felipe Massa | 2 · 3 | 2 · 4 | 26 · 21 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Sebastian Vettel | 3 · 4 | 4 · 3 | 21 · 24 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Felipe Nasr | 3 · 10 | 4 · 5 | 21 · 25 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Felipe Nasr | 6 · 10 | 6 · 5 | 23 · 25 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Nico Hulkenberg | 6 · 13 | 6 · 7 | 23 · 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Carlos Sainz | 6 · 7 | 6 · 9 | 23 · 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Marcus Ericsson | 13 · 15 | 7 · 8 | 21 · 1 | Marcus Ericsson | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Sergio Perez | 13 · 14 | 7 · 10 | 21 · 38 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Marcus Ericsson | 7 · 15 | 9 · 8 | 24 · 1 | Marcus Ericsson | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Marcus Ericsson | 14 · 15 | 10 · 8 | 38 · 1 | Marcus Ericsson | Swapped places |
| Marcus Ericsson · Jenson Button | 15 · 16 | 8 · 11 | 1 · 27 | Marcus Ericsson | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Sergio Perez | 7 · 14 | 9 · 10 | 24 · 38 | Carlos Sainz | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Jenson Button | 14 · 16 | 10 · 11 | 38 · 27 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:29.557 | — | 0 m | — | 19 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:29.586 | +0.029 | 2 m | +0.029 | 19 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:30.748 | +1.191 | 71 m | +1.162 | 20 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:31.014 | +1.457 | 86 m | +0.266 | 32 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:31.029 | +1.472 | 87 m | +0.015 | 13 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:31.067 | +1.510 | 89 m | +0.038 | 31 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:31.188 | +1.631 | 97 m | +0.121 | 19 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:31.310 | +1.753 | 104 m | +0.122 | 14 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 13 | 1:31.451 | +1.894 | 112 m | +0.141 | 22 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:31.570 | +2.013 | 119 m | +0.119 | 9 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:32.073 | +2.516 | 149 m | +0.503 | 18 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:32.247 | +2.690 | 159 m | +0.174 | 22 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:32.261 | +2.704 | 160 m | +0.014 | 19 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:34.542 | +4.985 | 295 m | +2.281 | 6 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 20 | 1:34.785 | +5.228 | 310 m | +0.243 | 7 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 2:17.782 | +48.225 | 2,856 m | +42.997 | 5 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:27.697 | — | 0 m | — | 29 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:27.797 | +0.100 | 6 m | +0.100 | 25 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:28.412 | +0.715 | 43 m | +0.615 | 33 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:28.842 | +1.145 | 69 m | +0.430 | 33 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:29.265 | +1.568 | 95 m | +0.423 | 32 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:30.016 | +2.319 | 140 m | +0.751 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:30.071 | +2.374 | 144 m | +0.055 | 41 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 13 | 1:30.104 | +2.407 | 146 m | +0.033 | 11 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:30.205 | +2.508 | 152 m | +0.101 | 37 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:30.473 | +2.776 | 168 m | +0.268 | 30 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:30.755 | +3.058 | 185 m | +0.282 | 33 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:30.980 | +3.283 | 199 m | +0.225 | 32 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:31.387 | +3.690 | 223 m | +0.407 | 21 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:31.395 | +3.698 | 224 m | +0.008 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:32.303 | +4.606 | 279 m | +0.908 | 14 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 20 | 1:33.289 | +5.592 | 338 m | +0.986 | 4 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:27.867 | — | 0 m | — | 11 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:28.563 | +0.696 | 42 m | +0.696 | 13 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:28.821 | +0.954 | 58 m | +0.258 | 14 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:28.912 | +1.045 | 63 m | +0.091 | 14 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:28.988 | +1.121 | 68 m | +0.076 | 18 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:29.017 | +1.150 | 69 m | +0.029 | 13 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:29.481 | +1.614 | 97 m | +0.464 | 12 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 13 | 1:29.864 | +1.997 | 121 m | +0.383 | 15 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:29.869 | +2.002 | 121 m | +0.005 | 19 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:29.934 | +2.067 | 125 m | +0.065 | 24 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:29.952 | +2.085 | 126 m | +0.018 | 16 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:30.613 | +2.746 | 166 m | +0.661 | 21 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:30.741 | +2.874 | 173 m | +0.128 | 14 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:30.993 | +3.126 | 189 m | +0.252 | 17 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:31.185 | +3.318 | 200 m | +0.192 | 10 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 20 | 1:31.391 | +3.524 | 213 m | +0.206 | 14 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:31.666 | +3.799 | 229 m | +0.275 | 13 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:32.830 | +4.963 | 300 m | +1.164 | 6 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
Lewis Hamilton 2015 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari SF15-T
Sebastian Vettel 2015 Malaysia FP2 3 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW37
Felipe Massa 2015 Malaysia FP3 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Sauber C34
Raffaele Marciello 2015 Malaysia FP1 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Red Bull RB11
Daniel Ricciardo b · Veilleux79 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR10
Carlos Sainz Jr 2015 Malaysia FP3 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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McLaren MP4-30
Jenson Button 2015 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Lotus E23 Hybrid
Romain Grosjean 2015 Malaysia FP1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Marussia MR03
Jules Bianchi Bahreïn 2014 · Habeed Hameed · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 2015
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Mercedes
- Entrant
- Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.