Round 1 of 192015Finished

AustralianGrand Prix 2015

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

Chequered flag · Race winner

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes1:31:54.06758 laps

P2Nico Rosberg+1.360
P3Sebastian Vettel+34.523

Full classification Session times

In 2015 the race ran on an earlier layout, Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2020); its map is not shown.

Weekend, local dates: 13–15 Mar 2015
Lap length: 5.303 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Round 1 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 13 Mar
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
Start time not recorded
Sat 14 Mar
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
Start time not recorded
P1HAMP2ROSP3MAS
Sun 15 Mar
RaceFinished
05:00
P1HAMP2ROSP3VET

Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

Australian Grand Prix 2015: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Lewis HamiltonMercedesFastest lap 1:30.945lap 50	Mercedes	1	No change	58	1:31:54.06725 pts	25
2	Nico RosbergMercedes	Mercedes	2	No change	58	+1.36018 pts	18
3	Sebastian VettelFerrari	Ferrari	4	Gained 1	58	+34.52315 pts	15
4	Felipe MassaWilliams	Williams	3	Lost 1	58	+38.19612 pts	12
5	Felipe NasrSauber	Sauber	10	Gained 5	58	+1:35.14910 pts	10
6	Daniel RicciardoRed Bull	Red Bull	6	No change	57	+1 lap8 pts	8
7	Nico HülkenbergForce India	Force India	13	Gained 6	57	+1 lap6 pts	6
8	Marcus EricssonSauber	Sauber	15	Gained 7	57	+1 lap4 pts	4
9	Carlos SainzToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	7	Lost 2	57	+1 lap2 pts	2
10	Sergio PérezForce India	Force India	14	Gained 4	57	+1 lap1 pt	1
11	Jenson ButtonMcLaren	McLaren	16	Gained 5	56	+2 laps0 pts	0
DNF	Kimi RäikkönenFerrari · Wheel	Ferrari	5	–	40	Wheel0 pts	0
DNF	Max VerstappenToro Rosso · Engine	Toro Rosso	11	–	32	Engine0 pts	0
DNF	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Power loss	Lotus F1	8	–	0	Power loss0 pts	0
DNF	Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 · Accident	Lotus F1	9	–	0	Accident0 pts	0
DNS	Daniil KvyatRed Bull · Withdrew	Red Bull	12	–	0	Withdrew0 pts	0
DNS	Kevin MagnussenMcLaren · Withdrew	McLaren	17	–	0	Withdrew0 pts	0
DNS	Valtteri BottasWilliams · Withdrew	Williams	–	–	0	Withdrew0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:31:54.067; Hamilton, 58 laps
Fastest lap: 1:30.945; Hamilton, lap 50
Classified: 11of 18
Pit stops: 17; Quickest pit lane 21.612 s, Hülkenberg

Australian Grand Prix 2015: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Lewis HamiltonMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:28.586 (quickest in Q1)	1:26.894 (quickest in Q2)	1:26.327 (quickest in Q3)	1:26.327
2	Nico RosbergMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:28.906	1:27.097	1:26.921	1:26.921+0.594
3	Felipe MassaWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:29.246	1:27.895	1:27.718	1:27.718+1.391
4	Sebastian VettelFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:29.307	1:27.742	1:27.757	1:27.757+1.430
5	Kimi RäikkönenFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:29.754	1:27.807	1:27.790	1:27.790+1.463
6	Valtteri BottasWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:29.641	1:27.796	1:28.087	1:28.087+1.760
7	Daniel RicciardoRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:29.788	1:28.679	1:28.329	1:28.329+2.002
8	Carlos SainzToro Rosso · Reached Q3	Toro Rosso	1:29.597	1:28.601	1:28.510	1:28.510+2.183
9	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Reached Q3	Lotus F1	1:29.537	1:28.589	1:28.560	1:28.560+2.233
10	Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 · Reached Q3	Lotus F1	1:29.847	1:28.726	1:29.480	1:29.480+3.153
11 (out in Q2)	Felipe NasrSauber · Out in Q2	Sauber	1:30.430	1:28.800	No time	1:28.800+2.473
12	Max VerstappenToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:29.248	1:28.868	No time	1:28.868+2.541
13	Daniil KvyatRed Bull · Out in Q2	Red Bull	1:30.402	1:29.070	No time	1:29.070+2.743
14	Nico HülkenbergForce India · Out in Q2	Force India	1:29.651	1:29.208	No time	1:29.208+2.881
15	Sergio PérezForce India · Out in Q2	Force India	1:29.990	1:29.209	No time	1:29.209+2.882
16 (out in Q1)	Marcus EricssonSauber · Out in Q1	Sauber	1:31.376	No time	No time	1:31.376+5.049
17	Jenson ButtonMcLaren · Out in Q1	McLaren	1:31.422	No time	No time	1:31.422+5.095
18	Kevin MagnussenMcLaren · Out in Q1	McLaren	1:32.037	No time	No time	1:32.037+5.710

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 58

HAMHamiltonStopped on lap 251
ROSRosbergStopped on lap 261
VETVettelStopped on lap 241
MASMassaStopped on lap 211
NASNasrStopped on lap 251
RICRicciardoStopped on lap 231
HULHülkenbergStopped on laps 21, 442
ERIEricssonStopped on laps 1, 26, 433
SAISainzStopped on lap 241
PERPérezStopped on lap 381
BUTButtonStopped on lap 271
RAIRäikkönenStopped on laps 16, 402
VERVerstappenStopped on lap 321

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

Australian Grand Prix 2015: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
1	Marcus Ericsson	1	05:05	22.681 s
16	Kimi Räikkönen	1	05:31	27.465 s
21	Felipe Massa	1	05:38	22.062 s
21	Nico Hülkenberg	1	05:39	22.137 s
23	Daniel Ricciardo	1	05:42	22.535 s
24	Sebastian Vettel	1	05:43	22.694 s
24	Carlos Sainz	1	05:43	55.789 s
25	Lewis Hamilton	1	05:44	22.295 s
25	Felipe Nasr	1	05:45	22.933 s
26	Nico Rosberg	1	05:46	22.105 s
26	Marcus Ericsson	2	05:47	23.254 s
27	Jenson Button	1	05:49	23.353 s
32	Max Verstappen	1	05:56	23.532 s
38	Sergio Pérez	1	06:06	26.009 s
40	Kimi Räikkönen	2	06:08	22.405 s
43	Marcus Ericsson	3	06:14	22.353 s
44	Nico Hülkenberg	2	06:15	21.612 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Melbourne, Australia

The circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

In 2015 the race ran on an earlier layout, Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2020); its map is not shown.

Circuit: Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Lap length: 5.303 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 1 of 19
Coordinates: 37.850° S, 144.968° E

Lap length by year

2021–today5.278 km
1996–202020155.303 km

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Lewis HamiltonMercedesFastest lap 1:30.945lap 50

1:31:54.06725 pts

Nico RosbergMercedes

+1.36018 pts

Sebastian VettelFerrari

+34.52315 pts

Felipe MassaWilliams

+38.19612 pts

Felipe NasrSauber

+1:35.14910 pts

Daniel RicciardoRed Bull

+1 lap8 pts

Nico HülkenbergForce India

+1 lap6 pts

Marcus EricssonSauber

+1 lap4 pts

Carlos SainzToro Rosso

+1 lap2 pts

Sergio PérezForce India

+1 lap1 pt

Jenson ButtonMcLaren

+2 laps0 pts

DNF

Kimi RäikkönenFerrari · Wheel

Wheel0 pts

DNF

Max VerstappenToro Rosso · Engine

Engine0 pts

DNF

Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Power loss

Power loss0 pts

DNF

Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNS

Daniil KvyatRed Bull · Withdrew

Withdrew0 pts

DNS

Kevin MagnussenMcLaren · Withdrew

Withdrew0 pts

DNS

Valtteri BottasWilliams · Withdrew

Withdrew0 pts

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 58
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nico Rosberg	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sebastian Vettel	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Felipe Massa	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Felipe Nasr	10	6	5	5	7	6	5	5
Daniel Ricciardo	6	7	6	6	8	7	6	–
Nico Hülkenberg	13	10	10	9	9	8	7	–
Marcus Ericsson	15	13	11	10	10	9	9	–
Carlos Sainz	7	5	8	7	12	10	8	–
Sergio Pérez	14	11	13	13	11	12	10	–
Jenson Button	16	12	12	12	13	11	11	–
Kimi Räikkönen	5	8	7	11	5	5	–	–
Max Verstappen	11	9	9	8	6	–	–	–
Romain Grosjean	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pastor Maldonado	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniil Kvyat	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kevin Magnussen	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Valtteri Bottas	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 58

Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa

Felipe Nasr

Daniel Ricciardo

–

Nico Hülkenberg

–

Marcus Ericsson

–

Carlos Sainz

–

Sergio Pérez

–

Jenson Button

–

Kimi Räikkönen

–

Max Verstappen

–

Romain Grosjean

–

Pastor Maldonado

–

Daniil Kvyat

–

Kevin Magnussen

–

Valtteri Bottas

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 58
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nico Rosberg	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sebastian Vettel	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Felipe Massa	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Felipe Nasr	10	6	5	5	7	6	5	5
Daniel Ricciardo	6	7	6	6	8	7	6	–
Nico Hülkenberg	13	10	10	9	9	8	7	–
Marcus Ericsson	15	13	11	10	10	9	9	–
Carlos Sainz	7	5	8	7	12	10	8	–
Sergio Pérez	14	11	13	13	11	12	10	–
Jenson Button	16	12	12	12	13	11	11	–
Kimi Räikkönen	5	8	7	11	5	5	–	–
Max Verstappen	11	9	9	8	6	–	–	–
Romain Grosjean	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pastor Maldonado	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniil Kvyat	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kevin Magnussen	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Valtteri Bottas	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 58

Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa

Felipe Nasr

Daniel Ricciardo

–

Nico Hülkenberg

–

Marcus Ericsson

–

Carlos Sainz

–

Sergio Pérez

–

Jenson Button

–

Kimi Räikkönen

–

Max Verstappen

–

Romain Grosjean

–

Pastor Maldonado

–

Daniil Kvyat

–

Kevin Magnussen

–

Valtteri Bottas

–