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The 2015 Formula One Season was the 66th season of the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the 58th season of the Constructors' Championship. Lewis Hamilton successfully defended his World Drivers' Championship, taking his third title at the 2015 United States Grand Prix and defeating his team mate Nico Rosberg by 59 points by the end of the season. Mercedes defended the constructors championship, securing the title at the Russia ahead of Ferrari and Williams.

Season Review[]

Introduction[]

The Formula One season would include five different world champions to enter a race ahead of the new season.[1] Aside from reigning champion, Lewis Hamilton there was also Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso.[1] The season would take place over five race continents and 20 countries with over 200 "television territories" to cover the races.[1]

Teams and Drivers[]

Entry List[]

Note: Teams ordered by 2014 constructor standings.

Constructor Chassis Tyre No. Driver Rounds Test/Reserve Drivers
Team Engine
Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid P 6 Germany Nico Rosberg All Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton All
Red Bull-Renault RB11 P 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo All Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Portugal António Félix da Costa
France Pierre Gasly
Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault Energy F1-2015 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat All
Williams-Mercedes FW37 P 19 Brazil Felipe Massa All United Kingdom Susie Wolff
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Germany Adrian Sutil
United Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas All
Ferrari SF15-T P 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel All Spain Marc Gené
Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Pedro de la Rosa
Italy Antonio Fuoco
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 059/4 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen All
McLaren-Honda MP4-30 P 14 Spain Fernando Alonso 2–19 Denmark Kevin Magnussen
United Kingdom Oliver Turvey
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
United Kingdom McLaren Honda Honda RA615H 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 1
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button All
Force India-Mercedes VJM08 P 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez All Germany Pascal Wehrlein
India Jehan Daruvala
France Esteban Ocon
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
India Sahara Force India F1 Team Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg All
Toro Rosso-Renault STR10 P 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen All Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
France Pierre Gasly
Germany Marco Wittmann
Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Renault Energy F1-2015 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. All
Lotus-Mercedes E23 Hybrid P 8 France Romain Grosjean All France Nicolas Prost
France Esteban Ocon
United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer
Spain Carmen Jordá
France Charles Pic
Hong Kong Adderly Fong
United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado All
Marussia-Ferrari MR03B P 28 United Kingdom Will Stevens All United States Alexander Rossi
United Kingdom Jordan King
Switzerland Fabio Leimer
United Kingdom Manor Marussia F1 Team Ferrari 059/3 53 United States Alexander Rossi 13–14, 16–18
98 Spain Roberto Merhi 1–12, 15, 19
Sauber-Ferrari C34 P 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson All Italy Raffaele Marciello
Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Ferrari 059/4 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr All
Individual race entry lists
AUS MYS CHN BHR ESP MON CAN AUT GBR HUN
BEL ITA SIN JPN RUS USA MEX BRA ABU

Dates Drivers Confirmed[]

Crossed out drivers saw their contracts ended early, see notes below for details.

Driver Date Confirmed Team
Fernando Alonso 19 May 2011 Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton 28 September 2012 Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel 11 June 2013 Red Bull-Renault
Daniel Ricciardo 2 September 2013 Red Bull-Renault
Kimi Räikkönen 11 September 2013 Ferrari
Felipe Massa 11 November 2013 Williams-Mercedes
Nico Hülkenberg 3 December 2013 Force India-Mercedes
Nico Rosberg 23 May 2014 Mercedes
Pastor Maldonado 19 July 2014 Lotus-Mercedes
Daniil Kvyat 18 August 2014 Toro Rosso-Renault
Max Verstappen 18 August 2014 Toro Rosso-Renault
Valtteri Bottas 7 September 2014 Williams-Mercedes
Daniil Kvyat 4 October 2014 Red Bull-Renault
Nico Hülkenberg 20 October 2014 Force India-Mercedes
Marcus Ericsson 1 November 2014 Sauber-Ferrari
Felipe Nasr 5 November 2014 Sauber-Ferrari
Sergio Pérez 8 November 2014 Force India-Mercedes
Romain Grosjean 19 November 2014 Lotus-Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel 20 November 2014 Ferrari
Carlos Sainz, Jr. 28 November 2014 Toro Rosso-Renault
Fernando Alonso 11 December 2014 McLaren-Honda
Jenson Button 11 December 2014 McLaren-Honda
Will Stevens 25 February 2015 Marussia-Ferrari
Roberto Merhi 9 March 2015 Marussia-Ferrari
Alexander Rossi 16 September 2015 Marussia-Ferrari

Notes:

Car launch dates[]

Team Car Date Where
Force India VJM08 January 21
February 26
Mexico City (livery only)
Official chassis unveiling
Williams FW37 January 21 Online/magazine
Lotus E23 Hybrid January 26 Online
McLaren MP4-30 January 29
May 7
Online
Spain (revised livery)
Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid January 29
February 1
Silverstone (revealed)
Official launch
Ferrari SF15-T January 30 Online
Sauber C34 January 30 Online
Toro Rosso STR10 January 31 Jerez
Red Bull RB11 February 1
March 13
Jerez (chassis)
Online (livery)
Manor MR03B March 14 Australia

Changes from the 2014 season[]

Team changes[]

  • Lotus switched to Mercedes engines, replacing their Renault engines due to not having a successful 2014 season.[2]
  • Marussia are expected to either revert back to the original team name of Manor or change their name to something completely different.[3] A planned auction on 21 January 2015 was postponed on 19 January to allow talks regarding a rescue package to be furthered.[4] On 4 February, it was confirmed by administrators that Marussia would go out of administration on 19 February 2015 when there was new investment that was secured to save the team, along with an agreement on a CVA with creditors.[5] It was later reported in the same month that the team's entry fee for the season had been paid, giving more hopes for the team to compete in 2015.[6] The team later confirmed that they will take part in the Australian Grand Prix.[7]
  • McLaren used Honda engines instead of Mercedes engines after 23 years.[8]
  • It was announced on 5 February 2015 that Caterham's assets were set to be sold by their administrators starting on 11 March 2015, only four days before the Australian Grand Prix,[9][10][11] and the FIA's updated entry list on 27 February 2015 excluded the team.[12]

Driver changes[]

  • Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull at the end of 2014 after 15 years with the team and the junior development program to join Ferrari after Alonso left.[13] Red Bull promoted Daniil Kvyat to the vacated seat.[14]
  • Despite being contracted to the team until 2016, Fernando Alonso left Ferrari and will return to McLaren after 7 years, and will be partnered with Jenson Button while Kevin Magnussen was promoted to test driver duties.[15][16] However, Magnussen took over Alonso's seat in the Australian Grand Prix when doctors told Alonso to miss out as a precaution after he had a crash in the first Barcelona test which did not actually give him any injuries.[17]
  • Marcus Ericsson left Caterham, after it went into administration, to join Sauber for 2015,[18] and will be partnered with Williams test driver and GP2 driver Felipe Nasr.[19] These deals left Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutiérrez without a drive. Gutierrez later joined Ferrari as a test driver,[20] while Sutil joined Williams as a test and reserve driver.[21][22] Giedo van der Garde won legal challenges towards Sauber in Swiss and Australian courts. The latter made an order to the team to let him race in the Australian Grand Prix.[23][24] However, he later dismissed the ruling so to aim at getting a new permanent solution for another part of the season.[25]
  • Toro Rosso's lineup is completely different this year with two new drivers. They are Max Verstappen,[26] who finished third in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 series and is set to become the youngest driver to join the grid at 17 years old, and will be alongside the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Carlos Sainz, Jr.,[27] son of two-time rally champion Carlos Sainz. As a result, Jean-Éric Vergne was left without a drive and went to compete in Formula E,[28] and later joined Gutiérrez as a Ferrari test driver.[29]
  • Kamui Kobayashi left the sport to compete in Japan's Super Formula series.[30]
  • Will Stevens was given a seat to drive for Manor in his first full F1 season.[31] Manor later confirmed Roberto Merhi as their second driver for the Australian Grand Prix.[32][33]
  • Max Chilton left Formula One to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[34]
  • Jules Bianchi went into a critical but stable condition after his brain was injured from an accident in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.[35][36]

Mid-season Changes[]

Team changes[]

Driver changes[]

Before the Australian Grand Prix
For the Malaysian Grand Prix
  • A recovered Alonso replaced Magnussen.[37]
For the Singapore, Japanese, United States, Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix

Season calendar[]

The 2015 season would take place across five continents and 20 different individual countries hosting a race.

Schedule[]

Round Grand Prix Date
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix 15 March
Albert Park
Official Title 2015 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Circuit Albert Park Circuit
Location Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lap distance 5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Race distance 307.574 km (191.118 mi)
Date 15 March Laps 58
Local time 16:00 AEDT UTC 05:00
Options Soft Prime Medium
2 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix 29 March
Sepang International Circuit
Official Title 2015 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
Circuit Sepang International Circuit
Location Malaysia Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Lap distance 5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Race distance 310.408 km (192.879 mi)
Date 29 March Laps 56
Local time 15:00 MYT UTC 07:00
Options Medium Prime Hard
3 China Chinese Grand Prix 12 April
ShanghaiCircuit1
Official Title 2015 Chinese Grand Prix
Circuit Shanghai International Circuit
Location China Jiading, Shanghai, China
Lap distance 5.451 km (3.387 mi)
Race distance 305.256 km (189.677 mi)
Date 12 April Laps 56
Local time 14:00 CST UTC 06:00
Options Soft Prime Medium
4 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix 19 April
Sakhir1
Official Title 2015 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Circuit Bahrain International Circuit
Location Bahrain Sakhir, Bahrain
Lap distance 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Race distance 308.484 km (191.683 mi)
Date 19 April Laps 57
Local time 18:00 AST UTC 15:00
Options Soft Prime Medium
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix 10 May
Catalunya2007
Official Title Gran Premio de España 2015
Circuit Circuit de Catalunya
Location Spain Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Lap distance 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Race distance 307.23 km (190.904 mi)
Date 10 May Laps 66
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
Options Medium Prime Hard
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix 24 May
Circuit Monaco 2007
Official Title Grand Prix de Monaco 2015
Circuit Circuit de Monaco
Location Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap distance 3.340 km (2.075 mi)
Race distance 260.52 km (161.880 mi)
Date 24 May Laps 78
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
Options Super Soft Prime Soft
7 Canada Canadian Grand Prix 7 June
CircuitGillesVilleneuve
Official Title Grand Prix du Canada 2015
Circuit Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Location Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lap distance 4.361 km (2.710 mi)
Race distance 305.27 km (189.686 mi)
Date 7 June Laps 70
Local time 14:00 EDT UTC 18:00
Options Super Soft Prime Soft
8 Austria Austrian Grand Prix 21 June
Circuit Red Bull Ring
Official Title Grosser Preis von Österreich 2015
Circuit Red Bull Ring
Location Austria Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Lap distance 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Race distance 307.146 km (190.852 mi)
Date 21 June Laps 71
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
Options Super Soft Prime Soft
9 United Kingdom British Grand Prix 5 July
SilverstoneArena2010
Official Title 2015 British Grand Prix
Circuit Silverstone Circuit
Location United Kingdom Silverstone, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Lap distance 5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Race distance 306.852 km (190.669 mi)
Date 5 July Laps 52
Local time 13:00 BST UTC 12:00
Options Medium Prime Hard
10 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix 26 July
Hungaroring
Official Title Magyar Nagydíj 2015
Circuit Hungaroring
Location Hungary Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary
Lap distance 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Race distance 306.67 km (190.556 mi)
Date 26 July Laps 70
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
Options Soft Prime Medium
11 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix 23 August
Track map of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium
Official Title 2015 Shell Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Belgium Stavelot, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Lap distance 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Race distance 308.176 km (191.492 mi)
Date 23 August Laps 44
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
12 Italy Italian Grand Prix 6 September
Monza2000
Official Title Gran Premio d'Italia 2015
Circuit Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location Italy Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Lap distance 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
Race distance 307.029 km (190.779 mi)
Date 6 September Laps 53
Local time 14:00 CEST UTC 12:00
13 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix 20 September
MarinaBay2013
Official Title 2015 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
Circuit Singapore International Circuit
Location Singapore Marina Bay, Singapore
Lap distance 5.065 km (3.147 mi)
Race distance 308.965 km (191.982 mi)
Date 20 September Laps 61
Local time 20:00 SGT UTC 12:00
14 Japan Japanese Grand Prix 27 September
SuzukaCircuit2005
Official Title 2015 Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit Suzuka Circuit
Location Japan Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Lap distance 5.807 km (3.608 mi)
Race distance 307.771 km (191.240 mi)
Date 27 September Laps 53
Local time 14:00 JST UTC 05:00
15 Russia Russian Grand Prix 11 October
Russian Grand Prix 2014
Official Title 2015 Russian Grand Prix
Circuit Sochi Autodrom
Location Russia Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Lap distance 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
Race distance 309.944 km (192.590 mi)
Date 11 October Laps 53
Local time 14:00 MSK UTC 11:00
16 United States United States Grand Prix 25 October
CircuitoftheAmericas2012
Official Title 2015 United States Grand Prix
Circuit Circuit of the Americas
Location United States Austin, Texas, United States
Lap distance 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
Race distance 308.728 km (191.835 mi)
Date 25 October Laps 56
Local time 14:00 CDT UTC 19:00
17 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix 1 November
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2015
Official Title Gran Premio de México 2015
Circuit Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Location Mexico Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Lap distance 4.421 km (2.747 mi)
Race distance 305.049 km (189.549 mi)
Date 1 November Laps 69
Local time 13:00 CST UTC 19:00
18 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix 15 November
Interlagos1990
Official Title Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2015
Circuit Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Location Brazil São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
Lap distance 4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Race distance 305.939 km (190.102 mi)
Date 15 November Laps 71
Local time 14:00 BRST UTC 16:00
19 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 29 November
Circuit Yas-Island
Official Title 2015 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Circuit Yas Marina Circuit
Location United Arab Emirates Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lap distance 5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Race distance 305.47 km (189.810 mi)
Date 29 November Laps 55
Local time 17:00 GST UTC 13:00


Changes from last season[]

Races not on 2014 calendar[]

  • The Mexican Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a 23-year absence, taking place towards the end of the season.[39] To make the circuit suitable for the sport's return, it was substantially reconfigured.[40]

Races removed from calendar[]

  • The German Grand Prix was intended to be switched back to the Nürburgring after the 2014 race at the Hockenheimring as per the agreement between the two circuits.[41] However, the Nürburgring was not included on the provisional calendar.[42][43] In January 2015, it was announced by Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone that the race will continue to be held at Hockenheim,[44] but it was quickly reported by circuit officials that there is no contract for 2015 yet[45] Later, Ecclestone stated of doubting that the Grand Prix would take place.[46] It was eventually confirmed not to take place at the Hockheimring due to its owners not being able to get prepared,[47][48][49] With the Nürburgring also unable to host it,[50] the German Grand Prix was removed from the calendar on 20 March 2015.[51]

Other changes[]

Broadcasting[]

Over 200 TV territories would cover the 2015 Formula One season throughout the year.

Regulation changes[]

Technical Regulations[]

  • Unlike 2014, drivers could only use up to four power units instead of five.[57] During the season, the FIA allowed new power unit manufacturers to use a fifth power unit, taking Honda as an example.[58]
  • Engine development rules that were introduced in 2014 were changed, as the manufacturers would be able to perform half of the development from 2014. It will be halved a second time in 2016.[59]
  • After "ugly" nose designs were objected in 2014, it was announced that the noses for 2015 would be lower, preventing a low cross section, although they were required to be tapered to the point of a fixed linear rate, which would see more gradual shapes by outlawing the dramatic finger shapes that were used in 2014. Additionally, the more exotic designs were banned, including the "twin-tusk" design used on the Lotus E22, meaning that the nose design was required to be symmetrical and consistent with the car's centreline.[60]
  • The cars' minimum weight was brought up to 702 kilograms (1,548 lb).[52]
  • FRIC (Front-and-Rear Interconnected) suspension systems' ban had been formalised after being implement during 2014. It was stated by the regulations that the front and rear suspension would need to be designed in a way that any performances' changes had to result directly from any change of the load that had been applied to them individually.[52]
  • The survival cell's anti-intrusion panels were extended up to the cockpit's rims and along the side of the driver's head.[52]
  • Due to Marussia and Caterham having financial struggles in 2014, the use of cars from 2014 was approved by the FIA, providing that teams had been showing cause and getting separate dispensations to take part with their old cars.[52] However, a request made by Manor to use the MR03 was rejected on February 5, 2015, although there was no disposition granted because that all other teams have to do unanimous agreements, and there was no achievement.[61][62] Williams also had votes for Manor to use their 2014 car.[63][64] On 20 February, Maurizio Arrivabene announced that Ferrari would supply Manor with their 2014 engine after a recent meeting of the F1 Strategy Group gave a negative vote to use the 2014 chassis.[65][66]

Sporting Regulations[]

  • The partial ban on pit-to-car communication that was introduced in the previous year's Singapore Grand Prix was extended, including a blanket ban which has sharing data that was technical between the team and driver, like settings on fuel consumption that were specific.[67]
  • Double points were excluded from the final event of the season.[52]
  • After a report's recommendations for Jules Bianchi's crash in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, the Australian, Malaysian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian Grands Prix started an hour earlier than in 2014, so to not start within four hours of sunset.[68]
  • After Jules Bianchi's accident in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, the virtual safety car (VSC) was introduced. Drivers needed to slow down to the speed shown on their steering wheel's display. It could be started if double waved yellow flags were required on parts of a circuit where an accident had occurred. However, the procedure's circumstances were not as such to the real safety car's warrant deployment.[52]
  • Rather than waiting for lapped cars to catch up to the end of the pack before the safety car came into the pits, the safety car would come back to the pits at the end of the next lap after the leader was passed by the last lapped car.[52]
  • Instead of lining up on the grid when a race is suspended, the cars would proceed slowly to the pit lane. The first driver who arrived in the pit lane would continue to the exit, which would be closed, with the rest of the drivers lining up behind.[52]
  • Any drivers whose team personnel or equipment was still on the grid after the fifteen-second signal would have to start from the pit lane. If this was not obeyed, a ten second stop-and-go penalty would be given.[52]
  • Penalties were no longer caused by the replacement of a whole power unit, instead for the power unit's separate components. If a driver could not take a full grid place penalty, the remainder of the penalty would be counted as a time penalty during the race depending on the number of grid spaces still included in the penalty.[52]
    • After the British Grand Prix, the rule had been changed to exclude time penalties served during races, with the maximum penalty for changing engines being to start at the back of the grid.[58]
  • A new ten-second penalty was added to the five-second penalty, served in the same manner of in the middle of a scheduled pit stop.[52]
  • Drivers who were released from their pit stops in an unsafe manner would receive a ten second stop-and-go penalty. If drivers were believed by the stewards to know of this and tried to drive their car regardless, they would receive further penalties.[52]
  • The qualifying procedure was made more clear so to match the starting grids' different sizes. Seven drivers were eliminated after each of the first two qualifying sessions if there were twenty-four cars. Six drivers fell into the knockout zones of Q1 and Q2 if there were twenty-two cars, and so on if there were less.[52]
  • Helmet designs in-season were banned so that fans could easily recognise the drivers.[69]
  • If a driver did not compete for two seasons in a row, they would lose the rights of their racing number.[70]
  • The Mercedes-Benz SLS safety car was taken over by a Mercedes-AMG GT.[71]

Season Review[]

Pre-season[]

Former Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde challenged with Ericsson and Nasr's deals in the Victorian Supreme Court a week before the Australian Grand Prix, saying that Sauber broke a promise to have him drive for them after he signed a contract in July 2014.[72][73] On the Wednesday preceding the race, Van der Garde won the case,[23] although he dismissed it on Saturday so to get the goal of finding a different permanent solution later in the season.[25]

Alonso was hospitalised after having a crash in the first Barcelona test,[74] and had elected to miss the Australian Grand Prix on doctors' advice, with Magnussen taking his place.[17]

Round 1: Australian Grand Prix[]

Marussia attended, but were unable to take part in the Australian Grand Prix.[75]

Season Results[]

Testing[]

Test Track Date Fastest Driver Team Time
Jerez Spain Circuito de Jerez Feb 1Feb 4 Finland Kimi Raikkonen Italy Ferrari 1:20.841
Barcelona 1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Feb 19Feb 22 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus-Mercedes 1:24.067
Barcelona 2 Feb 26Mar 1 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 1:22.792
Barcelona 3 May 10May 11 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 1:24.374
Spielberg Austria Red Bull Ring Jun 21Jun 22 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 1:09.113
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Dec 1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Germany Mercedes 1:40.605

Race results[]

Round Event Report
Grid Result
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Brazil [[Felipe Massa]]
Williams-Mercedes
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:30.945 on Lap 50
2 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
3 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1:42.062 on Lap 43
3 China Chinese Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:41.208 on Lap 31
4 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
2 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
3 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1:36.311 on Lap 42
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:28.270 on Lap 54
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1:18.063 on Lap 74
7 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
3 Finland [[Valtteri Bottas]]
Williams-Mercedes
1:16.987 on Lap 42
8 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Brazil [[Felipe Massa]]
Williams-Mercedes
1:11.235 on Lap 35
9 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Brazil [[Felipe Massa]]
Williams-Mercedes
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:37.093 on Lap 29
10 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Russia [[Daniil Kvyat]]
Red Bull-Renault
Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
1:24.821 on Lap 68
11 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Finland [[Valtteri Bottas]]
Williams-Mercedes
3 France [[Romain Grosjean]]
Lotus-Mercedes
1:52.416 on Lap 34
12 Italy Italian Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
2 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Brazil [[Felipe Massa]]
Williams-Mercedes
1:26.672 on Lap 48
13 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
2 Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
3 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
1:50.041 on Lap 52
14 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Finland [[Valtteri Bottas]]
Williams-Mercedes
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:36.145 on Lap 33
15 Russia Russian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
Finland [[Valtteri Bottas]]
Williams-Mercedes
3 Mexico [[Sergio Pérez]]
Force India-Mercedes
1:40.071 on Lap 51
16 United States United States Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Australia [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
Red Bull-Renault
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
1:40.666 on Lap 49
17 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Finland [[Valtteri Bottas]]
Williams-Mercedes
1:20.521 on Lap 67
18 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Ferrari
3 Germany [[Sebastian Vettel]]
Mercedes
1:14.832 on Lap 51
19 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
1 Germany [[Nico Rosberg]]
Mercedes
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Lewis Hamilton]]
Mercedes
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
3 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
Ferrari
1:44.517 on Lap 44

Driver Standings[]

Driver Placings
Pos Driver Flag of Australia Flag of Malaysia Flag of China Flag of Bahrain Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Austria Flag of Great Britain Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Singapore Flag of Japan Flag of Russia Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico Flag of Brazil Flag of the United Arab Emirates Pts
1st Hamilton 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 6th 1st 1st Ret 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 381
2nd Rosberg 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 8th 2nd 17th 4th 2nd Ret 2nd 1st 1st 1st 322
3rd Vettel 3rd 1st 3rd 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 1st 12th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 278
4th Räikkönen Ret 4th 4th 2nd 5th 6th 4th Ret 8th Ret 7th 5th 3rd 4th 8th Ret Ret 4th 3rd 150
5th Bottas DNS 5th 6th 4th 4th 14th 3rd 5th 5th 13th 9th 4th 5th 5th 12th Ret 3rd 5th 13th 136
6th Massa 4th 6th 5th 10th 6th 15th 6th 3rd 4th 12th 6th 3rd Ret 17th 4th Ret 6th DSQ 8th 121
7th Kvyat DNS 9th Ret 9th 10th 4th 9th 12th 6th 2nd 4th 10th 6th 13th 5th Ret 4th 7th 10th 95
8th Ricciardo 6th 10th 9th 6th 7th 5th 13th 10th Ret 3rd Ret 8th 2nd 15th 15th 10th 5th 11th 6th 92
9th Pérez 10th 13th 11th 8th 13th 7th 11th 9th 9th Ret 5th 6th 7th 12th 3rd 5th 8th 12th 5th 78
10th Hülkenberg 7th 14th Ret 13th 15th 11th 8th 6th 7th Ret DNS 7th Ret 6th Ret Ret 7th 6th 7th 58
11th Grosjean Ret 11th 7th 7th 8th 12th 10th Ret Ret 7th 3rd Ret 13th 7th Ret Ret 10th 8th 9th 51
12th Verstappen Ret 7th 17th Ret 11th Ret 15th 8th Ret 4th 8th 12th 8th 9th 10th 4th 9th 9th 16th 49
13th Nasr 5th 12th 8th 12th 12th 9th 16th 11th DNS 11th 11th 13th 10th 20th 6th 9th Ret 13th 15th 27
14th Maldonado Ret Ret Ret 15th Ret Ret 7th 7th Ret 14th Ret Ret 12th 8th 7th 8th 11th 10th Ret 27
15th Sainz 9th 8th 13th Ret 9th 10th 12th Ret Ret Ret Ret 11th 9th 10th Ret 7th 13th Ret 11th 18
16th Button 11th Ret 14th DNS 16th 8th Ret Ret Ret 9th 14th 14th Ret 16th 9th 6th 14th 14th 12th 16
17th Alonso INJ Ret 12th 11th Ret Ret Ret Ret 10th 5th 13th 18th Ret 11th 11th 11th Ret 15th 17th 11
18th Ericsson 8th Ret 10th 14th 14th 13th 14th 13th 11th 10th 10th 9th 11th 14th Ret Ret 12th 16th 14th 9
19th Merhi DNP 15th 16th 17th 18th 16th Ret 14th 12th 15th 15th 16th 13th 19th 0
20th Rossi 14th 18th 12th 15th 18th 0
21st Stevens DNP DNS 15th 16th 17th 17th 17th Ret 13th 16th 16th 15th 15th 19th 14th Ret 16th 17th 18th 0
NC Magnussen DNS 0
Visual representation of point totals
Driver Pts
1st – Lewis Hamilton
381
2nd – Nico Rosberg
322
3rd – Sebastian Vettel
278
4th – Kimi Räikkönen
150
5th – Valtteri Bottas
136
6th – Felipe Massa
121
7th – Daniil Kvyat
95
8th – Daniel Ricciardo
92
9th – Sergio Pérez
78
10th – Nico Hülkenberg
58
11th – Romain Grosjean
51
12th – Max Verstappen
49
13th – Felipe Nasr
27
14th – Pastor Maldonado
27
15th – Carlos Sainz, Jr.
18
16th – Jenson Button
16
17th – Fernando Alonso
11
18th – Marcus Ericsson
9
19th – Roberto Merhi
0
20th – Alexander Rossi
0
21st – Will Stevens
0
NC – Kevin Magnussen
0


Head to Head: Team-mate comparisons[]

Team mate comparisons
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton 12 Out-raced 7 Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton 12 Outqualified 7 Nico Rosberg
10 Wins 6
17 Podiums 15
Position: 1st 381 Points 322 Position: 2nd
Red Bull-Renault
Daniel Ricciardo 10 Out-raced 9 Daniil Kvyat
Daniel Ricciardo 11 Outqualified 8 Daniil Kvyat
0 Wins 0
2 Podiums 1
Position: 8th 92 Points 95 Position: 7th
Williams-Mercedes
Felipe Massa 8 Out-raced 10 Valtteri Bottas
Felipe Massa 9 Outqualified 10 Valtteri Bottas
0 Wins 0
2 Podiums 2
Position: 6th 121 Points 136 Position: 5th
Ferrari
Kimi Räikkönen 4 Out-raced 14 Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen 4 Outqualified 15 Sebastian Vettel
0 Wins 3
3 Podiums 12
Position: 4th 150 Points 278 Position: 3rd
McLaren-Honda (Round 1)
Kevin Magnussen 0 Out-raced 1 Jenson Button
Kevin Magnussen 0 Outqualified 1 Jenson Button
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: NC 0 Points 0 Position: 16th
McLaren-Honda (Rounds 2–19)
Fernando Alonso 6 Out-raced 8 Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso 8 Outqualified 10 Jenson Button
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: 17th 11 Points 16 Position: 16th
Force India-Mercedes
Nico Hülkenberg 7 Out-raced 11 Sergio Pérez
Nico Hülkenberg 11 Outqualified 8 Sergio Pérez
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 1
Position: 10th 58 Points 78 Position: 9th
Toro Rosso-Renault
Max Verstappen 10 Out-raced 7 Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Max Verstappen 10 Outqualified 9 Carlos Sainz, Jr.
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: 12th 49 Points 18 Position: 15th
Lotus-Mercedes
Pastor Maldonado 5 Out-raced 11 Romain Grosjean
Pastor Maldonado 3 Outqualified 16 Romain Grosjean
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 1
Position: 14th 27 Points 51 Position: 11th
Marussia-Ferrari (Rounds 2–12, 15, 19)
Will Stevens 6 Out-raced 7 Roberto Merhi
Will Stevens 9 Outqualified 4 Roberto Merhi
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: 21st 0 Points 0 Position: 19th
Marussia-Ferrari (Rounds 13–14, 16–18)
Will Stevens 1 Out-raced 4 Alexander Rossi
Will Stevens 2 Outqualified 3 Alexander Rossi
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: 21st 0 Points 0 Position: 20th
Sauber-Ferrari
Felipe Nasr 11 Out-raced 8 Marcus Ericsson
Felipe Nasr 10 Outqualified 9 Marcus Ericsson
0 Wins 0
0 Podiums 0
Position: 13th 27 Points 9 Position: 18th

Pole Position Trophy[]

The driver who scores the most pole positions over the course of the season will win the pole position trophy:

Rank No. Driver Constructor Poles Events
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 11 AUS · MAS · CHN · BHR · MON · CAN ·
AUT · GBR · HUN · BEL · ITA
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 7 ESP · JPN · RUS · USA · MEX · BRA · ABU
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 1 SIN

Super Licence penalty points[]

For more information, see Penalty points.

Rank No. Driver Team Points Issues
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 8 MON (2), HUN (3), ABU (1 & 2)
2 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Lotus-Mercedes 6 MAS (3), HUN (2), BRA (1)
3 8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus-Mercedes 4 CAN (2), HUN (2)
9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 4 AUT (2), ITA (2)
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg India Force India-Mercedes 4 MAS (2), SIN (2)
6 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 3 CAN (3)
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 3 RUS (3)
8 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez India Force India-Mercedes 2 MAS (2)
12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 2 BRA (2)
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 2 ABU (2)
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 2 CHN (2)
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Austria Red Bull-Renault 2 HUN (2)
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 2 HUN (2)
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Mercedes 2 BRA (2)
98 Spain Roberto Merhi United Kingdom Marussia-Ferrari 2 CHN (2)

Constructor Standings[]

Team Placings
Pos Team Flag of Australia Flag of Malaysia Flag of China Flag of Bahrain Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Austria Flag of Great Britain Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Singapore Flag of Japan Flag of Russia Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico Flag of Brazil Flag of the United Arab Emirates Pts
1st Mercedes Hamilton 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 6th 1st 1st Ret 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 703
Rosberg 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 8th 2nd 17th 4th 2nd Ret 2nd 1st 1st 1st
2nd Ferrari Vettel 3rd 1st 3rd 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 1st 12th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 428
Räikkönen Ret 4th 4th 2nd 5th 6th 4th Ret 8th Ret 7th 5th 3rd 4th 8th Ret Ret 4th 3rd
3rd Williams Massa 4th 6th 5th 10th 6th 15th 6th 3rd 4th 12th 6th 3rd Ret 17th 4th Ret 6th DSQ 8th 257
Bottas DNS 5th 6th 4th 4th 14th 3rd 5th 5th 13th 9th 4th 5th 5th 12th Ret 3rd 5th 13th
4th Red Bull Ricciardo 6th 10th 9th 6th 7th 5th 13th 10th Ret 3rd Ret 8th 2nd 15th 15th 10th 5th 11th 6th 187
Kvyat DNS 9th Ret 9th 10th 4th 9th 12th 6th 2nd 4th 10th 6th 13th 5th Ret 4th 7th 10th
5th Force India Hülkenberg 7th 14th Ret 13th 15th 11th 8th 6th 7th Ret DNS 7th Ret 6th Ret Ret 7th 6th 7th 136
Pérez 10th 13th 11th 8th 13th 7th 11th 9th 9th Ret 5th 6th 7th 12th 3rd 5th 8th 12th 5th
6th Lotus Grosjean Ret 11th 7th 7th 8th 12th 10th Ret Ret 7th 3rd Ret 13th 7th Ret Ret 10th 8th 9th 78
Maldonado Ret Ret Ret 15th Ret Ret 7th 7th Ret 14th Ret Ret 12th 8th 7th 8th 11th 10th Ret
7th Toro Rosso Verstappen Ret 7th 17th Ret 11th Ret 15th 8th Ret 4th 8th 12th 8th 9th 10th 4th 9th 9th 16th 67
Sainz 9th 8th 13th Ret 9th 10th 12th Ret Ret Ret Ret 11th 9th 10th Ret 7th 13th Ret 11th
8th Sauber Ericsson 8th Ret 10th 14th 14th 13th 14th 13th 11th 10th 10th 9th 11th 14th Ret Ret 12th 16th 14th 36
Nasr 5th 12th 8th 12th 12th 9th 16th 11th DNS 11th 11th 13th 10th 20th 6th 9th Ret 13th 15th
9th McLaren Alonso Ret 12th 11th Ret Ret Ret Ret 10th 5th 13th 18th Ret 11th 11th 11th Ret 15th 17th 27
Magnussen DNS
Button 11th Ret 14th DNS 16th 8th Ret Ret Ret 9th 14th 14th Ret 16th 9th 6th 14th 14th 12th
10th Manor Stevens DNP DNS 15th 16th 17th 17th 17th Ret 13th 16th 16th 15th 15th 19th 14th Ret 16th 17th 18th 0
Merhi DNP 15th 16th 17th 18th 16th Ret 14th 12th 15th 15th 16th 13th 19th
Rossi 14th 18th 12th 15th 18th
Visual representation of point totals
Team Pts
1st – Mercedes
703
2nd – Ferrari
428
3rd – Williams
257
4th – Red Bull
187
5th – Force India
136
6th – Lotus
78
7th – Toro Rosso
67
8th – Sauber
36
9th – McLaren
27
10th – Manor
0

See also[]

F2 Wiki Logo See the related event on the F2 Wiki
2015 GP2 Series
GP3 Series Wiki Logo See the related event on the FIA F3 Wiki
2015 GP3 Series

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V T E 2015 Formula One Season
Teams Ferrari • Force India • Lotus • Marussia • McLaren • Mercedes • Red Bull • Sauber • Toro Rosso • Williams
Engines Ferrari • Honda • Mercedes • Renault
Drivers Ricciardo • 5 Vettel • 6 Rosberg • 7 Räikkönen • 8 Grosjean • 9 Ericsson • 11 Pérez • 12 Nasr • 13 Maldonado • 14 Alonso • 19 Massa • 20 Magnussen • 22 Button • 26 Kvyat • 27 Hülkenberg • 28 Stevens • 33 Verstappen • 44 Hamilton • 53 Rossi • 55 Sainz • 77 Bottas • 98 Merhi
Other Drivers Buemi • Celis • Daruvala • De la Rosa • Félix da Costa • Fong • Gasly • Gutiérrez • Jordá • King • Leimer • Lynn • Marciello • Palmer • Pic • Prost • Rigon • Sutil • Turvey • Vandoorne • Vergne • Wehrlein • Wolff
Cars SF15-T • VJM08 • E23 Hybrid • MR03B • MP4-30 • W06 Hybrid • RB11 • C34 • STR10 • FW37
Tyres Pirelli
Races Australia • Malaysia • China • Bahrain • Spain • Monaco • Canada • Austria • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Singapore • Japan • Russia • United States • Mexico • Brazil • Abu Dhabi
Tests Jerez • Barcelona: 1 • 2 • 3 • Spielberg • Abu Dhabi
See also 2014 Formula One Season • 2016 Formula One Season • Category
V T E Formula One Seasons
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