Pit Lane F1
2015 Season - Round 1 - 2015-03-15
Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) home for Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:30.945. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
18 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:30.945 | 25 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:31.092 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:31.457 | 15 |
| 4 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1:31.719 | 12 |
| 5 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 10 | Finished | 1:32.612 | 10 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:32.797 | 8 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:31.970 | 6 |
| 8 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:31.560 | 4 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:32.872 | 2 |
| 10 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Force India | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:31.959 | 1 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 16 | +2 Laps | 1:33.338 | 0 |
| 12 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | Wheel | 1:31.426 | 0 |
| 13 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 11 | Engine | 1:34.295 | 0 |
| 14 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Power loss | 0 |
| 15 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 12 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 17 | 20Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 17 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 18 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
