2015 Season - Round 14 - 2015-09-27
Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) second and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:36.145. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. 1 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:36.145 | 25 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:37.147 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:37.906 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:38.035 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1:38.241 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 13 | Finished | 1:38.331 | 8 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Finished | 1:38.167 | 6 |
| 8 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | Finished | 1:38.136 | 4 |
| 9 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 17 | Finished | 1:38.237 | 2 |
| 10 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:38.686 | 1 |
| 11 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:39.614 | 0 |
| 12 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:38.591 | 0 |
| 13 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:38.366 | 0 |
| 14 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:39.343 | 0 |
| 15 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:38.898 | 0 |
| 16 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:40.121 | 0 |
| 17 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 5 | +2 Laps | 1:38.595 | 0 |
| 18 | 53Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:41.467 | 0 |
| 19 | 28Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 18 | +3 Laps | 1:41.452 | 0 |
| 20 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | Retired | 1:40.088 | 0 |