2015 Season - Round 2 - 2015-03-29
Sebastian Vettel won the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) second and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:42.062. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P11 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:43.648 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:43.125 | 18 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:42.062 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1:44.124 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 8 | Finished | 1:44.088 | 10 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 7 | Finished | 1:43.990 | 8 |
| 7 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 6 | Finished | 1:44.579 | 6 |
| 8 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:45.507 | 4 |
| 9 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 5 | +1 Lap | 1:44.514 | 2 |
| 10 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | +1 Lap | 1:45.312 | 1 |
| 11 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:44.812 | 0 |
| 12 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:43.902 | 0 |
| 13 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:45.345 | 0 |
| 14 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:44.822 | 0 |
| 15 | 98Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 19 | +3 Laps | 1:49.040 | 0 |
| 16 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 12 | Retired | 1:45.070 | 0 |
| 17 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 17 | Turbo | 1:46.056 | 0 |
| 18 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | ERS | 1:48.460 | 0 |
| 19 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | Spun off | 1:48.760 | 0 |
| 20 | 28Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 0 | Fuel system | 0 |