2015 Season - Round 3 - 2015-04-12
Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Chinese 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 1:42.208. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P12 at the flag â a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:42.208 | 25 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:42.565 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:43.018 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:43.026 | 12 |
| 5 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 4 | Finished | 1:42.734 | 10 |
| 6 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 5 | Finished | 1:43.051 | 8 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Finished | 1:43.134 | 6 |
| 8 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 9 | Finished | 1:43.692 | 4 |
| 9 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | Finished | 1:43.245 | 2 |
| 10 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:44.204 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:43.512 | 0 |
| 12 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:43.728 | 0 |
| 13 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:42.652 | 0 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:44.991 | 0 |
| 15 | 28Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:45.414 | 0 |
| 16 | 98Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:45.963 | 0 |
| 17 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 13 | Transmission | 1:43.880 | 0 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | Brakes | 1:43.686 | 0 |
| 19 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 12 | Power Unit | 1:46.291 | 0 |
| 20 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 16 | Gearbox | 1:45.844 | 0 |