919th GP – China 2015

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2015 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
19	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd
13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
Palmer entered as 3rd driver, only takes part at the first Free Practice session on friday.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Obs
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.033	21
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.574	21
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.157	18
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.661	27
5	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.012	18
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.029	21
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.097	24
8	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.112	23
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.303	23
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.304	17
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.335	23
12	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.575	28
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.845	19
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.918	24
15	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.967	25	3rd
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.141	22
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.161	20
18	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.184	19
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:45.379	18
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.443	20

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.219	32
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.662	35
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.311	24
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.399	30
5	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.399	35
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.737	10
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.850	27
8	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.032	26
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.142	32
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.275	29
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.444	30
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.743	27
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.751	33
14	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.894	32
15	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.971	28
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.151	28
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.423	7
18	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.868	24
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.973	27
20	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:44.564	8

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.615	14
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.841	16
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.313	17
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.512	16
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.020	8
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.106	14
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.113	17
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.243	15
9	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.274	19
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.405	14
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.410	17
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.513	14
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.559	18
14	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.591	19
15	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.694	16
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.766	16
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.781	17
18	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.928	15
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:44.956	9
20	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		1

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.285	01:36.423	01:35.782	12
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.496	01:36.747	01:35.824	12
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.502	01:36.957	01:36.687	17
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.433	01:37.357	01:36.954	15
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.014	01:37.763	01:37.143	15
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.790	01:37.109	01:37.232	17
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.534	01:37.939	01:37.540	18
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.209	01:38.063	01:37.905	20
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.521	01:38.017	01:38.067	16
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.941	01:38.127	01:38.158	15
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.563	01:38.134		13
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.051	01:38.209		13
13	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.387	01:38.393		14
14	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.622	01:38.538		14
15	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.903	01:39.290		10
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.216			6
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.276			6
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.280			8
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.091			6
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.842			8

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Official Name	2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
Circuit	Shanghai
Date	April 12
Pole	Lewis Hamilton 01:35.782
Fastest Lap	Lewis Hamilton 01:42.208
Podium	1st Lewis Hamilton (53) , 2nd Nico Rosberg (2) , 3rd Sebastian Vettel
GP Number	919
Round	3
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Malaysia Grand Prix March 29
Next race	Bahrain Grand Prix April 19

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:42.008	56	01:42.208	53	1	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:42.722	56	01:42.565	2	2	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:44.996	56	01:43.018	0	3	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:45.843	56	01:43.026	1	6	12
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:50.552	56	01:42.734	0	4	10
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:39:51.893	56	01:43.051	0	5	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:40:01.016	56	01:43.134	0	8	6
8	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:40:04.633	56	01:43.692	0	9	4
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:40:14.125	56	01:43.245	0	7	2
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.204	0	10	1
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:43.512	0	15	0
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:43.728	0	18	0
13	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:42.652	0	14	0
14	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.991	0	17	0
15	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+2 laps	54	01:45.414	0	19	0
16	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+2 laps	54	01:45.963	0	20	0
17	33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Engine	52	01:43.880	0	13	0
DNF	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Brakes/accident	49	01:43.686	0	11	0
DNF	26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Engine	15	01:46.291	0	12	0
DNF	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Engine	9	01:45.844	0	16	0
T	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0
Button was penalised 5s for causing a collision with Maldonado. Merhi was penalised 5s for not respecting the minimum time behind the Safety Car.

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	68
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	55
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	51
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	30
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	24
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	18
7	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	14
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	11
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	6
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	6
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	6
12	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso	6
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	5
14	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	2
15	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	119
2	Ferrari	79
3	Williams Mercedes	48
4	Sauber Ferrari	19
5	Red Bull Racing Renault	13
6	Toro Rosso Renault	12
7	Force India Mercedes	7
8	Lotus Mercedes	6