930th GP – Japan 2015

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2015 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	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 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	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 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [04]	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
53	Alexander Rossi	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 [03]	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	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:49.434	10
2	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:49.938	7
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.077	14
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.519	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.722	6
6	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.940	10
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.212	15
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:52.288	12
9	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:53.820	12
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:53.964	14
11	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [03]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:54.013	9
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:55.678	6
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		1
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		4
15	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		3
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		5
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		1
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		1	3rd
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		3
20	53	Alexander Rossi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		4

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.277	6
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.300	8
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.853	8
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:49.097	10
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.268	19
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.319	16
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.418	6
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.542	5
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [03]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:50.968	10
10	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.557	7
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.674	11
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.861	9
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.934	12
14	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:52.070	8
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:52.534	6
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:52.765	6
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:55.239	10
18	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:58.059	6
19	53	Alexander Rossi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:59.419	7
20	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		0

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.995	19
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.292	20
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.497	22
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.797	27
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.934	25
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.082	16
7	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.160	26
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.222	16
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.602	20
10	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.963	29
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.110	19
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.174	15
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.199	19
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.294	23
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.307	21
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.360	18
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.430	21
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [03]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.919	24
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.653	24
20	53	Alexander Rossi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.819	22

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.015	01:32.632	01:32.584	16
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.844	01:32.789	01:32.660	15
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.326	01:33.416	01:33.024	11
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.431	01:33.844	01:33.245	11
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.744	01:33.377	01:33.337	12
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.171	01:33.361	01:33.347	10
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.399	01:34.153	01:33.497	17
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.398	01:34.278	01:33.967	19
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.001	01:34.174	No time	16
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.646	01:34.201	No time	15
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.328	01:34.390		13
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.873	01:34.453		15
13	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.796	01:34.497		13
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.467	01:34.785		8
15	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.522	No time		8
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.664			6
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.673			5
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [03]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.760			6
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.783			5
20	53	Alexander Rossi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.114			5
Verstappen loses 3 positions on the grid for having stopped his car on track in a position considered dangerous. Hulkenberg loses 3 positions on the grid for causing a collision in the previous race. Rossi did not set a time within the 107% rule, but races at stewards’ discretion. Kvyat starts from pit lane due to changing chassis at parc ferme after the heavy accident suffered in Q3.

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Official Name	2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit	Suzuka
Date	September 27
Pole	Nico Rosberg 01:32.584
Fastest Lap	Lewis Hamilton 01:36.145
Podium	1st Lewis Hamilton (53) , 2nd Nico Rosberg, 3rd Sebastian Vettel
GP Number	930
Round	14
Weather	Cloudy
Prev race	Singapore Grand Prix September 20
Next race	Russian Grand Prix October 11

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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 [05]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:06.508	53	01:36.145	53	2	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:25.472	53	01:37.147	0	1	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [313]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:27.358	53	01:37.906	0	4	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:40.276	53	01:38.035	0	6	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:43.254	53	01:38.241	0	3	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:29:02.067	53	01:38.331	0	13	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:29:18.806	53	01:38.167	0	8	6
8	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:29:20.083	53	01:38.136	0	11	4
9	33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:29:41.823	53	01:38.237	0	17	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:38.686	0	10	1
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:39.614	0	12	0
12	11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:38.591	0	9	0
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [02]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:38.366	0	20	0
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:39.343	0	15	0
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [05]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:38.898	0	7	0
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [04]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:40.121	0	14	0
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+2 laps	51	01:38.595	0	5	0
18	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+2 laps	51	01:41.467	0	19	0
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+3 laps	50	01:41.452	0	18	0
20	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [03]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Steering	49	01:40.088	0	16	0
T	26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Practice accident	0		0		0
T	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	277
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	229
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	218
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	119
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	111
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	97
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	73
8	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	66
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	44
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	39
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	38
12	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	32
13	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	17
14	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	16
15	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso	12
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	11
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9
18	Jenson Button	McLaren	6

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	506
2	Ferrari	337
3	Williams Mercedes	208
4	Red Bull Racing Renault	139
5	Force India Mercedes	77
6	Lotus Mercedes	60
7	Toro Rosso Renault	44
8	Sauber Ferrari	26
9	McLaren Honda	17