918th GP – Malaysia 2015

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2015 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA 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
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
36	Raffaele Marciello	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd
Marciello 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	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.124	20
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.497	17
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.985	13
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.543	14
5	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.596	26
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.787	15
7	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.803	23
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.882	23
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.055	18
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.064	16
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.103	23
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.567	19
13	36	Raffaele Marciello	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.621	13	3rd
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.885	20
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.893	13
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:43.054	15
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:43.100	19
18	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.686	8
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.683	0
20	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	No time	4

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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	01:39.790	16
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.163	29
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.218	26
4	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.346	17
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.450	31
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.560	27
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.652	29
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.220	30
9	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.261	30
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.799	8
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.877	15
12	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.988	30
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.242	24
14	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.291	31
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.330	28
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.506	25
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.637	24
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.948	7
19	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:45.704	12
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.229	6

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.690	13
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.874	10
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.245	9
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.266	13
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.391	14
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.406	15
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.590	19
8	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.601	19
9	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.989	18
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.200	19
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.206	16
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.592	18
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.776	14
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.804	15
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.991	13
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.100	14
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.117	18
18	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:42.319	13
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.647	9
20	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.059	6

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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	01:39.269	01:41.517	01:49.834	13
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.814	01:39.632	01:49.908	13
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.374	01:39.377	01:50.299	13
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.504	01:41.085	01:51.541	16
5	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.546	01:41.665	01:51.951	16
6	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.793	01:41.430	01:51.981	16
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.543	01:41.230	01:52.473	17
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.303	01:41.209	01:52.981	18
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.249	01:40.650	01:53.179	14
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.340	01:41.748	01:53.261	18
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.415	01:42.173		7
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.361	01:42.198		11
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:40.830	01:43.023		9
14	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.036	01:43.469		11
15	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:39.814	01:43.701		9
16	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.308			7
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.636			8
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:41.746			8
DNQ	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.677			7
DNQ	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	No time			0
Merhi and Stevens failed to set a time within 107% of pole lap time and did not qualify, race at stewards’ discretion. Grosjean qualified in 8th place, but was penalised two places for a misplaced position at the pit lane exit.

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Official Name	2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
Circuit	Sepang
Date	March 29
Pole	Lewis Hamilton 01:49.834
Fastest Lap	Nico Rosberg 01:42.062
Podium	1st Sebastian Vettel (46) , 2nd Lewis Hamilton (10) , 3rd Nico Rosberg
GP Number	918
Round	2
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Australian Grand Prix March 15
Next race	Chinese Grand Prix April 12

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [311]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:41:05.793	56	01:43.648	46	2	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:41:14.362	56	01:43.125	10	1	18
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 [04]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:41:18.103	56	01:42.062	0	3	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15-T [312]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:41:59.615	56	01:44.124	0	11	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:42:16.202	56	01:44.088	0	8	10
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:42:19.379	56	01:43.990	0	7	8
7	33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:42:43.555	56	01:44.579	0	6	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 [04]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:45.507	0	15	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [01]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.514	0	5	2
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB11 [03]	Renault Energy F1-2015 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:45.312	0	4	1
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.812	0	10	0
12	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:43.902	0	16	0
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [02]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:45.345	0	14	0
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 [01]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.822	0	13	0
15	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [03]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+3 laps	53	01:49.040	0	19	0
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 [03]	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Brakes	47	01:45.070	0	12	0
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [01]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Turbo	41	01:46.056	0	17	0
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 [03]	Honda RA615H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		ERS	21	01:48.460	0	18	0
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [02]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Spun off	3	01:48.760	0	9	0
DNS	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B [02]	Ferrari 059/3 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Fuel system	0		0		0
T	36	Raffaele Marciello	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 [01]	Ferrari 059/4 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0
Stevens did not start due to a fuel system problem.

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	43
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	40
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	33
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	20
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	12
6	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	10
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	10
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	9
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	6
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	6
11	Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso	6
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	4
13	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	2
14	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1

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Formula 1 2015 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	76
2	Ferrari	52
3	Williams Mercedes	30
4	Sauber Ferrari	14
5	Toro Rosso Renault	12
6	Red Bull Racing Renault	11
7	Force India Mercedes	7