The 2015 Australian Grand Prix started March 15th, 2015 at 06:00 on Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Nico Rosberg next to him. Felipe Massa started from third place.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 54 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nico Rosberg in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Lewis Hamilton in a time of 1:30.945.
After the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Hamilton is 7 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 54 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nico Rosberg in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Lewis Hamilton in a time of 1:30.945.
After the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Hamilton is 7 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
Circuit
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date
March 15th, 2015 at 06:00
Round
1/19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:31:54.067
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton 1:30.945
Fastest pitstop
Nico Hülkenberg 21.612 (lap 44)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31:54.067 | 1 | 58 | 25 |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +1.360 | 2 | 58 | 18 |
| 3 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +34.523 | 4 | 58 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +38.196 | 3 | 58 | 12 |
| 5 5 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1:35.149 | 10 | 58 | 10 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 6 | 57 | 8 |
| 7 6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +1 Lap | 13 | 57 | 6 |
| 8 7 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 15 | 57 | 4 |
| 9 2 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 7 | 57 | 2 |
| 10 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 Lap | 14 | 57 | 1 |
| 11 5 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +2 Laps | 16 | 56 | 0 |
| - | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | DNF (Wheel) | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | DNF (Engine) | 11 | 32 | 0 |
| - | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | DNF (Power loss) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Withdrew | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | Withdrew | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.586 | 1:26.894 | 1:26.327 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.906 | 1:27.097 | 1:26.921 | +0.594 |
| 3 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:29.246 | 1:27.895 | 1:27.718 | +1.391 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.307 | 1:27.742 | 1:27.757 | +1.430 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.754 | 1:27.807 | 1:27.790 | +1.463 |
| 6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:29.641 | 1:27.796 | 1:28.087 | +1.760 |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.788 | 1:28.679 | 1:28.329 | +2.002 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:29.597 | 1:28.601 | 1:28.510 | +2.183 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:29.537 | 1:28.589 | 1:28.560 | +2.233 |
| 10 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:29.847 | 1:28.726 | 1:29.480 | +3.153 |
| 11 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:30.430 | 1:28.800 | ||
| 12 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:29.248 | 1:28.868 | ||
| 13 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:30.402 | 1:29.070 | ||
| 14 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:29.651 | 1:29.208 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:29.990 | 1:29.209 | ||
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.376 | |||
| 17 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.422 | |||
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:32.037 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.867 | 11 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.563 | +0.696 | 13 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.821 | +0.954 | 14 |
| 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:28.912 | +1.045 | 14 |
| 5 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:28.988 | +1.121 | 18 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.017 | +1.150 | 13 |
| 7 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:29.481 | +1.614 | 12 |
| 8 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:29.864 | +1.997 | 15 |
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:29.869 | +2.002 | 19 |
| 10 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:29.934 | +2.067 | 24 |
| 11 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:29.952 | +2.085 | 16 |
| 12 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:30.613 | +2.746 | 21 |
| 13 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:30.741 | +2.874 | 14 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.993 | +3.126 | 17 |
| 15 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.185 | +3.318 | 10 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:31.391 | +3.524 | 14 |
| 17 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.666 | +3.799 | 13 |
| 18 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:32.830 | +4.963 | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.697 | 29 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.797 | +0.100 | 25 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.412 | +0.715 | 33 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28.842 | +1.145 | 33 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:29.265 | +1.568 | 32 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:30.016 | +2.319 | 27 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:30.071 | +2.374 | 41 |
| 8 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:30.104 | +2.407 | 11 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:30.205 | +2.508 | 37 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:30.473 | +2.776 | 30 |
| 11 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:30.755 | +3.058 | 33 |
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.980 | +3.283 | 32 |
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.387 | +3.690 | 21 |
| 14 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:31.395 | +3.698 | 6 |
| 15 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.303 | +4.606 | 14 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:33.289 | +5.592 | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:29.557 | 19 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.586 | +0.029 | 19 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:30.748 | +1.191 | 20 |
| 4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:31.014 | +1.457 | 32 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.029 | +1.472 | 13 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:31.067 | +1.510 | 31 |
| 7 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:31.188 | +1.631 | 19 |
| 8 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.310 | +1.753 | 14 |
| 9 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:31.451 | +1.894 | 22 |
| 10 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.570 | +2.013 | 9 |
| 11 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:32.073 | +2.516 | 18 |
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.247 | +2.690 | 22 |
| 13 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.261 | +2.704 | 19 |
| 14 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.542 | +4.985 | 6 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:34.785 | +5.228 | 7 |
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 2:17.782 | +48.225 | 5 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 18 | -7 | |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | -10 | |
| 4 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 12 | -13 | ||
| 5 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 10 | -15 | ||
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | -17 | ||
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | -19 | ||
| 8 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 4 | -21 | ||
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 2 | -23 | ||
| 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | -24 | ||
| 11 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -25 | ||
| 12 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | -25 | ||
| 13 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 0 | -25 | ||
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | -25 | ||
| 15 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 0 | -25 | ||
| 16 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 0 | -25 | ||
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 0 | -25 | ||
| 18 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | -25 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | -28 | |
| 3 | Sauber | 14 | -29 | ||
| 4 | Williams | 12 | -31 | ||
| 5 | Red Bull | 8 | -35 | ||
| 6 | Force India | 7 | -36 | ||
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 2 | -41 | ||
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | -43 | ||
| 9 | Lotus F1 | 0 | -43 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | 1:20.235 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:20.260 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:25.580 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:25.945 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:26.538 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:28.997 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kevin Magnussen | Jenson Button | 1:32.478 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:29.274 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:29.187 - Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Vitaly Petrov | 1:28.947 - Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:28.358 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Jarno Trulli | 1:27.706 - Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Nico Rosberg | 1:27.418 - Heikki Kovalainen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:26.045 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jenson Button |
| 2005 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #5 David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1985 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Philippe Streiff | Ayrton Senna |