The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix started April 12th, 2015 at 08:00 on Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Nico Rosberg next to him. Sebastian Vettel started from third place.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 42 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 1:42.208.
After the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 68 points. Hamilton is 13 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 42 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 1:42.208.
After the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 68 points. Hamilton is 13 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
April 12th, 2015 at 08:00
Round
3/19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:39:42.008
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton 1:42.208
Fastest pitstop
Pastor Maldonado 17.912 (lap 48)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:42.008 | 1 | 56 | 25 |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +0.714 | 2 | 56 | 18 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +2.988 | 3 | 56 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +3.835 | 6 | 56 | 12 |
| 5 1 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +8.544 | 4 | 56 | 10 |
| 6 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +9.885 | 5 | 56 | 8 |
| 7 1 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +19.008 | 8 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 1 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +22.625 | 9 | 56 | 4 |
| 9 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +32.117 | 7 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 10 | 55 | 1 |
| 11 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 Lap | 15 | 55 | 0 |
| 12 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 18 | 55 | 0 |
| 13 1 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 14 | 55 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 Lap | 17 | 55 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | +2 Laps | 19 | 54 | 0 |
| 16 4 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | +2 Laps | 20 | 54 | 0 |
| 17 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Transmission | 13 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | DNF (Brakes) | 11 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | DNF (Power Unit) | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | DNF (Gearbox) | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.285 | 1:36.423 | 1:35.782 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.496 | 1:36.747 | 1:35.828 | +0.046 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.502 | 1:36.957 | 1:36.687 | +0.905 |
| 4 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.433 | 1:37.357 | 1:36.954 | +1.172 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.014 | 1:37.763 | 1:37.143 | +1.361 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.790 | 1:37.109 | 1:37.232 | +1.450 |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.534 | 1:37.939 | 1:37.540 | +1.758 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.209 | 1:38.063 | 1:37.905 | +2.123 |
| 9 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.521 | 1:38.017 | 1:38.067 | +2.285 |
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.941 | 1:38.127 | 1:38.158 | +2.376 |
| 11 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.134 | ||
| 12 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.051 | 1:38.209 | ||
| 13 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.387 | 1:38.393 | ||
| 14 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:38.622 | 1:38.538 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.903 | 1:39.290 | ||
| 16 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.216 | |||
| 17 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.276 | |||
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:39.280 | |||
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:42.091 | |||
| 20 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 1:42.842 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.615 | 14 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.841 | +0.226 | 16 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38.313 | +0.698 | 17 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.512 | +0.897 | 16 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39.020 | +1.405 | 8 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.106 | +1.491 | 14 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:39.113 | +1.498 | 17 |
| 8 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.243 | +1.628 | 15 |
| 9 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:39.274 | +1.659 | 19 |
| 10 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.405 | +1.790 | 14 |
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:39.410 | +1.795 | 17 |
| 12 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.513 | +1.898 | 14 |
| 13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.559 | +1.944 | 18 |
| 14 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:39.591 | +1.976 | 19 |
| 15 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.694 | +2.079 | 16 |
| 16 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:39.766 | +2.151 | 16 |
| 17 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.781 | +2.166 | 17 |
| 18 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:42.928 | +5.313 | 15 |
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:44.956 | +7.341 | 9 |
| 20 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.219 | 32 | |
| 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.662 | +0.443 | 35 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.311 | +1.092 | 24 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38.339 | +1.120 | 30 |
| 5 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.399 | +1.180 | 35 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:38.737 | +1.518 | 10 |
| 7 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.850 | +1.631 | 27 |
| 8 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:39.032 | +1.813 | 26 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.142 | +1.923 | 32 |
| 10 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.275 | +2.056 | 29 |
| 11 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:39.444 | +2.225 | 30 |
| 12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:39.743 | +2.524 | 27 |
| 13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.751 | +2.532 | 33 |
| 14 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:39.894 | +2.675 | 32 |
| 15 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:39.971 | +2.752 | 28 |
| 16 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:40.151 | +2.932 | 28 |
| 17 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:40.423 | +3.204 | 7 |
| 18 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:40.868 | +3.649 | 24 |
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:42.973 | +5.754 | 27 |
| 20 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:44.564 | +7.345 | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.033 | 21 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.574 | +0.541 | 21 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.157 | +1.124 | 18 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.661 | +1.628 | 27 |
| 5 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:41.012 | +1.979 | 18 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.029 | +1.996 | 21 |
| 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:41.097 | +2.064 | 24 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:41.112 | +2.079 | 23 |
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:41.303 | +2.270 | 23 |
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:41.304 | +2.271 | 17 |
| 11 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:41.335 | +2.302 | 23 |
| 12 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:41.575 | +2.542 | 28 |
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:41.845 | +2.812 | 19 |
| 14 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:41.918 | +2.885 | 24 |
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Lotus F1 | 1:41.967 | +2.934 | 25 |
| 16 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:42.141 | +3.108 | 22 |
| 17 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.161 | +3.128 | 20 |
| 18 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.184 | +3.151 | 19 |
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:45.379 | +6.346 | 18 |
| 20 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:46.443 | +7.410 | 20 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 3 | 68 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 55 | -13 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 51 | -17 | |
| 4 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 30 | -38 | ||
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 24 | -44 | ||
| 6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 18 | -50 | ||
| 7 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 14 | -54 | ||
| 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 11 | -57 | ||
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | -62 | ||
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | -62 | ||
| 11 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 6 | -62 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 6 | -62 | ||
| 13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 5 | -63 | ||
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 2 | -66 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | -67 | ||
| 16 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -68 | ||
| 17 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | -68 | ||
| 18 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 0 | -68 | ||
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 0 | -68 | ||
| 20 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 0 | -68 | ||
| 21 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 0 | -68 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 2 | 6 | 119 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 79 | -40 |
| 3 | Williams | 48 | -71 | ||
| 4 | Sauber | 19 | -100 | ||
| 5 | Red Bull | 13 | -106 | ||
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 12 | -107 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 7 | -112 | ||
| 8 | Lotus F1 | 6 | -113 | ||
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | -119 | ||
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | -119 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.742 - Pierre Gasly | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:35.785 - Daniel Ricciardo | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:35.378 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | Daniil Kvyat | 1:39.824 - Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | 1:40.402 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #3 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:36.808 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | 1:39.960 - Kamui Kobayashi | Nico Rosberg |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:38.993 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.061 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:52.592 - Rubens Barrichello | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.325 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:37.454 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:37.586 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:33.242 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.238 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |