The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix started September 27th, 2015 at 07:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Nico Rosberg started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 28 minutes and 06 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 1:36.145.
After the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 277 points. Hamilton is 48 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
After 1 hour, 28 minutes and 06 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 1:36.145.
After the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 277 points. Hamilton is 48 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
September 27th, 2015 at 07:00
Round
14/19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:28:06.508
Pole position
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton 1:36.145
Fastest pitstop
Kimi Räikkönen 22.584 (lap 28)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28:06.508 | 2 | 53 | 25 |
| 2 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +18.964 | 1 | 53 | 18 |
| 3 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +20.850 | 4 | 53 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +33.768 | 6 | 53 | 12 |
| 5 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +36.746 | 3 | 53 | 10 |
| 6 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +55.559 | 13 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 1 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +1:12.298 | 8 | 53 | 6 |
| 8 3 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | +1:13.575 | 11 | 53 | 4 |
| 9 8 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1:35.315 | 17 | 53 | 2 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 1 |
| 11 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 12 | 52 | 0 |
| 12 3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 Lap | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 1 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 15 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 7 | 52 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| 17 12 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +2 Laps | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| 18 1 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | +2 Laps | 19 | 51 | 0 |
| 19 1 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | +3 Laps | 18 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | DNF (Retired) | 16 | 49 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.632 | 1:32.584 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.844 | 1:32.789 | 1:32.660 | +0.076 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.326 | 1:33.416 | 1:33.024 | +0.440 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.431 | 1:33.844 | 1:33.245 | +0.661 |
| 5 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.744 | 1:33.377 | 1:33.337 | +0.753 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.171 | 1:33.361 | 1:33.347 | +0.763 |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.399 | 1:34.153 | 1:33.497 | +0.913 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.398 | 1:34.278 | 1:33.967 | +1.383 |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:35.001 | 1:34.174 | ||
| 10 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:34.646 | 1:34.201 | ||
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.328 | 1:34.390 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.873 | 1:34.453 | ||
| 13 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:34.796 | 1:34.497 | ||
| 14 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.467 | 1:34.785 | ||
| 15 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.522 | |||
| 16 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.664 | |||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.673 | |||
| 18 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:35.760 | |||
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:38.783 | |||
| 20 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 1:47.114 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.995 | 19 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.292 | +0.297 | 20 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.497 | +0.502 | 22 |
| 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.797 | +0.802 | 27 |
| 5 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.934 | +0.939 | 25 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.082 | +1.087 | 16 |
| 7 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:35.160 | +1.165 | 26 |
| 8 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.222 | +1.227 | 16 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:35.602 | +1.607 | 20 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:35.963 | +1.968 | 29 |
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.110 | +2.115 | 19 |
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.174 | +2.179 | 15 |
| 13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.199 | +2.204 | 19 |
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:36.294 | +2.299 | 23 |
| 15 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:36.307 | +2.312 | 21 |
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:36.360 | +2.365 | 18 |
| 17 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36.430 | +2.435 | 21 |
| 18 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:36.919 | +2.924 | 24 |
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:39.653 | +5.658 | 24 |
| 20 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:39.819 | +5.824 | 22 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:48.277 | 6 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48.300 | +0.023 | 8 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48.853 | +0.576 | 8 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:49.097 | +0.820 | 10 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:50.268 | +1.991 | 19 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:50.319 | +2.042 | 16 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:50.418 | +2.141 | 6 |
| 8 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:50.542 | +2.265 | 5 |
| 9 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:50.968 | +2.691 | 10 |
| 10 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:51.557 | +3.280 | 7 |
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:51.674 | +3.397 | 11 |
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:51.861 | +3.584 | 9 |
| 13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:51.934 | +3.657 | 12 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:52.070 | +3.793 | 8 |
| 15 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:52.534 | +4.257 | 6 |
| 16 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:52.765 | +4.488 | 6 |
| 17 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:55.239 | +6.962 | 10 |
| 18 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:58.059 | +9.782 | 6 |
| 19 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:59.419 | +11.142 | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:49.434 | 10 | |
| 2 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:49.938 | +0.504 | 7 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:50.077 | +0.643 | 14 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:50.519 | +1.085 | 12 |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:50.722 | +1.288 | 6 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:50.940 | +1.506 | 10 |
| 7 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:51.212 | +1.778 | 15 |
| 8 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:52.288 | +2.854 | 12 |
| 9 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:53.820 | +4.386 | 12 |
| 10 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:53.964 | +4.530 | 14 |
| 11 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:54.013 | +4.579 | 9 |
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:55.678 | +6.244 | 6 |
| 13 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | ||
| 14 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 4 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 3 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 5 | ||
| 17 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Lotus F1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 3 | ||
| 20 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 4 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 | 12 | 277 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 11 | 229 | -48 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 10 | 218 | -59 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 119 | -158 | |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1 | 111 | -166 | |
| 6 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 2 | 97 | -180 | |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 73 | -204 | |
| 8 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1 | 66 | -211 | |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1 | 44 | -233 | |
| 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 39 | -238 | ||
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 38 | -239 | ||
| 12 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 32 | -245 | ||
| 13 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | -260 | ||
| 14 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 16 | -261 | ||
| 15 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 12 | -265 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | -266 | ||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | -268 | ||
| 18 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 6 | -271 | ||
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 0 | -277 | ||
| 20 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 0 | -277 | ||
| 21 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 0 | -277 | ||
| 22 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 0 | -277 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 11 | 23 | 506 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 12 | 337 | -169 |
| 3 | Williams | 3 | 208 | -298 | |
| 4 | Red Bull | 3 | 139 | -367 | |
| 5 | Force India | 77 | -429 | ||
| 6 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 60 | -446 | |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 44 | -462 | ||
| 8 | Sauber | 26 | -480 | ||
| 9 | McLaren | 17 | -489 | ||
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | -506 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |