The 2015 Russian Grand Prix started October 11th, 2015 at 13:00 on Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Nico Rosberg started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 37 minutes and 11 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Sergio Pérez in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:40.071.
After the 2015 Russian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 302 points. Hamilton is 66 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 37 minutes and 11 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Sergio Pérez in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:40.071.
After the 2015 Russian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 302 points. Hamilton is 66 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Sochi, Russia
Date
October 11th, 2015 at 13:00
Round
15/19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:37:11.024
Pole position
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:40.071
Fastest pitstop
Sebastian Vettel 29.367 (lap 30)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37:11.024 | 2 | 53 | 25 |
| 2 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +5.953 | 4 | 53 | 18 |
| 3 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +28.918 | 7 | 53 | 15 |
| 4 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +38.831 | 15 | 53 | 12 |
| 5 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | +47.566 | 11 | 53 | 10 |
| 6 6 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +56.508 | 12 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 7 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | +1:01.088 | 14 | 53 | 6 |
| 8 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +1:12.358 | 5 | 53 | 4 |
| 9 4 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1:19.467 | 13 | 53 | 2 |
| 10 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1:28.424 | 9 | 53 | 1 |
| 11 8 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1:31.210 | 19 | 53 | 0 |
| 12 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Collision | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | +2 Laps | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| 15 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Suspension | 10 | 47 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | DNF (Brakes) | 20 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | DNF (Throttle) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.343 | 1:37.500 | 1:37.113 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.558 | 1:37.672 | 1:37.433 | +0.320 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.448 | 1:38.194 | 1:37.912 | +0.799 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38.598 | 1:38.402 | 1:37.965 | +0.852 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39.207 | 1:38.224 | 1:38.348 | +1.235 |
| 6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.250 | 1:38.727 | 1:38.659 | +1.546 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.617 | 1:38.914 | 1:38.691 | +1.578 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.056 | 1:38.754 | 1:38.787 | +1.674 |
| 9 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:39.411 | 1:39.119 | 1:38.924 | +1.811 |
| 10 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39.574 | 1:39.005 | 1:39.728 | +2.615 |
| 11 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.580 | 1:39.214 | ||
| 12 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:40.042 | 1:39.323 | ||
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.739 | 1:39.763 | ||
| 14 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:39.724 | 1:39.811 | ||
| 15 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.926 | 1:39.895 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:40.144 | |||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:40.660 | |||
| 18 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:43.69 | |||
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 1:43.804 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.561 | 15 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.287 | +0.726 | 17 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.363 | +0.802 | 13 |
| 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.616 | +1.055 | 14 |
| 5 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:39.875 | +1.314 | 14 |
| 6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.917 | +1.356 | 14 |
| 7 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:40.581 | +2.020 | 12 |
| 8 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:40.767 | +2.206 | 13 |
| 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:41.200 | +2.639 | 11 |
| 10 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:41.229 | +2.668 | 14 |
| 11 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:41.358 | +2.797 | 15 |
| 12 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:42.297 | +3.736 | 11 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:42.371 | +3.810 | 14 |
| 14 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:42.450 | +3.889 | 14 |
| 15 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:42.683 | +4.122 | 19 |
| 16 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:42.686 | +4.125 | 11 |
| 17 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:43.089 | +4.528 | 16 |
| 18 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:43.347 | +4.786 | 14 |
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:46.767 | +8.206 | 19 |
| 20 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:47.249 | +8.688 | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 2:00.458 | 6 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2:00.659 | +0.201 | 8 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 2:00.688 | +0.230 | 8 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 2:00.806 | +0.348 | 7 |
| 5 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 2:01.077 | +0.619 | 12 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 2:01.418 | +0.960 | 6 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 2:02.805 | +2.347 | 7 |
| 8 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 2:02.845 | +2.387 | 8 |
| 9 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | ||
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 3 | ||
| 11 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | ||
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 3 | ||
| 13 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 3 | ||
| 14 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:44.355 | 11 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:44.407 | +0.052 | 15 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:44.986 | +0.631 | 15 |
| 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:45.146 | +0.791 | 11 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:45.233 | +0.878 | 10 |
| 6 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:45.488 | +1.133 | 13 |
| 7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45.691 | +1.336 | 10 |
| 8 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:45.746 | +1.391 | 13 |
| 9 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:46.203 | +1.848 | 13 |
| 10 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:46.215 | +1.860 | 16 |
| 11 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:46.231 | +1.876 | 12 |
| 12 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:46.333 | +1.978 | 12 |
| 13 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:46.747 | +2.392 | 13 |
| 14 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:47.443 | +3.088 | 16 |
| 15 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:48.006 | +3.651 | 9 |
| 16 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:48.096 | +3.741 | 9 |
| 17 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Lotus F1 | 1:49.094 | +4.739 | 9 |
| 18 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:52.994 | +8.639 | 12 |
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:54.272 | +9.917 | 12 |
| 20 | #28 Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:58.254 | +13.899 | 6 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 13 | 302 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | 236 | -66 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 11 | 229 | -73 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 123 | -179 | |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1 | 111 | -191 | |
| 6 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 2 | 109 | -193 | |
| 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1 | 76 | -226 | |
| 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 73 | -229 | |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | 54 | -248 | |
| 10 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1 | 44 | -258 | |
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 38 | -264 | ||
| 12 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 33 | -269 | ||
| 13 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 25 | -277 | ||
| 14 | #13 Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 22 | -280 | ||
| 15 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 12 | -290 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | -291 | ||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | -293 | ||
| 18 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | -294 | ||
| 19 | #98 Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 0 | -302 | ||
| 20 | #28 Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 0 | -302 | ||
| 21 | #53 Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 0 | -302 | ||
| 22 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 0 | -302 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 12 | 24 | 531 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 13 | 359 | -172 |
| 3 | Williams | 3 | 220 | -311 | |
| 4 | Red Bull | 3 | 149 | -382 | |
| 5 | Force India | 1 | 92 | -439 | |
| 6 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 66 | -465 | |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 45 | -486 | ||
| 8 | Sauber | 34 | -497 | ||
| 9 | McLaren | 19 | -512 | ||
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | -531 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Carlos Sainz | 1:37.423 - Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| 2020 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.030 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:35.761 - Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | 1:35.861 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.844 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:39.094 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | 1:40.896 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |