27 Sep 2015 Japanese Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 2015 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 27 September 2015. Nico Rosberg started on pole position for Mercedes and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton was the race winner.
2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:06.508 | - | - | 1:36.145 | 33 | 209.381 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:25.472 | +18.964 | +18.964 | 1:37.147 | 31 | 208.632 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:27.358 | +20.850 | +1.886 | 1:37.906 | 32 | 208.558 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:40.276 | +33.768 | +12.918 | 1:38.035 | 32 | 208.052 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:43.254 | +36.746 | +2.978 | 1:38.241 | 41 | 207.935 | 10 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:02.067 | +55.559 | +18.813 | 1:38.331 | 43 | 207.203 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:18.806 | +1:12.298 | +16.739 | 1:38.167 | 35 | 206.556 | 6 |
| 8 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Lotus Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:20.083 | +1:13.575 | +1.277 | 1:38.136 | 39 | 206.507 | 4 |
| 9 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:41.823 | +1:35.315 | +21.740 | 1:38.237 | 32 | 205.672 | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:18.282 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.686 | 16 | 204.970 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:31.223 | 1 lap | +12.941 | 1:39.614 | 45 | 204.470 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:35.478 | 1 lap | +4.255 | 1:38.591 | 50 | 204.307 | |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:41.523 | 1 lap | +6.045 | 1:38.366 | 36 | 204.075 | |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:51.522 | 1 lap | +9.999 | 1:39.343 | 28 | 203.692 | |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:53.042 | 1 lap | +1.520 | 1:38.898 | 32 | 203.634 | |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:58.032 | 1 lap | +4.990 | 1:40.121 | 31 | 203.443 | |
| 17 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 51 | 1:28:47.939 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.595 | 51 | 199.905 | |
| 18 | 53 | Alexander Rossi | RSI | United States | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 51 | 1:29:22.167 | 2 laps | +34.228 | 1:41.467 | 35 | 198.629 | |
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | STE | Great Britain | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 50 | 1:28:20.471 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.452 | 44 | 196.997 | |
| 20 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 49 | 1:24:09.742 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.088 | 39 | 202.639 |