29 Mar 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix
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The 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2015 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 29 March 2015. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel was the race winner for Ferrari.
2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:41:05.793 | - | - | 1:43.648 | 46 | 184.224 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:41:14.362 | +8.569 | +8.569 | 1:43.125 | 45 | 183.964 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:41:18.103 | +12.310 | +3.741 | 1:42.062 | 43 | 183.851 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:41:59.615 | +53.822 | +41.512 | 1:44.124 | 40 | 182.604 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:42:16.202 | +1:10.409 | +16.587 | 1:44.088 | 42 | 182.110 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:42:19.379 | +1:13.586 | +3.177 | 1:43.990 | 40 | 182.016 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:42:43.555 | +1:37.762 | +24.176 | 1:44.579 | 42 | 181.302 | 6 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:07.902 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:45.507 | 37 | 180.872 | 4 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:08.929 | 1 lap | +1.027 | 1:44.514 | 41 | 180.841 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:16.857 | 1 lap | +7.928 | 1:45.312 | 42 | 180.605 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:34.538 | 1 lap | +17.681 | 1:44.812 | 36 | 180.081 | |
| 12 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:37.045 | 1 lap | +2.507 | 1:43.902 | 45 | 180.007 | |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:54.237 | 1 lap | +17.192 | 1:45.345 | 37 | 179.501 | |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:41:54.692 | 1 lap | +0.455 | 1:44.822 | 46 | 179.488 | |
| 15 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | MER | Spain | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:41:44.486 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:49.040 | 44 | 173.250 | |
| DNF | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Lotus Mercedes | Pirelli | 47 | 1:27:42.185 | 1:45.070 | 38 | 178.229 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 41 | 1:17:53.611 | 1:46.056 | 38 | 175.056 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 21 | 40:26.269 | 1:48.460 | 17 | 172.714 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 3 | 5:35.621 | 1:48.760 | 3 | 178.369 | |||
| WIT | 28 | Will Stevens | STE | Great Britain | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli |