2015 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 15, 2015

Round 1

Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

1:30.945

Lewis Hamilton (Lap 50)

Fastest Qualifying

1:26.327

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.586	1:26.894	1:26.327
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:28.906	1:27.097	1:26.921
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:29.246	1:27.895	1:27.718
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:29.307	1:27.742	1:27.757
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:29.754	1:27.807	1:27.790
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:29.641	1:27.796	1:28.087
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:29.788	1:28.679	1:28.329
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:29.597	1:28.601	1:28.510
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:29.537	1:28.589	1:28.560
10	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:29.847	1:28.726	1:29.480
11	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:30.430	1:28.800	1:28.800

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	58	1:31:54.067	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	+1.360	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	58	+34.523	15
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	58	+38.196	12
5	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	58	+1:35.149	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	57	+1 Lap	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	57	+1 Lap	6
8	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	57	+1 Lap	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	57	+1 Lap	2
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	57	+1 Lap	1
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	56	+2 Laps	0
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	40	Wheel	0
13	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	32	Engine	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	0	Power loss	0
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	0	Accident	0
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	0	Withdrew	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	0	Withdrew	0
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	0	Withdrew	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used