2015 Chinese Grand Prix Results

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai

April 12, 2015

Round 3

Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Circuit

Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai, China

Fastest Race Lap

1:42.208

Lewis Hamilton (Lap 31)

Fastest Qualifying

1:35.782

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.285	1:36.423	1:35.782
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:38.496	1:36.747	1:35.828
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:37.502	1:36.957	1:36.687
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:38.433	1:37.357	1:36.954
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:38.014	1:37.763	1:37.143
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:37.790	1:37.109	1:37.232
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:38.534	1:37.939	1:37.540
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:38.209	1:38.063	1:37.905
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:38.521	1:38.017	1:38.067
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:38.941	1:38.127	1:38.158
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:38.563	1:38.134	1:38.134
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	1:39.051	1:38.209	1:38.209
13	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:38.387	1:38.393	1:38.393
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:38.622	1:38.538	1:38.538
15	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:38.903	1:39.290	1:39.290
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:39.216	-	1:39.216
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:39.276	-	1:39.276
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:39.280	-	1:39.280
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:42.091	-	1:42.091
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	1:42.842	-	1:42.842

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Chinese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	1:39:42.008	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	+0.714	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	56	+2.988	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	+3.835	12
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	56	+8.544	10
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	56	+9.885	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	56	+19.008	6
8	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	56	+22.625	4
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	56	+32.117	2
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	55	+1 Lap	1
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	55	+1 Lap	0
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	55	+1 Lap	0
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	55	+1 Lap	0
14	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	55	+1 Lap	0
15	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	54	+2 Laps	0
16	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	54	+2 Laps	0
17	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	52	Transmission	0
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	49	Brakes	0
19	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	15	Power Unit	0
20	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	9	Gearbox	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Shanghai International Circuit

Location:Shanghai, China

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