Season 2015 · Round 3

Chinese Grand Prix

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2015-04-12 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:39:42.008
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +0.714
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +2.988
Fastest Lap
44 Lewis Hamilton
1:42.208 · L31
DNF
3
Pastor Maldonado L49 Daniil Kvyat L15 Nico Hülkenberg L9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P2 Nico Rosberg 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 16 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L14 Hamilton · pit stop L33 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Rosberg · pit stop L15 Rosberg · pit stop L31 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel · pit stop L30 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L15 Räikkönen · pit stop L34 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Massa · pit stop L13 Massa · pit stop L34 Massa MAS Massa MAS Bottas · pit stop L14 Bottas · pit stop L35 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Grosjean · pit stop L12 Grosjean · pit stop L32 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Nasr · pit stop L10 Nasr · pit stop L31 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Ricciardo · pit stop L14 Ricciardo · pit stop L36 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Ericsson · pit stop L14 Ericsson · pit stop L30 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Pérez · pit stop L11 Pérez · pit stop L26 Pérez · pit stop L41 Pérez PER Pérez PER Alonso · pit stop L12 Alonso · pit stop L35 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Sainz · pit stop L19 Sainz · pit stop L39 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Button · pit stop L14 Button · pit stop L32 Button BUT Button BUT Stevens · pit stop L16 Stevens · pit stop L38 Stevens STE Stevens STE Merhi · pit stop L17 Merhi · pit stop L40 Merhi MER Merhi MER Verstappen · pit stop L12 Verstappen · pit stop L32 Verstappen · stopped L52 · classified P17 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Maldonado · pit stop L11 Maldonado · pit stop L33 Maldonado · pit stop L48 Maldonado · retired L49 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Kvyat · retired L15 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Hülkenberg · retired L9 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton FL Mercedes 1 56 1:39:42.008 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2 56 +0.714 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 56 +2.988 15
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 56 +3.835 12
5 19 Felipe Massa Williams 4 56 +8.544 10
6 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 5 56 +9.885 8
7 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 56 +19.008 6
8 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 9 56 +22.625 4
9 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 7 56 +32.117 2
10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 10 55 +1 Lap 1
11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 15 55 +1 Lap
12 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 18 55 +1 Lap
13 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 14 55 +1 Lap
14 22 Jenson Button McLaren 17 55 +1 Lap
15 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 19 54 +2 Laps
16 98 Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia 20 54 +2 Laps
17 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 13 52 Transmission
R 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 11 49 Brakes
R 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 12 15 Power Unit
R 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 16 9 Gearbox
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.285 1:36.423 1:35.782 POLE Q3
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.496 1:36.747 1:35.828 +0.046 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:37.502 1:36.957 1:36.687 +0.905 Q3
4 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:38.433 1:37.357 1:36.954 +1.172 Q3
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:38.014 1:37.763 1:37.143 +1.361 Q3
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:37.790 1:37.109 1:37.232 +1.327 Q2
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:38.534 1:37.939 1:37.540 +1.758 Q3
8 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:38.209 1:38.063 1:37.905 +2.123 Q3
9 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:38.521 1:38.017 1:38.067 +2.235 Q2
10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:38.941 1:38.127 1:38.158 +2.345 Q2
11 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 1:38.563 1:38.134 — +2.352 Q2
12 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:39.051 1:38.209 — +2.427 Q2
13 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:38.387 1:38.393 — +2.605 Q1
14 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:38.622 1:38.538 — +2.756 Q2
15 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:38.903 1:39.290 — +3.121 Q1
16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:39.216 — — +3.434 Q1
17 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.276 — — +3.494 Q1
18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:39.280 — — +3.498 Q1
19 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 1:42.091 — — +6.309 Q1
20 98 Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia 1:42.842 — — +7.060 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
6 Nico Rosberg
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
19 Felipe Massa
5
77 Valtteri Bottas
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
3 Daniel Ricciardo
8
8 Romain Grosjean
9
12 Felipe Nasr
10
9 Marcus Ericsson
11
13 Pastor Maldonado
12
26 Daniil Kvyat
13
33 Max Verstappen
14
55 Carlos Sainz
15
11 Sergio Pérez
16
27 Nico Hülkenberg
17
22 Jenson Button
18
14 Fernando Alonso
19
28 Will Stevens
20
98 Roberto Merhi
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.208 L31
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.297 L32
3 6 Nico Rosberg 1:42.565 L39
4 55 Carlos Sainz 1:42.652 L41
5 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.668 L53
6 6 Nico Rosberg 1:42.690 L45
7 19 Felipe Massa 1:42.734 L37
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.763 L39
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.766 L44
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.788 L47
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
18s 20s 22s 24s 26s median 23.3s Pastor Maldonado · L48 · 17.912s Lewis Hamilton · L33 · 22.235s Sebastian Vettel · L30 · 22.444s Kimi Räikkönen · L34 · 22.453s Pastor Maldonado · L11 · 22.470s Nico Rosberg · L15 · 22.483s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 22.488s Daniel Ricciardo · L14 · 22.635s Lewis Hamilton · L14 · 22.645s Kimi Räikkönen · L15 · 22.818s Sergio Pérez · L11 · 22.829s Nico Rosberg · L31 · 22.829s Daniel Ricciardo · L36 · 22.897s Pastor Maldonado · L33 · 22.899s Valtteri Bottas · L14 · 23.084s Sergio Pérez · L41 · 23.144s Felipe Massa · L13 · 23.145s Fernando Alonso · L12 · 23.238s Max Verstappen · L32 · 23.258s Jenson Button · L32 · 23.273s Felipe Massa · L34 · 23.317s Sergio Pérez · L26 · 23.338s Fernando Alonso · L35 · 23.345s Felipe Nasr · L10 · 23.409s Romain Grosjean · L12 · 23.421s Carlos Sainz · L39 · 23.424s Valtteri Bottas · L35 · 23.582s Romain Grosjean · L32 · 23.605s Felipe Nasr · L31 · 23.732s Carlos Sainz · L19 · 23.795s Marcus Ericsson · L14 · 23.846s Jenson Button · L14 · 23.936s Will Stevens · L38 · 24.054s Roberto Merhi · L40 · 24.088s Will Stevens · L16 · 24.132s Max Verstappen · L12 · 24.256s Marcus Ericsson · L30 · 24.589s Roberto Merhi · L17 · 25.938s
fastest 17.912s Pastor Maldonado slowest 25.938s Roberto Merhi pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
12 Felipe Nasr 1 10 14:21:26 23.409s
13 Pastor Maldonado 1 11 14:23:09 22.470s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 11 14:23:19 22.829s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 12 14:25:14 23.238s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 12 14:24:52 23.421s
33 Max Verstappen 1 12 14:24:59 24.256s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 14:26:23 22.488s
19 Felipe Massa 1 13 14:26:33 23.145s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 14 14:28:00 22.645s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 14 14:28:20 23.084s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 14 14:28:36 23.846s
22 Jenson Button 1 14 14:28:51 23.936s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 14 14:28:38 22.635s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 15 14:29:55 22.818s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 15 14:29:48 22.483s
28 Will Stevens 1 16 14:32:55 24.132s
98 Roberto Merhi 1 17 14:34:51 25.938s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 19 14:37:55 23.795s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 26 14:50:03 23.338s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 30 14:57:12 24.589s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 30 14:56:09 22.444s
12 Felipe Nasr 2 31 14:58:53 23.732s
6 Nico Rosberg 2 31 14:57:50 22.829s
22 Jenson Button 2 32 15:00:57 23.273s
33 Max Verstappen 2 32 15:00:35 23.258s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 32 15:00:30 23.605s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 33 15:01:11 22.235s
13 Pastor Maldonado 2 33 15:02:42 22.899s
19 Felipe Massa 2 34 15:03:37 23.317s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 34 15:03:09 22.453s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 35 15:05:28 23.582s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 35 15:06:28 23.345s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 36 15:07:45 22.897s
28 Will Stevens 2 38 15:13:29 24.054s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 39 15:14:00 23.424s
98 Roberto Merhi 2 40 15:17:19 24.088s
11 Sergio Pérez 3 41 15:16:42 23.144s
13 Pastor Maldonado 3 48 15:29:49 17.912s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+20
P7→P9
11
Sergio Pérez
+16
P15→P11
9
Marcus Ericsson
+13
P10→P10
22
Jenson Button
+13
P17→P14
14
Fernando Alonso
+12
P18→P12
12
Felipe Nasr
+11
P9→P8
33
Max Verstappen
+10
P13→P17
55
Carlos Sainz
+9
P14→P13
Most positions lost
Pastor Maldonado −15 Marcus Ericsson −14 Daniel Ricciardo −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15