Season 2015 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2015-03-15 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:31:54.067
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +1.360
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +34.523
Fastest Lap
44 Lewis Hamilton
1:30.945 · L50
DNF
4
Kimi Räikkönen L40 Max Verstappen L32 Romain Grosjean L0 Pastor Maldonado L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Jenson Button 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Hamilton · pit stop L25 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Rosberg · pit stop L26 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Vettel · pit stop L24 Vettel VET Vettel VET Massa · pit stop L21 Massa MAS Massa MAS Nasr · pit stop L25 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Ricciardo · pit stop L23 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Hülkenberg · pit stop L21 Hülkenberg · pit stop L44 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Ericsson · pit stop L1 Ericsson · pit stop L26 Ericsson · pit stop L43 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Sainz · pit stop L24 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Pérez · pit stop L38 Pérez PER Pérez PER Button · pit stop L27 Button BUT Button BUT Räikkönen · pit stop L16 Räikkönen · pit stop L40 Räikkönen · retired L40 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Verstappen · pit stop L32 Verstappen · retired L32 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Grosjean · retired L0 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Maldonado · retired L0 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Kvyat · stopped L0 · classified P16 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Magnussen · stopped L0 · classified P17 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG
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 58 1:31:54.067 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2 58 +1.360 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 58 +34.523 15
4 19 Felipe Massa Williams 3 58 +38.196 12
5 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 10 58 +1:35.149 10
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 6 57 +1 Lap 8
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 13 57 +1 Lap 6
8 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 15 57 +1 Lap 4
9 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 7 57 +1 Lap 2
10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 14 57 +1 Lap 1
11 22 Jenson Button McLaren 16 56 +2 Laps
R 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 5 40 Wheel
R 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 11 32 Engine
R 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 0 Power loss
R 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 9 0 Accident
W 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 12 0 Withdrew
W 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 17 0 Withdrew
W 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 0 0 Withdrew
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.586 1:26.894 1:26.327 POLE Q3
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:28.906 1:27.097 1:26.921 +0.594 Q3
3 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:29.246 1:27.895 1:27.718 +1.391 Q3
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.307 1:27.742 1:27.757 +1.415 Q2
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:29.754 1:27.807 1:27.790 +1.463 Q3
6 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:29.641 1:27.796 1:28.087 +1.469 Q2
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:29.788 1:28.679 1:28.329 +2.002 Q3
8 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:29.597 1:28.601 1:28.510 +2.183 Q3
9 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:29.537 1:28.589 1:28.560 +2.233 Q3
10 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 1:29.847 1:28.726 1:29.480 +2.399 Q2
11 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:30.430 1:28.800 — +2.473 Q2
12 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:29.248 1:28.868 — +2.541 Q2
13 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:30.402 1:29.070 — +2.743 Q2
14 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:29.651 1:29.208 — +2.881 Q2
15 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:29.990 1:29.209 — +2.882 Q2
16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:31.376 — — +5.049 Q1
17 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:31.422 — — +5.095 Q1
18 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:32.037 — — +5.710 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
6 Nico Rosberg
3
19 Felipe Massa
4
5 Sebastian Vettel
5
7 Kimi Räikkönen
6
3 Daniel Ricciardo ▲1
7
55 Carlos Sainz ▲1
8
8 Romain Grosjean ▲1
9
13 Pastor Maldonado ▲1
10
12 Felipe Nasr ▲1
11
33 Max Verstappen ▲1
12
26 Daniil Kvyat ▲1
13
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
14
11 Sergio Pérez ▲1
15
9 Marcus Ericsson ▲1
16
22 Jenson Button ▲1
17
20 Kevin Magnussen ▲1
PIT
77 Valtteri Bottas pit lane start
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 1:30.945 L50
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:30.993 L56
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:31.023 L49
4 6 Nico Rosberg 1:31.092 L47
5 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:31.134 L38
6 6 Nico Rosberg 1:31.141 L49
7 6 Nico Rosberg 1:31.146 L58
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:31.177 L46
9 6 Nico Rosberg 1:31.189 L57
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:31.208 L39
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s 35s 40s 45s 50s 55s median 22.7s Nico Hülkenberg · L44 · 21.612s Felipe Massa · L21 · 22.062s Nico Rosberg · L26 · 22.105s Nico Hülkenberg · L21 · 22.137s Lewis Hamilton · L25 · 22.295s Marcus Ericsson · L43 · 22.353s Kimi Räikkönen · L40 · 22.405s Daniel Ricciardo · L23 · 22.535s Marcus Ericsson · L1 · 22.681s Sebastian Vettel · L24 · 22.694s Felipe Nasr · L25 · 22.933s Marcus Ericsson · L26 · 23.254s Jenson Button · L27 · 23.353s Max Verstappen · L32 · 23.532s Sergio Pérez · L38 · 26.009s Kimi Räikkönen · L16 · 27.465s Carlos Sainz · L24 · 55.789s
fastest 21.612s Nico Hülkenberg slowest 55.789s Carlos Sainz pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 1 16:05:59 22.681s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 16 16:31:07 27.465s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 21 16:39:11 22.137s
19 Felipe Massa 1 21 16:38:38 22.062s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 23 16:42:09 22.535s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 24 16:43:16 22.694s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 24 16:43:48 55.789s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 25 16:44:32 22.295s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 25 16:45:12 22.933s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 26 16:46:11 22.105s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 26 16:47:15 23.254s
22 Jenson Button 1 27 16:49:15 23.353s
33 Max Verstappen 1 32 16:56:30 23.532s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 38 17:06:52 26.009s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 40 17:08:30 22.405s
9 Marcus Ericsson 3 43 17:14:28 22.353s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 44 17:15:43 21.612s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
9
Marcus Ericsson
+9
P15→P8
55
Carlos Sainz
+7
P7→P9
7
Kimi Räikkönen
+7
P5→P—
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+6
P6→P6
11
Sergio Pérez
+6
P14→P10
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+5
P13→P7
22
Jenson Button
+5
P16→P11
12
Felipe Nasr
+4
P10→P5
Most positions lost
Carlos Sainz −11 Daniel Ricciardo −5 Sergio Pérez −5
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
77 Valtteri Bottas Grid penalty PIT (pit lane start (quali P6))
PIT (pit lane start (quali P6))
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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