Season 2015 · Round 14

Japanese Grand Prix

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2015-09-27 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.471km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:28:06.508
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +18.964
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +20.850
Fastest Lap
44 Lewis Hamilton
1:36.145 · L33
DNF
1
Felipe Nasr L49
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.471km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Max Verstappen 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 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 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L16 Hamilton · pit stop L31 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Rosberg · pit stop L15 Rosberg · pit stop L29 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel · pit stop L30 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L14 Räikkönen · pit stop L28 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Bottas · pit stop L11 Bottas · pit stop L29 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Hülkenberg · pit stop L10 Hülkenberg · pit stop L31 Hülkenberg · pit stop L42 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Grosjean · pit stop L11 Grosjean · pit stop L33 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Maldonado · pit stop L12 Maldonado · pit stop L36 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Verstappen · pit stop L9 Verstappen · pit stop L30 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Sainz · pit stop L14 Sainz · pit stop L27 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Alonso · pit stop L9 Alonso · pit stop L28 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Pérez · pit stop L1 Pérez · pit stop L18 Pérez · pit stop L36 Pérez PER Pérez PER Kvyat · pit stop L8 Kvyat · pit stop L20 Kvyat · pit stop L34 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Ericsson · pit stop L13 Ericsson · pit stop L26 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Ricciardo · pit stop L1 Ricciardo · pit stop L24 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Button · pit stop L10 Button · pit stop L27 Button BUT Button BUT Massa · pit stop L1 Massa · pit stop L16 Massa · pit stop L34 Massa MAS Massa MAS Rossi · pit stop L22 Rossi · pit stop L33 Rossi RSS Rossi RSS Stevens · pit stop L21 Stevens · pit stop L32 Stevens · pit stop L42 Stevens STE Stevens STE Nasr · pit stop L10 Nasr · pit stop L30 Nasr · retired L49 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS
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 2 53 1:28:06.508 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 53 +18.964 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 53 +20.850 15
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 53 +33.768 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 3 53 +36.746 10
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 13 53 +55.559 8
7 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 53 +1:12.298 6
8 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 11 53 +1:13.575 4
9 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 17 53 +1:35.315 2
10 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 10 52 +1 Lap 1
11 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 12 52 +1 Lap
12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 9 52 +1 Lap
13 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 20 52 +1 Lap
14 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 15 52 +1 Lap
15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 7 52 +1 Lap
16 22 Jenson Button McLaren 14 52 +1 Lap
17 19 Felipe Massa Williams 5 51 +2 Laps
18 53 Alexander Rossi Manor Marussia 19 51 +2 Laps
19 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 18 50 +3 Laps
R 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 16 49 Retired
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.015 1:32.632 1:32.584 POLE Q3
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.844 1:32.789 1:32.660 +0.076 Q3
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:34.326 1:33.416 1:33.024 +0.440 Q3
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:34.431 1:33.844 1:33.245 +0.661 Q3
5 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:34.744 1:33.377 1:33.337 +0.753 Q3
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:34.171 1:33.361 1:33.347 +0.763 Q3
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:34.399 1:34.153 1:33.497 +0.913 Q3
8 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:34.398 1:34.278 1:33.967 +1.383 Q3
9 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:35.001 1:34.174 — +1.590 Q2
10 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:34.646 1:34.201 — +1.617 Q2
11 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:35.328 1:34.390 — +1.806 Q2
12 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:34.873 1:34.453 — +1.869 Q2
13 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 1:34.796 1:34.497 — +1.913 Q2
14 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:35.467 1:34.785 — +2.201 Q2
15 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:34.522 — — +1.938 Q1
16 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:35.664 — — +3.080 Q1
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:35.673 — — +3.089 Q1
18 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:35.760 — — +3.176 Q1
19 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 1:38.783 — — +6.199 Q1
20 53 Alexander Rossi Manor Marussia 1:47.114 — — +14.530 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Nico Rosberg
2
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
77 Valtteri Bottas
4
5 Sebastian Vettel
5
19 Felipe Massa
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
3 Daniel Ricciardo
8
8 Romain Grosjean
9
11 Sergio Pérez
10
55 Carlos Sainz ▲2
11
13 Pastor Maldonado ▲2
12
14 Fernando Alonso ▲2
13
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▼2
14
22 Jenson Button ▲2
15
9 Marcus Ericsson ▲2
16
12 Felipe Nasr ▲2
17
33 Max Verstappen ▼2
18
28 Will Stevens ▲1
19
53 Alexander Rossi ▲1
20
26 Daniil Kvyat ▼10
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 1:36.145 L33
2 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.147 L31
3 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.525 L33
4 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.654 L32
5 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.715 L34
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.848 L40
7 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:37.906 L32
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.961 L20
9 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:37.993 L33
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:38.001 L42
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s 35s 40s median 23.8s Kimi Räikkönen · L28 · 22.584s Lewis Hamilton · L16 · 22.750s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 23.074s Nico Rosberg · L15 · 23.078s Sebastian Vettel · L30 · 23.130s Lewis Hamilton · L31 · 23.165s Daniil Kvyat · L20 · 23.183s Daniel Ricciardo · L24 · 23.225s Nico Rosberg · L29 · 23.241s Pastor Maldonado · L36 · 23.249s Daniil Kvyat · L8 · 23.316s Jenson Button · L10 · 23.343s Daniil Kvyat · L34 · 23.381s Marcus Ericsson · L13 · 23.418s Marcus Ericsson · L26 · 23.441s Nico Hülkenberg · L31 · 23.491s Valtteri Bottas · L11 · 23.542s Valtteri Bottas · L29 · 23.588s Fernando Alonso · L9 · 23.640s Will Stevens · L32 · 23.647s Carlos Sainz · L14 · 23.701s Kimi Räikkönen · L14 · 23.714s Nico Hülkenberg · L10 · 23.750s Fernando Alonso · L28 · 23.767s Romain Grosjean · L11 · 23.793s Jenson Button · L27 · 23.801s Max Verstappen · L30 · 23.977s Felipe Nasr · L30 · 24.116s Sergio Pérez · L36 · 24.267s Sergio Pérez · L18 · 24.303s Romain Grosjean · L33 · 24.554s Felipe Massa · L34 · 24.670s Felipe Nasr · L10 · 24.763s Pastor Maldonado · L12 · 24.842s Sergio Pérez · L1 · 25.041s Alexander Rossi · L33 · 25.088s Alexander Rossi · L22 · 25.146s Will Stevens · L21 · 25.875s Daniel Ricciardo · L1 · 26.087s Felipe Massa · L16 · 26.735s Max Verstappen · L9 · 27.793s Felipe Massa · L1 · 34.166s Nico Hülkenberg · L42 · 35.760s Will Stevens · L42 · 35.760s Carlos Sainz · L27 · 39.345s
fastest 22.584s Kimi Räikkönen slowest 39.345s Carlos Sainz pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
11 Sergio Pérez 1 1 14:05:29 25.041s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 1 14:06:11 26.087s
19 Felipe Massa 1 1 14:06:55 34.166s
26 Daniil Kvyat 1 8 14:17:26 23.316s
33 Max Verstappen 1 9 14:19:07 27.793s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 9 14:19:04 23.640s
22 Jenson Button 1 10 14:20:51 23.343s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 10 14:20:51 24.763s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 10 14:20:34 23.750s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 11 14:22:12 23.793s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 11 14:22:04 23.542s
13 Pastor Maldonado 1 12 14:23:55 24.842s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 14:25:21 23.074s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 13 14:26:01 23.418s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 14 14:27:09 23.714s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 14 14:27:23 23.701s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 15 14:28:45 23.078s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 16 14:30:13 22.750s
19 Felipe Massa 2 16 14:32:49 26.735s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 18 14:34:39 24.303s
26 Daniil Kvyat 2 20 14:38:04 23.183s
28 Will Stevens 1 21 14:40:29 25.875s
53 Alexander Rossi 1 22 14:42:18 25.146s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 24 14:45:19 23.225s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 26 14:48:19 23.441s
22 Jenson Button 2 27 14:49:59 23.801s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 27 14:49:26 39.345s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 28 14:50:45 22.584s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 28 14:51:35 23.767s
6 Nico Rosberg 2 29 14:52:12 23.241s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 29 14:52:23 23.588s
33 Max Verstappen 2 30 14:54:54 23.977s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 30 14:53:49 23.130s
12 Felipe Nasr 2 30 14:55:14 24.116s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 31 14:56:02 23.491s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 31 14:55:15 23.165s
28 Will Stevens 2 32 14:59:51 23.647s
53 Alexander Rossi 2 33 15:01:34 25.088s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 33 14:59:32 24.554s
26 Daniil Kvyat 3 34 15:01:48 23.381s
19 Felipe Massa 3 34 15:03:24 24.670s
13 Pastor Maldonado 2 36 15:04:35 23.249s
11 Sergio Pérez 3 36 15:05:03 24.267s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 3 42 15:17:36 35.760s
28 Will Stevens 3 42 15:17:36 35.760s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
11
Sergio Pérez
+17
P9→P12
26
Daniil Kvyat
+15
P20→P13
33
Max Verstappen
+12
P17→P9
9
Marcus Ericsson
+10
P15→P14
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+8
P13→P6
55
Carlos Sainz
+8
P10→P10
14
Fernando Alonso
+8
P12→P11
22
Jenson Button
+8
P14→P16
Most positions lost
Marcus Ericsson −13 Daniil Kvyat −12 Jenson Button −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
27 Nico Hülkenberg Grid penalty ▼2 (P11 → P13)
▼2 (P11 → P13)
33 Max Verstappen Grid penalty ▼2 (P15 → P17)
▼2 (P15 → P17)
26 Daniil Kvyat Grid penalty ▼10 (P10 → P20)
▼10 (P10 → P20)
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