Season 2015 · Round 15

Russian Grand Prix

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2015-10-11 · Sochi Autodrom · Russia · Russian Grand Prix · 53Lap · 309.745km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:37:11.024
Team win 25pt P1 · P18
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +5.953
11 Sergio Pérez
Force India +28.918
Fastest Lap
5 Sebastian Vettel
1:40.071 · L51
DNF
5
Carlos Sainz L45 Romain Grosjean L11 Nico Rosberg L7 Nico Hülkenberg L0 Marcus Ericsson L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Circuit Info
Sochi Autodrom Sochi, Russia
53Lap 309.745km 8 races held (2014–) Lap record 1:35.761 · Lewis Hamilton (2019)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P2 Valtteri Bottas 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -3
P3 Nico Rosberg 1 wins · → Valtteri Bottas -1
Pole Position
P1 Lewis Hamilton 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
P3 Valtteri Bottas 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Valtteri Bottas 8 starts · GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton 8 starts · GP #1
P1 Sergio Pérez 8 starts · GP #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 L32 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Vettel · pit stop L30 Vettel VET Vettel VET Pérez · pit stop L12 Pérez PER Pérez PER Massa · pit stop L30 Massa MAS Massa MAS Kvyat · pit stop L33 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Nasr · pit stop L34 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Maldonado · pit stop L30 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Räikkönen · pit stop L31 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Button · pit stop L12 Button BUT Button BUT Verstappen · pit stop L1 Verstappen · pit stop L24 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Alonso · pit stop L13 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Bottas · pit stop L26 Bottas · stopped L52 · classified P12 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Merhi · pit stop L13 Merhi MER Merhi MER Stevens · pit stop L14 Stevens · pit stop L17 Stevens STE Stevens STE Ricciardo · pit stop L12 Ricciardo · stopped L47 · classified P15 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Sainz · pit stop L12 Sainz · retired L45 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Grosjean · pit stop L1 Grosjean · retired L11 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Rosberg · retired L7 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Hülkenberg · retired L0 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Ericsson · retired L0 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2 53 1:37:11.024 25
2 5 Sebastian Vettel FL Ferrari 4 53 +5.953 18
3 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 7 53 +28.918 15
4 19 Felipe Massa Williams 15 53 +38.831 12
5 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 11 53 +47.566 10
6 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 12 53 +56.508 8
7 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 14 53 +1:01.088 6
8 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 5 53 +1:12.358 4
9 22 Jenson Button McLaren 13 53 +1:19.467 2
10 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 9 53 +1:28.424 1
11 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 19 53 +1:31.210
12 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 3 52 Collision
13 98 Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia 18 52 +1 Lap
14 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 17 51 +2 Laps
15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 10 47 Suspension
R 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 20 45 Brakes
R 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 11 Accident
R 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 7 Throttle
R 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 6 0 Collision
R 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 17 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.343 1:37.500 1:37.113 POLE Q3
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.558 1:37.672 1:37.433 +0.320 Q3
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:38.448 1:38.194 1:37.912 +0.799 Q3
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:38.598 1:38.402 1:37.965 +0.852 Q3
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:39.207 1:38.224 1:38.348 +1.111 Q2
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:39.250 1:38.727 1:38.659 +1.546 Q3
7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:39.617 1:38.914 1:38.691 +1.578 Q3
8 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:39.056 1:38.754 1:38.787 +1.641 Q2
9 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:39.411 1:39.119 1:38.924 +1.811 Q3
10 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:39.574 1:39.005 1:39.728 +1.892 Q2
11 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:39.580 1:39.214 — +2.101 Q2
12 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:40.042 1:39.323 — +2.210 Q2
13 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.739 1:39.763 — +2.626 Q1
14 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 1:39.724 1:39.811 — +2.611 Q1
15 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:38.926 1:39.895 — +1.813 Q1
16 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:40.144 — — +3.031 Q1
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:40.660 — — +3.547 Q1
18 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 1:43.693 — — +6.580 Q1
19 98 Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia 1:43.804 — — +6.691 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Nico Rosberg
2
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
77 Valtteri Bottas
4
5 Sebastian Vettel
5
7 Kimi Räikkönen
6
27 Nico Hülkenberg
7
11 Sergio Pérez
8
8 Romain Grosjean
9
33 Max Verstappen
10
3 Daniel Ricciardo
11
26 Daniil Kvyat
12
12 Felipe Nasr
13
22 Jenson Button
14
13 Pastor Maldonado
15
19 Felipe Massa
17
28 Will Stevens ▲1
17
9 Marcus Ericsson
18
98 Roberto Merhi ▲1
19
14 Fernando Alonso ▼3
20
55 Carlos Sainz
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 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:40.071 L51
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.294 L48
3 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:40.532 L42
4 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.573 L44
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.592 L51
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.693 L46
7 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.695 L38
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.726 L41
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.773 L45
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.777 L37
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
30s 35s 40s 45s 50s 55s median 30.3s Sebastian Vettel · L30 · 29.367s Kimi Räikkönen · L31 · 29.386s Fernando Alonso · L13 · 29.539s Jenson Button · L12 · 29.719s Daniel Ricciardo · L12 · 29.732s Pastor Maldonado · L30 · 29.952s Lewis Hamilton · L32 · 30.216s Max Verstappen · L24 · 30.241s Carlos Sainz · L12 · 30.288s Valtteri Bottas · L26 · 30.316s Felipe Nasr · L34 · 30.362s Daniil Kvyat · L33 · 30.418s Will Stevens · L17 · 30.421s Sergio Pérez · L12 · 30.545s Felipe Massa · L30 · 30.741s Will Stevens · L14 · 32.400s Roberto Merhi · L13 · 35.072s Max Verstappen · L1 · 37.334s Romain Grosjean · L1 · 54.445s
fastest 29.367s Sebastian Vettel slowest 54.445s Romain Grosjean pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
8 Romain Grosjean 1 1 14:05:55 54.445s
33 Max Verstappen 1 1 14:06:46 37.334s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 12 14:27:08 29.732s
22 Jenson Button 1 12 14:27:21 29.719s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 12 14:27:00 30.545s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 12 14:27:19 30.288s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 13 14:29:42 29.539s
98 Roberto Merhi 1 13 14:30:08 35.072s
28 Will Stevens 1 14 14:32:34 32.400s
28 Will Stevens 2 17 14:39:33 30.421s
33 Max Verstappen 2 24 14:51:41 30.241s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 26 14:54:41 30.316s
19 Felipe Massa 1 30 15:01:51 30.741s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 30 15:01:31 29.367s
13 Pastor Maldonado 1 30 15:01:56 29.952s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 31 15:03:16 29.386s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 32 15:04:38 30.216s
26 Daniil Kvyat 1 33 15:06:55 30.418s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 34 15:08:41 30.362s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
19
Felipe Massa
+14
P15→P4
12
Felipe Nasr
+14
P12→P6
55
Carlos Sainz
+13
P20→P—
13
Pastor Maldonado
+11
P14→P7
33
Max Verstappen
+11
P9→P10
14
Fernando Alonso
+10
P19→P11
77
Valtteri Bottas
+10
P3→P12
11
Sergio Pérez
+9
P7→P3
Most positions lost
Nico Rosberg −14 Felipe Nasr −10 Kimi Räikkönen −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
14 Fernando Alonso Grid penalty ▼3 (P16 → P19)
▼3 (P16 → P19)
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