Season 2015 · Round 18

Brazilian Grand Prix

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2015-11-15 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 71Lap · 305.909km
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:31:09.090
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +7.756
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +14.244
Fastest Lap
44 Lewis Hamilton
1:14.832 · L51
DNF
1
Carlos Sainz L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
71Lap 305.909km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P5 Felipe Massa 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Lewis Hamilton 4 · GP #1
P3 Valtteri Bottas 2 · → Mark Webber -1
P3 Max Verstappen 2 · → Mark Webber -1
Starts
P3 Fernando Alonso 17 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Jenson Button 17 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Kimi Räikkönen 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Rosberg · pit stop L13 Rosberg · pit stop L33 Rosberg · pit stop L48 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Hamilton · pit stop L14 Hamilton · pit stop L34 Hamilton · pit stop L49 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel · pit stop L32 Vettel · pit stop L47 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L12 Räikkönen · pit stop L46 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Bottas · pit stop L11 Bottas · pit stop L41 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Hülkenberg · pit stop L9 Hülkenberg · pit stop L35 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Kvyat · pit stop L10 Kvyat · pit stop L39 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Grosjean · pit stop L10 Grosjean · pit stop L35 Grosjean · pit stop L54 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Verstappen · pit stop L11 Verstappen · pit stop L34 Verstappen · pit stop L53 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Maldonado · pit stop L25 Maldonado · pit stop L44 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Ricciardo · pit stop L3 Ricciardo · pit stop L28 Ricciardo · pit stop L52 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Pérez · pit stop L10 Pérez · pit stop L33 Pérez · pit stop L51 Pérez PER Pérez PER Nasr · pit stop L14 Nasr · pit stop L39 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Button · pit stop L12 Button · pit stop L31 Button · pit stop L51 Button BUT Button BUT Alonso · pit stop L13 Alonso · pit stop L32 Alonso · pit stop L52 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Ericsson · pit stop L12 Ericsson · pit stop L32 Ericsson · pit stop L53 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Stevens · pit stop L15 Stevens · pit stop L40 Stevens STE Stevens STE Rossi · pit stop L14 Rossi · pit stop L41 Rossi RSS Rossi RSS Sainz · retired L0 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Massa · pit stop L10 Massa · pit stop L38 Massa · pit stop L55 Massa · stopped L70 · classified P20 Massa MAS Massa MAS
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 71 1:31:09.090 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton FL Mercedes 2 71 +7.756 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 71 +14.244 15
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 71 +47.543 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 7 70 +1 Lap 10
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 5 70 +1 Lap 8
7 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 6 70 +1 Lap 6
8 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 14 70 +1 Lap 4
9 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 9 70 +1 Lap 2
10 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 15 70 +1 Lap 1
11 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 19 70 +1 Lap
12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 11 70 +1 Lap
13 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 13 70 +1 Lap
14 22 Jenson Button McLaren 16 70 +1 Lap
15 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 20 70 +1 Lap
16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 12 69 +2 Laps
17 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 18 67 +4 Laps
18 53 Alexander Rossi Manor Marussia 17 67 +4 Laps
R 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 10 0 Retired
D 19 Felipe Massa Williams 8 70 Excluded
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:11.746 1:12.213 1:11.282 POLE Q3
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.682 1:11.665 1:11.360 +0.078 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:12.240 1:11.928 1:11.804 +0.522 Q3
4 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:12.934 1:12.374 1:12.085 +0.803 Q3
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.185 1:12.243 1:12.144 +0.862 Q3
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:12.595 1:12.485 1:12.265 +0.983 Q3
7 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:12.730 1:12.527 1:12.322 +1.040 Q3
8 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:12.980 1:12.858 1:12.415 +1.133 Q3
9 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:12.639 1:12.825 1:12.417 +1.135 Q3
10 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:12.824 1:12.712 1:12.739 +1.430 Q2
11 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:13.111 1:12.989 — +1.707 Q2
12 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:13.267 1:13.045 — +1.763 Q2
13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:13.140 1:13.147 — +1.858 Q1
14 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:13.346 1:13.233 — +1.951 Q2
15 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:13.056 1:13.913 — +1.774 Q1
16 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 1:13.385 — — +2.103 Q1
17 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:13.425 — — +2.143 Q1
18 53 Alexander Rossi Manor Marussia 1:16.151 — — +4.869 Q1
19 28 Will Stevens Manor Marussia 1:16.283 — — +5.001 Q1
20 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren — —
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Nico Rosberg
2
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
7 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
5
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
6
26 Daniil Kvyat ▲1
7
77 Valtteri Bottas ▼3
8
19 Felipe Massa
9
33 Max Verstappen ▲1
10
55 Carlos Sainz ▲2
11
11 Sergio Pérez ▲2
12
9 Marcus Ericsson ▲2
13
12 Felipe Nasr ▼2
14
8 Romain Grosjean ▲1
15
13 Pastor Maldonado ▲1
16
22 Jenson Button ▲1
17
53 Alexander Rossi ▲1
18
28 Will Stevens ▲1
19
3 Daniel Ricciardo ▼10
20
14 Fernando Alonso
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 1:14.832 L51
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:14.913 L57
3 6 Nico Rosberg 1:14.957 L57
4 6 Nico Rosberg 1:15.041 L62
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:15.046 L57
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:15.054 L52
7 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:15.068 L62
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:15.102 L55
9 6 Nico Rosberg 1:15.123 L53
10 6 Nico Rosberg 1:15.136 L51
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
24s 26s 28s 30s median 24.0s Lewis Hamilton · L49 · 22.936s Fernando Alonso · L13 · 22.981s Nico Rosberg · L48 · 23.046s Lewis Hamilton · L34 · 23.148s Fernando Alonso · L32 · 23.218s Jenson Button · L12 · 23.242s Kimi Räikkönen · L12 · 23.293s Nico Rosberg · L33 · 23.321s Felipe Massa · L55 · 23.401s Jenson Button · L51 · 23.402s Sebastian Vettel · L32 · 23.474s Sergio Pérez · L33 · 23.609s Daniil Kvyat · L39 · 23.630s Sergio Pérez · L51 · 23.732s Valtteri Bottas · L11 · 23.736s Romain Grosjean · L35 · 23.787s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 23.801s Fernando Alonso · L52 · 23.810s Sergio Pérez · L10 · 23.854s Sebastian Vettel · L47 · 23.861s Felipe Massa · L10 · 23.887s Felipe Massa · L38 · 23.927s Daniel Ricciardo · L3 · 23.937s Romain Grosjean · L54 · 23.958s Daniel Ricciardo · L28 · 23.979s Nico Hülkenberg · L9 · 24.009s Max Verstappen · L53 · 24.078s Pastor Maldonado · L25 · 24.115s Max Verstappen · L34 · 24.153s Daniil Kvyat · L10 · 24.155s Max Verstappen · L11 · 24.166s Nico Hülkenberg · L35 · 24.199s Jenson Button · L31 · 24.265s Lewis Hamilton · L14 · 24.328s Romain Grosjean · L10 · 24.475s Felipe Nasr · L39 · 24.491s Marcus Ericsson · L12 · 24.699s Daniel Ricciardo · L52 · 24.775s Valtteri Bottas · L41 · 24.913s Nico Rosberg · L13 · 25.039s Marcus Ericsson · L53 · 25.102s Kimi Räikkönen · L46 · 25.308s Alexander Rossi · L14 · 25.492s Felipe Nasr · L14 · 25.529s Will Stevens · L15 · 25.547s Alexander Rossi · L41 · 26.706s Will Stevens · L40 · 27.095s Marcus Ericsson · L32 · 29.148s Pastor Maldonado · L44 · 30.082s
fastest 22.936s Lewis Hamilton slowest 30.082s Pastor Maldonado pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 3 14:07:06 23.937s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 9 14:14:48 24.009s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 10 14:16:10 23.854s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 10 14:16:12 24.475s
26 Daniil Kvyat 1 10 14:16:04 24.155s
19 Felipe Massa 1 10 14:16:08 23.887s
33 Max Verstappen 1 11 14:17:28 24.166s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 11 14:17:18 23.736s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 12 14:18:58 24.699s
22 Jenson Button 1 12 14:18:53 23.242s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 12 14:18:31 23.293s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 13 14:20:14 22.981s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 13 14:19:39 25.039s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 14:19:44 23.801s
53 Alexander Rossi 1 14 14:22:03 25.492s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 14 14:21:27 25.529s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 14 14:20:57 24.328s
28 Will Stevens 1 15 14:23:24 25.547s
13 Pastor Maldonado 1 25 14:36:04 24.115s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 28 14:40:10 23.979s
22 Jenson Button 2 31 14:44:10 24.265s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 32 14:45:34 23.218s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 32 14:44:26 23.474s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 32 14:45:52 29.148s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 33 14:46:36 23.609s
6 Nico Rosberg 2 33 14:45:33 23.321s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 34 14:46:52 23.148s
33 Max Verstappen 2 34 14:47:52 24.153s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 35 14:49:12 23.787s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 35 14:48:59 24.199s
19 Felipe Massa 2 38 14:53:00 23.927s
12 Felipe Nasr 2 39 14:54:38 24.491s
26 Daniil Kvyat 2 39 14:54:15 23.630s
28 Will Stevens 2 40 14:57:45 27.095s
53 Alexander Rossi 2 41 14:59:12 26.706s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 41 14:56:37 24.913s
13 Pastor Maldonado 2 44 15:01:06 30.082s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 46 15:02:43 25.308s
5 Sebastian Vettel 3 47 15:03:48 23.861s
6 Nico Rosberg 3 48 15:04:53 23.046s
44 Lewis Hamilton 3 49 15:06:11 22.936s
11 Sergio Pérez 3 51 15:10:22 23.732s
22 Jenson Button 3 51 15:10:27 23.402s
14 Fernando Alonso 3 52 15:11:48 23.810s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 3 52 15:11:38 24.775s
33 Max Verstappen 3 53 15:12:51 24.078s
9 Marcus Ericsson 3 53 15:13:28 25.102s
8 Romain Grosjean 3 54 15:14:07 23.958s
19 Felipe Massa 3 55 15:15:12 23.401s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
13
Pastor Maldonado
+28
P15→P10
12
Felipe Nasr
+22
P13→P13
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+16
P19→P11
14
Fernando Alonso
+16
P20→P15
8
Romain Grosjean
+14
P14→P8
33
Max Verstappen
+14
P9→P9
22
Jenson Button
+14
P16→P14
11
Sergio Pérez
+13
P11→P12
Most positions lost
Pastor Maldonado −24 Felipe Nasr −24 Sergio Pérez −17
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 ▼3 (P4 → P7)
▼3 (P4 → P7)
3 Daniel Ricciardo Grid penalty ▼10 (P9 → P19)
▼10 (P9 → P19)
12 Felipe Nasr Grid penalty ▼2 (P11 → P13)
▼2 (P11 → P13)
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