Australian Grand Prix 2015
15 March 2015
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Laps
- 58
- Fastest time
1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2014Nico RosbergMercedes
Previously
Lewis Hamilton won last year's drivers championship.
Mercedes won last year's constructors championship.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:26.327 (Q3)
- 2
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:26.921 (Q3)
- 3
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:27.718 (Q3)
- 4
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:27.757 (Q3)
- 5
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:27.790 (Q3)
- 6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:28.329 (Q3)
- 7
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:28.510 (Q3)
- 8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:28.560 (Q3)
- 9
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus F1
1:29.480 (Q3)
- 10
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
1:28.800 (Q2)
- 11
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:28.868 (Q2)
- 12
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:29.070 (Q2)
- 13
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:29.208 (Q2)
- 14
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:29.209 (Q2)
- 15
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:31.376 (Q1)
- 16
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:31.422 (Q1)
- 17
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:32.037 (Q1)
- PIT
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:28.087 (Q3)
Laps Lead
- Nico Rosberg 2 laps
- Lewis Hamilton 56 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | 58 laps | 1:31:54.067 | 25pts |
| 2 | 0 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 58 laps | +1.360 | 18pts |
| 3 | +1 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | 58 laps | +34.523 | 15pts |
| 4 | -1 | Felipe Massa Williams | 58 laps | +38.196 | 12pts |
| 5 | +5 | Felipe Nasr Sauber | 58 laps | +1:35.149 | 10pts |
| 6 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | 57 laps | 8pts | |
| 7 | +6 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 57 laps | 6pts | |
| 8 | +7 | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | 57 laps | 4pts | |
| 9 | -2 | Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso | 57 laps | 2pts | |
| 10 | +4 | Sergio Pérez Force India | 57 laps | 1pts | |
| 11 | +5 | Jenson Button McLaren | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Max Verstappen Toro Rosso | 32 laps | ||
| W | - | Valtteri Bottas Williams | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Daniil Kvyat Red Bull | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Kevin Magnussen McLaren | 0 laps |
Post Race
Lewis Hamilton now leads the drivers championship by 7pts.
Mercedes now leads the constructors championship by 28pts.
- 1Lewis HamiltonMercedes25 pts
- 2Nico RosbergMercedes18 pts
- 3Sebastian VettelFerrari15 pts
- 4Felipe MassaWilliams12 pts
- 5Felipe NasrSauber10 pts
- 6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull8 pts
- 7Nico HülkenbergForce India6 pts
- 8Marcus EricssonSauber4 pts
- 9Carlos SainzToro Rosso2 pts
- 10Sergio PérezForce India1 pts
- 1Mercedes43 pts
- 2Ferrari15 pts
- 3Sauber14 pts
- 4Williams12 pts
- 5Red Bull8 pts
- 6Force India7 pts
- 7Toro Rosso2 pts
- 8McLaren0 pts
- 9Lotus F10 pts