2015 Formula One Season

2015 FIA Formula One World Championship
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Next	2016
Lewis Hamilton, 2015 World Drivers' Champion
Season Information
Number of races	19
First race	Australia March 15
Last race	Abu Dhabi November 29
Engine suppliers	Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda, Renault
Tyre suppliers	P
Points system	10 places 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Lewis Hamilton 381 points
Runner-Up	Nico Rosberg 322 points
3rd	Sebastian Vettel 278 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Mercedes 703 points
Runner-Up	Ferrari 428 points
3rd	Williams-Mercedes 257 points

The 2015 Formula One Season was the 66th season of the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the 58th season of the Constructors' Championship. Lewis Hamilton successfully defended his World Drivers' Championship, taking his third title at the 2015 United States Grand Prix and defeating his team mate Nico Rosberg by 59 points by the end of the season. Mercedes defended the constructors championship, securing the title at the Russia ahead of Ferrari and Williams.

Season Review

Introduction

The Formula One season would include five different world champions to enter a race ahead of the new season. Aside from reigning champion, Lewis Hamilton there was also Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso. The season would take place over five race continents and 20 countries with over 200 "television territories" to cover the races.

Teams and Drivers

Entry List

• Entry list, with drivers, released on 22 December 2014.
• Updated entry list, released on 10 March 2015.

Note: Teams ordered by 2014 constructor standings.

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Mercedes	F1 W06 Hybrid	P	6	Nico Rosberg	All	Pascal Wehrlein
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid		44	Lewis Hamilton	All
Red Bull-Renault	RB11	P	3	Daniel Ricciardo	All	Sébastien Buemi António Félix da Costa Pierre Gasly
Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Renault Energy F1-2015		26	Daniil Kvyat	All
Williams-Mercedes	FW37	P	19	Felipe Massa	All	Susie Wolff Alex Lynn Adrian Sutil
Williams Martini Racing	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid		77	Valtteri Bottas	All
Ferrari	SF15-T	P	5	Sebastian Vettel	All	Marc Gené Esteban Gutiérrez Jean-Éric Vergne Davide Rigon Pedro de la Rosa Antonio Fuoco Raffaele Marciello
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 059/4		7	Kimi Räikkönen	All
McLaren-Honda	MP4-30	P	14	Fernando Alonso	2–19	Kevin Magnussen Oliver Turvey Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren Honda	Honda RA615H		20	Kevin Magnussen	1
			22	Jenson Button	All
Force India-Mercedes	VJM08	P	11	Sergio Pérez	All	Pascal Wehrlein Jehan Daruvala Esteban Ocon Nick Yelloly
Sahara Force India F1 Team	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid		27	Nico Hülkenberg	All
Toro Rosso-Renault	STR10	P	33	Max Verstappen	All	Sébastien Buemi Pierre Gasly Marco Wittmann
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Renault Energy F1-2015		55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	All
Lotus-Mercedes	E23 Hybrid	P	8	Romain Grosjean	All	Nicolas Prost Esteban Ocon Jolyon Palmer Carmen Jordá Charles Pic Adderly Fong
Lotus F1 Team	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid		13	Pastor Maldonado	All
Marussia-Ferrari	MR03B	P	28	Will Stevens	All	Alexander Rossi Jordan King Fabio Leimer
Manor Marussia F1 Team	Ferrari 059/3		53	Alexander Rossi	13–14, 16–18
			98	Roberto Merhi	1–12, 15, 19
Sauber-Ferrari	C34	P	9	Marcus Ericsson	All	Raffaele Marciello
Sauber F1 Team	Ferrari 059/4		12	Felipe Nasr	All

Individual race entry lists
AUS	MYS	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	HUN
BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	RUS	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU

Dates Drivers Confirmed

Crossed out drivers saw their contracts ended early, see notes below for details.

Driver	Date Confirmed	Team
Fernando Alonso	19 May 2011	Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton	28 September 2012	Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel	11 June 2013	Red Bull-Renault
Daniel Ricciardo	2 September 2013	Red Bull-Renault
Kimi Räikkönen	11 September 2013	Ferrari
Felipe Massa	11 November 2013	Williams-Mercedes
Nico Hülkenberg	3 December 2013	Force India-Mercedes
Nico Rosberg	23 May 2014	Mercedes
Pastor Maldonado	19 July 2014	Lotus-Mercedes
Daniil Kvyat	18 August 2014	Toro Rosso-Renault
Max Verstappen	18 August 2014	Toro Rosso-Renault
Valtteri Bottas	7 September 2014	Williams-Mercedes
Daniil Kvyat	4 October 2014	Red Bull-Renault
Nico Hülkenberg	20 October 2014	Force India-Mercedes
Marcus Ericsson	1 November 2014	Sauber-Ferrari
Felipe Nasr	5 November 2014	Sauber-Ferrari
Sergio Pérez	8 November 2014	Force India-Mercedes
Romain Grosjean	19 November 2014	Lotus-Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel	20 November 2014	Ferrari
Carlos Sainz, Jr.	28 November 2014	Toro Rosso-Renault
Fernando Alonso	11 December 2014	McLaren-Honda
Jenson Button	11 December 2014	McLaren-Honda
Will Stevens	25 February 2015	Marussia-Ferrari
Roberto Merhi	9 March 2015	Marussia-Ferrari
Alexander Rossi	16 September 2015	Marussia-Ferrari

Notes:

• Fernando Alonso left Ferrari on 20 November 2014, breaking his contract with two years remaining.
• Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull on 4 October 2014, breaking his contract with a year remaining.
• Daniil Kvyat replaced Vettel at Red Bull.

Car launch dates

Team	Car	Date	Where
Force India	VJM08	January 21 February 26	Mexico City (livery only) Official chassis unveiling
Williams	FW37	January 21	Online/magazine
Lotus	E23 Hybrid	January 26	Online
McLaren	MP4-30	January 29 May 7	Online Spain (revised livery)
Mercedes	F1 W06 Hybrid	January 29 February 1	Silverstone (revealed) Official launch
Ferrari	SF15-T	January 30	Online
Sauber	C34	January 30	Online
Toro Rosso	STR10	January 31	Jerez
Red Bull	RB11	February 1 March 13	Jerez (chassis) Online (livery)
Manor	MR03B	March 14	Australia

Changes from the 2014 season

Team changes

• Lotus switched to Mercedes engines, replacing their Renault engines due to not having a successful 2014 season.
• Marussia are expected to either revert back to the original team name of Manor or change their name to something completely different. A planned auction on 21 January 2015 was postponed on 19 January to allow talks regarding a rescue package to be furthered. On 4 February, it was confirmed by administrators that Marussia would go out of administration on 19 February 2015 when there was new investment that was secured to save the team, along with an agreement on a CVA with creditors. It was later reported in the same month that the team's entry fee for the season had been paid, giving more hopes for the team to compete in 2015. The team later confirmed that they will take part in the Australian Grand Prix.
• McLaren used Honda engines instead of Mercedes engines after 23 years.
• It was announced on 5 February 2015 that Caterham's assets were set to be sold by their administrators starting on 11 March 2015, only four days before the Australian Grand Prix, and the FIA's updated entry list on 27 February 2015 excluded the team.

Driver changes

• Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull at the end of 2014 after 15 years with the team and the junior development program to join Ferrari after Alonso left. Red Bull promoted Daniil Kvyat to the vacated seat.
• Despite being contracted to the team until 2016, Fernando Alonso left Ferrari and will return to McLaren after 7 years, and will be partnered with Jenson Button while Kevin Magnussen was promoted to test driver duties. However, Magnussen took over Alonso's seat in the Australian Grand Prix when doctors told Alonso to miss out as a precaution after he had a crash in the first Barcelona test which did not actually give him any injuries.
• Marcus Ericsson left Caterham, after it went into administration, to join Sauber for 2015, and will be partnered with Williams test driver and GP2 driver Felipe Nasr. These deals left Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutiérrez without a drive. Gutierrez later joined Ferrari as a test driver, while Sutil joined Williams as a test and reserve driver. Giedo van der Garde won legal challenges towards Sauber in Swiss and Australian courts. The latter made an order to the team to let him race in the Australian Grand Prix. However, he later dismissed the ruling so to aim at getting a new permanent solution for another part of the season.
• Toro Rosso's lineup is completely different this year with two new drivers. They are Max Verstappen, who finished third in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 series and is set to become the youngest driver to join the grid at 17 years old, and will be alongside the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Carlos Sainz, Jr., son of two-time rally champion Carlos Sainz. As a result, Jean-Éric Vergne was left without a drive and went to compete in Formula E, and later joined Gutiérrez as a Ferrari test driver.
• Kamui Kobayashi left the sport to compete in Japan's Super Formula series.
• Will Stevens was given a seat to drive for Manor in his first full F1 season. Manor later confirmed Roberto Merhi as their second driver for the Australian Grand Prix.
• Max Chilton left Formula One to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
• Jules Bianchi went into a critical but stable condition after his brain was injured from an accident in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

Mid-season Changes

Driver changes

Before the Australian Grand Prix

• Due to his accident in testing, Fernando Alonso was replaced by Kevin Magnussen for the first race of the season.

For the Malaysian Grand Prix

• A recovered Alonso replaced Magnussen.

For the Singapore, Japanese, United States, Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix

• Alexander Rossi will take Roberto Merhi's seat for Marussia, while Merhi will race in Russia and Abu Dhabi.

Season calendar

The 2015 season would take place across five continents and 20 different individual countries hosting a race.

Schedule

• World Motor Sport Council meeting, Beijing, September 2014
• World Motor Council meeting, Doha, December 2014
• World Motor Council meeting, Geneva, March 2015

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	Australian Grand Prix			15 March
		Official Title	2015 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
		Circuit	Albert Park Circuit
		Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
		Lap distance	5.303 km (3.296 mi)
		Race distance	307.574 km (191.158 mi)
		Date	15 March	Laps	58
		Local time	16:00 AEDT	UTC	05:00
		Options	Soft	Prime	Medium

2	Malaysian Grand Prix			29 March
		Official Title	2015 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
		Circuit	Sepang International Circuit
		Location	Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
		Lap distance	5.543 km (3.445 mi)
		Race distance	310.408 km (192.92 mi)
		Date	29 March	Laps	56
		Local time	15:00 MYT	UTC	07:00
		Options	Medium	Prime	Hard

3	Chinese Grand Prix			12 April
		Official Title	2015 Chinese Grand Prix
		Circuit	Shanghai International Circuit
		Location	Jiading, Shanghai, China
		Lap distance	5.451 km (3.388 mi)
		Race distance	305.066 km (189.6 mi)
		Date	12 April	Laps	56
		Local time	14:00 CST	UTC	06:00
		Options	Soft	Prime	Medium

4	Bahrain Grand Prix			19 April
		Official Title	2015 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
		Circuit	Bahrain International Circuit
		Location	Sakhir, Bahrain
		Lap distance	5.412 km (3.364 mi)
		Race distance	308.238 km (191.571 mi)
		Date	19 April	Laps	57
		Local time	18:00 AST	UTC	15:00
		Options	Soft	Prime	Medium

5	Spanish Grand Prix			10 May
		Official Title	Gran Premio de España 2015
		Circuit	Circuit de Catalunya
		Location	Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
		Lap distance	4.655 km (2.893 mi)
		Race distance	307.104 km (190.866 mi)
		Date	10 May	Laps	66
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00
		Options	Medium	Prime	Hard

6	Monaco Grand Prix			24 May
		Official Title	Grand Prix de Monaco 2015
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.340 km (2.076 mi)
		Race distance	260.520 km (161.914 mi)
		Date	24 May	Laps	78
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00
		Options	Super Soft	Prime	Soft

7	Canadian Grand Prix			7 June
		Official Title	Grand Prix du Canada 2015
		Circuit	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
		Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
		Lap distance	4.361 km (2.71 mi)
		Race distance	305.270 km (189.727 mi)
		Date	7 June	Laps	70
		Local time	14:00 EDT	UTC	18:00
		Options	Super Soft	Prime	Soft

8	Austrian Grand Prix			21 June
		Official Title	Grosser Preis von Österreich 2015
		Circuit	Red Bull Ring
		Location	Spielberg, Styria, Austria
		Lap distance	4.326 km (2.689 mi)
		Race distance	307.146 km (190.892 mi)
		Date	21 June	Laps	71
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00
		Options	Super Soft	Prime	Soft

9	British Grand Prix			5 July
		Official Title	2015 British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Silverstone Circuit
		Location	Silverstone, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
		Lap distance	5.901 km (3.667 mi)
		Race distance	306.747 km (190.644 mi)
		Date	5 July	Laps	52
		Local time	13:00 BST	UTC	12:00
		Options	Medium	Prime	Hard

10	Hungarian Grand Prix			26 July
		Official Title	Magyar Nagydíj 2015
		Circuit	Hungaroring
		Location	Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary
		Lap distance	4.381 km (2.723 mi)
		Race distance	306.630 km (190.572 mi)
		Date	26 July	Laps	70
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00
		Options	Soft	Prime	Medium

11	Belgian Grand Prix			23 August
		Official Title	2015 Shell Belgian Grand Prix
		Circuit	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
		Location	Stavelot, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
		Lap distance	7.004 km (4.353 mi)
		Race distance	308.052 km (191.456 mi)
		Date	23 August	Laps	44
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

12	Italian Grand Prix			6 September
		Official Title	Gran Premio d'Italia 2015
		Circuit	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
		Location	Monza, Lombardy, Italy
		Lap distance	5.793 km (3.6 mi)
		Race distance	306.720 km (190.628 mi)
		Date	6 September	Laps	53
		Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

13	Singapore Grand Prix			20 September
		Official Title	2015 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
		Circuit	Singapore International Circuit
		Location	Marina Bay, Singapore
		Lap distance	5.065 km (3.148 mi)
		Race distance	308.965 km (192.023 mi)
		Date	20 September	Laps	61
		Local time	20:00 SGT	UTC	12:00

14	Japanese Grand Prix			27 September
		Official Title	2015 Japanese Grand Prix
		Circuit	Suzuka Circuit
		Location	Suzuka, Mie, Japan
		Lap distance	5.807 km (3.609 mi)
		Race distance	307.771 km (191.281 mi)
		Date	27 September	Laps	53
		Local time	14:00 JST	UTC	05:00

15	Russian Grand Prix			11 October
		Official Title	2015 Russian Grand Prix
		Circuit	Sochi Autodrom
		Location	Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
		Lap distance	5.848 km (3.635 mi)
		Race distance	309.944 km (192.631 mi)
		Date	11 October	Laps	53
		Local time	14:00 MSK	UTC	11:00

16	United States Grand Prix			25 October
		Official Title	2015 United States Grand Prix
		Circuit	Circuit of the Americas
		Location	Austin, Texas, United States
		Lap distance	5.513 km (3.426 mi)
		Race distance	308.405 km (191.675 mi)
		Date	25 October	Laps	56
		Local time	14:00 CDT	UTC	19:00

17	Mexican Grand Prix			1 November
		Official Title	Gran Premio de México 2015
		Circuit	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
		Location	Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
		Lap distance	4.421 km (2.748 mi)
		Race distance	305.049 km (189.589 mi)
		Date	1 November	Laps	69
		Local time	13:00 CST	UTC	19:00

18	Brazilian Grand Prix			15 November
		Official Title	Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2015
		Circuit	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
		Location	São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
		Lap distance	4.309 km (2.678 mi)
		Race distance	305.909 km (190.124 mi)
		Date	15 November	Laps	71
		Local time	14:00 BRST	UTC	16:00

19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix			29 November
		Official Title	2015 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
		Circuit	Yas Marina Circuit
		Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		Lap distance	5.554 km (3.452 mi)
		Race distance	305.355 km (189.779 mi)
		Date	29 November	Laps	55
		Local time	17:00 GST	UTC	13:00

Changes from last season

Races not on 2014 calendar

• The Mexican Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a 23-year absence, taking place towards the end of the season. To make the circuit suitable for the sport's return, it was substantially reconfigured.

Races removed from calendar

• The German Grand Prix was intended to be switched back to the Nürburgring after the 2014 race at the Hockenheimring as per the agreement between the two circuits. However, the Nürburgring was not included on the provisional calendar. In January 2015, it was announced by Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone that the race will continue to be held at Hockenheim, but it was quickly reported by circuit officials that there is no contract for 2015 yet Later, Ecclestone stated of doubting that the Grand Prix would take place. It was eventually confirmed not to take place at the Hockheimring due to its owners not being able to get prepared, With the Nürburgring also unable to host it, the German Grand Prix was removed from the calendar on 20 March 2015.

Other changes

• The Korean Grand Prix was scheduled to return, in the week preceding the Spanish Grand Prix, without a confirmed circuit. However, it was later dropped again on 6 January 2015.
• The Grand Prix of America, which was originally scheduled for 2013, then 2014, and then 2015, was not on the calendar.
• The Indian Grand Prix did not return as planned.

Broadcasting

Over 200 TV territories would cover the 2015 Formula One season throughout the year.

Regulation changes

Technical Regulations

• Unlike 2014, drivers could only use up to four power units instead of five. During the season, the FIA allowed new power unit manufacturers to use a fifth power unit, taking Honda as an example.
• Engine development rules that were introduced in 2014 were changed, as the manufacturers would be able to perform half of the development from 2014. It will be halved a second time in 2016.
• After "ugly" nose designs were objected in 2014, it was announced that the noses for 2015 would be lower, preventing a low cross section, although they were required to be tapered to the point of a fixed linear rate, which would see more gradual shapes by outlawing the dramatic finger shapes that were used in 2014. Additionally, the more exotic designs were banned, including the "twin-tusk" design used on the Lotus E22, meaning that the nose design was required to be symmetrical and consistent with the car's centreline.
• The cars' minimum weight was brought up to 702 kilograms (1,548 lb).
• FRIC (Front-and-Rear Interconnected) suspension systems' ban had been formalised after being implement during 2014. It was stated by the regulations that the front and rear suspension would need to be designed in a way that any performances' changes had to result directly from any change of the load that had been applied to them individually.
• The survival cell's anti-intrusion panels were extended up to the cockpit's rims and along the side of the driver's head.
• Due to Marussia and Caterham having financial struggles in 2014, the use of cars from 2014 was approved by the FIA, providing that teams had been showing cause and getting separate dispensations to take part with their old cars. However, a request made by Manor to use the MR03 was rejected on February 5, 2015, although there was no disposition granted because that all other teams have to do unanimous agreements, and there was no achievement. Williams also had votes for Manor to use their 2014 car. On 20 February, Maurizio Arrivabene announced that Ferrari would supply Manor with their 2014 engine after a recent meeting of the F1 Strategy Group gave a negative vote to use the 2014 chassis.

Sporting Regulations

• The partial ban on pit-to-car communication that was introduced in the previous year's Singapore Grand Prix was extended, including a blanket ban which has sharing data that was technical between the team and driver, like settings on fuel consumption that were specific.
• Double points were excluded from the final event of the season.
• After a report's recommendations for Jules Bianchi's crash in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, the Australian, Malaysian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian Grands Prix started an hour earlier than in 2014, so to not start within four hours of sunset.
• After Jules Bianchi's accident in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, the virtual safety car (VSC) was introduced. Drivers needed to slow down to the speed shown on their steering wheel's display. It could be started if double waved yellow flags were required on parts of a circuit where an accident had occurred. However, the procedure's circumstances were not as such to the real safety car's warrant deployment.
• Rather than waiting for lapped cars to catch up to the end of the pack before the safety car came into the pits, the safety car would come back to the pits at the end of the next lap after the leader was passed by the last lapped car.
• Instead of lining up on the grid when a race is suspended, the cars would proceed slowly to the pit lane. The first driver who arrived in the pit lane would continue to the exit, which would be closed, with the rest of the drivers lining up behind.
• Any drivers whose team personnel or equipment was still on the grid after the fifteen-second signal would have to start from the pit lane. If this was not obeyed, a ten second stop-and-go penalty would be given.
• Penalties were no longer caused by the replacement of a whole power unit, instead for the power unit's separate components. If a driver could not take a full grid place penalty, the remainder of the penalty would be counted as a time penalty during the race depending on the number of grid spaces still included in the penalty.
  • After the British Grand Prix, the rule had been changed to exclude time penalties served during races, with the maximum penalty for changing engines being to start at the back of the grid.
• A new ten-second penalty was added to the five-second penalty, served in the same manner of in the middle of a scheduled pit stop.
• Drivers who were released from their pit stops in an unsafe manner would receive a ten second stop-and-go penalty. If drivers were believed by the stewards to know of this and tried to drive their car regardless, they would receive further penalties.
• The qualifying procedure was made more clear so to match the starting grids' different sizes. Seven drivers were eliminated after each of the first two qualifying sessions if there were twenty-four cars. Six drivers fell into the knockout zones of Q1 and Q2 if there were twenty-two cars, and so on if there were less.
• Helmet designs in-season were banned so that fans could easily recognise the drivers.
• If a driver did not compete for two seasons in a row, they would lose the rights of their racing number.
• The Mercedes-Benz SLS safety car was taken over by a Mercedes-AMG GT.

Season Review

Pre-season

Former Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde challenged with Ericsson and Nasr's deals in the Victorian Supreme Court a week before the Australian Grand Prix, saying that Sauber broke a promise to have him drive for them after he signed a contract in July 2014. On the Wednesday preceding the race, Van der Garde won the case, although he dismissed it on Saturday so to get the goal of finding a different permanent solution later in the season.

Alonso was hospitalised after having a crash in the first Barcelona test, and had elected to miss the Australian Grand Prix on doctors' advice, with Magnussen taking his place.

Round 1: Australian Grand Prix

Marussia attended, but were unable to take part in the Australian Grand Prix.

Season Results

Testing

Test	Track	Date	Fastest Driver	Team	Time
Jerez	Circuito de Jerez	Feb 1 – Feb 4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:20.841
Barcelona 1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Feb 19 – Feb 22	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	1:24.067
Barcelona 2		Feb 26 – Mar 1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:22.792
Barcelona 3		May 10 – May 11	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:24.374
Spielberg	Red Bull Ring	Jun 21 – Jun 22	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:09.113
Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina Circuit	Dec 1	Pascal Wehrlein	Mercedes	1:40.605

Race results

Round	Event				Report
	Grid		Result

Driver Standings

Driver Placings
Pos	Driver																				Pts
1st	Hamilton	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	6th	1st	1st	Ret	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	381
2nd	Rosberg	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	8th	2nd	17th	4th	2nd	Ret	2nd	1st	1st	1st	322
3rd	Vettel	3rd	1st	3rd	5th	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	3rd	1st	12th	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	Ret	3rd	4th	278
4th	Räikkönen	Ret	4th	4th	2nd	5th	6th	4th	Ret	8th	Ret	7th	5th	3rd	4th	8th	Ret	Ret	4th	3rd	150
5th	Bottas	DNS	5th	6th	4th	4th	14th	3rd	5th	5th	13th	9th	4th	5th	5th	12th	Ret	3rd	5th	13th	136
6th	Massa	4th	6th	5th	10th	6th	15th	6th	3rd	4th	12th	6th	3rd	Ret	17th	4th	Ret	6th	DSQ	8th	121
7th	Kvyat	DNS	9th	Ret	9th	10th	4th	9th	12th	6th	2nd	4th	10th	6th	13th	5th	Ret	4th	7th	10th	95
8th	Ricciardo	6th	10th	9th	6th	7th	5th	13th	10th	Ret	3rd	Ret	8th	2nd	15th	15th	10th	5th	11th	6th	92
9th	Pérez	10th	13th	11th	8th	13th	7th	11th	9th	9th	Ret	5th	6th	7th	12th	3rd	5th	8th	12th	5th	78
10th	Hülkenberg	7th	14th	Ret	13th	15th	11th	8th	6th	7th	Ret	DNS	7th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	7th	6th	7th	58
11th	Grosjean	Ret	11th	7th	7th	8th	12th	10th	Ret	Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	13th	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	8th	9th	51
12th	Verstappen	Ret	7th	17th	Ret	11th	Ret	15th	8th	Ret	4th	8th	12th	8th	9th	10th	4th	9th	9th	16th	49
13th	Nasr	5th	12th	8th	12th	12th	9th	16th	11th	DNS	11th	11th	13th	10th	20th	6th	9th	Ret	13th	15th	27
14th	Maldonado	Ret	Ret	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret	7th	7th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	8th	7th	8th	11th	10th	Ret	27
15th	Sainz	9th	8th	13th	Ret	9th	10th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	9th	10th	Ret	7th	13th	Ret	11th	18
16th	Button	11th	Ret	14th	DNS	16th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	14th	14th	Ret	16th	9th	6th	14th	14th	12th	16
17th	Alonso	INJ	Ret	12th	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	5th	13th	18th	Ret	11th	11th	11th	Ret	15th	17th	11
18th	Ericsson	8th	Ret	10th	14th	14th	13th	14th	13th	11th	10th	10th	9th	11th	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	16th	14th	9
19th	Merhi	DNP	15th	16th	17th	18th	16th	Ret	14th	12th	15th	15th	16th			13th				19th	0
20th	Rossi													14th	18th		12th	15th	18th		0
21st	Stevens	DNP	DNS	15th	16th	17th	17th	17th	Ret	13th	16th	16th	15th	15th	19th	14th	Ret	16th	17th	18th	0
NC	Magnussen	DNS																			0

Visual representation of point totals
Driver			Pts
1st – Lewis Hamilton		​	381
2nd – Nico Rosberg		​	322
3rd – Sebastian Vettel		​	278
4th – Kimi Räikkönen		​	150
5th – Valtteri Bottas		​	136
6th – Felipe Massa		​	121
7th – Daniil Kvyat		​	95
8th – Daniel Ricciardo		​	92
9th – Sergio Pérez		​	78
10th – Nico Hülkenberg		​	58
11th – Romain Grosjean		​	51
12th – Max Verstappen		​	49
13th – Felipe Nasr		​	27
14th – Pastor Maldonado		​	27
15th – Carlos Sainz, Jr.		​	18
16th – Jenson Button		​	16
17th – Fernando Alonso		​	11
18th – Marcus Ericsson		​	9
19th – Roberto Merhi		​	0
20th – Alexander Rossi		​	0
21st – Will Stevens		​	0
NC – Kevin Magnussen		​	0

Head to Head: Team-mate comparisons

Team mate comparisons
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 12 Out-raced 7 Nico Rosberg 12 Outqualified 7 10 Wins 6 17 Podiums 15 Position: 1st 381 Points 322 Position: 2nd
Red Bull-Renault Daniel Ricciardo 10 Out-raced 9 Daniil Kvyat 11 Outqualified 8 0 Wins 0 2 Podiums 1 Position: 8th 92 Points 95 Position: 7th
Williams-Mercedes Felipe Massa 8 Out-raced 10 Valtteri Bottas 9 Outqualified 10 0 Wins 0 2 Podiums 2 Position: 6th 121 Points 136 Position: 5th
Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen 4 Out-raced 14 Sebastian Vettel 4 Outqualified 15 0 Wins 3 3 Podiums 12 Position: 4th 150 Points 278 Position: 3rd
McLaren-Honda (Round 1) Kevin Magnussen 0 Out-raced 1 Jenson Button 0 Outqualified 1 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: NC 0 Points 0 Position: 16th
McLaren-Honda (Rounds 2–19) Fernando Alonso 6 Out-raced 8 Jenson Button 8 Outqualified 10 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: 17th 11 Points 16 Position: 16th
Force India-Mercedes Nico Hülkenberg 7 Out-raced 11 Sergio Pérez 11 Outqualified 8 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 1 Position: 10th 58 Points 78 Position: 9th
Toro Rosso-Renault Max Verstappen 10 Out-raced 7 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 10 Outqualified 9 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: 12th 49 Points 18 Position: 15th
Lotus-Mercedes Pastor Maldonado 5 Out-raced 11 Romain Grosjean 3 Outqualified 16 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 1 Position: 14th 27 Points 51 Position: 11th
Marussia-Ferrari (Rounds 2–12, 15, 19) Will Stevens 6 Out-raced 7 Roberto Merhi 9 Outqualified 4 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: 21st 0 Points 0 Position: 19th
Marussia-Ferrari (Rounds 13–14, 16–18) Will Stevens 1 Out-raced 4 Alexander Rossi 2 Outqualified 3 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: 21st 0 Points 0 Position: 20th
Sauber-Ferrari Felipe Nasr 11 Out-raced 8 Marcus Ericsson 10 Outqualified 9 0 Wins 0 0 Podiums 0 Position: 13th 27 Points 9 Position: 18th

Pole Position Trophy

The driver who scores the most pole positions over the course of the season will win the pole position trophy:

Rank	No.	Driver	Constructor	Poles	Events
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	11	AUS · MAS · CHN · BHR · MON · CAN · AUT · GBR · HUN · BEL · ITA
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	7	ESP · JPN · RUS · USA · MEX · BRA · ABU
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1	SIN

Super Licence penalty points

For more information, see Penalty points.

Rank	No.	Driver	Team	Points	Issues
1	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	8	MON (2), HUN (3), ABU (1 & 2)
2	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Mercedes	6	MAS (3), HUN (2), BRA (1)
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Mercedes	4	CAN (2), HUN (2)
	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	4	AUT (2), ITA (2)
	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	4	MAS (2), SIN (2)
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	3	CAN (3)
	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	RUS (3)
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	2	MAS (2)
	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	2	BRA (2)
	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	2	ABU (2)
	22	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	2	CHN (2)
	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	2	HUN (2)
	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	HUN (2)
	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	2	BRA (2)
	98	Roberto Merhi	Marussia-Ferrari	2	CHN (2)

Constructor Standings

Team Placings
Pos	Team																					Pts
1st	Mercedes	Hamilton	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	6th	1st	1st	Ret	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	703
		Rosberg	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	8th	2nd	17th	4th	2nd	Ret	2nd	1st	1st	1st
2nd	Ferrari	Vettel	3rd	1st	3rd	5th	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	3rd	1st	12th	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	Ret	3rd	4th	428
		Räikkönen	Ret	4th	4th	2nd	5th	6th	4th	Ret	8th	Ret	7th	5th	3rd	4th	8th	Ret	Ret	4th	3rd
3rd	Williams	Massa	4th	6th	5th	10th	6th	15th	6th	3rd	4th	12th	6th	3rd	Ret	17th	4th	Ret	6th	DSQ	8th	257
		Bottas	DNS	5th	6th	4th	4th	14th	3rd	5th	5th	13th	9th	4th	5th	5th	12th	Ret	3rd	5th	13th
4th	Red Bull	Ricciardo	6th	10th	9th	6th	7th	5th	13th	10th	Ret	3rd	Ret	8th	2nd	15th	15th	10th	5th	11th	6th	187
		Kvyat	DNS	9th	Ret	9th	10th	4th	9th	12th	6th	2nd	4th	10th	6th	13th	5th	Ret	4th	7th	10th
5th	Force India	Hülkenberg	7th	14th	Ret	13th	15th	11th	8th	6th	7th	Ret	DNS	7th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	7th	6th	7th	136
		Pérez	10th	13th	11th	8th	13th	7th	11th	9th	9th	Ret	5th	6th	7th	12th	3rd	5th	8th	12th	5th
6th	Lotus	Grosjean	Ret	11th	7th	7th	8th	12th	10th	Ret	Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	13th	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	8th	9th	78
		Maldonado	Ret	Ret	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret	7th	7th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	8th	7th	8th	11th	10th	Ret
7th	Toro Rosso	Verstappen	Ret	7th	17th	Ret	11th	Ret	15th	8th	Ret	4th	8th	12th	8th	9th	10th	4th	9th	9th	16th	67
		Sainz	9th	8th	13th	Ret	9th	10th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	9th	10th	Ret	7th	13th	Ret	11th
8th	Sauber	Ericsson	8th	Ret	10th	14th	14th	13th	14th	13th	11th	10th	10th	9th	11th	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	16th	14th	36
		Nasr	5th	12th	8th	12th	12th	9th	16th	11th	DNS	11th	11th	13th	10th	20th	6th	9th	Ret	13th	15th
9th	McLaren	Alonso		Ret	12th	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	5th	13th	18th	Ret	11th	11th	11th	Ret	15th	17th	27
		Magnussen	DNS
		Button	11th	Ret	14th	DNS	16th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	14th	14th	Ret	16th	9th	6th	14th	14th	12th
10th	Manor	Stevens	DNP	DNS	15th	16th	17th	17th	17th	Ret	13th	16th	16th	15th	15th	19th	14th	Ret	16th	17th	18th	0
		Merhi	DNP	15th	16th	17th	18th	16th	Ret	14th	12th	15th	15th	16th			13th				19th
		Rossi													14th	18th		12th	15th	18th

Visual representation of point totals
Team			Pts
1st – Mercedes		​	703
2nd – Ferrari		​	428
3rd – Williams		​	257
4th – Red Bull		​	187
5th – Force India		​	136
6th – Lotus		​	78
7th – Toro Rosso		​	67
8th – Sauber		​	36
9th – McLaren		​	27
10th – Manor		​	0

See also

	See the related event on the F2 Wiki
	2015 GP2 Series

	See the related event on the FIA F3 Wiki
	2015 GP3 Series