The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2015)[1] was the fifth race of the 2015 Formula One season, the 25th time the Spanish Grand Prix has been held at the Circuit de Catalunya, and the 56th Spanish Grand Prix. It was held between 8 May and 10 May 2015.
Background[]
Medium and hard tyres will be used for the Grand Prix.[2]
Jolyon Palmer, Raffaele Marciello and Susie Wolff competed in the first practice session.[3][4][5]
McLaren have changed the MP4-30's livery for the rest of the season, starting with the Spanish Grand Prix, so to reduce issues with reflections from the chrome paint as well as to have its appearance optimised under both sunlight and floodlights.[6]
For the first time this season, the Grand Prix was supported by the GP2 and GP3 series.
Daniel Ricciardo used a modified engine, after the previous one malfunctioned at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix. It had the aim of making improvements on reliability and driveability.[7]
People had been expecting Mercedes to win the race again when they had a big number of laps led in the 2014 race,[8] as well as being very competitive in the first and second tests at the circuit.[9]
Entry list[]
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
Nico Rosberg finished the first practice session with the fastest time of 1:26.828, 0.070 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. However, Rosberg went off one time at Turn 10, while there was a complain from Hamilton about understeer;[10] Additionally, Rosberg was reprimanded for crossing the white line at the pit entry.[11] Sebastian Vettel followed with Kimi Räikkönen behind. The two Ferrari drivers also had unhappiness when Vettel went off at Turns 1 and 10, and Räikkönen was angered by being sent out in a line of traffic. Toro Rosso had great results, with Carlos Sainz, Jr. fifth fastest, and Max Verstappen setting the sixth fastest time. They were both followed by Daniil Kvyat, who was ahead of Felipe Massa. Daniel Ricciardo had to miss most of the session when a throttle issue occurred during his first run, but was able to make another run at the end, getting ninth.[10]
Felipe Nasr was the last of the top ten, followed by Nico Hülkenberg. Raffaele Marciello took over for Marcus Ericsson in the session, finishing ahead of Jolyon Palmer, who replaced Romain Grosjean in the session. Valtteri Bottas was also replaced by Susie Wolff, who had her first run of 2015.[10] She stated afterwards, about the possibility of a female driver coming into Formula One racing after 40 years, that "If I did not think I was capable of racing at this level I would be the first to take myself out of the game. I 100% believe a woman can compete at this level."[12] The three test drivers were all followed by Fernando Alonso, who had a 360 spin near the end, but was able to keep going and set the fifteenth fastest time in his home country. His teammate Jenson Button was sixteenth, having complained about his engine's power.[10]
Sergio Pérez had a tough session, having finished with the seventeenth fastest time. Pastor Maldonado was eighteenth, after having more problems with his car. Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi were the last of the drivers in the results table.[10]
FP2[]
After he was beaten in the first session, Hamilton took the fastest time of the second session from Rosberg. Vettel was second, splitting both Mercedes drivers. Räikkönen was again fourth, and Kvyat moved up into fifth. Verstappen stayed in sixth place, and Button was surprisingly seventh for McLaren in their new livery. Bottas, whose car was driven by Wolff in the first session, set the eighth fastest time, while Sainz was dropped down to ninth compared to his result in the first session. Massa was tenth fastest, and Alonso followed after having a complain about his ERS not charging. Grosjean was twelfth, after he lost his rear bodywork on the main straight, which made a brief halt to the session. It took a while before Grosjean was able to go out again. Ricciardo again had to miss most of the session while his engine was being changed by the Red Bull team, but was able to do one flying lap at the end, taking thirteenth place ahead of Maldonado.[13]
Nasr and Ericsson were fifteenth and sixteenth respectively, followed by Hülkenberg and Pérez. Merhi was again led by Stevens.[13] Pérez was fined €1,000 for speeding in the pit lane.[14]
FP3[]
Rosberg went fastest in the third session with a time of 1:26.021, and Hamilton was also beaten by Vettel. Hamilton was also able to survive a hairy spin at Turn 3. Bottas was fourth fastest,[15] although he was later fined €400 for speeding in the pit lane.[16]
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Practice Results[]
| No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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 Red Bull-Renault
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1:29.075 | 9 | 1:29.098 | 13 | 1:27.048 | 6 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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 Ferrari
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1:27.806 | 3 | 1:27.260 | 2 | 1:26.177 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
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1:26.828 | 1 | 1:27.616 | 3 | 1:26.021 | 1 | |||||
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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1:27.832 | 4 | 1:27.780 | 4 | 1:26.944 | 5 | |||||
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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 Lotus-Mercedes
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1:29.086 | 12 | 1:28.578 | 15 | |||||||
| 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
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 Sauber-Ferrari
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1:29.361 | 16 | 1:28.788 | 17 | |||||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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 Force India-Mercedes
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1:30.096 | 17 | 1:29.707 | 18 | 1:28.996 | 18 | |||||
| 12 |  Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
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1:29.140 | 10 | 1:29.333 | 15 | 1:28.096 | 13 | |||||
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
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Lotus-Mercedes
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1:30.110 | 18 | 1:29.217 | 14 | 1:28.618 | 16 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda
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1:29.813 | 15 | 1:28.723 | 11 | 1:28.304 | 14 | |||||
| 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:28.831 | 8 | 1:28.712 | 10 | 1:27.109 | 7 | |||||
| 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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1:29.817 | 16 | 1:28.494 | 7 | 1:27.938 | 11 | |||||
| 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Red Bull-Renault
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1:28.785 | 7 | 1:27.943 | 5 | 1:27.313 | 9 | |||||
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
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1:29.409 | 11 | 1:29.601 | 17 | 1:28.082 | 12 | |||||
| 28 | Will Stevens
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Marussia-Ferrari
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1:32.471 | 19 | 1:31.929 | 19 | 1:31.125 | 19 | |||||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Lotus-Mercedes
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1:29.676 | 13 | |||||||||
| 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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1:28.529 | 6 | 1:28.017 | 6 | 1:27.132 | 8 | |||||
| 36 | Raffaele Marciello
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Sauber-Ferrari
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1:29.630 | 12 | |||||||||
| 41 | Susie Wolff
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:29.708 | 14 | |||||||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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1:26.898 | 2 | 1:26.852 | 1 | 1:26.222 | 3 | |||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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1:28.132 | 5 | 1:28.674 | 9 | 1:27.809 | 10 | |||||
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:28.525 | 8 | 1:26.682 | 4 | |||||||
| 98 | Roberto Merhi
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Marussia-Ferrari
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1:32.647 | 20 | 1:32.751 | 20 | 1:31.749 | 20 | |||||
| Source: [17][18][19] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
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2 | 1:26.490 | 1 | 1:25.166 | 1 | 1:24.681 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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1 | 1:26.382 | 2 | 1:25.740 | 2 | 1:24.948 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari
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10 | 1:27.534 | 5 | 1:26.167 | 3 | 1:25.458 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes
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6 | 1:27.262 | 6 | 1:26.197 | 4 | 1:25.694 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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4 | 1:26.773 | 8 | 1:26.475 | 5 | 1:26.136 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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9 | 1:27.393 | 7 | 1:26.441 | 6 | 1:26.249 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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3 | 1:26.637 | 3 | 1:26.016 | 7 | 1:26.414 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat
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Red Bull-Renault
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14 | 1:27.833 | 10 | 1:26.889 | 8 | 1:26.629 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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5 | 1:27.165 | 4 | 1:26.147 | 9 | 1:26.757 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull-Renault
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11 | 1:27.611 | 9 | 1:26.692 | 10 | 1:26.770 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
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Lotus-Mercedes
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8 | 1:27.383 | 11 | 1:27.375 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado
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Lotus-Mercedes
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7 | 1:27.281 | 12 | 1:27.450 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 20 | Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda
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15 | 1:27.941 | 13 | 1:27.760 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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13 | 1:27.813 | 14 | 1:27.854 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
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12 | 1:27.625 | 15 | 1:28.005 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson
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Sauber-Ferrari
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16 | 1:28.112 | 16 | |||||||
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
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17 | 1:28.365 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
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Force India-Mercedes
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18 | 1:28.442 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens
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Marussia-Ferrari
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19 | 1:31.200 | 19 | |||||||
| 20 | 98 | Roberto Merhi
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Marussia-Ferrari
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20 | 1:32.038 | 20 | |||||||
| 107% time: 1:32.428 | |||||||||||||
| Source: [21] | |||||||||||||
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | |
| ______________ | Lewis Hamilton | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Sebastian Vettel | 4 | |
| ______________ | Valtteri Bottas | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 6 | |
| ______________ | Max Verstappen | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | |
| ______________ | Daniil Kvyat | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Felipe Massa | 10 | |
| ______________ | Daniel Ricciardo | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Romain Grosjean | 12 | |
| ______________ | Pastor Maldonado | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Fernando Alonso | 14 | |
| ______________ | Jenson Button | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Felipe Nasr | 16 | |
| ______________ | Marcus Ericsson | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 18 | |
| ______________ | Sergio Pérez | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Will Stevens | 20 | |
| ______________ | Roberto Merhi |
Race[]
Report[]
Post-race[]
No further action was given by the stewards for Kvyat and Sainz's incident.[22][23]
It turned out that Alonso's brake failure was caused when the right-rear brake duct was blocked by a helmet visor tear-off.[24]
Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
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66 | 1:41:12.555 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
66 | + 17.551 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari
|
66 | + 45.342 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
66 | + 59.217 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
66 | + 1:00.002 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
66 | + 1:21.314 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Mercedes
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
|
Toro Rosso-Renault
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 33 | Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Renault
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 18 | |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Honda
|
65 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 17 | 28 | Will Stevens
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
63 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| 18 | 98 | Roberto Merhi
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
62 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 13 | Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus-Mercedes
|
47 | Accident damage | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda
|
28 | Brake failure | 13 | |
| Source: [25] | |||||||
Milestones[]
- Nico Rosberg's 40th pole position
Standings after race[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ "Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2015". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Spain.html. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for Spain, Monaco, Canada and Austria". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 22 April 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/4/pirelli-reveal-tyre-choices-for-spain--monaco--canada-and-austri.html. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "F1 Spanish Grand Prix: Palmer adds Barcelona test to FP1 outing". crash.net. 6 May 2015. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/218457/1/palmer-adds-barcelona-test-to-fp1-outing.html. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Raffaele Marciello handed two Sauber runs in Spain". ESPN F1. ESPN Sport UK. 5 May 2015. http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/12823432/raffaele-marciello-handed-two-sauber-runs-spain. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Wolff to drive for Williams in FP1 in Britain and Spain". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 3 March 2015. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2015/3/16853.html. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "McLaren unveil striking new livery". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 6 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/mclaren-unveil-new-f1-livery.html. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Renault introduce modified engine". 7 May 2015. http://www.planetf1.com/driver/55667788/47796/Renault-introduce-modified-engine. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (12 December 2014). "Mercedes' dominance outstripped Red Bull's of 2010-3". F1Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/12/12/mercedes-2014-dominance-outstripped-red-bulls-2010-3/. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Johnson, Daniel (2 March 2015). "Formula One 2015 pre-season review: Mercedes could be untouchable this year". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11444185/Formula-One-2015-pre-season-review-Mercedes-could-be-untouchable-this-year.html. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "FP1 - Rosberg and Hamilton neck and neck in Spain". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/fp1---rosberg-and-hamilton-neck-and-neck-in-spain.html. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 10". FIA. 8 May 2015. http://www.fia.com/file/27483/download?token=Ir11nXdS. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Formula 1: Susie Wolff says she is good enough to race". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 May 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/32653668. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "FP2 - Hamilton leads Vettel in Barcelona". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/fp2---hamilton-leads-vettel-in-barcelona.html. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 12". FIA. 8 May 2015. http://www.fia.com/file/27489/download?token=N38ZMrGi. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "FP3 - Rosberg edges Vettel and Hamilton in Spain". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/fp3---rosberg-edges-vettel-and-hamilton-in-spain-.html. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 20". FIA. 9 May 2015. http://www.fia.com/file/27501/download?token=DlrdcFXF. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/practice-1.html. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/practice-2.html. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/practice-3.html. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Qualifying - Rosberg grabs first pole of 2015 in Spain". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/qualifying---rosberg-grabs-first-pole-of-2015-in-spain.html. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Spanish Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/qualifying.html. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 41". FIA. 10 May 2015. http://www.fia.com/file/27553/download?token=xUYr_Y8M. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "No further action over Sainz, Kvyat clash". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 10 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/no-further-action-over-sainz--kvyat-clash.html. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Alonso brake issues caused by visor tear-off". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 10 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/alonso-brake-issues-caused-by-tear-off-visor.html. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Spanish Grand Prix 2015 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 10 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/race.html. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Collantine, Keith (10 May 2015). "2015 Spanish Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/10/2015-spanish-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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