Round 19 · 2015

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

CircuitYas Marina CircuitLocationAbu dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDates27 Nov – 29 Nov 2015Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P1

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:44.517Hamilton · L44

Most laps led44Rosberg

Biggest gain+11Vettel P15→P4

Retirements1of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	0	55	1:38:30.175	2	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	0	55	+8.270 FL	2	18
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	3	0	55	+19.430	2	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	15	+11	55	+43.740	2	12
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	4	-1	55	+1:03.950	2	10
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	5	-1	55	+1:05.010	2	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	7	0	55	+1:33.620	2	6
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	8	0	55	+1:37.750	2	4
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	18	+9	55	+1:38.200	2	2
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	9	-1	55	+1:42.370	2	1
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	10	-1	55	+1:43.530	2
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	12	0	54	+1 lap	2
13	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	6	-7	54	+1 lap	3
14	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	17	+3	54	+1 lap	2
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	14	-1	54	+1 lap	3
16	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	11	-5	54	+1 lap	3
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	16	-1	53	+2 laps	4
18	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	19	+1	53	+2 laps	2
19	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	+1	52	+3 laps	1
—	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	13		0	DNF · L0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	12
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	12
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	18
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	17
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	19
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	15
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	20
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	22
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	17
11	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	12
13	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	—	—	—	13
14	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	14
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	—	—	—	11
16	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	7
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	5
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	7
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	7
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:41.856	20
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:42.137	20
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:42.185	19
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:42.448	17
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:42.627	18
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:42.726	15
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:42.859	18
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:43.173	23
9	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:43.239	19
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:43.429	21
11	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:43.508	15
12	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:43.680	18
13	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:43.718	24
14	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:43.826	19
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:43.928	21
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:44.014	13
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:44.325	21
18	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:47.283	16
19	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:47.520	17
20	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:41.983	39
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:42.121	31
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:42.610	23
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:42.647	37
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:42.717	35
6	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:42.798	34
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:42.849	36
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:42.928	35
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:42.955	31
10	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:43.431	37
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:43.441	32
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:43.506	33
13	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:43.662	40
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:43.854	20
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:43.929	27
16	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:44.050	32
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:44.116	37
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:45.245	28
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:46.450	35
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:47.022	27

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:43.754	28
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:43.895	32
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:44.500	27
4	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:44.702	23
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:44.742	23
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:44.751	22
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:44.893	26
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:44.934	27
9	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:45.314	29
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:45.433	20
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:45.603	22
12	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:45.718	32
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:45.773	15
14	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:45.865	20
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:46.115	20
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:46.220	21
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:46.407	29
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Lotus F1	1:46.501	9
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:48.836	19
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:49.888	20

Session schedule

Practice 1Final27 Nov 2015 09:00 UTC

Practice 2Final27 Nov 2015 13:00 UTC

Practice 3Final28 Nov 2015 10:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal28 Nov 2015 13:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal29 Nov 2015 13:00 UTC

Championship after round 19

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	381
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	322
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	278
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	150	▲1
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	136	▼1
6	Felipe Massa MAS	121
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	95
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	92

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Red Bull Racing	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Williams	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Toro Rosso	Carlos Sainz SAI	—	Max Verstappen VER
McLaren	Jenson Button BUT	—	Fernando Alonso ALO
Lotus F1	Pastor Maldonado MAL	—	Romain Grosjean GRO
Sauber	Felipe Nasr NAS	—	Marcus Ericsson ERI
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Will Stevens STE	—	Roberto Merhi MER

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2014	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	4
2011	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2
2010	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2009	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2