Round 9 · 2015

British Grand Prix

CircuitSilverstone CircuitLocationSilverstone, BritainDates3 Jul – 5 Jul 2015Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:37.093Hamilton · L29

Most laps led28Hamilton

Biggest gain+8Merhi P20→P12

Retirements7of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	52	1:31:27.729 FL	2	25
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2	0	52	+10.960	2	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	6	+3	52	+25.440	2	15
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	3	-1	52	+36.840	2	12
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	4	-1	52	+1:03.190	2	10
6	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	7	+1	52	+1:03.960	2	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	9	+2	52	+1:18.740	2	6
8	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	5	-3	51	+1 lap	3	4
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	11	+2	51	+1 lap	2	2
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	17	+7	51	+1 lap	3	1
11	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	15	+4	51	+1 lap	4
12	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	+8	49	+3 laps	2
13	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	19	+6	49	+3 laps	2
—	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	18		1	DNF · L1	0
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	12		1	DNF · L1	0
—	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	14		1	DNF · L1	1
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	10		20	DNF · L20	3
—	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	16		0	DNF · L0	0
—	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	13		3	DNF · L3	0
—	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	8		31	DNF · L31	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	14
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	14
3	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	21
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	19
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	19
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	18
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	22
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	19
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	21
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	20
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	14
12	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	—	—	—	9
13	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
14	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	—	—	—	16
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	13
16	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	7
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	8
18	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	9
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.917	18
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:33.469	14
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:33.692	20
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.918	17
5	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:34.147	20
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:34.282	23
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:34.501	19
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:34.538	19
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:34.545	16
10	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:34.708	25
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:34.886	21
12	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:34.896	15
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:35.121	22
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:35.246	22
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:35.587	19
16	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.695	19
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:35.919	20
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:36.101	6
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.989	19
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:38.285	18

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:34.155	34
2	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:34.502	29
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:34.522	27
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:34.621	23
5	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:35.009	25
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:35.153	22
7	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:35.300	36
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:35.387	34
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:35.866	37
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:36.147	33
11	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:36.164	32
12	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:36.183	33
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:36.351	29
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:36.728	21
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:36.731	19
16	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:36.822	23
17	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:37.196	16
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:37.327	37
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:38.279	21
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.878	21

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:34.274	12
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:34.344	26
3	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:35.530	18
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:35.588	21
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:35.669	33
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:35.739	17
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:35.818	26
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:35.876	22
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:36.157	28
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:36.469	23
11	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:36.855	20
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:36.889	26
13	Susie Wolff WOF	Williams	1:37.242	19
14	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Lotus F1	1:37.262	26
15	Raffaele Marciello MCI	Sauber	1:37.372	17
16	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:38.080	8
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:38.222	12
18	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:38.860	10
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:38.981	23
20	Roberto Merhi MER	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:40.477	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final3 Jul 2015 09:00 UTC

Practice 2Final3 Jul 2015 13:00 UTC

Practice 3Final4 Jul 2015 09:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal4 Jul 2015 12:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal5 Jul 2015 12:00 UTC

Championship after round 9

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	194
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	177
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	135
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	77	▲1
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	76	▼1
6	Felipe Massa MAS	74
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	36
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	27

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2014	British Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	6
2013	British Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2
2012	British Grand Prix	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2
2011	British Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3
2010	British Grand Prix	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2
2009	British Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2008	British Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	4
2007	British Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2