Round 17 · 2015

Mexican Grand Prix

CircuitAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezLocationMexico city, MexicoDates30 Oct – 1 Nov 2015Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P1

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:20.521Rosberg · L67

Most laps led65Rosberg

Biggest gain+6Button P20→P14

Retirements4of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	0	71	1:42:35.038 FL	2	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	0	71	+1.950	2	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	6	+3	71	+14.590	2	15
4	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	4	0	71	+16.570	2	12
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	5	0	71	+19.680	2	10
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	7	+1	71	+21.490	2	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	10	+3	71	+25.860	2	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	9	+1	71	+34.340	1	4
9	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	8	-1	71	+35.230	2	2
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	12	+2	71	+37.930	2	1
11	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	13	+2	71	+38.540	2
12	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	14	+2	71	+40.180	3
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	11	-2	71	+48.770	3
14	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	20	+6	71	+49.210	2
15	Alexander Rossi RSI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	16	+1	69	+2 laps	2
16	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	17	+1	69	+2 laps	2
—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	19		21	DNF · L21	0
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	18		0	DNF · L0	1
—	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3		50	DNF · L50	2
—	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	15		57	DNF · L57	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	23
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	22
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	18
4	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	21
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	23
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	26
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	26
8	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	28
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	21
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	20
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	20
12	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	—	—	—	18
13	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	—	—	—	19
14	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	19
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	13
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	10
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	12
18	Alexander Rossi RSI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	10
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
20	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:21.083	23
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:21.097	23
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:21.201	21
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:21.294	24
5	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:21.530	27
6	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:21.603	27
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:21.772	26
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:21.775	28
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:21.945	27
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:22.010	25
11	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:22.039	31
12	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:22.042	21
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:22.184	24
14	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:22.871	30
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:23.065	26
16	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:23.067	23
17	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:24.648	4
18	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:25.654	20
19	Alexander Rossi RSI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:28.176	8
20	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:29.336	4

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:21.531	36
2	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:21.776	27
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:21.868	28
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:21.961	33
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:21.984	32
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:22.399	33
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:22.721	28
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:22.993	36
9	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:23.109	25
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:23.289	32
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:23.290	34
12	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:23.363	24
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:23.364	41
14	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:23.430	39
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:23.597	33
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:23.614	26
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:24.533	34
18	Alexander Rossi RSI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:25.940	29
19	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:26.968	28
20	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:25.990	38
2	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:26.295	27
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:26.295	36
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:26.886	31
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:27.185	28
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:27.196	19
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:27.303	26
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:27.410	37
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:27.581	19
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:27.695	24
11	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:27.723	27
12	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:28.498	27
13	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Lotus F1	1:28.559	30
14	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:28.579	25
15	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Lotus F1	1:28.711	24
16	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:29.099	17
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:30.072	17
18	Alexander Rossi RSI	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:30.619	23
19	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:32.091	9
20	Will Stevens STE	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:32.866	11

Session schedule

Practice 1Final30 Oct 2015 16:00 UTC

Practice 2Final30 Oct 2015 20:00 UTC

Practice 3Final31 Oct 2015 16:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal31 Oct 2015 19:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal1 Nov 2015 19:00 UTC

Championship after round 17

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	345
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	272	▲1
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	251	▼1
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	126	▲1
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	123	▼1
6	Felipe Massa MAS	117
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	88
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	84

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Red Bull Racing	Daniil Kvyat KVY	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Williams	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Toro Rosso	Max Verstappen VER	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
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	Alexander Rossi RSI	—	Will Stevens STE

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
1992	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1
1991	Mexican Grand Prix	Riccardo Patrese PAC	Williams	1
1990	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	Ferrari	13
1989	Mexican Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna SEY	McLaren	1
1988	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	McLaren	2
1987	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1
1986	Mexican Grand Prix	Gerhard Berger BEG	Benetton	4
1970	Mexican Grand Prix	Jacky Ickx ICK	Ferrari	3