Round 15 · 2015
Russian Grand Prix
WinnerHAMMercedes · from P2
PoleROS
Fastest lap1:40.071Vettel · L51
Most laps led48Hamilton
Biggest gain+11Massa P15→P4
Retirements6of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | +1 | 53 | 1:37:11.024 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 53 | +5.950 FL | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 7 | +4 | 53 | +28.920 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 15 | +11 | 53 | +38.830 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 11 | +6 | 53 | +47.570 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 12 | +6 | 53 | +56.510 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 14 | +7 | 53 | +1:01.090 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 5 | -3 | 53 | +1:12.360 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 13 | +4 | 53 | +1:19.470 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 9 | -1 | 53 | +1:28.420 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 19 | +8 | 53 | +1:31.210 | 1 | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 3 | -9 | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 13 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 18 | +5 | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 14 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 17 | +3 | 51 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| — | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 | 7 | DNF · L7 | 1 | ||
| — | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 8 | 11 | DNF · L11 | 1 | ||
| — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 6 | 0 | DNF · L0 | 0 | ||
| — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 47 | DNF · L47 | 1 | ||
| — | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 16 | 0 | DNF · L0 | 0 | ||
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 20 | 45 | DNF · L45 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 20 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | — | — | 26 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 18 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | — | — | — | 21 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | — | — | 19 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 23 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 18 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 18 |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | — | — | — | 18 |
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | — | — | 15 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | — | — | 17 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | — | — | 7 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.561 | 15 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:39.287 | 17 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:39.363 | 13 | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:39.616 | 14 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:39.875 | 14 | |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:39.917 | 14 | |
| 7 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:40.581 | 12 | |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 1:40.767 | 13 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:41.200 | 11 | |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 1:41.229 | 14 | |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:41.358 | 15 | |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:42.297 | 11 | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:42.371 | 14 | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:42.450 | 14 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:42.683 | 19 | |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:42.686 | 11 | |
| 17 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:43.089 | 16 | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:43.347 | 14 | |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:46.767 | 19 | |
| 20 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:47.249 | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 2:00.458 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 2:00.659 | 8 | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 2:00.688 | 8 | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 2:00.806 | 7 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 2:01.077 | 12 | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 2:01.418 | 6 | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 2:02.805 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2:02.845 | 8 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | 6 | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | 3 | |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | 3 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | 3 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | — | 3 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | 1 | |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | 0 | |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | 0 | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:44.355 | 11 | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:44.407 | 15 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:44.986 | 15 | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:45.146 | 11 | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:45.233 | 10 | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:45.488 | 13 | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:45.691 | 10 | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:45.746 | 13 | |
| 9 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:46.203 | 13 | |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:46.215 | 16 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:46.231 | 12 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:46.333 | 12 | |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 1:46.747 | 13 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:47.443 | 16 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 1:48.006 | 9 | |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:48.096 | 9 | |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Lotus F1 | 1:49.094 | 9 | |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:52.994 | 12 | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:54.272 | 12 | |
| 20 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:58.254 | 6 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 302 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 236 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 229 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 123 | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 111 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 109 | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 76 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 73 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Nico Rosberg ROS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Williams | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Felipe Massa MAS |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI |
| Force India | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Lotus F1 | Romain Grosjean GRO | — | Pastor Maldonado MAL |
| Toro Rosso | Max Verstappen VER | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Red Bull Racing | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Daniil Kvyat KVY |
| Sauber | Felipe Nasr NAS | — | Marcus Ericsson ERI |
| McLaren | Jenson Button BUT | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Manor / Marussia / Virgin | Will Stevens STE | — | Roberto Merhi MER |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Sochi Autodrom
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |