Round 16 · 2015
United States Grand Prix
WinnerHAMMercedes · from P2
PoleROS
Fastest lap1:40.666Rosberg · L49
Most laps led27Hamilton
Biggest gain+13Sainz P20→P7
Retirements8of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | +1 | 56 | 1:50:52.703 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 | -1 | 56 | +2.850 FL | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 13 | +10 | 56 | +3.380 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 8 | +4 | 56 | +22.360 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 5 | 0 | 56 | +24.410 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 11 | +5 | 56 | +28.060 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 20 | +13 | 56 | +30.620 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 12 | +4 | 56 | +32.270 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 15 | +6 | 56 | +40.260 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 3 | -7 | 56 | +53.370 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 9 | -2 | 56 | +54.820 | 3 | |
| 12 | Alexander Rossi RSI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 17 | +5 | 56 | +1:15.280 | 3 | |
| — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 18 | 25 | DNF · L25 | 3 | ||
| — | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 7 | 23 | DNF · L23 | 2 | ||
| — | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 10 | 10 | DNF · L10 | 3 | ||
| — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 6 | 35 | DNF · L35 | 2 | ||
| — | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 16 | 5 | DNF · L5 | 3 | ||
| — | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 14 | 25 | DNF · L25 | 2 | ||
| — | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 4 | 41 | DNF · L41 | 2 | ||
| — | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 19 | 1 | DNF · L1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 16 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 14 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 16 |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 16 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | — | — | 13 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | — | — | 16 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | — | — | — | 16 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | — | — | 17 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 17 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | — | — | 16 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | — | — | 16 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | — | — | 16 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | — | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:59.517 | 9 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 2:00.380 | 9 | |
| 3 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 2:00.496 | 12 | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 2:00.523 | 14 | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 2:00.687 | 11 | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 2:00.694 | 12 | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 2:00.785 | 9 | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 2:01.008 | 12 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2:01.474 | 7 | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 2:02.199 | 13 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 2:02.660 | 12 | |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 2:02.825 | 10 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 2:02.921 | 11 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 2:03.375 | 9 | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 2:04.399 | 13 | |
| 16 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2:05.283 | 7 | |
| 17 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 2:05.378 | 10 | |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 2:05.607 | 10 | |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 2:06.792 | 10 | |
| 20 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 2:09.994 | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | 0 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | 0 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | 0 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | 0 | |
| 5 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | 0 | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | 0 | |
| 7 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | — | 0 | |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | 0 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | 0 | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | 0 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | 0 | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | 0 | |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Lotus F1 | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | 0 | |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | 0 | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:53.989 | 7 | |
| 2 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:55.224 | 6 | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:55.592 | 10 | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:55.667 | 8 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:55.693 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:55.710 | 10 | |
| 7 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:55.969 | 7 | |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:56.326 | 10 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:56.839 | 18 | |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:56.866 | 15 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:57.081 | 13 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:57.139 | 4 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:57.495 | 20 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:57.518 | 4 | |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:58.319 | 10 | |
| 16 | Sauber | 1:58.431 | 19 | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:59.743 | 18 | |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi RSI | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 2:01.154 | 11 | |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 2:01.907 | 13 | |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | 1 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 16
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 327 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 251 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 247 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 123 | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 111 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 109 | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 76 | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 74 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Nico Rosberg ROS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Red Bull Racing | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Daniil Kvyat KVY |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI |
| Force India | Sergio Pérez PER | — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL |
| Williams | Felipe Massa MAS | — | Valtteri Bottas BOT |
| Toro Rosso | Max Verstappen VER | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| McLaren | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | Jenson Button BUT |
| Lotus F1 | Romain Grosjean GRO | — | Pastor Maldonado MAL |
| Sauber | Marcus Ericsson ERI | — | Felipe Nasr NAS |
| Manor / Marussia / Virgin | Alexander Rossi RSI | — | Will Stevens STE |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Circuit of the Americas
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | United States Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 |
| 2013 | United States Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2012 | United States Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 |