Australian Grand Prix
2015 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 14-15, 2015Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.360s margin. Ericsson made the biggest gain, from 15th on the grid to 8th (up 7 places). Sainz had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 9th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hamilton (1:30.945).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton 1:30.945 | Mercedes | 1 | 58 | 1:31:54.067 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 58 | +1.360 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +34.523 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 3 | 58 | +38.196 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 10 | 58 | +1:35.149 | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | 40 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 11 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 0 | Power loss | 0 |
| – | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 9 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 12 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 17 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |