Japanese Grand Prix
2015 · Round 14 · Suzuka, Japan · Sep 26-27, 2015Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 2nd on the grid), with a 19.0s margin. Verstappen made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 9th (up 8 places). Massa had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 17th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hamilton (1:36.145).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton 1:36.145 | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:28:06.508 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | +18.964 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +20.850 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 53 | +33.768 | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | 53 | +36.746 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 53 | +55.559 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 53 | +1:12.298 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | 53 | +1:13.575 | 4 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 17 | 53 | +1:35.315 | 2 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 5 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 18 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | 49 | Retired | 0 |