Russian Grand Prix
2015 · Round 15 · Sochi, Russia · Oct 10-11, 2015Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 2nd on the grid, 5.953s ahead of Vettel. Massa was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 4th. Bottas lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 12th (down 9 places). Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:40.071.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:37:11.024 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel 1:40.071 | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +5.953 | 18 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | 53 | +28.918 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 15 | 53 | +38.831 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 11 | 53 | +47.566 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 53 | +56.508 | 8 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 14 | 53 | +1:01.088 | 6 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +1:12.358 | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 13 | 53 | +1:19.467 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | 53 | +1:28.424 | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 19 | 53 | +1:31.210 | 0 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | 52 | Collision | 0 |
| 13 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 10 | 47 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 20 | 45 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 7 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | 0 | Collision | 0 |