Chinese Grand Prix
2015 · Round 3 · Shanghai, China · Apr 11-12, 2015Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 1st on the grid), with a 0.714s margin. Alonso made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 12th (up 6 places). Verstappen had a difficult race, dropping from 13th to 17th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hamilton (1:42.208).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton 1:42.208 | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:39:42.008 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | +0.714 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +2.988 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +3.835 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 4 | 56 | +8.544 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 5 | 56 | +9.885 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 | +19.008 | 6 |
| 8 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 9 | 56 | +22.625 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | 56 | +32.117 | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 19 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 20 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 13 | 52 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | 49 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 12 | 15 | Power Unit | 0 |
| – | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |