| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 29 2015 | |
| Official name | 2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix | |
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | |
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes |
| Time | 1:49.834 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
| Time | 1.42.062 on lap 43 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari |
| Second | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes |
| Third | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
The 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor racing that was held on 29 March 2015 at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] It was the seventeenth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix as a World Championship event, and thirty-fifth overall.[2]
Lewis Hamilton came into the race with the Drivers' championship lead with a seven-point lead over team-mate Nico Rosberg, followed closely by Sebastian Vettel, a further three points adrift. Mercedes entered with a twenty-eight point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors' championship campaign.
Hamilton secured pole position in a rain-soaked qualifying session, the 40th pole position in his career. Vettel won the race, having started from second place on the grid. It was the 40th victory of his career, and first victory for Ferrari since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
Report[]
Background[]
Tyres[]
As in the previous two years, Pirelli announced they would be supplying teams with the orange-banded hard compound tyre as the prime selection and the white-banded medium compound as the option selection for the event.[3]
DRS[]
The FIA implemented the use of a second DRS zone along the back straightaway leading to the main start/finish straight, which will retain the first DRS zone as it has in previous years.[4]
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:39.269 | 1:41.517 | 1:49.834 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari | 1:39.814 | 1:39.632 | 1:49.908 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | 1:39.374 | 1:39.377 | 1:50.299 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.504 | 1:41.085 | 1:51.541 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.546 | 1:41.665 | 1:51.951 | 5 |
| 6 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:40.793 | 1:41.430 | 1:51.981 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:40.543 | 1:41.230 | 1:52.473 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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Lotus-Mercedes | 1:40.303 | 1:41.209 | 1:52.981 | 10 1 |
| 9 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:40.249 | 1:40.650 | 1:53.179 | 8 |
| 10 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.340 | 1:41.748 | 1:53.261 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari | 1:40.415 | 1:42.173 | 11 | |
| 12 | 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
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Lotus-Mercedes | 1:40.361 | 1:42.198 | 12 | |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.830 | 1:43.023 | 13 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.036 | 1:43.469 | 14 | |
| 15 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:39.814 | 1:43.701 | 15 | |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.308 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda | 1:41.636 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:41.746 | 18 | ||
| 107% time: 1:46.217 | |||||||
| — | 98 | Roberto Merhi
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Manor-Ferrari | 1:46.677 | 19 2 | ||
| — | 28 | Will Stevens
|
Manor-Ferrari | no time | 20 2 | ||
| Source: [5] | |||||||
- Notes
Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari | 56 | 1:41:05.793 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 56 | +8.569 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 56 | +12.310 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 56 | +53.822 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +1:10.409 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +1:13.586 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 56 | +1:37.762 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat
|
Red Bull-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
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Lotus-Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 12 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 15 | 98 | Roberto Merhi
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Manor-Ferrari | 53 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 13 | Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus-Mercedes | 46 | Brakes | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Honda | 40 | Turbo | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda | 20 | ERS | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 2 | Spun off | 9 | |
| DNS | 28 | Will Stevens
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Manor-Ferrari | 0 | Fuel system | – | |
| Source: | |||||||
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ "29 Mar 2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Malaysia.html. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "A history of the Malaysian Grand Prix". ESPN F1 (ESPN Sports Media Ltd.). http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/page/2598.html. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for first four races". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 4 March 2015. https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/pirelli-reveal-tyre-choices-for-first-four-races.html. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "The 2015 Malaysia GP preview". Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9763382/the-2015-malaysia-gp-preview. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Qualifying". March 28, 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-malaysia-results/qualifying.html.
- ↑ "2015 Malaysian Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 24" (PDF). FIA.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 28 March 2015. http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/28.03_-_stewards_decision_doc24_-_r.grosjean_0.pdf. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Marussia drivers granted permission to start in Malaysia". 28 March 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/marussia-drivers-granted-permission-to-start.html. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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