2015 Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton off the line and went on to win at the Red Bull Ring. Felipe Massa completed the podium for Williams after a slow Ferrari stop cost Sebastian Vettel third place.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:08.455
Fastest lap	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:11.235 on lap 35
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Felipe Massa	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
19 June 2015	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
19 June 2015	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
20 June 2015	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
20 June 2015	Qualifying	14:00
21 June 2015	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 8 leading the 2015 F1 World Championship on 151 points, with Nico Rosberg on 134. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 285 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Austrian Grand Prix. Jolyon Palmer also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led a Mercedes one-two in FP1, while Sebastian Vettel managed only four laps before a gearbox problem stopped his programme. Fernando Alonso also encountered gearbox trouble, although he returned later to assess McLaren‘s new aerodynamic package. Kimi Räikkönen was the only rival within a second of the leading Mercedes. For Ferrari and McLaren, recovering lost mileage was already becoming as important as outright speed.

Sebastian Vettel bounced back to head FP2, narrowly ahead of Nico Rosberg, whose car lost gearbox oil and completed no timed laps in the closing twenty minutes. Lewis Hamilton struggled to put together a clean supersoft lap and finished fifth. Lotus placed both cars in the top ten, but McLaren again ended its running early. Reliability issues prevented several teams from completing an uninterrupted comparison of qualifying pace and longer runs.

Sebastian Vettel remained fastest in FP3, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton, before Fernando Alonso stopped on the main straight and brought out a red flag. Rain arrived during the interruption, so the resumed session offered little chance to improve. Several drivers never completed their planned supersoft runs; Sergio Perez was the only one to set a time on that compound. Qualifying preparations therefore ended with an uneven set of tyre comparisons.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2015 Austrian Grand Prix FP1, 19 June 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:10.401	36
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.308s	28
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.627s	22
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.051s	26
5	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+1.232s	28
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.241s	31
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.323s	29
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.424s	38
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.489s	29
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.504s	37
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.547s	32
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.603s	34
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.630s	36
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1	+1.649s	27
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.758s	30
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.519s	30
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.871s	10
18	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+3.536s	29
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+5.058s	11
20	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+5.283s	4

Free Practice 2 Classification

2015 Austrian Grand Prix FP2, 19 June 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:09.600	28
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.011s	50
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.260s	41
4	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+0.314s	44
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.537s	49
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+0.560s	49
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.667s	38
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+0.756s	48
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+0.895s	39
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.985s	46
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.031s	50
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.086s	48
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.144s	40
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.146s	34
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.411s	42
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.917s	17
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.076s	38
18	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.319s	17
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+2.922s	34
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+3.494s	34

Free Practice 3 Classification

2015 Austrian Grand Prix FP3, 20 June 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:09.994	16
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.017s	16
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.183s	12
4	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.227s	14
5	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.338s	23
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.414s	18
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.423s	14
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+0.442s	23
9	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+0.582s	12
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.869s	8
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.015s	14
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.064s	22
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.145s	18
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.145s	14
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.174s	13
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.825s	10
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+1.912s	9
18	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.622s	16
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+3.334s	14
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+3.966s	8

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole despite spinning on his final attempt, while Nico Rosberg also went off on his last lap. Kimi Räikkönen was eliminated in Q1 after a communication error left him without time for another improving lap.

Qualifying Classification

2015 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying, 20 June 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.218	1:09.062	1:08.455	30
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:10.976	1:08.634	1:08.655	31
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.184	1:09.392	1:08.810	21
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:11.830	1:09.719	1:09.192	27
5	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:11.319	1:09.604	1:09.278	22
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:11.894	1:09.598	1:09.319	26
7	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:11.307	1:09.631	1:09.612	28
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	1:12.092	1:10.187	1:09.694	32
9	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:12.001	1:09.652	1:09.713	29
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:11.821	1:09.920	no time	22
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:11.661	1:10.374	—	22
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:12.388	1:10.426	—	20
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:11.158	1:10.465	—	23
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:11.973	1:10.482	—	19
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:12.508	1:10.736	—	22
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:12.522	—	—	13
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:12.632	—	—	12
18	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:12.867	—	—	10
19	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	1:14.071	—	—	12
20	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:15.368	—	—	11

Daniil Kvyat received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowed internal combustion engine allocation.

Daniel Ricciardo received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowed internal combustion engine allocation.

Fernando Alonso received a ten- and two five-place grid penalties for exceeding the allowed allocation of three of his power unit components, as well as a five-place grid penalty for an unauthorized gearbox change.

Jenson Button received a ten- and three five-place grid penalties for exceeding the allowed allocation of four of his power unit components.

What happened in the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix?

Rosberg overtook Hamilton into the first corner. Further back, Räikkönen lost control and collided with Fernando Alonso, whose McLaren rode onto the Ferrari; both drivers escaped unharmed as the safety car was deployed.

Rosberg controlled the restart and maintained his lead through the first stint. Hamilton remained close enough to keep the pressure on, but emerged behind after the stops and crossed the pit-exit line, earning a five-second penalty.

Vettel’s tyre change was delayed by a wheel-nut problem, dropping him behind Massa. The Ferrari closed on the Williams during the final stint, but Massa held the position to the flag.

Rosberg won ahead of Hamilton, whose penalty did not alter his finishing position. Bottas took fifth behind Massa and Vettel, while Nico Hülkenberg finished sixth. Pastor Maldonado passed Max Verstappen late in the battle for seventh.

Further down the points places, Pastor Maldonado, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo completed the scoring positions. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2015 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 169 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 159. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 328, with Ferrari on 192.

2015 Austrian Grand Prix race results

The 2015 Austrian Grand Prix was held on 21 June 2015, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	1:30:16.930	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+8.800	18
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	71	+17.573	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	+18.181	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	71	+53.604	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	71	+1:04.075	8
7	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	70	+1 Lap	6
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	70	+1 Lap	4
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	70	+1 Lap	2
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	70	+1 Lap	1
11	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	70	+1 Lap	0
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	69	+2 Laps	0
14	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	68	+3 Laps	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	35	Gearbox	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	35	Electrical	0
Ret	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	8	Electrical	0
Ret	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1	Oil leak	0
Ret	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	0	Collision	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	0	Collision	0

Lewis Hamilton received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the white line on pit exit. His final position was not affected as he finished over 10s ahead of P3.

Carlos Sainz received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit-lane. His final position was not affected because he retired from the race.

2015 Austrian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	35	14:49:58	1:11.235	218.622
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	15:20:02	1:11.475	217.888
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	44	15:01:11	1:11.499	217.815
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	58	15:17:54	1:11.613	217.468
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	69	15:32:20	1:11.689	217.238
6	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	58	15:18:37	1:11.785	216.947
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	52	15:11:05	1:12.248	215.557
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	54	15:14:26	1:12.316	215.354
9	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	64	15:25:51	1:12.349	215.256
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	58	15:18:53	1:12.377	215.173
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	56	15:18:01	1:12.516	214.760
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	62	15:23:19	1:12.541	214.686
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	34	14:49:24	1:12.881	213.685
14	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	57	15:17:49	1:13.050	213.190
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	28	14:42:10	1:13.234	212.655
16	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	58	15:21:05	1:14.939	207.817
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	5	14:13:00	1:52.208	138.792

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2015 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix.

2015 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	169
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	159
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	120
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	72
5	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	67
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	62
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	36
8	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing	19
9	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	18
10	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	17
11	Felipe Nasr	Brazilian	Sauber	16
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	13
13	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	12
14	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso	10
15	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	9
16	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	5
17	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	4
18	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	0
19	Roberto Merhi	Spanish	Manor Marussia	0
20	Will Stevens	British	Manor Marussia	0
–	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	0

2015 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	328
2	Ferrari	192
3	Williams	129
4	Red Bull Racing	55
5	Force India	31
6	Lotus F1	29
7	Sauber	21
8	Toro Rosso	19
9	McLaren	4
10	Manor Marussia	0

2015 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2015 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	15 March
2	2015 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	29 March
3	2015 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	12 April
4	2015 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	19 April
5	2015 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	10 May
6	2015 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	24 May
7	2015 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	7 June
8	2015 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	21 June
9	2015 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	5 July
10	2015 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	26 July
11	2015 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	23 August
12	2015 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	6 September
13	2015 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	20 September
14	2015 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	27 September
15	2015 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	11 October
16	2015 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	25 October
17	2015 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	1 November
18	2015 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	15 November
19	2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	29 November