2015 Singapore Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel controlled the Singapore Grand Prix from pole to victory as Mercedes struggled for pace. Daniel Ricciardo finished second and Kimi Räikkönen third, while Lewis Hamilton‘s retirement cut into his championship advantage.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Pole time	1:43.885
Fastest lap	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:50.041 on lap 52
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
18 September 2015	Practice 1	18:00 – 19:30
18 September 2015	Practice 2	21:30 – 23:00
19 September 2015	Practice 3	18:00 – 19:00
19 September 2015	Qualifying	21:00
20 September 2015	Race	20:00

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 13 leading the 2015 F1 World Championship on 252 points, with Nico Rosberg on 199. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 451 points.

Race entries

Alexander Rossi replaced Roberto Merhi at Manor Marussia for this event, making his Formula 1 race debut alongside Will Stevens.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led Lewis Hamilton in FP1, but the street circuit quickly punished mistakes. Alexander Rossi, making his Grand Prix debut with Manor, crashed at Turn 18 late in the session. Daniil Kvyat also had little opportunity to settle in, completing only eight laps after a fuel-system problem restricted his Red Bull’s running.

Daniil Kvyat recovered to lead FP2, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Daniel Ricciardo, as Mercedes slipped back under the floodlights. Manor’s troubles continued when Will Stevens crashed early on, while repairs to Alexander Rossi’s car limited him to three laps. Carlos Sainz picked up a puncture after touching the wall, illustrating the circuit’s unforgiving margins.

Ferrari strengthened its challenge in FP3, with Sebastian Vettel comfortably ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and the two Red Bulls. Mercedes remained more than a second adrift in fifth and sixth, with Lewis Hamilton also running off the circuit early on. After Friday’s accident, Alexander Rossi enjoyed a more productive session and finished well ahead of his Manor team-mate.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2015 Singapore Grand Prix FP1, 18 September 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:47.995	27
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.319s	24
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.336s	21
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.499s	23
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.790s	20
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.385s	19
7	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.471s	17
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.859s	21
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.024s	28
10	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.073s	21
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.128s	21
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.130s	23
13	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.163s	18
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.346s	23
15	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.460s	21
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.888s	21
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+3.040s	18
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+3.193s	8
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+5.908s	20
20	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	+5.923s	18

Free Practice 2 Classification

2015 Singapore Grand Prix FP2, 18 September 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	1:46.142	34
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.039s	34
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.114s	29
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.337s	33
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.345s	35
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.517s	30
7	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.639s	34
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.817s	26
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.152s	35
10	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.285s	32
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.542s	28
12	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+1.613s	26
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.653s	33
14	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.746s	28
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.870s	23
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.954s	32
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.976s	28
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.952s	30
19	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	+10.597s	9
20	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+13.790s	3

Free Practice 3 Classification

2015 Singapore Grand Prix FP3, 19 September 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:45.682	12
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.450s	12
3	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+0.485s	19
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.677s	14
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.120s	15
6	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.541s	16
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.555s	14
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.619s	18
9	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.782s	17
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.886s	20
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.905s	20
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.958s	16
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.033s	14
14	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.051s	21
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.135s	16
16	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.320s	15
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.434s	15
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+3.250s	20
19	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	+6.906s	26
20	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+9.611s	22

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Ferrari, with Daniel Ricciardo second and Kimi Räikkönen third.

Sebastian Vettel took Ferrari‘s first pole since 2012, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Räikkönen. Mercedes could manage only fifth and sixth with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, a striking change from its usual qualifying strength.

Qualifying Classification

2015 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying, 19 September 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:46.017	1:44.743	1:43.885	14
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:46.166	1:45.291	1:44.428	17
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.467	1:45.140	1:44.667	17
4	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	1:45.340	1:44.979	1:44.745	15
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.765	1:45.650	1:45.300	16
6	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:46.201	1:45.653	1:45.415	17
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:46.231	1:45.887	1:45.676	20
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:46.483	1:45.635	1:45.798	16
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:46.879	1:45.701	1:46.077	19
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:46.860	1:45.805	1:46.413	18
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:46.669	1:46.305	—	12
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:46.600	1:46.328	—	12
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:46.576	1:46.385	—	13
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:46.465	1:46.894	—	13
15	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:46.891	1:47.019	—	12
16	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:46.965	—	—	8
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:47.088	—	—	6
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:47.323	—	—	6
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:51.021	—	—	8
20	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	1:51.523	—	—	8

Will Stevens received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, but remained 19th due to Rossi’s identical penalty.

Alexander Rossi received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

What happened in the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix?

Vettel led away and quickly established a gap to Ricciardo. Max Verstappen stalled on the grid and eventually joined more than a lap behind, beginning a long recovery through the field.

Contact between Nico Hülkenberg and Felipe Massa brought an interruption during the first pit-stop phase. Vettel controlled the restart, while Hamilton later lost power and eventually retired his Mercedes.

A spectator walking onto the circuit caused another safety car. Vettel again managed the restart successfully, keeping Ricciardo behind as the leading order remained unchanged through the final stint.

Vettel won ahead of Ricciardo and Räikkönen, with Rosberg fourth. Bottas and Daniil Kvyat followed, while Verstappen recovered to eighth ahead of Carlos Sainz despite his disastrous start. Both McLarens retired with gearbox problems.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Felipe Nasr completed the scoring positions. Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2015 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 252 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 211. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 463, with Ferrari on 310.

2015 Singapore Grand Prix race results

The 2015 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 20 September 2015, with a scheduled start of 20:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	61	2:01:22.118	25
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	61	+1.478	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	61	+17.154	15
4	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	61	+24.720	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	61	+34.204	10
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	61	+35.508	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	61	+50.836	6
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	61	+51.450	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	61	+52.860	2
10	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	61	+1:30.045	1
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	61	+1:37.507	0
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	61	+1:37.718	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	59	Gearbox	0
14	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	59	+2 Laps	0
15	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	59	+2 Laps	0
Ret	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	52	Gearbox	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	33	Gearbox	0
Ret	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	32	Power unit	0
Ret	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	30	Gearbox	0
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	12	Collision	0

Romain Grosjean was classified despite retiring due to completing 90% of the race distance.

Nico Hülkenberg was penalised with a three-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix for causing the collision with Massa.

2015 Singapore Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	52	21:48:20	1:50.041	165.701
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	53	21:50:07	1:50.069	165.659
3	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	57	21:59:09	1:50.175	165.500
4	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	43	21:32:00	1:50.298	165.315
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	48	21:41:03	1:50.341	165.251
6	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	43	21:32:02	1:50.401	165.161
7	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	50	21:44:49	1:50.934	164.368
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	36	21:16:17	1:51.109	164.109
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	43	21:32:35	1:51.167	164.023
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	49	21:43:01	1:51.342	163.765
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	30	21:05:22	1:51.594	163.395
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	44	21:33:46	1:51.970	162.847
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	28	21:01:24	1:52.353	162.292
14	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	24	20:53:11	1:52.505	162.072
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	36	21:16:37	1:52.566	161.984
16	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	27	20:59:07	1:53.325	160.900
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	19	20:43:56	1:53.666	160.417
18	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	6	20:15:06	1:53.868	160.132
19	53	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	43	21:34:06	1:55.312	158.127
20	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	45	21:38:01	1:55.890	157.338

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 Singapore Grand Prix.

2015 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	252
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	211
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	203
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	107
5	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	101
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	97
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	73
8	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing	66
9	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	39
10	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	38
11	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso	30
12	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	30
13	Felipe Nasr	Brazilian	Sauber	17
14	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	12
15	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	11
16	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	11
17	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	9
18	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	6
19	Roberto Merhi	Spanish	Manor Marussia	0
20	Will Stevens	British	Manor Marussia	0
21	Alexander Rossi	American	Manor Marussia	0
–	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	0

2015 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	463
2	Ferrari	310
3	Williams	198
4	Red Bull Racing	139
5	Force India	69
6	Lotus F1	50
7	Toro Rosso	41
8	Sauber	26
9	McLaren	17
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