2015 Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg took his first victory of the season in Spain, turning pole position into a commanding win. Lewis Hamilton recovered from a poor start to finish second, while Sebastian Vettel completed the podium for Ferrari.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:24.681
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:28.270 on lap 54
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
8 May 2015	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
8 May 2015	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
9 May 2015	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
9 May 2015	Qualifying	14:00
10 May 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 5 leading the 2015 F1 World Championship on 93 points, with Nico Rosberg on 66. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 159 points.

Race entries

The 10 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Spanish Grand Prix. Jolyon Palmer, Raffaele Marciello, Susie Wolff also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton in FP1, with Mercedes almost a second ahead of Ferrari. Nico Rosberg also attracted the stewards’ attention after passing the pit-entry bollard on the wrong side. Three reserve drivers joined the session: Jolyon Palmer returned for Lotus, Raffaele Marciello drove for Sauber and Susie Wolff made her first Friday appearance of the season for Williams, finishing eight tenths behind Felipe Massa.

Rising track temperatures made tyre grip a central concern in FP2. Lewis Hamilton headed Sebastian Vettel, who split the Mercedes cars, while McLaren showed signs of progress with Jenson Button seventh. Daniel Ricciardo lost most of the session to an engine change and had only a short late run. Romain Grosjean‘s engine cover broke apart on the main straight, bringing out a red flag and adding another disruption to Lotus‘s afternoon.

Ferrari moved closer on the medium compound in final practice, with Sebastian Vettel within two tenths of the quickest Mercedes. Nico Rosberg led the session, while Lewis Hamilton‘s spin at Turn 3 compromised his preparation. Kimi Räikkönen was less comfortable with his car’s settings and finished fifth. The smaller gap at the front suggested the qualifying tyre would give Ferrari a better chance than the harder-compound running had indicated.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2015 Spanish Grand Prix FP1, 8 May 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.828	28
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.070s	27
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.978s	21
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.004s	16
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.304s	27
6	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.701s	23
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.957s	7
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.003s	21
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.247s	9
10	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.312s	14
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.581s	20
12	36	Raffaele Marciello	Sauber	+2.802s	15
13	30	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1	+2.848s	21
14	41	Susie Wolff	Williams	+2.880s	22
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.985s	22
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.989s	22
17	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+3.268s	19
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.282s	7
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+5.643s	22
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+5.819s	20

Free Practice 2 Classification

2015 Spanish Grand Prix FP2, 8 May 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:26.852	26
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.408s	37
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.764s	35
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.928s	36
5	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.091s	25
6	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.165s	32
7	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.642s	31
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.673s	39
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.822s	31
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.860s	36
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.871s	28
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.234s	14
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.246s	4
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.365s	34
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.481s	37
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.509s	34
17	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.749s	38
18	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.855s	35
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+5.077s	30
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+5.899s	23

Free Practice 3 Classification

2015 Spanish Grand Prix FP3, 9 May 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.021	19
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.156s	14
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.201s	10
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.661s	19
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.923s	14
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.027s	19
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.088s	19
8	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.111s	18
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	+1.292s	7
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.788s	17
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.917s	17
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.061s	13
13	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.075s	23
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.283s	17
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.557s	17
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.597s	18
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.767s	20
18	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.975s	14
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	+5.104s	16
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	+5.728s	17

Qualifying

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

Nico Rosberg ended Lewis Hamilton‘s run of poles, with Sebastian Vettel third. Both McLarens reached Q2, while the Toro Rosso drivers secured strong grid positions ahead of their Red Bull counterparts.

Qualifying Classification

2015 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, 9 May 2015

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.490	1:25.166	1:24.681	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:26.382	1:25.740	1:24.948	17
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:27.534	1:26.167	1:25.458	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:27.262	1:26.197	1:25.694	16
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:26.773	1:26.475	1:26.136	17
6	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:27.393	1:26.441	1:26.249	20
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:26.637	1:26.016	1:26.414	16
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	1:27.833	1:26.889	1:26.629	16
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:27.165	1:26.147	1:26.757	16
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:27.611	1:26.692	1:26.770	16
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:27.383	1:27.375	—	13
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:27.281	1:27.450	—	13
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:27.941	1:27.760	—	11
14	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:27.813	1:27.854	—	12
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:27.625	1:28.005	—	14
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:28.112	—	—	6
17	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:28.365	—	—	6
18	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:28.442	—	—	7
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:31.200	—	—	6
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	1:32.038	—	—	4

What happened in the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix?

Rosberg led away, while Hamilton lost second to Vettel. The Ferrari held Hamilton up through the opening phase, giving Rosberg the chance to build an advantage that would prove decisive.

Mercedes switched Hamilton to three stops to find a route past Vettel. A slow first tyre change complicated the recovery, but Hamilton’s later pace eventually put him safely ahead of the Ferrari after his final stop.

Fernando Alonso retired after brake trouble, overshooting his pit box on the way in. Pastor Maldonado also retired after earlier contact with his team-mate had damaged his rear wing.

Rosberg won comfortably ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. Valtteri Bottas resisted Kimi Räikkönen for fourth, while Felipe Massa finished sixth. Hamilton’s recovery secured another Mercedes one-two but could not prevent Rosberg cutting into his title lead.

Further down the points places, Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean, Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2015 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 111 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 91. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 202, with Ferrari on 132.

2015 Spanish Grand Prix race results

The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix was held on 10 May 2015, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	1:41:12.555	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	+17.551	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	66	+45.342	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	66	+59.217	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	66	+1:00.002	10
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	66	+1:21.314	8
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	65	+1 Lap	6
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	65	+1 Lap	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	65	+1 Lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	65	+1 Lap	1
11	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	65	+1 Lap	0
12	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	65	+1 Lap	0
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	65	+1 Lap	0
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	65	+1 Lap	0
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	65	+1 Lap	0
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	65	+1 Lap	0
17	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	63	+3 Laps	0
18	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	62	+4 Laps	0
Ret	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	45	Collision damage	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	26	Brakes	0

2015 Spanish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	54	15:27:12	1:28.270	189.849
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	15:25:23	1:29.109	188.061
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	47	15:17:00	1:29.931	186.342
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	51	15:23:28	1:30.374	185.429
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	44	15:12:20	1:30.711	184.740
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	61	15:38:04	1:30.737	184.687
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	51	15:24:48	1:30.888	184.380
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	56	15:31:36	1:31.124	183.903
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	62	15:41:21	1:31.156	183.838
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	46	15:17:16	1:31.162	183.826
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	40	15:07:15	1:31.887	182.376
12	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	46	15:16:37	1:31.896	182.358
13	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	41	15:09:03	1:31.928	182.294
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	38	15:04:30	1:31.932	182.286
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	46	15:16:31	1:31.945	182.261
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	52	15:26:11	1:32.222	181.713
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	17	14:31:26	1:32.912	180.364
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	23	14:40:30	1:33.387	179.446
19	28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	49	15:24:02	1:33.655	178.933
20	98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	51	15:27:49	1:34.211	177.877

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 Spanish Grand Prix.

2015 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	111
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	91
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	80
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	52
5	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	42
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	39
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	25
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	16
9	Felipe Nasr	Brazilian	Sauber	14
10	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	8
11	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso	6
12	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	6
13	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	5
14	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	5
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing	5
16	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	0
17	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0
18	Roberto Merhi	Spanish	Manor Marussia	0
19	Will Stevens	British	Manor Marussia	0
20	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	0
–	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	0

2015 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	202
2	Ferrari	132
3	Williams	81
4	Red Bull Racing	30
5	Sauber	19
6	Lotus F1	16
7	Toro Rosso	14
8	Force India	11
9	McLaren	0
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