Round 14 · 27 September 2015
2015 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, round 14 of the championship, held on 27 September 2015 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nico Rosberg. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:28:06.508 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | +18.964 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | +20.850 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | +33.768 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | +36.746 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +55.559 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | +72.298 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 11 | +73.575 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 17 | +95.315 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 5 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | — | — | Retired |