Driver Standings. The 2015 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; Russian: Гран-при России 2015 года, romanized: Gran-pri Rossii 2015 goda) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 11 October 2015. PTS; 1 HAM Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile, Räikkönen and Kvyat experienced good starts, gaining two and four places respectively. "[22] Bottas took a different viewpoint, saying: "I don't think it was a racing incident. Honda provided him with an upgraded internal combustion engine, which had been designed using the team's last four in-season development tokens. [18][19][20], Räikkönen was demoted from fifth to eighth place for causing the final lap collision with Bottas and scored only four points rather than ten, and this secured the constructors championship for Mercedes. Bottas was the first of the front runners to pit on lap 27, emerging into traffic. "[28] After his accident on lap twelve, Romain Grosjean spoke of his "biggest impact for quite a while". I didn't see anyone there and I was in front, and then suddenly someone hits me. Everything F1 in one place! Season 2015 standings - drivers points; 1: Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes: 389: 26 * 18: 26 * 25: 19 * 15: 25: 18: 26 * 8: 25: 26 * 0: 26 * 25: 25: 18: 19 * 19 * 2: Nico Rosberg: Mercedes: 327: 18: 16 * 18: 15: 25: 25: 18: 26 * 18: 4: 19 * 0: 12: 18: 0: 19 * 26 * 25: 25: 3: Sebastian Vettel: Ferrari: 279: 15: 25: 15: 10: 15: 18: 10: 12: 15: 25: 0: 18: 25: 15: 19 * 15: 0: 15: 12: 4: Kimi Räikkönen: Ferrari: 152: 0: 12: 12: 19 * 10: 8: 13 * 0: 4: 0: … Williams was still in third on 220 points, 71 points ahead of Red Bull. [15], Nico Rosberg was again fastest in Q3, denying teammate Hamilton his fiftieth career pole position in the process. The fifty-three lap race was held at the Sochi Autodrom. [15], The two Mercedes exchanged new track record times as Rosberg, then Hamilton, and once again Rosberg set fast times during Q2. While the Finn was able to stay ahead by going wide into turn 2, he subsequently gave up the place to Vettel. On lap 37, Räikkönen used the Drag Reduction System (DRS) to move ahead of Bottas for fifth place, only for the Williams driver to retake the position in the next corner. Carlos Sainz crossed the white line when exiting pit lane, receiving a five-second penalty to be served at his second stop. During the first session on Friday morning, a spillage of diesel on track prevented the cars from going out on until very late in the session. By lap 43, Ricciardo, Bottas and Räikkönen had all moved into striking distance of Pérez, who was trying to keep his older tyres alive. Later, the track dried enough to use slick tyres, Fernando Alonso being the first to do so. Also eliminated were Pastor Maldonado, Jenson Button, Felipe Nasr, and Daniil Kvyat, the latter two being bettered by a late fast lap from Max Verstappen. The end of lap 52 saw Valtteri Bottas move ahead of Pérez into third place, with Räikkönen moving past the Force India as well. Qualifying consisted of three parts, 18, 15 and 12 minutes in length respectively, with five drivers eliminated from competing after each of the first two sessions. Follow GP Fans. Due to the limited running, the last minutes were busy with most cars out on track. One lap later, Räikkönen made a pit stop as well, coming out just behind Bottas. The previous season's event saw Nico Rosberg complete 52 of 53 laps on the white-banded medium compound on his way to a second-place finish. It was also the first season of the revived McLaren-Honda team. Because of this domination the constructors championship shows a massif gap of 275 points between Mercedes and runner up Ferrari. With a lot of debris on track, the safety car stayed out until lap 17. [7] However, Alonso used the new power unit only in the first practice session before switching back to the older unit, albeit voicing satisfaction with the performance of the new specification. While Grosjean escaped uninjured, his car was heavily damaged. Hamilton expressed disappointment at not being able to battle his teammate to win the race, while he also stressed the title was "not done and dusted". Valtteri Bottas confirmed his strong pace and qualified third, marginally ahead of Sebastian Vettel. [14], Conditions were dry for qualifying on Saturday afternoon. The session was stopped while Sainz was taken out of the car and transported to hospital, albeit uninjured. Lewis Hamilton and Nco Rosberg together won 16 of the 19 races. Both Lotus and Marussia did not run at all, while Fernando Alonso ran the most number of laps with twelve, following an engine change. Bottas was again the fastest non-Mercedes runner, but teammate Felipe Massa was hindered by traffic and did not proceed into Q3. [10] Only the two Mercedes drivers were capable of proceeding into the second part of qualifying (Q2) without having to use the faster, soft tyres. As Carlos Sainz was unable to compete following his crash in practice, only four running drivers were eliminated. Season. 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[18][19] Just after being passed by Räikkönen on lap 49, Daniel Ricciardo had to retire with a suspension failure. I should be on the podium, but I'm here with zero points instead. He also revealed that the seat of his car broke at impact, but also emphasised the fact that he was able to escape unharmed: "It's a testament to all the safety inherent in the car and the other safety devices. Pos: Driver: PTS. [19] On lap 10, Pastor Maldonado moved ahead of Jenson Button to take tenth, while Hamilton was extending his lead over second placed Bottas. Drivers Constructors. "[29], As a result of the race, Mercedes extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship to 172 points, enough to secure their second consecutive title. That's just disappointing. However, just some corners later on the last lap of the race, the two collided, forcing Bottas to retire and causing heavy damage to Räikkönen's Ferrari. Pérez thereby reclaimed third place and achieved Force India's first podium finish of the season. Race leader Hamilton came in another lap later, retaining his lead without incident. [16], Carlos Sainz was cleared to race albeit not setting a time in qualifying, being allowed to start from the back of the grid. This was the fifteenth round of the 2015 season and marked the second time that the Russian Grand Prix was run as a round of the Formula One World Championship since its inception in 1950. After the previous year's race showed lower-than-expected tyre degradation, Pirelli opted to supply the yellow-banded soft compound as the prime selection and the red-banded supersoft tyre as the option selection. Formula One Standings 2015. Drivers; Constructors; Standings. [24] Sebastian Vettel expressed satisfaction with his car, saying that he had hoped to be able to catch Hamilton towards the end of the race. Verstappen had a puncture while Hülkenberg and Ericsson retired on the spot, causing the safety car to be deployed. The Formula 1 driver standings of 2015. With Nico Rosberg retiring early in the race, Sebastian Vettel reclaimed second place in the standings for the first time since his round two victory in Malaysia with a second-place finish. Lewis Hamilton won the race for the second season in a … The Spaniard lost control of his car going into turn 13, hit a wall and went on to crash into the safety barriers, burying the nose of his car in the process. [4], Roberto Merhi replaced Alexander Rossi for Marussia, in accordance with Rossi's five-race contract that saw him sit out this race and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. His team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champion, having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. At the restart, Vettel attacked teammate Räikkönen for third. The 2015 Russian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 11 October 2015. [3] Even with the softer tyre choice, tyre degradation was not an issue at the event, with drivers able to record fast lap times all through the race on a one-stop strategy. One lap later, Räikkönen tried to follow suit, only to run wide, having to concede the position back to Ricciardo. Marcus Ericsson however was confined to the sidelines as he stopped with an engine problem. After several drivers had opted to pit during the second safety car phase, most drivers at the front decided to come in for their regular pit stops starting on lap 25. [6], Fernando Alonso began the weekend's event knowing he would start from the back of the grid due to a number of penalties incurred for changing engine parts.