Belgian Grand Prix

Round 11 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

2015-08-23

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +2.058

Romain Grosjean

Lotus F1 · +37.988

Who won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?

The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Nico Rosberg finished second, +2.058 behind, with Romain Grosjean completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nico Rosberg with a time of 1:52.416. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 11 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Max Verstappen was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P18 to finish P8.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	1:23:40.387	Finished	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2	—	+2.058	Finished	18
3	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	9	▲6	+37.988	Finished	15
4	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	12	▲8	+45.692	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	4	▼1	+53.997	Finished	10
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	6	—	+55.283	Finished	8
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	16	▲9	+55.703	Finished	6
8	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	18	▲10	+56.076	Finished	4
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	3	▼6	+1:01.040	Power Unit	2
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	13	▲3	+1:31.234	Finished	1
11	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	14	▲3	+1:42.311	Finished	0
12	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	8	▼4	—	Tyre	0
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	20	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	19	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	17	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	15	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	10	—	—	Power Unit	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	5	—	—	Power Unit	0
R	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	7	—	—	Engine	0
W	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	11	—	—	Power loss	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:48.908	1:48.024	1:47.197
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:48.923	1:47.955	1:47.655
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:49.026	1:49.044	1:48.537
4	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:49.353	1:48.981	1:48.561
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:49.006	1:48.792	1:48.599
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:49.664	1:49.042	1:48.639
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:49.688	1:48.806	1:48.685
8	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:49.568	1:48.956	1:48.754
9	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:49.264	1:48.761	1:48.825
10	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:49.109	1:49.065	1:49.771
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:49.499	1:49.121	—
12	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	1:49.469	1:49.228	—
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:49.523	1:49.586	—
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:49.288	—	—
15	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:49.831	—	—
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:49.952	—	—
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:50.978	—	—
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:51.420	—	—
19	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:52.948	—	—
20	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	1:53.099	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Rosberg

2 stops

P3Grosjean

2 stops

P4Kvyat

2 stops

P5Pérez

2 stops

P6Massa

2 stops

P7Räikkönen

2 stops

P8Verstappen

3 stops

P9Bottas

3 stops

P10Ericsson

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 43

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Rosberg	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Grosjean	P7	P7	P5	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3
Kvyat	P9	P9	P7	P6	P5	P9	P8	P6	P4
Pérez	P2	P6	P3	P5	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5

2015 Belgian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix on 2015-08-23 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +2.058 behind. P3: Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1), +37.988 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix with a time of 1:52.416.

Which team won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Carlos Sainz	1	5	14:20:58	23.732
Daniel Ricciardo	1	7	14:20:39	22.637
Sergio Pérez	1	8	14:22:36	23.562
Valtteri Bottas	1	8	14:22:46	23.319
Fernando Alonso	1	8	14:23:03	22.973
Marcus Ericsson	1	9	14:24:54	24.183
Romain Grosjean	1	9	14:24:43	23.717
Daniil Kvyat	1	9	14:24:46	22.796
Felipe Massa	1	9	14:24:47	23.282
Max Verstappen	1	9	14:24:48	24.564
Felipe Nasr	1	10	14:27:06	23.439
Kimi Räikkönen	1	11	14:28:44	22.578
Jenson Button	1	11	14:29:15	24.083
Nico Rosberg	1	12	14:30:22	22.997
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	14:32:13	22.403
Sebastian Vettel	1	14	14:34:26	22.681
Roberto Merhi	1	15	14:37:29	23.643
Valtteri Bottas	2	15	14:36:40	17.343
Will Stevens	1	16	14:39:34	23.826
Sergio Pérez	2	20	14:46:18	22.918
Fernando Alonso	2	20	14:47:07	26.103
Jenson Button	2	20	14:47:33	24.151
Romain Grosjean	2	21	14:48:35	23.493
Felipe Massa	2	21	14:48:52	23.655
Kimi Räikkönen	2	21	14:48:53	23.143
Max Verstappen	2	21	14:48:54	23.041
Valtteri Bottas	3	21	14:49:04	23.489
Carlos Sainz	2	23	14:57:07	23.348
Daniil Kvyat	2	27	15:00:37	22.563
Felipe Nasr	2	27	15:01:15	23.288
Marcus Ericsson	2	28	15:03:02	23.684
Roberto Merhi	2	29	15:06:14	23.282
Will Stevens	2	30	15:08:20	24.450
Lewis Hamilton	2	30	15:05:42	22.955
Nico Rosberg	2	31	15:07:43	22.765
Max Verstappen	3	32	15:10:22	22.942
Fernando Alonso	3	32	15:11:10	23.191
Jenson Button	3	35	15:17:42	23.761