United States Grand Prix

Round 16 · Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA

2015-10-25

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +2.850

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +3.381

Who won the 2015 United States Grand Prix?

The 2015 United States Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 2nd on the grid. Nico Rosberg finished second, +2.850 behind, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nico Rosberg with a time of 1:40.666. It was an attrition-heavy race with 8 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 16 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, USA. Carlos Sainz was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 13 positions from P20 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▲1	1:50:52.703	Finished	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	▼1	+2.850	Finished	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	13	▲10	+3.381	Finished	15
4	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	8	▲4	+22.359	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	5	—	+24.413	Finished	10
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	11	▲5	+28.058	Finished	8
7	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	20	▲13	+30.619	Finished	6
8	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	12	▲4	+32.273	Finished	4
9	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	15	▲6	+40.257	Finished	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	3	▼7	+53.371	Finished	1
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	9	▼2	+54.816	Finished	0
12	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	17	▲5	+1:15.277	Finished	0
R	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	4	—	—	Accident	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	6	—	—	Accident	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	14	—	—	Retired	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	18	—	—	Brake duct	0
R	Felipe Massa	Williams	7	—	—	Retired	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	10	—	—	Retired	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	16	—	—	Retired	0
R	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	19	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:56.671	1:56.824	—
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:56.871	1:56.929	—
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:56.495	1:57.969	—
4	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	1:57.640	1:58.434	—
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2:00.950	1:58.596	—
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:59.264	1:59.210	—
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:58.325	1:59.333	—
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:58.198	1:59.703	—
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	2:00.902	1:59.999	—
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:58.689	2:00.199	—
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:59.704	2:00.265	—
12	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:59.569	2:00.334	—
13	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	2:00.236	2:00.595	—
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	2:00.261	2:01.193	—
15	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	2:00.844	2:01.604	—
16	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	2:02.212	—	—
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	2:03.194	—	—
18	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia	2:04.176	—	—
19	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	2:04.526	—	—
20	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	2:07.304	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Rosberg

2 stops

P3Vettel

3 stops

P4Verstappen

2 stops

P5Pérez

2 stops

P6Button

3 stops

P7Sainz

3 stops

P8Maldonado

3 stops

P9Nasr

5 stops

P10Ricciardo

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1
Rosberg	P4	P2	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P2	P2	P2
Vettel	P6	P6	P6	P5	P4	P5	P3	P2	P4	P3	P3	P3
Verstappen	P7	P7	P7	P6	P6	P6	P4	P4	P3	P4	P4	P4
Pérez	P5	P5	P5	P7	P9	P8	P8	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5

2015 United States Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2015 United States Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2015 United States Grand Prix on 2015-10-25 at Circuit of the Americas.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +2.850 behind. P3: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +3.381 behind.

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

Nico Rosberg took pole position for the 2015 United States Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2015 United States Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2015 United States Grand Prix with a time of 1:40.666.

Which team won the 2015 United States Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	14:05:59	40.488
Romain Grosjean	1	1	14:06:27	27.621
Alexander Rossi	1	1	14:06:39	37.748
Fernando Alonso	1	1	14:06:40	31.987
Felipe Nasr	1	2	14:08:09	31.137
Felipe Nasr	2	3	14:11:11	25.931
Valtteri Bottas	2	4	14:14:23	26.384
Romain Grosjean	2	9	14:23:43	27.730
Marcus Ericsson	1	16	14:36:37	29.728
Jenson Button	1	17	14:38:36	27.286
Alexander Rossi	2	17	14:40:33	26.520
Felipe Nasr	3	17	14:40:29	25.714
Max Verstappen	1	18	14:40:12	25.527
Felipe Massa	1	18	14:40:23	24.646
Pastor Maldonado	1	18	14:40:42	27.851
Lewis Hamilton	1	18	14:40:00	24.354
Sebastian Vettel	1	18	14:40:12	25.019
Fernando Alonso	2	18	14:41:28	24.631
Daniel Ricciardo	1	19	14:41:45	24.449
Nico Rosberg	1	19	14:41:53	24.640
Daniil Kvyat	1	19	14:41:54	24.638
Sergio Pérez	1	19	14:42:04	26.458
Kimi Räikkönen	1	19	14:42:09	24.733
Carlos Sainz	1	19	14:42:10	25.259
Nico Hülkenberg	1	19	14:42:11	27.344
Marcus Ericsson	2	19	14:42:56	30.932
Kimi Räikkönen	2	20	14:45:11	34.548
Fernando Alonso	3	26	14:56:18	25.405
Felipe Nasr	4	26	14:58:12	24.975
Nico Hülkenberg	2	27	14:56:58	27.360
Carlos Sainz	2	27	14:57:05	44.582
Sergio Pérez	2	27	14:57:13	24.730
Jenson Button	2	27	14:57:21	24.689
Pastor Maldonado	2	27	14:58:06	25.446
Sebastian Vettel	2	27	14:56:46	25.576
Alexander Rossi	3	27	15:00:26	25.812
Max Verstappen	2	28	14:59:09	24.904
Nico Rosberg	2	38	15:20:21	25.242
Daniil Kvyat	2	38	15:20:45	25.205
Daniel Ricciardo	2	38	15:20:48	27.802
Felipe Nasr	5	42	15:29:13	35.546
Lewis Hamilton	2	43	15:29:55	24.088
Sebastian Vettel	3	43	15:30:04	24.158
Carlos Sainz	3	43	15:30:32	26.840
Pastor Maldonado	3	43	15:30:33	25.054
Jenson Button	3	44	15:32:44	24.862
Daniel Ricciardo	3	50	15:44:54	24.495