Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Round 19 · Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2015-11-29

Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +8.271

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +19.430

Who won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Nico Rosberg driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +8.271 behind, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1:44.517. There was 1 retirement from the race. This was Round 19 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sebastian Vettel was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 11 positions from P15 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	—	1:38:30.175	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	—	+8.271	Finished	18
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	—	+19.430	Finished	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	15	▲11	+43.735	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	4	▼1	+1:03.952	Finished	10
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	5	▼1	+1:05.010	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	7	—	+1:33.618	Finished	6
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	8	—	+1:37.751	Finished	4
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	18	▲9	+1:38.201	Finished	2
10	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	9	▼1	+1:42.371	Finished	1
11	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	10	▼1	+1:43.525	Finished	0
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	12	—	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	6	▼7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	17	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	14	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	11	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	16	▼1	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	19	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	20	▲1	—	+3 Laps	0
R	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	13	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.111	1:40.979	1:40.237
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:40.974	1:40.758	1:40.614
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:42.500	1:41.612	1:41.051
4	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:41.983	1:41.560	1:41.184
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:42.275	1:41.830	1:41.444
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:42.608	1:41.868	1:41.656
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:41.996	1:41.925	1:41.686
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:42.303	1:42.349	1:41.759
9	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	1:42.540	1:42.328	1:41.933
10	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:42.911	1:42.482	1:42.708
11	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:42.889	1:42.521	—
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:42.570	1:42.668	—
13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:42.929	1:42.807	—
14	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:42.896	1:43.614	—
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:42.585	—	—
16	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:42.941	—	—
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:43.187	—	—
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:43.838	—	—
19	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia	1:46.297	—	—
20	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia	1:47.434	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Rosberg

2 stops

P2Hamilton

2 stops

P3Räikkönen

2 stops

P4Vettel

2 stops

P5Pérez

2 stops

P6Ricciardo

2 stops

P7Hülkenberg

2 stops

P8Massa

2 stops

P9Grosjean

2 stops

P10Kvyat

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Rosberg	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2
Räikkönen	P3	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Vettel	P12	P4	P3	P4	P6	P4	P3	P6	P4	P4	P4	P4
Pérez	P4	P6	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5

2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 2015-11-29 at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

P1: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +8.271 behind. P3: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +19.430 behind.

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

Nico Rosberg took pole position for the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a time of 1:44.517.

Which team won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Nico Rosberg taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Fernando Alonso	1	1	17:05:39	44.990
Felipe Nasr	1	4	17:11:05	28.407
Daniil Kvyat	1	5	17:12:45	21.868
Daniel Ricciardo	1	6	17:14:29	21.949
Sergio Pérez	1	6	17:14:27	21.922
Felipe Massa	1	6	17:14:32	22.851
Nico Hülkenberg	1	7	17:16:20	22.045
Carlos Sainz	1	7	17:16:24	25.307
Max Verstappen	1	8	17:18:16	22.309
Valtteri Bottas	1	8	17:18:12	24.485
Jenson Button	1	8	17:18:18	23.722
Fernando Alonso	2	8	17:19:12	16.128
Valtteri Bottas	2	9	17:20:31	28.622
Nico Rosberg	1	10	17:21:26	21.637
Kimi Räikkönen	1	10	17:21:36	22.162
Lewis Hamilton	1	11	17:23:20	21.346
Marcus Ericsson	1	15	17:31:20	22.838
Fernando Alonso	3	17	17:36:02	22.246
Max Verstappen	2	20	17:40:25	22.457
Will Stevens	1	23	17:47:03	22.913
Sebastian Vettel	1	23	17:45:22	21.795
Romain Grosjean	1	23	17:45:39	22.203
Roberto Merhi	1	24	17:49:26	24.314
Nico Hülkenberg	2	24	17:47:36	22.174
Daniil Kvyat	2	25	17:49:27	21.634
Felipe Nasr	2	26	17:51:35	22.806
Daniel Ricciardo	2	26	17:51:05	22.118
Felipe Massa	2	26	17:51:15	22.710
Sergio Pérez	2	27	17:52:50	22.116
Jenson Button	2	27	17:53:21	22.310
Carlos Sainz	2	28	17:54:59	22.063
Valtteri Bottas	3	29	17:57:10	29.592
Nico Rosberg	2	31	17:59:21	21.580
Kimi Räikkönen	2	32	18:01:20	25.613
Will Stevens	2	33	18:06:05	22.854
Max Verstappen	3	38	18:13:19	22.355
Sebastian Vettel	2	39	18:14:14	21.628
Lewis Hamilton	2	41	18:17:11	21.392
Marcus Ericsson	2	41	18:18:57	22.200
Romain Grosjean	2	43	18:22:01	22.234
Felipe Nasr	3	44	18:24:25	22.086
Fernando Alonso	4	47	18:30:52	22.377