2015 Chinese Grand Prix

March 2015 F1 China Chinese 2015 04 12 y 2015 3 19 Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg 200px 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China Permanent Racing Facility 5.451 3.387 56 305.066 189.559 Sunny21 C F air temperature46 C F track temperature1.4 m/s ft/s on wind from the northwestGP China in Shanghai / Rennen http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/ergeb/2015/03/71.shtml motorsport-total.com 20 March 2016 de Chinese GP in Shanghai / Race 145,000 (Weekend) 125,000 (Race Day) Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:35.782 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.208 31 GBR Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes Nico Rosberg DEU Mercedes Sebastian Vettel DEU Ferrari CHN 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 12 April 2015 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2015 Formula One World Championship, and marked the twelfth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/page/2599.html A history of the Chinese Grand Prix ESPN 30 March 2015 Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and went into the weekend with a three-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship over Sebastian Vettel, who had surprised the field by taking victory in the previous round at Malaysia. Hamilton took pole position during Saturday's qualifying, the 41st of his career and the third in a row. He went on to win the race from his teammate Nico Rosberg.Benson Andrew https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32274101 Lewis Hamilton cruises to Chinese Grand Prix victory 12 April 2015 BBC Sport 13 April 2015 Report Background After Sebastian Vettel's surprise victory two weeks prior in Malaysia, eyes were on Ferrari whether they would be able to continue their good race pace in China and challenge the Mercedes for the win. As lower track temperatures were expected for the race, a serious competitiveness of Ferrari was cast into doubt, as they had benefited from lower tyre degradation in the heat of Malaysia.Anderson Ben F1 analysis: Focus on if Ferrari's form can continue in Chinese GP http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118398 Autosport 4 May 2015 8 April 2015 All ten teams taking part in the 2015 Formula One World Championship participated in the race, with Marussia hoping to finally be able to run both cars continually, after Will Stevens had failed to start in Malaysia.Wood Will Mercedes ready to reassert Shanghai supremacy http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/08/mercedes-ready-to-reassert-shanghai-supremacy/ F1Fanatic 4 May 2015 8 April 2015 As in 2014, Pirelli announced they would be supplying teams with the white-banded medium compound tyre as the prime selection and the yellow-banded soft compound as the option selection for the event.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2015/3/16856.html Pirelli reveal tyre choices for first four races 4 March 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150309224731/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2015/3/16856.html 9 March 2015 21 January 2016 Formula1.com Formula One Administration Free practice Per the regulations for the 2015 season, three practice sessions were held, two 1.5-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session before qualifying on Saturday.Practice and qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html Formula1.com Formula One Administration 25 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082403/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html 5 September 2015 World champion Lewis Hamilton took a clean sweep and topped the time sheets in all three sessions by a considerable margin. The first session saw Lotus test driver Jolyon Palmer participate in place of regular Romain Grosjean. He finished six-tenths of a second behind his teammate Pastor Maldonado and was one of several drivers to have off track experiences during the session. Both Mercedes drivers ran wide on different parts of the track, as did Felipe Massa, who spun his Williams in turn 14 towards the end of the session. Hamilton was over half a second clear of his teammate Nico Rosberg on Friday morning, with the Ferraris more than a second behind.Collantine Keith Mercedes set scorching pace in first practice http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/10/mercedes-set-scorching-pace-in-first-practice/ F1Fanatic 27 April 2015 10 April 2015 thumb|Sparks caused by titanium plates underneath the cars returned to Formula One in the 2015 season. Hamilton continued his strong performance during the second session on Friday afternoon, beating Malaysia winner Sebastian Vettel for the top spot, Vettel finishing almost half a second down. Most teams ran with both dry tyre compounds. Mercedes appeared more dominant on the harder tyres, one second ahead of the rest of the grid. Red Bull continued to struggle with the same brake problems they had endured in Malaysia two weeks before. The left rear brake of Daniil Kvyat started to smoke after a pit stop, leading the team to investigate the matter further.Saunders Nate Red Bull investigates Kvyat's brakes after FP2 failure http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/12660235/red-bull-investigates-daniil-kvyat-brakes-fiery-failure-china ESPN 27 April 2015 10 April 2015 Felipe Massa spun yet again in turn 14, hitting the barrier with his front wing meaning the session was red-flagged for a while. The session was further disrupted by the appearance of a local man running across the main straight, jumping into pit lane before being stopped by security after entering the Ferrari garage, where he apparently stated he wanted to "try a car".Chinese Grand Prix: man runs on Shanghai track sparking F1 safety fears https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/chinese-grand-prix-man-shanghai-track-f1-safety-fears The Guardian Press Association 27 April 2015 10 April 2015Collantine Keith Hamilton holds reduced lead in second practice http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/10/hamilton-holds-reduced-lead-in-second-practice/ F1Fanatic 27 April 2015 10 April 2015 Hamilton was once again fastest during third practice on Saturday morning, even while suffering from overheating under his seat. The two Mercedes cars were separated by two-tenths of a second with the two Ferraris of Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen behind, another half a second down. Red Bull had a slight upturn in fortune, with Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat finishing fifth and sixth respectively. McLaren-Honda had another problematic session as Fernando Alonso stopped the car just after starting his installation lap. Teammate Jenson Button was called into the pit lane as well, citing a similar problem with the engine, but was able to continue later in the session.Collantine Keith Hamilton makes it three out of three in Shanghai http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/11/hamilton-makes-it-three-out-of-three-in-shanghai/ F1Fanatic 27 April 2015 11 April 2015 Felipe Massa experienced smoke in his cockpit both on Friday and Saturday, apparently caused by the new titanium plates underneath the cars which also create sparks when driving over bumps on the track.Barretto Lawrence F1 Chinese GP: Titanium spark plate caused Williams cockpit smoke http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118460 Autosport 27 April 2015 11 April 2015 Qualifying thumb|Daniel Ricciardo out-qualified teammate Daniil Kvyat for the third successive race, and qualified seventh. 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. In the session, which started at 15:00 local time (UTC +8) on Saturday afternoon, Lewis Hamilton took the third out of three possible pole positions of the season, narrowly beating his teammate by 0.04 seconds. Nico Rosberg was frustrated about the result, lamenting that his team had put unnecessary pressure on him by telling him to go faster during his last warm-up lap, saying "[w]e need to look at that as that was not ideal to put me under pressure like that".Johnson Daniel Chinese Grand Prix 2015: Lewis Hamilton lands pole ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg in Shanghai https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11529644/Chinese-Grand-Prix-2015-Lewis-Hamilton-lands-pole-ahead-of-team-mate-Nico-Rosberg-in-Shanghai.html The Daily Telegraph 27 April 2015 11 April 2015 Mercedes were the only team to use the medium tyre in the first qualifying session (Q1), with all other teams using the faster soft tyre. Five drivers were eliminated in Q1, four of them being the two Marussia and McLaren cars, all of which had yet failed to go through to Q2. They were joined by the Force India of Nico Hülkenberg, who was to start 16th on the grid. The second session saw Hamilton post the fastest time, even though his car lost contact to pit lane and his seat overheating once more. He was three-tenths clear of his teammate Rosberg, with Sebastian Vettel in third. Daniil Kvyat suffered engine problems and failed to make it into Q3, as did the second Force India of Sergio Pérez, both Toro Rosso drivers and the Lotus of Pastor Maldonado. During Q3, contested by the top ten, Hamilton just beat his teammate to pole position, with a time set during his first timed lap. Both Ferrari drivers ran their first lap on used tyres in order to save one set for the race. In their second outing, Vettel was able to get ahead of the two Williams cars of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, while teammate Kimi Räikkönen struggled with the handling of his car in the first part of the track to finish sixth on the grid.Collantine Keith Hat-trick for Hamilton after narrow pole position win http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/11/hat-trick-for-hamilton-after-narrow-pole-position-win/ F1Fanatic 27 April 2015 11 April 2015 Race thumb|Daniil Kvyat retired from the race on lap 17. When the race started at 14:00 local time (UTC +8), Kimi Räikkönen managed to pass both Williams cars on the first lap to move up to fourth, while Nico Rosberg was able to fend off Sebastian Vettel for second. On the second lap, Carlos Sainz Jr. spun his Toro Rosso and dropped down the order. Nico Hülkenberg became the first retirement on lap ten, when he parked his Force India in the gravel after his gearbox failed. During the pit stops, Ferrari attempted an undercut by pitting Sebastian Vettel early on lap 13, a strategy in which a car running behind is pitting early in order to use a fast out-lap on fresh tyres to jump ahead of a rival without having to overtake them on track. However this was unsuccessful as Mercedes reacted by pitting Rosberg the following lap, allowing Rosberg to maintain track position over Vettel. On lap 17, Daniil Kvyat retired from the race when his Red Bull started to smoke due to an engine failure.Hughes Mark Mark Hughes (journalist) 13 April 2015 2015 Chinese GP report https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2015-chinese-gp-report/ 29 December 2024 Motor Sport thumb|left|Marcus Ericsson locks up under braking for turn 14. After the first pit stops, the Mercedes drivers had to manage their tyres in order to cover from a possible attack by Ferrari, who had an extra set of fresh tyres saved from qualifying. Rosberg however complained over the radio about Hamilton in front of him driving too slow, which caused him to back into the charging Ferraris. He was unable to risk driving too close behind Hamilton, because dispersed air from the back of the car was accelerating tyre degradation. Hamilton was therefore asked by the team to pick up the pace.McVeigh Niall 12 April 2015 Chinese Grand Prix: F1 2015 – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/apr/12/chinese-grand-prix-f1-2015-live 4 May 2015 The Guardian The top three began to spread out in the second half of the race, and by lap 54 Lewis Hamilton was leading Rosberg by 10.06 seconds, with Vettel a further 12.12 seconds behind Rosberg.Collantine Keith http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/13/hamiltons-tyre-saving-helped-raikkonen-catch-vettel/ Hamilton's tyre-saving helped Raikkonen catch Vettel Keith Collantine 13 April 2015 F1Fanatic 15 April 2015 However, due to Ferrari's earlier attempt to undercut Rosberg by pitting Vettel early, Räikkönen's tyres were 4 laps fresher than his teammate's, and he closed in on Vettel over the final stint. Having emerged from his final pit stop 4.84 seconds behind Vettel on lap 35, Räikkönen had closed the gap to 1.37 seconds by lap 54. However, the chance of a battle between the Ferrari teammates was extinguished after a transmission failure on Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso, who was stranded on the start/finish-straight, brought out the safety car for the final two laps, meaning that the race ended under safety car conditions. thumb|Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the race Hamilton crossed the line to win his second race of the season, with Rosberg following him home in second and Vettel completing the podium with third place. Pastor Maldonado had an eventful race. On lap 33, while running in seventh position ahead of teammate Romain Grosjean, he missed the pit entry and lost time, dropping several positions. He then proceeded to spin his car on lap 39 as he attempted to make up for lost time, and on lap 48 he had a collision with Jenson Button following a long battle for position, damaging his car and retiring with rear brake failure a few laps later. The stewards later deemed Button to be at fault for the incident.Adam Mitchell http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118477 Jenson Button penalised for Pastor Maldonado clash Autosport 12 April 2015 13 April 2015 Post-race At the podium interviews, conducted by two-time Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Edwin Moses,Hodges Vicki 12 April 2015 Chinese Grand Prix 2015: as it happened https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11529941/Chinese-Grand-Prix-2015-live.html 29 December 2024 The Sunday Telegraph race winner Lewis Hamilton acknowledged "a fantastic job by the team" and expressed disappointment over the late safety car, calling it "kind of an anti-climax when you have a good race like that".2015 Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday Race Press Conference Transcript http://www.fia.com/news/2015-chinese-grand-prix-sunday-race-press-conference-transcript Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 4 May 2015 12 April 2015 During the press conference after the race, Nico Rosberg accused his teammate of deliberately slowing down during the middle stint of the race and compromising his race in the process.Johnson Daniel Lewis Hamilton accused of being selfish by Nico Rosberg as tensions resurface at Chinese Grand Prix 2015 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11530813/Lewis-Hamilton-accused-of-being-selfish-by-Nico-Rosberg-as-tensions-resurface-at-Chinese-Grand-Prix-2015.html The Sunday Telegraph 4 May 2015 12 April 2015 Hamilton declared, when asked about the radio message telling him to speed up, that he "wasn't controlling his [Nico's] race, I was controlling my own race". Rosberg reacted to that statement by saying: "It's just now interesting to hear from you, Lewis, that you were just thinking about yourself with the pace in front, and necessarily that was compromising my race." Hamilton was subsequently backed up by Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, who said: "Sure, everyone drives selfish. [...] What do you think these guys are here to do? I call them egocentric bastards. That is the only way to win and the only way to win the Championship, they are all the same."Lauda: Drivers have to be egocentric http://planetf1.com/driver/3323/42838/Lauda-Drivers-have-to-be-egocentric PlanetF1 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055001/http://planetf1.com/driver/3323/42838/Lauda-Drivers-have-to-be-egocentric 5 May 2015 21 January 2016 Classification Qualifying thumb|The drivers went around the track for the drivers' parade shortly before the race. Pos. Qualifying positionCarno. NumberDriverConstructorQualifying timesFinalgrid Final grid positionQ1Q2Q3 1 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.285 1:36.423 1:35.782 1 2 6 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.496 1:36.747 1:35.824 2 3 5 DEU Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:37.502 1:36.957 1:36.687 3 4 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:38.433 1:37.357 1:36.954 4 5 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:38.014 1:37.763 1:37.143 5 6 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:37.790 1:37.109 1:37.232 6 7 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.534 1:37.939 1:37.540 7 8 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1:38.209 1:38.063 1:37.905 8 9 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.521 1:38.017 1:38.067 9 10 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.941 1:38.127 1:38.158 10 11 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:38.563 1:38.134 11 12 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:39.051 1:38.209 12 13 33 NED Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:38.387 1:38.393 13 14 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 1:38.622 1:38.538 14 15 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:38.903 1:39.290 15 16 27 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:39.216 16 17 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:39.276 17 18 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:39.280 18 19 28 GBR Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 1:42.091 19 20 98 SPA Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 1:42.842 20 107% time: 1:44.327 Sources:http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-china-results/qualifying.html Qualifying 11 April 2015 18 April 2015 Formula1.com Formula One Administration 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522082203/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-china-results/qualifying.html deadDodgins Tony https://archive.org/details/autocourse2015200000unse/ Autocourse 2015–16 Hamilton Maurice Icon Publishing 2016 978-1910584088 Malvern, Worcestershire 134–135 FIA Formula 1 World Championship – Round 3 – Chinese Grand Prix registration Internet Archive Race thumb|Felipe Nasr took his second points-scoring finish of the season, finishing eighth. 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PositionNo. Car numberDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints 1 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 1:39:42.008 1 25 2 6 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 +0.714 2 18 3 5 DEU Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 56 +2.988 3 15 4 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 56 +3.835 6 12 5 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 56 +8.544 4 10 6 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas        Williams-Mercedes 56 +9.885 5 8 7 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 56 +19.008 8 6 8 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 56 +22.625 9 4 9 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 56 +32.117 7 2 10 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 10 1 11 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 15 12 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 55 +1 Lap 18 13 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 55 +1 Lap 14 141 1 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 55 +1 Lap 17 15 28 GBR Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 54 +2 Laps 19 162 2 98 ESP Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 54 +2 Laps 20 173 3 33 NED Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 52 Drivetrain 13 Ret Retired 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 49 Brakes 11 Ret Retired 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault 15 Engine 12 Ret Retired 27 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 9 Gearbox 16 Sources:12 April 2015 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix - Race results http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-china-results/race.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150420065346/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-china-results/race.html 20 April 2015 12 April 2015 Formula1.com Formula One Administration Notes 1 1 – Jenson Button originally finished thirteenth, but received a five-second post-race time penalty for causing a collision with Pastor Maldonado.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/4/button-penalised-for-maldonado-collision.html Button penalised for Maldonado collision Formula1.com Formula One Administration 12 April 2015 12 April 2015 2 2 – Roberto Merhi received a five-second post-race time penalty for failing to stay above the required lap time under the safety car. 3 3 – Max Verstappen was classified as he had completed over 90% of the race distance. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/–Pos. PositionDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 68 10px 2 GER Sebastian Vettel 55 10px 3 GER Nico Rosberg 51 10px 4 BRA Felipe Massa 30 10px 5 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 24Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2015/chine/championnat.aspx China 2015 - Championship StatsF1 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/–Pos. PositionConstructorPoints 10px 1 DEU Mercedes 119 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 79 10px 3 GBR Williams-Mercedes 48 10px 4 CHE   Sauber-Ferrari 19 10px 1 5 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 13Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2015 TCR International Series Shanghai round References 30em External links Chinese Grand Prix 2015 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014 Chinese Grand Prix 2016 Chinese Grand Prix Chinese Category:Chinese Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix