2015 Formula One World Championship

Motor racing championship F1 2015 the video game based on the 2015 Formula One season F1 2015 (video game) November 2017 April 2020 2015 Drivers' Champion: Lewis HamiltonConstructors' Champion: Mercedes GP2 Series GP3 Series Porsche Supercup 3 450 Lewis Hamilton 2014 China.jpg Lewis Hamilton won his third of eventual seven world titles after successfully defending his title after winning the United States Grand Prix.Rothwell James Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix 2015 and clinches third world title https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11953624/Lewis-Hamilton-third-Formula-One-world-title-USA-Grand-Prix-2015-live.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151215003131/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11953624/Lewis-Hamilton-third-Formula-One-world-title-USA-Grand-Prix-2015-live.html 15 December 2015 The Telegraph 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 Nico Rosberg at the 2015 F1 Russian Grand Prix.jpg Nico Rosberg, Hamilton's teammate, finished runner up for Mercedes, 59 points behind Hamilton. Nico Rosberg donning Mercedes Grand Prix attire. Sebastian Vettel in 2015 Malaysia.JPG Four-time Champion Sebastian Vettel (pictured celebrating his victory in Malaysia) finished 3rd in his first year with Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel cheering on the podium after winning the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton 2015 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg Mercedes won their second consecutive World Constructors' Championship at the Russian Grand Prix with the F1 W06 Hybrid. Lewis Hamilton driving a Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid formula one car. Sebastian Vettel 2015 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg Scuderia Ferrari finished second in the World Constructors' Championship. Valtteri Bottas 2015 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg Williams Racing was third in the World Constructors' Championship. The 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. It was the 66th Formula One World Championship recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Twenty-two drivers representing 10 teams contested 19 Grands Prix, starting in Australia on 15 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 29 November as they competed for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championships. Lewis Hamilton was the defending Drivers' Champion after securing his second title at the 2014 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. The calendar featured two significant changes from the 2014 season. The first was the return of the Mexican Grand Prix, held for the first time since 1992. The other change was the cancellation of the German Grand Prix after a venue could not be agreed upon, leaving the nation without a World Championship event for the first time in fifty-five years. Hamilton secured his third Drivers' Championship with three races left in the season. The runner-up was his teammate Nico Rosberg, 59 points behind, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third, another 44 points adrift. Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team clinched the 2015 Constructors' Championshiphttp://www.fia.com/events/formula-1-world-championship/season-2015/2015-classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20151231221954/http://www.fia.com/events/formula-1-world-championship/season-2015/2015-classifications dead 31 December 2015 2015 Classifications | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile 31 December 2015 at the Russian Grand Prix, ahead of Ferrari and Williams, and ended the season with a record 703 points. Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award. Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award. This season was also the first in which future World Champion Max Verstappen competed. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers took part in the 2015 Formula One World Championship.http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-f1-world-championship-updated-entry-list-0 2015 FIA F1 World Championship – Updated Entry List 10 March 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150312182030/http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-f1-world-championship-updated-entry-list-0 12 March 2015 10 August 2016 dead All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/34891316 Formula 1: Do Pirelli have the hardest job in the sport? Benson Andrew 24 November 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20160402003655/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/34891316 2 April 2016 live 9 June 2019 EntrantConstructorChassisPower unitNo.Race driversRounds Rounds enteredITA Scuderia FerrariFerrariSF15-TFerrari 060SF15-T http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/sf15-t Scuderia Ferrari 15 April 2017 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227160900/https://formula1.ferrari.com/en/sf15-t/ live57DEU Sebastian VettelFIN Kimi RäikkönenAllAllIND Sahara Force India F1 TeamForce India-MercedesVJM08VJM08Bhttp://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/7/fia-friday-press-conference---great-britain.html Friday's FIA Press Conference – Great Britain 3 July 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited 11 September 2016 VM: Well, all of us have been eagerly awaiting the British Grand Prix and the launch of our new B-spec car. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150705235232/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/7/fia-friday-press-conference---great-britain.html 5 July 2015 Mercedes PU106B Hybrid1127MEX Sergio PérezDEU Nico HülkenbergAllAllGBR Lotus F1 TeamLotus-MercedesE23 HybridMercedes PU106B Hybrid813FRA 1974 Romain GrosjeanVEN Pastor MaldonadoAllAllGBR Manor Marussia F1 TeamMarussia-FerrariMR03Bhttp://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/12/manor-f1-car-appears-in-australia/? Manor F1 car appears in Australia Collantine Keith 12 March 2015 F1 Fanatic https://web.archive.org/web/20150315015527/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/12/manor-f1-car-appears-in-australia/ 15 March 2015 12 March 2015 dead https://manorracing.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/manor-marussia-f1-team-partners-with-airbnb-helping-race-fans-around-the-globe-feel-at-home-anywhere/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150714011958/https://manorracing.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/manor-marussia-f1-team-partners-with-airbnb-helping-race-fans-around-the-globe-feel-at-home-anywhere/ 14 July 2015 Manor Marussia F1 Team partners with Airbnb. Helping race fans around the globe feel at home anywhere ManorMarussiaF1TeamMedia 4 June 2015 6 June 2015Ferrari 059/3Manor F1 Team on provisional 2015 entry list http://www.espn.co.uk/fia/motorsport/story/182485.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141105190639/http://www.espn.co.uk/fia/motorsport/story/182485.html 5 November 2014 ESPN Sport UK 5 November 2014 5 November 2014Manor F1 team agrees to use 2014 Ferrari engines Ben Anderson Jonathan Noble http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117752 https://web.archive.org/web/20150222131003/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117752 22 February 2015 Autosport Haymarket Publications 20 February 2015 20 February 2015289853GBR Will StevensESP Roberto MerhiUSA Alexander RossiAllMarussia Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi were entered for the first round in Australia, but although both they and Marussia were present, they did not compete as the team was unable to complete their cars in time for the event.1Marussia–12, 15, 1913–14, 16–18GBR McLaren HondaMcLaren-HondaMP4-30Honda RA615H201422DNK Kevin MagnussenESP Fernando AlonsoGBR Jenson Button12–19AllDEU Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 TeamMercedesF1 W06 HybridMercedes PU106B Hybrid644DEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonAllAllAUT Infiniti Red Bull Racing RenaultRed Bull-RenaultRB11Renault Energy F1-2015326AUS Daniel RicciardoRUS Daniil KvyatAllAllCHE Sauber F1 TeamSauber-FerrariC34Ferrari 060912SWE Marcus EricssonBRA Felipe NasrAllAllITA Scuderia Toro RossoToro Rosso-RenaultSTR10Renault Energy F1-20153355NLD Max VerstappenESP Carlos Sainz Jr.AllAllGBR Williams Martini RacingWilliams-MercedesFW37Mercedes PU106B Hybrid1977BRA Felipe MassaFIN Valtteri BottasAllAllSources:http://www.renaultsportf1.com/IMG/pdf/rsf1-presskit-2015-en_v6.pdf? Renault Energy F1-2015: Media Guide Renault https://web.archive.org/web/20150218174146/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/IMG/pdf/rsf1-presskit-2015-en_v6.pdf 18 February 2015 29 January 2015 dead Mercedes provide early look at 2015 car 29 January 2015 http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/01/29/mercedes-provide-early-look-at-2015-car/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160204122728/http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/01/29/mercedes-provide-early-look-at-2015-car/ 4 February 2016 Grand Prix 247 29 January 2015 live http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/teams/McLaren.html McLaren Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150315091232/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/teams/McLaren.html 15 March 2015 28 February 2015http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/322001/grid-overview-formula-1-teams-of-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151029170639/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/322001/grid-overview-formula-1-teams-of-2015/ 29 October 2015 Grid overview: Formula 1 teams of 2015 GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 7 March 2015 21 March 2015Official entry lists: http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/documents/20150312/Formula%20One%20Australian%20Grand%20Prix%202015%20Document%20-%205_0.pdf 2015 Australian Grand Prix – Entry List 12 March 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150312173340/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/documents/20150312/Formula%20One%20Australian%20Grand%20Prix%202015%20Document%20-%205_0.pdf 12 March 2015 live 12 March 2015 http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/entry_list.pdf 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix – Entry List 26 March 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150326174235/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/entry_list.pdf 26 March 2015 live 26 March 2015 http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/formula_one_chinese_grand_prix_2015_document_-_5.pdf 2015 Chinese Grand Prix – Entry List 9 April 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150409125715/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/formula_one_chinese_grand_prix_2015_document_-_5.pdf 9 April 2015 live 9 April 2015 http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/entry_list_0.pdf 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List 16 April 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150420113445/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/entry_list_0.pdf 20 April 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/27454/download?token=5Fditt66 2015 Spanish Grand Prix – Entry List 16 May 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153129/http://www.fia.com/file/27454/download?token=5Fditt66 8 May 2015 live 8 May 2015 http://www.fia.com/file/27995/download?token=gDUkPT5b 2015 Monaco Grand Prix – Entry List 20 May 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150605083032/http://www.fia.com/file/27995/download?token=gDUkPT5b 5 June 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/28814/download?token=nZT7b-8e 2015 Canadian Grand Prix – Entry List 4 June 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150705144526/http://www.fia.com/file/28814/download?token=nZT7b-8e 5 July 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/29680/download?token=Dg2knB1E 2015 Austrian Grand Prix – Entry List 18 June 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150723161123/http://www.fia.com/file/29680/download?token=Dg2knB1E 23 July 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/30655/download?token=dKScmyTk 2015 British Grand Prix – Entry List 2 July 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150723174118/http://www.fia.com/file/30655/download?token=dKScmyTk 23 July 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/31548/download?token=meodFPkp 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix – Entry List 23 July 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150723145403/http://www.fia.com/file/31548/download?token=meodFPkp 23 July 2015 live 23 July 2015 http://www.fia.com/file/32126/download?token=vWPjr41Q 2015 Belgian Grand Prix – Entry List 20 August 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150824231844/http://www.fia.com/file/32126/download?token=vWPjr41Q 24 August 2015 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/32860/download?token=V-wnVlhX 2015 Italian Grand Prix – Entry List 3 September 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20160411151851/http://www.fia.com/file/32860/download?token=V-wnVlhX 11 April 2016 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/33668/download?token=7m-i89mX 2015 Singapore Grand Prix – Entry List 17 September 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150917140012/http://www.fia.com/file/33668/download?token=7m-i89mX 17 September 2015 live 17 September 2015 http://www.fia.com/file/34046/download?token=0lddCwfZ 2015 Japanese Grand Prix – Entry List 24 September 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092814/http://www.fia.com/file/34046/download?token=0lddCwfZ 24 September 2015 live 24 September 2015 http://www.fia.com/file/34712/download?token=umhHgQBx 2015 Russian Grand Prix – Entry List 8 October 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20160411152848/http://www.fia.com/file/34712/download?token=umhHgQBx 11 April 2016 live 1 May 2025 http://www.fia.com/file/35620/download?token=ZJcSk659 2015 United States Grand Prix – Entry List 22 October 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151023140508/http://www.fia.com/file/35620/download?token=ZJcSk659 23 October 2015 live 10 August 2016 https://www.fia.com/file/35903/download?token=JvRwvvTe 2015 Mexican Grand Prix – Entry List 29 October 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151023140508/http://www.fia.com/file/35620/download?token=ZJcSk659 23 October 2015 live 10 August 2016 http://www.fia.com/file/36390/download?token=hZX7vTp4 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix – Entry List 12 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151113172603/http://www.fia.com/file/36390/download?token=hZX7vTp4 13 November 2015 live 10 August 2016 http://www.fia.com/file/37054/download?token=d9aUnm9L 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Entry List 26 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151202043226/http://www.fia.com/file/37054/download?token=d9aUnm9L 2 December 2015 live 1 May 2025 Free practice drivers Four drivers drove as third or test drivers throughout the season. + Drivers that took part in free practice sessionsConstructorPractice driversNo.Driver nameRoundsLotus-Mercedes 30GBR Jolyon Palmer 3–5, 8–12, 14–19Marussia-Ferrari 42SUI Fabio Leimer 10Sauber-Ferrari 36ITA Raffaele Marciello 2, 5, 9, 16Williams-Mercedes 41GBR Susie Wolff 5, 9Source: Team changes thumb|McLaren renewed their co-operation with Japanese manufacturer Honda, twenty-three years since they last competed together. Pictured is the McLaren MP4/6, one of the last cars built by McLaren to use a Honda engine, racing at the 1991 United States Grand Prix.|alt=A picture of Ayrton Senna driving a McLaren MP4/6 formula one car during the 1991 United States Grand Prix.Several team changes took place before the season began. Both McLaren and Lotus changed engine suppliers for the 2015 season. McLaren ended their 20-year partnership with Mercedes-Benz, in favour of a return to full-works Honda, who had previously supplied them from 1988 until 1992.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/05/16/honda-confirm-f1-return-mclaren-2015/ Honda confirm F1 return with McLaren in 2015 Collantine Keith 16 May 2013 F1 Fanatic https://web.archive.org/web/20160411115030/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/05/16/honda-confirm-f1-return-mclaren-2015/ 11 April 2016 16 May 2013 Honda had been absent for seven years: they had provided British American Racing and Jordan Grand Prix with engines until they purchased the former in 2006 and then had competed as a constructor until 2008 and thus a Japanese-licensed engine manufacturer returned to the sport for the first season since 2009 when Toyota was the last Japanese-licensed engine manufacturer to compete. Lotus ended its association with Renault in favour of a deal with Mercedes.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116239 https://web.archive.org/web/20141014191359/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116239 14 October 2014 Lotus confirms Mercedes engine switch Ben Anderson Autosport Haymarket Publications 9 October 2014 9 October 2014 This ended a 20-year involvement of Renault with the Enstone-based team, (which operated as Benetton from 1992 until 2001, as Renault from 2002 until 2011 and as Lotus from 2012 until 2015) after being an engine supplier to Benetton since 1995, and being the owner of the team from 2002 to 2010.http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9510352 Struggling Lotus seal deal for Mercedes powertrain from 2015 season Galloway James 9 October 2014 Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting https://web.archive.org/web/20160503105527/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9510352 3 May 2016 10 August 2016 Both Caterham F1 and Marussia went into administration towards the end of the 2014 season. The latter was saved narrowly from liquidation in February 2015, re-entering as Manor Marussia, when new investment was secured and the team left administration after an agreement with creditors was reached.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/31127165 Marussia team could make Formula 1 return this season Benson Andrew 4 February 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150311021201/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31127165 11 March 2015 live 4 February 2015 Caterham ultimately folded and its assets were auctioned off by company administrators after the start of the season.Caterham Formula 1 team's assets put up for sale by administrators http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117602 https://web.archive.org/web/20150310071745/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117602 10 March 2015 Autosport Haymarket Publications 5 February 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/31144177 Caterham hopes fade as team's remaining assets go up for sale Benson Andrew 5 February 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150722234117/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31144177 22 July 2015 live 5 February 2015http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/321731/caterham-assets-to-be-auctioned-off/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411122105/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/321731/caterham-assets-to-be-auctioned-off/ 11 April 2016 Caterham assets to be auctioned off GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 5 February 2015 5 February 2015 Driver changes thumb|upright|Sebastian Vettel (pictured in 2012) left Red Bull Racing – the team with which he won four World Drivers' Championships – at the end of the 2014 season to join Ferrari.|alt=A picture of Sebastian Vettel donning Red Bull Racing attire.The driver line-ups saw a couple of changes prior to the 2015 season and one more prior to the Singapore Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2014 season after six years with the team and nine years with its wider junior development programme to join Scuderia Ferrari in a multi-year deal replacing Fernando Alonso. However, the news would be firstly announced by Christian Horner in an interview with Sky Sports days after Vettel had told him of the move. Alonso, who was still in negotiations with the team, was caught blindsided.20 November 2014 Welcome Sebastian – Vettel and Raikkonen 2015 driver pairing http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/sebastian-vettel-raikkonen-2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150108013342/http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/sebastian-vettel-raikkonen-2015 8 January 2015 20 November 2014 Ferrari Alonso would then replace Kevin Magnussen at McLaren, returning to the team after he last raced for them in 2007.http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/mclaren-honda-announces-fernando-alonso-and-jenson-button-for-2015/ McLaren-Honda announces Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button for 2015 11 December 2014 McLaren https://web.archive.org/web/20150712034652/http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/mclaren-honda-announces-fernando-alonso-and-jenson-button-for-2015/ 12 July 2015 11 December 2014http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/9601051/mclaren-retain-jenson-button-as-partner-for-returning-fernando-alonso-in-2015 McLaren retain Jenson Button as partner for returning Fernando Alonso in 2015 Galloway James 11 December 2014 Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting https://web.archive.org/web/20141213115256/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/9601051/mclaren-retain-jenson-button-as-partner-for-returning-fernando-alonso-in-2015 13 December 2014 12 December 2014 Following an accident during pre-season testing, Alonso withdrew from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Magnussen returned as his temporary replacement.http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-to-miss-australian-grand-prix/ Alonso to miss Australian Grand Prix Elizalde Pablo 3 March 2015 Motorsport Network https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123101/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-to-miss-australian-grand-prix/ 2 April 2015 3 March 2015 Daniil Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull from Toro Rosso to fill the vacated seat.http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/new-team-driver-line-2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150512173705/http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/new-team-driver-line-2015 12 May 2015 New Team Driver Line Up For 2015 Infiniti Red Bull Racing 4 October 2014 usurped 4 October 2014 Toro Rosso changed their entire line-up: along with Kvyat joining Red Bull, the team chose not to renew Jean-Éric Vergne's contract. Vergne went on to compete in the Formula E Championship while also becoming a Ferrari development driver. Jean-Eric Vergne becomes test driver for the Scuderia http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/jean-eric-vergne-test-driver-scuderia https://web.archive.org/web/20150123205403/http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/jean-eric-vergne-test-driver-scuderia 23 January 2015 Ferrari.com 19 December 2014 19 December 2014 They were replaced by the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Carlos Sainz Jr.Glenn Freeman http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116973 https://web.archive.org/web/20150409190226/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116973 9 April 2015 Carlos Sainz Jr joins Max Verstappen at Toro Rosso for F1 2015 28 November 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 November 2014 and the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship third-place finisher Max Verstappen. The latter became the youngest driver to make a Formula One début, at the age of 17 years, 164 days when he started the season.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/314888/verstappen-to-race-for-toro-rosso-in-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411120413/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/314888/verstappen-to-race-for-toro-rosso-in-2015/ 11 April 2016 Verstappen to race for Toro Rosso in 2015 GPUpdate.net 18 August 2014 JHED Media BV 18 August 2014 Esteban Gutiérrez and Adrian Sutil were released from Sauber, where they were replaced by the former Caterham driver Marcus Ericsson and the GP2 driver Felipe Nasr.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116581 https://web.archive.org/web/20150323013315/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116581 23 March 2015 Sauber F1 team signs ex-Caterham driver Marcus Ericsson for 2015 1 November 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications 1 November 2014http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/season/news/detail-view/-/das-sauber-f1-team-gibt-felipe-nasr-fuer-2015-bekannt https://web.archive.org/web/20150119035904/http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/season/news/detail-view/-/das-sauber-f1-team-gibt-felipe-nasr-fuer-2015-bekannt 19 January 2015 Sauber F1 Team announces Felipe Nasr as its driver for 2015 Sauber 5 November 2014 5 November 2014 Gutiérrez and Sutil went on to join Ferrari and Williams respectively as reserve drivers.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/30479341 Ferrari sign Esteban Gutierrez as test driver 15 December 2014 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150404090422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30479341 4 April 2015 live 15 December 2014Noble Jonathan Adrian Sutil becomes Williams Formula 1 reserve driver http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118209 https://web.archive.org/web/20160416153250/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118209 16 April 2016 Autosport Haymarket Publications 26 March 2015 26 March 2015 Manor Marussia also had two new drivers: They employed the former Caterham driver Will Stevens to drive for his first full season in the sport, http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117815 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304153253/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117815 4 March 2015 Will Stevens secures Manor Formula 1 race seat Autosport Haymarket Publications 25 February 2015 25 February 2015 while another former Caterham test driver, Roberto Merhi, was signed to a short-term deal while he also drove in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117975 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314041621/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117975 14 March 2016 Roberto Merhi to race for Manor F1 team in Australian Grand Prix 9 March 2015 9 March 2015 Autosport Haymarket Publications Glenn Freeman Max Chilton relinquished his seat, joining the Indy Lights championship,http://www.indycar.com/Series/Indy-Lights/Max-Chilton https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113629/http://www.indycar.com/Series/Indy-Lights/Max-Chilton 22 December 2015 Indy Lights – Max Chilton 2015 Indycar.com 19 August 2015 while Jules Bianchi was in a coma at the start of the season and ultimately died from injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-18/jules-bianchi-profile/6630514?section=sport https://web.archive.org/web/20160522201624/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-18/jules-bianchi-profile/6630514?section=sport 22 May 2016 Jules Bianchi's promising F1 career ends in tragedy after earlier hopes of joining Ferrari's ranks abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 July 2015 18 July 2015Jules Bianchi's prognosis unclear after F1 crash http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/jules-bianchis-prognosis-unclear-after-f1-crash-20141008-113d1p.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160204122728/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/jules-bianchis-prognosis-unclear-after-f1-crash-20141008-113d1p.html 4 February 2016 7 October 2014 AFP The Sydney Morning Herald 7 March 2015http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/07/bianchi-suffered-brain-injury-crash/ Bianchi suffered brain injury in crash Collantine Keith 7 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042503/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/07/bianchi-suffered-brain-injury-crash/ 19 March 2015 7 March 2015 F1 Fanatic Alexander Rossi was later drafted in by Manor Marussia to make his Formula One début at the Singapore Grand Prix, replacing Merhi. The Spaniard returned to the team for the Russian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix, sharing the car with Rossi for the remainder of the season.http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/f1-alexander-rossi-manor-marussia-seat-japan-report-091615 https://web.archive.org/web/20151002103702/http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/f1-alexander-rossi-manor-marussia-seat-japan-report-091615 2 October 2015 American racing driver Alexander Rossi to make F1 debut this weekend Fox Sports Interactive Media 16 September 2015 16 September 2015 Kamui Kobayashi went on to race in the Super Formula series in Japan after the folding of Caterham left him without a drive in Formula One.http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/189941.html Kobayashi joins Japanese Super Formula for 2015 ESPN F1 31 January 2015 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20150209184742/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/189941.html 9 February 2015 9 February 2015 Calendar The following nineteen Grands Prix took place in 2015:http://www.fia.com/node/9172 World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Doha 3 December 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150319200239/http://www.fia.com/node/9172 19 March 2015 3 December 2014 Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1Australian Grand PrixAUS Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne15 March 2Malaysian Grand PrixMYS Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur29 March 3Chinese Grand PrixCHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai12 April 4Bahrain Grand PrixBHR Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir19 April 5Spanish Grand PrixESP Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló10 May 6Monaco Grand PrixMCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo24 May 7Canadian Grand PrixCAN Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal7 June 8Austrian Grand PrixAUT Red Bull Ring, Spielberg21 June 9British Grand PrixGBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone5 July 10Hungarian Grand PrixHUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród26 July 11Belgian Grand PrixBEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot23 August 12Italian Grand PrixITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza6 September 13Singapore Grand PrixSGP Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore20 September 14Japanese Grand PrixJPN Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka27 September 15Russian Grand PrixRUS Sochi Autodrom, Sochi11 October 16United States Grand PrixUSA Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas25 October 17Mexican Grand PrixMEX Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City1 November 18Brazilian Grand PrixBRA Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo15 November 19Abu Dhabi Grand PrixARE Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi29 NovemberSources:http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/germany-dropped-from-2015-calendar.html Germany dropped from 2015 calendar 20 March 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150409064344/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/germany-dropped-from-2015-calendar.html 9 April 2015 20 March 2015 Calendar changes thumb|left|Nations that hosted a Grand Prix in 2015 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with black dots. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with white dots.|alt=A map showing the countries that hosted a Formula One race during the 2015 season. Countries which had previously hosted a race are shown as well. right vertical Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1986-2014.svg 250 An image of the 1992 layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, running clockwise with fourteen corners. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2015.svg 250 An image of the redesigned layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, which was introduced in 2015, and runs clockwise with seventeen corners. Comparison between the configuration of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez last used by Formula One in 1992 (top), and the redeveloped layout used from 2015 (bottom). There were a few revisions to the calendar from the previous season. The Mexican Grand Prix returned to the Formula One calendar for the first time since 1992. The race was held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit located in the centre of Mexico City, which was the location of all Mexican Grands Prix in previous decades.Noble Jonathan Mexico to return to Formula 1 calendar in 2015 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115106 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100043/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115106 6 October 2014 Autosport Haymarket Publications 23 July 2014 23 July 2014 The circuit was substantially reconfigured to accommodate the sport's return.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/24/video-reveals-planned-changes-mexicos-f1-track/ Video reveals planned changes to Mexico's F1 track Collantine Keith 24 July 2014 F1 Fanatic https://web.archive.org/web/20160411120148/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/24/video-reveals-planned-changes-mexicos-f1-track/ 11 April 2016 24 July 2014 The Grand Prix of America and the Indian Grand Prix were both contracted but did not feature on the calendar. The former originally aimed for a debut in 2013 at the Port Imperial Street Circuit in New Jersey after a 15-year contract was signed, but was delayed for a third straight year,http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/new-jersey-formula-one-race-shelved-until-least-2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130042805/http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/new-jersey-formula-one-race-shelved-until-least-2016 Autoweek Crain Communications 30 January 2015 New Jersey Formula One race shelved until at least 2016 28 July 2014 17 January 2015Sylt Christian New Jersey Grand Prix organizers in breach of contract says Ecclestone Crain Communications Autoweek 24 December 2013 http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/new-jersey-grand-prix-organizers-breach-contract-says-ecclestone https://web.archive.org/web/20150329080700/http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/new-jersey-grand-prix-organizers-breach-contract-says-ecclestone 29 March 2015 17 January 2015 while the latter was cancelled for the second consecutive year due to an unresolved tax case in the Bombay High Court.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/indian-gp/Tax-issues-have-to-be-sorted-for-Indian-GP-return-Sameer-Gaur/articleshow/47630473.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20151231163801/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/indian-gp/Tax-issues-have-to-be-sorted-for-Indian-GP-return-Sameer-Gaur/articleshow/47630473.cms 31 December 2015 Tax issues have to be sorted for Indian GP return: Sameer Gaur The Times of India 11 July 2015 27 October 2015 The German and Korean Grands Prix were both included on the provisional calendar. The former was set to return to the Nürburgring, in accordance with the event-sharing agreement established between the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring in 2008.Jonathan Noble Hockenheim secures Formula 1 future http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79068 https://web.archive.org/web/20160906160732/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79068 6 September 2016 Haymarket Publications Autosport 1 October 2009 6 September 2016 The Nürburgring had previously hosted the race in 2013 and so was scheduled to host it again in 2015, but the venue was left off the provisional calendar,http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/320842/nurburgring-unsure-if-it-will-host-race-in-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160428093612/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/320842/nurburgring-unsure-if-it-will-host-race-in-2015/ 28 April 2016 German GP at Nürburgring still uncertain 13 January 2015 13 January 2015 GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV leaving the event-sharing agreement at a stalemate.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/320904/hockenheim-says-nothing-fixed-for-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151029085211/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/320904/hockenheim-says-nothing-fixed-for-2015/ 29 October 2015 Hockenheim says 'nothing fixed' for 2015 GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 15 January 2015 15 January 2015http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12518/9655205/bernie-ecclestone-says-german-gp-not-certain-to-take-place-in-2015 Bernie Ecclestone says German GP not certain to take place in 2015 Galloway James 21 January 2015 Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 22 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150321193340/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12518/9655205/bernie-ecclestone-says-german-gp-not-certain-to-take-place-in-2015 21 March 2015 With both venues unwilling to host the event,http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323319/hockenheim-rules-out-hosting-2015-german-gp/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411131522/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323319/hockenheim-rules-out-hosting-2015-german-gp/ 11 April 2016 Hockenheim rules out hosting German GP GP Update.net JHED Media BV 17 March 2015 20 March 2015http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323390/nurburgring-will-not-stage-german-gp/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150403082122/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323390/nurburgring-no-formula-1-race-in-2015/ 3 April 2015 Nürburgring will not stage German GP 19 March 2015 20 March 2015 GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV the race was ultimately cancelled, leaving the country off the Grand Prix calendar for the first time since 1960. The Korean Grand Prix was scheduled to return to the Formula One calendar after being removed in 2014, but the plan was ultimately abandoned.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/30698154 Korea dropped from 2015 calendar Benson Andrew 6 January 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150406074156/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30698154 6 April 2015 live 6 January 2015 Regulation changes Technical Power units thumb|Sparks returned in 2015 due to titanium skid blocks attached to the underside of the cars.|alt=A picture a Lotus E23 Hybrid and a Marussia MR03B driving side by side during the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix, with sparks flying up from behind the Lotus. The number of power units a driver could use in a season was reduced from five in 2014 to four in 2015.http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/renault-rs34-the-future-of-formula-1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411122116/http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/renault-rs34-the-future-of-formula-1/ 11 April 2016 Renault RS34 – the future of Formula 1 Sam Collins Racecar Engineering Chelsea Magazines Ltd. 5 March 2013 1 May 2013 This was tweaked after the 2015 British Grand Prix, with new power unit manufacturers being allowed one other power unit in their first season of competition; the only manufacturer affected in the 2015 season was Honda, who were allowed to take advantage of the rule even though it had been introduced after the season had begun.http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-2015-mexico World Motor Sport Council 2015 – Mexico 10 July 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150711225644/http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-2015-mexico 11 July 2015 10 July 2015 The rules regarding engine development that were introduced for the previous season were changed as well, with the manufacturers allowed to perform half the development permitted in 2014.http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/changing-the-f1-engines-of-today https://web.archive.org/web/20140712153845/http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/changing-the-f1-engines-of-today 12 July 2014 Changing the F1 engines of today Joe Saward joeblogsf1 WordPress 8 July 2014 9 July 2014 Noses Following the backlash over "ugly" nose designs in 2014, the FIA moved to amend the rules surrounding nose designs for the 2015 season. Noses were lower than in 2014, retaining a minimum cross section, but they had to taper to a point at a fixed linear rate, effectively outlawing the dramatic finger shapes seen in 2014 in favour of a more gradual shape. Furthermore, the design of the nose had to be symmetrical and consistent with the centreline of the car, thereby banning the more exotic designs, such as the "twin-tusk" approach used by Lotus on the E22 chassis.Formula 1 chiefs move to avoid ugly noses in 2015 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114548 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102160602/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114548 2 January 2015 Jonathan Noble Craig Scarborough Autosport Haymarket Publications 20 June 2014 21 June 2014 Weight and bodywork The minimum weight of the cars at all times during an event was increased to 702 kg lb, a difference of 10 kg lb from 2014, addressing concerns raised the year before that the lighter weight limit forced taller drivers to become unhealthily slim.Collantine Keith The new F1 rules for 2015 at a glance http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/08/the-new-f1-rules-for-2015-at-a-glance/ F1Fanatic 10 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160710203119/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/08/the-new-f1-rules-for-2015-at-a-glance/ 10 July 2016 8 March 2015 The ban on front-and-rear interconnected suspension systems (FRIC) that had been implemented in the middle of the 2014 season was formalised, with the regulations stating that the front and rear suspension had to be designed in such a way that any change in performance had to be a direct result of a change in load applied solely to them. The anti-intrusion panels on both sides of the survival cell were extended upwards to the rim of the cockpit and alongside the driver's head in order to improve the drivers' safety in event of a side impact. Titanium skid blocks on the underside of the car were made mandatory for the 2015 season, which led to a return of sparks being created by the cars as the underbody touched the track.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32375705 Bahrain Grand Prix: Why sparks can make F1 great again 19 April 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150423050206/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32375705 23 April 2015 4 October 2015 Sporting regulations Penalties Several rules regarding penalties were changed for the 2015 season. The replacement of a complete power unit, exceeding the maximum number allowed per season, no longer resulted in a penalty in itself. Penalties continued to be applied cumulatively for the replacement of individual components of the power unit, and if such a grid place penalty was imposed and the driver's starting position was such that it could not be applied in full, the remainder of the penalty was no longer carried over to the next race, but was instead applied in the form of a time penalty during the race corresponding to the number of grid spaces remaining in the penalty. This was tweaked after the 2015 British Grand Prix with immediate effect, to make demotion to the back of the grid the maximum penalty for engine changes. Additional time penalties to be served during the race were abandoned. As well as the existing five-second penalty that could be served during a driver's scheduled pit stop, a new ten-second penalty was introduced, to be served in the same manner. If a car was deemed to have been released from a pit stop in an unsafe manner, the driver would receive a ten-second stop-and-go penalty. Further penalties could be applied if the stewards believed the driver was aware of this and attempted to drive the car regardless. If any team personnel or team equipment remained on the grid after the fifteen-second signal had been shown before the start of the formation lap, the driver of the car concerned would have had to start the race from the pit lane. If the driver concerned failed to obey this, they would have received a ten-second stop-and-go penalty. Schedule and points The rules regarding qualifying and the start times of some races were tweaked. The qualifying procedure was further clarified to cater to different sizes of starting grids: if twenty-four cars were entered for the race, seven would have been eliminated after each of the first two qualifying segments; if twenty-two were entered, six would have been eliminated after each qualifying segment and so on if fewer cars were eligible. In light of a regulation introduced in 2014 dictating that a race could not run for more than four hours and following recommendations from the report into Jules Bianchi's accident the previous season, the start times of five Grands Prix were moved forward by an hour so races did not start with less than four hours until dusk. Thus, the Australian, Malaysia, Chinese, Japanese and Russian Grands Prix started an hour earlier than in 2014.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/30896269 Formula 1 races to start early after Jules Bianchi crash 20 January 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20151014040853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30896269 14 October 2015 live 20 January 2015 Safety innovations There were other changes introduced in a bid to further increase the safety of the sport. In the aftermath of Bianchi's accident, a new procedure called the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) was introduced following trials during the last three Grands Prix of 2014. The procedure could be initiated when double waved yellow flags were needed on any section of a circuit where competitors and officials were in danger, but the circumstances did not warrant deployment of the actual safety car. It obliged drivers to reduce their speed to match one indicated on the displays on their steering wheels. The safety car procedure was amended as well: once the last lapped car had passed the leader, the safety car returned to the pit lane at the end of the following lap. This was a change of the previous practice which required the unlapped cars to have caught up with the back of the pack before the safety car could return to the pit lane. If a race were suspended (red-flagged), the cars would no longer have lined up on the grid but instead would have slowly proceeded to the pit lane. The pit exit would have been closed and the first car to arrive in the pit lane would have proceeded to the exit with the others lining up behind in the order in which they arrived, regardless of race standing or garage location. Severe circumstances could still have required cars to stop immediately on track. Other Beginning with the Belgian Grand Prix, radio communication from engineers to drivers pertaining to race starts, such as recommended torque map settings for optimal acceleration, was no longer allowed. This restriction added to the partial radio ban implemented at the end of the previous season.Lewis Hamilton fears starts will be made even worse by F1 rule change https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11766123/Lewis-Hamilton-fears-starts-will-be-made-even-worse-by-F1-rule-change.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151208191221/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11766123/Lewis-Hamilton-fears-starts-will-be-made-even-worse-by-F1-rule-change.html 8 December 2015 The Telegraph 27 July 2015 18 August 2015 Drivers were also no longer permitted to change the design of their helmet in-season.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117721 https://web.archive.org/web/20150321134538/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117721 21 March 2015 F1 helmet design changes in-season to be banned Jonathan Noble Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 February 2015 18 February 2015 The time limit rule was also adjusted, so that after races reached two hours and the leader completed a lap, an additional full lap would be run before the race ended.https://f1i.com/magazine/691-sporting-changes.html 2015 F1 Sporting Regulations: Sporting some changes 30 January 2015 23 October 2019 27 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230227142540/https://f1i.com/magazine/691-sporting-changes.html live Season report thumb|Max Verstappen (pictured at the Malaysian Grand Prix) set two records in his first two races: youngest driver to start a race, and youngest driver to score points.|alt=A picture of Max Verstappen driving a Toro Rosso TR10 during the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix. Pre-season Lewis Hamilton was the defending Drivers' Champion after securing his second title at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/30168481 Lewis Hamilton wins world championship in Abu Dhabi Benson Andrew 23 November 2014 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20151026081205/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30168481 26 October 2015 live 23 November 2014 His team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champion, having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix.http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/ Hamilton wins, Rosberg errs, Mercedes clinch constructors' title in Sochi Allen James 12 October 2014 James Allen on F1 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017074841/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/ 17 October 2014 14 October 2014 Before the start of the season, Hamilton announced he would not be exercising his option of switching his car number to 1 for 2015, as was his prerogative as reigning World Champion, and would instead race with his career number 44. It was the first season since 1994, when Alain Prost retired from the sport following his fourth and final World Drivers' Championship title in 1993, that the field did not contain a number one car.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/11/25/hamilton-wont-number-one-car-2015/ Hamilton won't have number one on his car in 2015 Collantine Keith 25 November 2014 F1 Fanatic https://web.archive.org/web/20150303154151/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/11/25/hamilton-wont-number-one-car-2015/ 3 March 2015 31 May 2015 Following the financial struggles faced by Marussia and Caterham in 2014, the FIA approved the use of 2014-specification chassis in 2015 provided that teams showed cause and received an individual dispensation to compete with their old chassis.http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/12/never-give-up-caterham-and-former-marussia-f1-teams-still-hoping-for-f1-reprieve/ "Never give up": Caterham and former Marussia F1 teams still hoping for F1 reprieve Allen James 13 December 2014 James Allen on F1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411120358/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/12/never-give-up-caterham-and-former-marussia-f1-teams-still-hoping-for-f1-reprieve/ 11 April 2016 14 December 2014 A request by Manor Marussia to use their 2014 car was rejected by the other teams.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/31158612 Marussia comeback blocked by Force India no vote 5 February 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150208104645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31158612 8 February 2015 live 6 February 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/17581/9701370/marussia-future-under-threat-as-rival-teams-turn-down-2014-car-use-request https://web.archive.org/web/20150329080528/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/17581/9701370/marussia-future-under-threat-as-rival-teams-turn-down-2014-car-use-request 29 March 2015 Marussia future under threat as rival teams turn down 2014 car use request British Sky Broadcasting Sky Sports 6 February 2015 14 February 2015 Subsequent regulation changes allowed the team to use a modified 2014 chassis which met updated safety and dimensional limits. The car was powered by a 2014 specification Ferrari power unit, with a new chassis to be introduced later in the season. However, following the twelfth round, Manor Marussia elected to abandon those plans in favour of developing the car for the following season.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120753 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024091401/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120753 24 October 2015 Manor F1 team set to delay new car introduction to 2016 Lawrence Barretto Autosport Haymarket Publications 11 September 2015 12 September 2015 McLaren's Fernando Alonso was involved in a pre-season testing accident that saw the two-time World Drivers' Champion hospitalised. McLaren claimed the crash was caused by a sudden gust of wind disrupting the car's downforce, while Alonso insisted the crash was caused by his steering wheel locking up.http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24184/9776231/fernando-alonso-says-he-didn8217t-think-the-year-was-1995-following-his-testing-crash https://web.archive.org/web/20150327110520/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24184/9776231/fernando-alonso-says-he-didn8217t-think-the-year-was-1995-following-his-testing-crash 27 March 2015 Fernando Alonso says locked steering caused Barcelona crash Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 28 March 2015 4 April 2015 On physicians' advice, Alonso elected to sit out the opening round in Australia, prompting the team to replace him with Kevin Magnussen for the race.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/2/mclaren--wind-to-blame-for-alonso-accident.html McLaren: wind to blame for Alonso crash 23 February 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20160522220922/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/2/mclaren--wind-to-blame-for-alonso-accident.html 22 May 2016 6 March 2015 Alonso was cleared to race by the second round in Malaysia.https://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sport/formula-one/fernando-alonso-and-valtteri-bottas-cleared-to-race-in-formula-1-malaysian-grand-prix/story-e6frf3zl-1227279891380 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327074654/http://www.foxsports.com.au/subscribe/news/1/index.html?sourceCode=FSWEB_WRE150_a&mode=breached&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Fmotor-sport%2Fformula-one%2Ffernando-alonso-and-valtteri-bottas-cleared-to-race-in-formula-1-malaysian-grand-prix%2Fstory-e6frf3zl-1227279891380&memtype=anonymous 27 March 2015 Alonso, Bottas cleared to race in Malaysia Fox Sports Interactive Media 26 March 2015 4 April 2015 dead Championship thumb|upright|In Malaysia, Sebastian Vettel secured Ferrari's first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix and his first victory since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.|alt=A picture of Sebastian Vettel cheering on the podium after winning the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari. Opening rounds Mercedes began the season with a one–two finish in Australia, resulting in a twenty-eight-point lead after just one round.Lawrence Barretto http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118069/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160712134541/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118069/ 12 July 2016 Australian GP: Lewis Hamilton beats Nico Rosberg to win Autosport Haymarket Publications 15 March 2015 10 August 2016 They finished over thirty seconds clear of Sebastian Vettel, who finished third and secured a podium finish in his first race with Ferrari. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo finished a lap down in sixth, prompting the team to continue to voice their frustrations with Renault, as they were forced to use its second of four allotted power units for Ricciardo on the very first day of the season.Edd Straw Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118028 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315162224/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118028 15 March 2015 Daniel Ricciardo already onto second F1 engine Autosport Haymarket Publications 13 March 2015 10 August 2016 The team also voiced its displeasure over the progress Renault had made in terms of power, with the team principal, Christian Horner, saying the Renault Energy F1-2015 was still 100 hp down on Mercedes's PU106B Hybrid.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323244/horner-says-renault-100hp-behind-mercedes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151029084655/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323244/horner-says-renault-100hp-behind-mercedes/ 29 October 2015 Horner says Renault 100hp behind Mercedes GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 15 March 2015 10 August 2016 After the race, the Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko suggested that Red Bull might exit Formula One entirely if changes to the regulations were not made to level the field or cut development costs.http://en.espnf1.com/redbull/motorsport/story/194819.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150408052540/http://en.espn.co.uk/redbull/motorsport/story/194819.html 8 April 2015 Red Bull issues quit threat over F1 regulations ESPN F1 15 March 2015 10 August 2016 Renault countered with their own threat to pull out of Formula One as an engine supplier if its reputation continued to be damaged or if its participation was otherwise not profitable to the company.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-27/renault-could-quit-f1-or-buy-toro-rosso/6355146 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329040040/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-27/renault-could-quit-f1-or-buy-toro-rosso/6355146 29 March 2015 Renault threatens to quit Formula One as engine stoush continues Reuters ABC Online 27 March 2015 10 August 2016 Mercedes followed up by finishing second and third in Malaysia, while Red Bull continued to struggle, rounding out the top ten a lap down.Lawrence Barretto http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118279/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160712133146/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118279/ F1 Malaysian GP: Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari defeat Mercedes Autosport Haymarket Publications 29 March 2015 12 July 2016 10 August 2016 After four rounds, Mercedes led the field, having earned 159 points (with Lewis Hamilton acquiring 93 out of 100 possible points),http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150421015544/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 21 April 2015 10 August 2016 while Red Bull's struggles continued.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/324806/horner-no-short-term-fixes-for-red-bull/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150711105510/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/324806/horner-no-short-term-fixes-for-red-bull/ 11 July 2015 Horner: No short-term fixes for Red Bull GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 23 April 2015 10 August 2016 The team acquired twenty-six points, enough for a distant fourth,http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-constructor-standings.html 2015 Constructor Standings Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150421015558/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-constructor-standings.html 21 April 2015 10 August 2016 and Ricciardo entered the European stages of the season on his fourth and final permissible power unit with fifteen events remaining on the calendar.Straw Edd Rencken Dieter Daniel Ricciardo onto his fourth F1 engine after Bahrain GP failure http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118608 Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521220200/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118608 21 May 2016 10 August 2016 With McLaren's longest continuous testing session lasting twelve laps in Montmeló – a total of 56 km 0, a sixth of a total Grand Prix distance – before running into engine trouble, Honda elected to detune the power units for the opening Grands Prix in an effort to improve reliability and longevity while the manufacturer worked to improve these areas before homologation.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118058 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315094801/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118058 15 March 2015 Australian GP: Honda detunes McLaren's F1 engine for reliability Autosport Haymarket Publications 14 March 2015 10 August 2016 After both cars qualified on the back row, Kevin Magnussen failed to reach the grid after suffering an abrupt engine failure while on his way from the pit lane to the grid.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323209/points-don-t-matter-to-mclaren-button/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150920225930/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323209/points-don-t-matter-to-mclaren-button/ 20 September 2015 Points don't matter to McLaren – Button GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 15 March 2015 10 August 2016 Jenson Button managed to finish the race, albeit in the last classified position, two laps behind the leaders.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-australia-results/race.html Race 15 March 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150316092731/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-australia-results/race.html 16 March 2015 10 August 2016 Magnussen relinquished his seat back to Alonso in Malaysia;Collantine Keith Alonso's race return confirmed by FIA http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/26/alonsos-race-return-confirmed-by-fia https://web.archive.org/web/20150328233636/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/26/alonsos-race-return-confirmed-by-fia 28 March 2015 F1Fanatic 26 March 2015 10 August 2016 both cars qualified ahead of only the Manor Marussia cars and eventually retired.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32099506 Lewis Hamilton on Malaysian GP pole after torrential rain 28 March 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation Benson Andrew https://web.archive.org/web/20150328122111/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32099506 28 March 2015 10 August 2016Weaver Paul Sebastian Vettel wins F1's Malaysia GP to leave Lewis Hamilton frustrated https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/29/sebastian-vettel-wins-malaysia-f1-lewis-hamilton-second The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20160522112838/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/29/sebastian-vettel-wins-malaysia-f1-lewis-hamilton-second 22 May 2016 29 March 2015 10 August 2016 The team showed signs of improvement in terms of performance and was able to compete with the midfield cars in China and Bahrain, although reliability continued to prove troublesome as Button's car was unable to compete in the latter Grand Prix.2015 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Report http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/2015/bahrain-grand-prix/bahrain-grand-prix-race-report-2015/ McLaren https://web.archive.org/web/20160522113256/http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/2015/bahrain-grand-prix/bahrain-grand-prix-race-report-2015/ 22 May 2016 19 April 2015 10 August 2016 Following a tumultuous pre-season in which they went through a period of administration and were saved by late investment, Manor Marussia arrived in Melbourne with a car that had passed its mandatory crash tests but had completed no testing.https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/formula1/31645618 Marussia team could make Formula 1 return this season Benson Andrew 4 February 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150316191416/http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/formula1/31645618 16 March 2015 10 August 2016 After the team's arrival in Australia, while assembling the cars, it was discovered that their computers had been wiped completely clean of all data in preparation for auction,http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-miffed-over-manor-marussia-f1-teams-absence-australia https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203454/http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-miffed-over-manor-marussia-f1-teams-absence-australia 16 March 2015 FIA miffed over Manor Marussia F1 team's absence in Australia 14 March 2015 GMM Autoweek Crain Communications 10 August 2016 and they ultimately could not compete in the Grand Prix.https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/formula1/31748403 Australian Grand Prix qualifying – As it happened Rose Gary 14 March 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20150313232429/http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/formula1/31748403 13 March 2015 10 August 2016 The team managed to get their cars running and on the racetrack by the second round in Malaysia, and were able to set times within 107% of the leading times in practice, giving stewards reasonable grounds to allow the team to race when they failed to do so in qualifying.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/marussia-drivers-granted-permission-to-start.html Marussia drivers granted permission to start in Malaysia 28 March 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150330205211/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/marussia-drivers-granted-permission-to-start.html 30 March 2015 10 August 2016 Merhi was able to finish the race three laps down in fifteenth, while Stevens did not start. Manor Marussia continued to show signs of consistency, with both cars qualifying within 107%, starting, and finishing both Grands Prix in China and Bahrain.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/324721/manor-marussia-proud-of-flyaway-efforts/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160712152248/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/324721/manor-marussia-proud-of-flyaway-efforts/ 12 July 2016 Manor Marussia 'proud' of flyaway efforts GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 20 April 2015 10 August 2016 They were one of two teams, the other being McLaren, to return to Europe without a championship point.Lawrence Barretto http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118598/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160712152833/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118598/ F1 Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton wins ahead of Kimi Raikkonen Autosport Haymarket Publications 19 April 2015 12 July 2016 10 August 2016 Ferrari came into the season seemingly much more competitive than the previous season, finishing on the podium in the opening race. Kimi Räikkönen said the SF15-T was "much better" to drive than 2014's F14 T.Raikkonen: SF15-T gives Ferrari 'something to work with' http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/story/190727.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20160803193943/http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/story/190727.html 3 August 2016 4 February 2015 10 August 2016 In Malaysia, Vettel won comfortably and Räikkönen finished in fourth, despite suffering a tyre failure. The team then finished third and fourth in China and Räikkönen secured his first podium appearance since rejoining Ferrari the previous season with a second-place finish in Bahrain.http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9801857 Chinese GP: Hamilton wins again ahead of Rosberg and Vettel Galloway James 15 October 2015 British Sky Broadcasting https://web.archive.org/web/20160712153743/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9801857 12 July 2016 Sky Sports 10 August 2016 With 107 points, the team returned to Europe 52 points behind Mercedes, and 46 points ahead of Williams, who were third. Sauber left the opening rounds with their first points since 2013.Edd Straw http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118085/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160604125352/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118085/ 4 June 2016 Sauber: Australian GP points a relief after van der Garde court row Autosport Haymarket Publications 16 March 2015 10 August 2016 European and Canadian rounds thumb|Nico Rosberg leads the field on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix. He would go on to win the race.|alt=A picture of the 2015 field of formula one cars negotiating the first turns during the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes arrived at Spain already with a comfortable lead. Lewis Hamilton had scored ninety-three points out of a possible one hundred, giving him a twenty-seven-point lead over his teammate Nico Rosberg entering the eight-race European portion of the season.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421015544/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 21 April 2015 Rosberg quickly cut into Hamilton's championship lead by securing victories in Spain (reducing his deficit to twenty points) and Monaco. The latter win was aided by the result of a costly miscalculation by the Mercedes team to pit Hamilton with a 19-second lead during a safety car period (that briefly saw the use of the "Virtual Safety Car" for the first time in F1's history) with 14 laps remaining. Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel did not make pit stops, allowing both to narrowly pass Hamilton by the pit lane exit. Racing resumed on lap seventy-one and Rosberg quickly pulled away, remaining in the lead until the chequered flag. Vettel held off Hamilton for second and third, respectively.Johnson Daniel https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11627296/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2015-Lewis-Hamiltons-dream-victory-shattered-by-Mercedes-strategy-blunder.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150526160353/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11627296/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2015-Lewis-Hamiltons-dream-victory-shattered-by-Mercedes-strategy-blunder.html 26 May 2015 Monaco Grand Prix 2015: Lewis Hamilton's dream victory shattered by Mercedes' strategy blunder 24 May 2015 The Daily Telegraph 26 May 2015 As a result, Hamilton's lead over Rosberg in the Drivers' Championship was cut in half, to just ten points.Galloway James Monaco GP: Nico Rosberg wins after Mercedes 'mistake' denies Hamilton http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12517/9863249 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525101201/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12517/9863249 25 May 2015 British Sky Broadcasting Sky Sports 18 June 2015 25 May 2015 Meanwhile, Button secured McLaren's first points of the season by finishing eighth.Mitchell Scott http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119151 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525013715/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119151 25 May 2015 Jenson Button proud of first McLaren 2015 F1 points in Monaco GP Haymarket Publications Autosport 25 May 2015 10 August 2016 This left the Marussia drivers of Stevens and Merhi, along with the other McLaren driver, Fernando Alonso, as the only full-time drivers not to score a point after seven rounds.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 18 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525175907/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 25 May 2015 right vertical Hamilton Britain 2015 victory.jpg A picture of Lewis Hamilton driving a Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid formula one car during the 2015 British Grand Prix, raising his arm in celebration after winning the race. Alonso Britain 2015.jpg A picture of Fernando Alonso driving a McLaren MP4-30 formula one car during the 2015 British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton (top) gestures to his home crowd following his fifth win of the season at Silverstone, while Fernando Alonso (bottom) picked up his first point of the season. At the following Grands Prix in Canada,https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/6/hamilton-beats-rosberg-to-victory-in-canada.html Hamilton beats Rosberg to victory in Canada 7 June 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150609200252/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/6/hamilton-beats-rosberg-to-victory-in-canada.html 9 June 2015 Austria,Barretto Lawrence Austrian GP: Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton to F1 victory http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119618 Autosport Haymarket Publications 9 July 2016 21 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709171724/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119618 9 July 2016 and Britain,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/33401990 Lewis Hamilton wins British GP brilliantly after late rain 5 July 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation Benson Andrew https://web.archive.org/web/20150706222727/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/33401990 6 July 2015 5 July 2015 Mercedes put to rest the criticism following the result in Monacohttp://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/interviews/2015/6/toto-wolff-q-a--montreal-proved-mercedes-no-idiots.html Toto Wolff Q&A: Montreal proved we're no idiots 7 June 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited Q: Do you feel that the race result restored the balance of the team after the Monaco incident? TW: I must say that after Monaco it was very difficult for the team to handle that situation after the massive media hype. We were exposed to massive criticism. It looked as if all the previous race wins and both title wins of 2014 were suddenly forgotten and a bunch of idiots were managing the team. Today's result makes that all a thing of the past. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609191701/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/interviews/2015/6/toto-wolff-q-a--montreal-proved-mercedes-no-idiots.html 9 June 2015 9 June 2015 through finishing first and second in the next three races, extending their championship lead to 160 points over Ferrari. Williams collected their first two podiums of the season in the form of third-place results by Valtteri Bottas in Canada and Felipe Massa in Austria, while Ferrari lost ground to Mercedes following a retirement in Austria and an eighth-place finish in Britain by Räikkönen. Other power unit manufacturers continued to struggle, with a Renault-powered car finishing in the top five only once, in Monaco, indicating their continued lack of power.Anderson Ben Adam Mitchell Daniel Ricciardo says Renault's F1 woes are hurting Red Bull set-up http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119998 Autosport Haymarket Publications 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150718020608/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119998 18 July 2015 15 July 2015 Honda continued to have reliability issues and, up to the British Grand Prix, suffered nine retirements and two failures to start due to power unit problems, translating to only seven overall finishes out of 18 possible results.McLaren-Honda Formula One marriage is an embarrassment http://autoweek.com/article/racing/f1-embarrassment-mclaren-honda 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620011122/http://autoweek.com/article/racing/f1-embarrassment-mclaren-honda 20 June 2015 17 June 2016 Autoweek Crain CommunicationsRichards Giles British Grand Prix: once mighty McLaren appear to have lowered F1 sights https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/05/british-grand-prix-mclaren-f1-fernando-alonso-jenson-button The Guardian 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707022856/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/05/british-grand-prix-mclaren-f1-fernando-alonso-jenson-button 5 July 2015 7 July 2015 The Drivers' Championship remained closely contested between leader Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, with the gap between them never larger than twenty-eight points after Hamilton's victory in round eleven in Belgium.https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/08/belgian-grand-prix-lewis-hamilton-dominates-to-take-sixth-win-of-the-season/ Belgian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton dominates to take sixth win of the season 23 August 2015 James Allen on F1 Kalinauckas Alex 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824124214/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/08/belgian-grand-prix-lewis-hamilton-dominates-to-take-sixth-win-of-the-season/ 24 August 2015 The two would trade victories between rounds six and nine, closing the gap to as little as ten points. Sebastian Vettel, who at one time was within three points of the lead, after his victory in Malaysia, and who was the only non-Mercedes winner after eleven rounds, could not overcome team errors in Canada and Austria, and fell fifty-nine points off the pace of Hamilton after round nine.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707040223/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 7 July 2015 He rebounded in Hungary by winning his second race of the season,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/26/ferrari-sebastian-vettel-wins-hungarian-grand-prix-mercedes-lewis-hamilton F1: Sebastian Vettel capitalises on poor Mercedes start to win in Hungary 26 July 2015 Richards Giles The Guardian 27 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150807135430/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/26/ferrari-sebastian-vettel-wins-hungarian-grand-prix-mercedes-lewis-hamilton 7 August 2015 reducing the gap to Hamilton to forty-two points in the process, but fell out of a point-scoring position in Belgium after a tyre failure on the penultimate lap, dropping him to sixty-seven points behind the leader.Richards Giles Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel unhappy with Pirelli after tyre explosion https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/23/ferrari-sebastian-vettel-pirelli-tyre-explosion The Guardian 24 August 2015 23 August 2015 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824191808/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/23/ferrari-sebastian-vettel-pirelli-tyre-explosionhttp://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150827012203/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 27 August 2015 Hamilton closed out the European portion of the season with his seventh victory of the season in Italy. With Rosberg's retirement at the event, Hamilton entered the closing rounds of the season with a lead of fifty-three points over his teammate in the Drivers' Championship standings, the largest gap of the season at that point,Weaver Paul F1: Lewis Hamilton hails 'best weekend' after cruising to victory at Monza https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/06/lewis-hamilton-f1-best-weekend-victory-monza The Guardian 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024200833/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/06/lewis-hamilton-f1-best-weekend-victory-monza 24 October 2015 6 September 2016 while Vettel sat a further twenty-one points behind.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20150907105251/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 7 September 2015 10 August 2016 Hamilton's tenth pole position in Belgium assured him of victory in the FIA Pole Trophy, the award for the driver who achieves the most pole positions during the season.Hamilton not excited to secure pole trophy http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns31737.html grandprix.com 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709174055/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns31737.html 9 July 2016 28 August 2015 Mercedes had built up a 181-point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship, with Williams in third, 263 points behind the leaders.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-constructor-standings.html 2015 Constructor Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150912044246/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-constructor-standings.html 12 September 2015 After twelve rounds, half of the teams had been represented on the podium,F1 2015 Calendar http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/season/185539.html ESPN 9 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709174512/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/season/185539.html 9 July 2016 while nine out of ten had scored points. Asian, Russian, and American rounds thumb|American Alexander Rossi, seen here driving at his home race, made his Formula One race debut at the Singapore Grand Prix.|alt=A picture of Alexander Rossi driving a Marussia MR03B Formula One car during the 2015 United States Grand Prix. Shortly before the thirteenth round in Singapore, Manor Marussia announced that the American GP2 driver Alexander Rossi would race for the team, replacing Merhi in five of the final seven rounds, while Merhi was retained for the remaining two.http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rossi-to-make-f1-race-debut-with-manor-in-singapore Rossi to make F1 race debut with Manor in Singapore Noble Jonathan 16 September 2015 Motorsport Network https://web.archive.org/web/20150918003338/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rossi-to-make-f1-race-debut-with-manor-in-singapore 18 September 2015 16 September 2015 Vettel won his third victory of the season in Singapore, closing his gap to Nico Rosberg in second place to just eight points.Weaver Paul F1: Sebastian Vettel wins in Singapore but intruder walks on track in race https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/20/f1-sebastian-vettel-singapore-intruder-walks-on-to-track-lewis-hamilton The Guardian 21 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521214953/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/20/f1-sebastian-vettel-singapore-intruder-walks-on-to-track-lewis-hamilton 21 May 2016 20 September 2015 Rosberg could not close the gap to Hamilton in Japan or Russia; despite winning pole position in both races, his leads were short-lived.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/34373139? Japan GP: Lewis Hamilton wins to match Ayrton Senna mark 27 September 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation Benson Andrew https://web.archive.org/web/20150930235930/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/34373139 30 September 2015 4 October 2015 dead https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/34500072 Lewis Hamilton wins incident-packed Russian Grand Prix 11 October 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation Benson Andrew 25 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151025123542/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/34500072 25 October 2015 He was passed by Hamilton on the opening corner in Japan and retired on lap seven in Russia. Vettel capitalised on the results with third and second-place finishes respectively, to take second place in the Drivers' Championship from Rosberg with four rounds remaining, while Hamilton extended his lead to sixty-six points, the highest lead he had held in the season.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 2015 Driver Standings Formula One World Championship Limited 1 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151015183804/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-driver-standings.html 15 October 2015 A victory in the United States, with Rosberg and Vettel finishing second and third respectively, secured the third Drivers' Championship for Hamilton with three races left to run.Weaver Paul Lewis Hamilton wins third F1 world title with victory at US Grand Prix https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/25/lewis-hamilton-wins-f1-world-title-third-time-us-grand-prix https://web.archive.org/web/20151026231406/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/25/lewis-hamilton-wins-f1-world-title-third-time-us-grand-prix 26 October 2015 The Guardian 25 October 2015 25 October 2015 Rosberg won the final three races in Mexico,Bull JJ Nico Rosberg wins...at last! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11968838/Mexican-Grand-Prix-2015-live.html The Telegraph 2 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151102142020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11968838/Mexican-Grand-Prix-2015-live.html 2 November 2015 1 November 2015 Brazil,Johnson Daniel Lewis Hamilton fails to emulate hero Ayrton Senna as Nico Rosberg triumphs at Brazilian Grand Prix https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11997455/Lewis-Hamilton-fails-to-emulate-hero-Ayrton-Senna-as-Nico-Rosberg-triumphs-at-Brazilian-Grand-Prix.html The Telegraph 19 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119231452/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/11997455/Lewis-Hamilton-fails-to-emulate-hero-Ayrton-Senna-as-Nico-Rosberg-triumphs-at-Brazilian-Grand-Prix.html 19 November 2015 15 November 2015 and Abu Dhabi to reclaim second in the Drivers' Championship from Vettel,Weaver Paul Nico Rosberg takes third straight win with victory in Abu Dhabi GP https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/29/nico-rosberg-lewis-hamilton-abu-dhabi-grand-prix The Guardian 21 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160421082410/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/29/nico-rosberg-lewis-hamilton-abu-dhabi-grand-prix 21 April 2016 29 November 2015 while Hamilton secured the Fastest Lap Award in Brazil.http://www.dhl-in-motion.com/f1/article/dhl-fastest-lap-award-2015-formula-1-grande-premio-petrobras-do-brasil DHL Fastest Lap Award: 2015 Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras Do Brasil 16 November 2015 DHL in motion DHL International https://web.archive.org/web/20160214025332/http://www.dhl-in-motion.com/f1/article/dhl-fastest-lap-award-2015-formula-1-grande-premio-petrobras-do-brasil 14 February 2016 30 October 2016 Awards Lewis Hamilton ended the season winning not only the championship, but also the FIA Pole Trophy for most pole positions of the seasonhttp://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/lewis-hamilton-i-m-not-excited-by-winning-pole-trophies_sto4883819/story.shtml Lewis Hamilton: I'm not excited by winning pole trophies 29 August 2015 Eurosport 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203134349/http://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/lewis-hamilton-i-m-not-excited-by-winning-pole-trophies_sto4883819/story.shtml 3 December 2015 and the DHL Fastest Lap Award. Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Pit Stop Award, posting the fastest pit stop time at seven of the first eighteen races of the season.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/11/hamilton-and-ferrari-pick-up-dhl-fastest-lap-and-pit-stop-awards.html Hamilton and Ferrari pick up DHL Fastest Lap and Pit Stop Awards 29 November 2015 Formula One World Championship Limited 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203134342/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/11/hamilton-and-ferrari-pick-up-dhl-fastest-lap-and-pit-stop-awards.html 3 December 2015 Both Hamilton and Mercedes collected their championship trophies at a gala held in Paris on 4 December 2015. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen collected three post-season awards for Rookie of the Year, Personality of the Year and Action of the Year (for his overtake on Felipe Nasr through Blanchimont corner at the Belgian Grand Prix).Galloway James Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes officially crowned 2015 world champions http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/10087594/lewis-hamilton-mercedes-officially-crowned-2015-world-champions https://web.archive.org/web/20151205171818/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/10087594/lewis-hamilton-mercedes-officially-crowned-2015-world-champions 5 December 2015 British Sky Broadcasting Sky Sports 5 December 2015 5 December 2015 Legal disputes Sauber Sauber's early season preparations were disrupted by a series of legal challenges from the former Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde, who claimed the team had reneged on a contract that was signed in June 2014.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/322771/sauber-confirms-van-der-garde-lawsuit/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160428043901/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/322771/sauber-confirms-van-der-garde-lawsuit/ 28 April 2016 Sauber confirms van der Garde lawsuit GPUpdate.net JHED Media BV 5 March 2015 6 March 2015 Van der Garde filed a motion with the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia in an effort to force the team to replace one of their drivers with him at the opening round in Melbourne,http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/motor-sport/formula-one/australian-formula-one-grand-prix-driver-giedo-van-der-garde-demands-start/news-story/e59d0d6f28cdfe91e4d526e173c98c33?= https://archive.today/20240527151724/https://www.webcitation.org/6dZlGteUq?url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/motor-sport/formula-one/australian-formula-one-grand-prix-driver-giedo-van-der-garde-demands-start/news-story/e59d0d6f28cdfe91e4d526e173c98c33%3F&nk=3992aeac769eed00d96fc9ed135fc07d-1449414921 Murphy Padraic Australian Formula One Grand Prix: driver Giedo van der Garde demands start 5 March 2015 27 May 2024 Herald Sun 5 March 2015 dead with the court finding in his favour.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/11/sauber-will-not-risk-safety-after-van-der-garde-ruling Sauber will not risk safety after van der Garde ruling Collantine Keith 10 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313141606/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/11/sauber-will-not-risk-safety-after-van-der-garde-ruling 13 March 2015 F1 Fanatic 10 March 2015 Van der Garde later agreed not to participate in the event, with the driver and team settling the dispute for an undisclosed sum and terminating the contract following the first round.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-vandergarde-idUKKBN0ME11B20150318 https://web.archive.org/web/20150408222955/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/uk-motor-racing-vandergarde-idUKKBN0ME11B20150318 8 April 2015 Van der Garde settles dispute with Sauber Reuters 18 March 2015 4 April 2015 Lotus Lotus suffered financially throughout the season, culminating in Pirelli withholding their tyres for the Friday practice sessions in Hungary. Before the Belgian Grand Prix, amid negotiations with Renault for a potential takeover, the former Lotus reserve driver Charles Pic initiated legal action against Lotus alleging lack of seat time in 2014, resulting in breach of contract. Belgian authorities later moved to impound the assets of Lotus for four days following Grosjean's podium finish.http://in.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-lotus-idINKCN0R14O320150901 https://web.archive.org/web/20160204122729/http://in.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-lotus-idINKCN0R14O320150901 4 February 2016 Lotus head for Monza hoping for good news Alan Baldwin Reuters Thomson Reuters 2 September 2015 6 September 2015 After talks between the FIA and Lotus,Gill Pete Lotus cars allowed to leave Spa http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/9966577/lotus-cars-allowed-to-leave-spa British Sky Broadcasting Sky Sports 21 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404031414/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/9966577/lotus-cars-allowed-to-leave-spa 4 April 2016 27 August 2015 the team was allowed to leave Spa with their equipment and cars, and was able to start the following race in Italy.Lotus startet trotz Rechtsstreits http://www.sport1.de/motorsport/formel1/2015/09/formel-1-lotus-startet-trotz-rechtsstreits-mit-charles-pic-in-monza Sport1 21 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213349/http://www.sport1.de/motorsport/formel1/2015/09/formel-1-lotus-startet-trotz-rechtsstreits-mit-charles-pic-in-monza 21 May 2016 de 1 September 2015 Results and standings Grands Prix RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructorReport Race report1AUS Australian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport2MYS Malaysian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergDEU Sebastian VettelITA FerrariReport3CHN Chinese Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport4BHR Bahrain Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonFIN Kimi RäikkönenGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport5ESP Spanish Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReport6MCO  Monaco Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonAUS Daniel RicciardoDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReport7CAN Canadian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonFIN Kimi RäikkönenGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport8AUT Austrian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReport9GBR British Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport10HUN Hungarian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonAUS Daniel RicciardoDEU Sebastian VettelITA FerrariReport11BEL Belgian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport12ITA Italian Grand PrixGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonGER MercedesReport13SGP Singapore Grand PrixGER Sebastian VettelAUS Daniel RicciardoGER Sebastian VettelITA FerrariReport14JPN Japanese Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport15RUS Russian Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergGER Sebastian VettelGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport16USA United States Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU MercedesReport17MEX Mexican Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergDEU Nico RosbergDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReport18BRA Brazilian Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReport19ARE Abu Dhabi Grand PrixDEU Nico RosbergGBR Lewis HamiltonDEU Nico RosbergDEU MercedesReportSources:http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2015/races.html 2015 Race Results Formula One World Championship Limited 19 October 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161118195220/http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2015/races.html 18 November 2016http://www.skysports.com/f1/stats/2015/races 2015 Season Overview Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting https://web.archive.org/web/20160324014019/http://www.skysports.com/f1/stats/2015/races 24 March 2016 19 October 2016http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2015/fastest-laps.html 2015 DHL Fastest Lap Award Formula One World Championship Limited 19 October 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161019154036/http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2015/fastest-laps.html 19 October 2016 Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, using the following structure: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421 In the event of a tie, a count-back system was used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's best result used to decide the standings.standings tiebreaker In the event that two or more drivers or constructors achieved the same best result an equal number of times, their next-best result was used, and so on. If two or more drivers or constructors achieved equal results an equal number of times, the FIA would have nominated the winner according to such criteria as it thought fit.2015 Formula one Sporting Regulations http://www.fia.com/file/31071/download?token=xkk2udqj Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 10 July 2015 29 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123823/http://www.fia.com/file/31071/download?token=xkk2udqj 4 March 2016 World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. PositionDriverAUSAUSMALMYSCHNCHNBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANAUTAUTGBRGBRHUNHUNBELBELITAITASINSGPJPNJPNRUSRUSUSAUSAMEXMEXBRABRAABUAREPoints1GBR Lewis Hamilton1 p f2 p1 p f1 p2 f3 p1 p2 p1 p f6 p1 p1 p fRet1 f1122 f2 f3812DEU Nico Rosberg23 f231 p121 f282 f17†42 pRet p2 p f1 p f1 p1 p3223DEU Sebastian Vettel313532543112†21 p32 f3Ret342784FIN Kimi RäikkönenRet442 f564 fRet8Ret75348RetRet431505FIN Valtteri BottasDNS56441435513945512†Ret35131366BRA Felipe Massa465106156341263Ret174Ret6DSQ81217RUS Daniil KvyatDNS9Ret9104912624106135Ret4710958AUS Daniel Ricciardo6109675 f1310Ret3 fRet82 f1515†105116929MEX Sergio Pérez10131181371199Ret567123581257810DEU Nico Hülkenberg714Ret131511867RetDNS7Ret6RetRet7675811FRA 1974 Romain GrosjeanRet117781210RetRet73Ret13†7RetRet10895112NLD Max VerstappenRet717†Ret11Ret158Ret48128910499164913BRA Felipe Nasr5128121291611DNS1111131020†69Ret13152714VEN Pastor MaldonadoRetRetRet15RetRet77Ret14RetRet128781110Ret2715ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.9813Ret91012RetRetRetRet11910Ret713Ret111816GBR Jenson Button11Ret14DNS168RetRetRet91414Ret16961414121617ESP Fernando AlonsoRet1211RetRetRetRet1051318†Ret111111Ret15171118SWE Marcus Ericsson8Ret10141413141311101091114RetRet121614919ESP Roberto Merhi DNP1516171816Ret14121515161319020USA Alexander Rossi1418121518021GBR Will Stevens DNPDNS1516171717Ret1316†1615151914Ret1617180 —DNK Kevin MagnussenDNS0Pos. PositionDriverAUSAUSMALMYSCHNCHNBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANAUTAUTGBRGBRHUNHUNBELBELITAITASINSGPJPNJPNRUSRUSUSAUSAMEXMEXBRABRAABUAREPointsSources:http://www.fia.com/file/37263/download?token=zcdGCEC6 2015 Formula One season – Drivers' Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151202044430/http://www.fia.com/file/37263/download?token=zcdGCEC6 2 December 2015 live 19 October 2016 Notes: † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. World Constructors' Championship standings Constructors' Championship points were awarded as per the Drivers' Championship with the results of both cars taken into account. In the event of a tie, a count-back system was used as a tie-breaker, with a constructor's best result used to decide the standings.standings tiebreaker Pos. PositionConstructorAUSAUSMALMYSCHNCHNBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANAUTAUTGBRGBRHUNHUNBELBELITAITASINSGPJPNJPNRUSRUSUSAUSAMEXMEXBRABRAABUAREPoints1DEU Mercedes1 p f2 p1 p f1 p1 p11 p1 f1 p f6 p1 p1 p f41 f111 p f1 p1 p70323 f232 f3 p22 p282 f17†Ret2 pRet p2 p f22 f2 f2ITA Ferrari3132 f324 f431721 p32 f3Ret33428Ret445565Ret8Ret12†5348RetRet443GBR Williams-Mercedes45544143341263554Ret358257DNS66106156551394Ret1712†Ret6DSQ134AUT Red Bull-Renault69967491062482 f13510476187DNS10Ret9105 f1312Ret3 fRet1061515†Ret511105IND Force India-Mercedes713118137867Ret5676357651361014Ret1315111199RetDNS7Ret12RetRet81276GBR Lotus-MercedesRet117781277Ret73Ret12778108978RetRetRet15RetRet10RetRet14RetRet13†8RetRet1110Ret7ITA Toro Rosso-Renault9713Ret910128Ret481189104991167Ret817†Ret11Ret15RetRetRetRet12910Ret713Ret168CHE Sauber-Ferrari51281212914111110109101469121314368Ret101414131613DNS1111131120†RetRetRet16159 GBR McLaren-Honda11Ret1211168RetRet1051314Ret119614141227DNSRet14DNSRetRetRetRetRet91418†Ret161111Ret151710GBR Marussia-FerrariDNP1515161716171412151515141813121517180DNPDNS16171817RetRet1316†1616151914Ret161819Pos. PositionConstructorAUSAUSMALMYSCHNCHNBHRBHRESPESPMONMCOCANCANAUTAUTGBRGBRHUNHUNBELBELITAITASINSGPJPNJPNRUSRUSUSAUSAMEXMEXBRABRAABUAREPointsSource:http://www.fia.com/file/37264/download?token=vhtHnanl 2015 Formula One season – Constructors' Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20151202044435/http://www.fia.com/file/37264/download?token=vhtHnanl 2 December 2015 live 19 October 2016 Notes: † – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. The standings are sorted by best result, rows are not related to the drivers. See also 2015 Formula One pre-season testing es Anexo:Pretemporada 2015 de Fórmula 1 Footnotes Formula One References 30em External links http://www.formula1.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Category:Formula One seasons Formula 1