2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1 UAE Abu Dhabi 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix 2016 Australian Grand Prix 2015 11 29 y 2015 19 19World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Doha FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile http://www.fia.com/node/9172 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319200239/http://www.fia.com/node/9172 19 March 2015 3 December 2014 2 November 2015 2015 Formula 1 Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi Grand Prixhttp://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Abu_Dhabi.html 2015 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix formula1.com Formula One Administration 3 November 2015 29 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160929105532/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Abu_Dhabi.html dead Circuit Yas-Island.svg 250px Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit Yas Marina CircuitYas Island, Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates Permanent racing facility 5.554 3.451 55 189.739 305.355 Clear25-27 C F air temperature28-29 C F track temperature1.5 m/s ft/s on wind from the southGP Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi / Rennen http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/ergeb/2015/19/71.shtml motorsport-total.com 20 March 2016 de 60,000 (Race Day) Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:40.237 DEU Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:44.517 44 GBR Nico Rosberg Mercedes DEU Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GBR Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari FIN ABU The 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Yas Marina Circuit on 29 November 2015. The race was the nineteenth and final round of the 2015 season, and marked the seventh running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship since its inception in 1950. Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and had already secured his third Drivers' Championship earlier in the season at the United States Grand Prix. His team, Mercedes, had decided the Constructors' Championship in their favour at the Russian Grand Prix. In Saturday's qualifying, Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) secured his sixth consecutive pole position and went on to win the race ahead of teammate Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen finished third for Ferrari. It was the twelfth one-two finish for Mercedes, cementing a record-breaking season that saw them finish with the highest ever number of points scored by a constructor at 703, most front row lockouts and one-two finishes over the course of any Formula One season. This would also prove to be the last Grand Prix for Will Stevens, Roberto Merhi, and Pastor Maldonado. Background Going into the race weekend, both Championships were already decided. Lewis Hamilton had already secured the drivers' title three races earlier at the 2015 United States Grand Prix and was leading the Drivers' Championship with 363 points, 66 points ahead of his teammate Nico Rosberg.2015 Classifications http://www.fia.com/events/formula-1-world-championship/season-2015/2015-classifications FIA 4 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160104225118/http://www.fia.com/events/formula-1-world-championship/season-2015/2015-classifications 4 January 2016 In the Constructors' Championship, their team Mercedes had also secured the constructors' title four races earlier at the 2015 Russian Grand Prix and was leading Ferrari on 660 to 401 points. However, several positions in the standings were still undecided. In the battle for fourth place in the Drivers' Championship, Valtteri Bottas was just one point ahead of compatriot Kimi Räikkönen, with Felipe Massa in sixth also still able to get the position, being 19 points behind his Williams teammate Bottas. Red Bull teammates Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo were just ten points apart in the battle for seventh in the championship. In the Constructors' standings, sixth placed Lotus was just nine points ahead of Toro Rosso, while McLaren needed at least nine points as well to overcome Sauber for eighth, a points tally they had only managed once during the rest of the season.Collantine Keith A dozen battles to watch in the final race of 2015 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/25/a-dozen-battles-to-watch-in-the-final-race-of-2015/ F1Fanatic 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129115755/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/25/a-dozen-battles-to-watch-in-the-final-race-of-2015/ 29 November 2015 25 November 2015 Pirelli supplied the teams with the yellow banded soft and the red banded super-soft tyres as the two dry weather options for the race.Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Preview: Abu Dhabi, November 26–29, 2015 http://www.pirelli.com/corporate/en/press/2015/11/23/abu-dhabi-grand-prix-preview-abu-dhabi-november-26-29-2015/ Pirelli 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129125137/http://www.pirelli.com/corporate/en/press/2015/11/23/abu-dhabi-grand-prix-preview-abu-dhabi-november-26-29-2015/ 29 November 2015 23 November 2015 It was the 150th race for Force India under their current moniker.F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Force India ready to celebrate 150th F1 Grand Prix http://www.crash.net/f1/news/225385/1/force-india-ready-to-celebrate-150th-f1-grand-prix.html crash.net 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129122004/http://www.crash.net/f1/news/225385/1/force-india-ready-to-celebrate-150th-f1-grand-prix.html 29 November 2015 24 November 2015 Free practice thumb|left|Due to local laws, Williams ran their car without the usual Martini Racing livery.Budna Boštjan Sponsor Watch: 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/11/28/sponsor-watch-2014-abu-dhabi-grand-prix/ F1Fanatic 26 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330153227/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/11/28/sponsor-watch-2014-abu-dhabi-grand-prix/ 30 March 2015 28 November 2014Smith Luke Alonso changes helmet, Williams alters livery, other minor changes for Abu Dhabi GP http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/11/20/alonso-changes-helmet-williams-alters-livery-other-minor-changes-for-abu-dhabi-gp/ NBC Sports 26 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908014454/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/11/20/alonso-changes-helmet-williams-alters-livery-other-minor-changes-for-abu-dhabi-gp/ 8 September 2015 20 November 2014 Per the regulations for the 2015 season, three practice sessions were scheduled, two 1.5-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session before qualifying on Saturday.Practice and qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html formula1.com FOM 25 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082403/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html 5 September 2015 Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first free practice session, run in clear and sunny conditions, lapping in a time of 1m43.754s, over one-tenth of a second faster than teammate Rosberg in second. Rosberg had set new fastest sector times on his last fast run, but a mistake in the last part of the track lost him a chance at the best time. Kimi Räikkönen was third fastest for Ferrari, ahead of Daniil Kvyat. Kvyat's Red Bull teammate Ricciardo changed back to his older specification Renault power unit, after being unsatisfied with the performance of his updated unit at the previous race in Brazil.Barretto Lawrence Upgraded Renault F1 power unit no better, says Red Bull's Ricciardo http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121805 autosport.com Autosport 15 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151114235936/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121805 14 November 2015 14 November 2015 He finished the session seventh fastest. At Lotus, Jolyon Palmer replaced Romain Grosjean, but had to sit out most of the session due to a water leak, managing just nine laps.Barretto Lawrence Abu Dhabi GP: Lewis Hamilton tops first F1 practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122005 autosport.com 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129120905/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122005 29 November 2015 27 November 2015 In the second session of Friday afternoon, Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets, setting a time of 1m41.983s, finishing more than a tenth of a second ahead of Hamilton. Third fastest was Sergio Pérez for Force India, although he was unable to run in the last twenty minutes of the session due to brake issues. The Red Bull drivers Kvyat and Ricciardo were fourth and sixth respectively, while Fernando Alonso came within one second of Rosberg's time in ninth.Parkes Ian Abu Dhabi GP: Nico Rosberg leads Lewis Hamilton in F1 practice two http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122013 autosport.com 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129120900/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122013 29 November 2015 27 November 2015 Rosberg was again fastest in the third session on Saturday with a time of 1m41.856s. Hamilton was second quickest, almost three-tenths of a second slower, unable to get a clean lap to match his teammate. On the slower soft tyres, one lap was impeded by traffic, another was disturbed by Hamilton spinning after hitting the kerb at turn five. He again failed in his attempt on a very fast lap on the super-soft tyres later in the session, being forced wide after repeating his mistake at turn five. Hamilton was just marginally ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who finished third ahead of Pérez. Daniil Kvyat was unable to set a timed lap as his team worked to solve an electrical problem.Barretto Lawrence F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Mercedes' Rosberg stays on top in final practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122031 autosport.com 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129120910/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122031 29 November 2015 28 November 2015 Qualifying thumb|Daniil Kvyat qualified ninth. Qualifying consisted of three parts, 18, 15 and 12 minutes in length respectively, with five drivers eliminated from competing after each of the first two sessions. At the beginning of the first part of qualifying (Q1), Mercedes sent both their drivers out on the faster super-soft compound, while Ferrari stayed on the slower soft tyres.Nico Rosberg takes his sixth straight pole position at the Abu Dhabi GP http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10082066/nico-rosberg-takes-his-sixth-straight-pole-position-at-the-abu-dhabi-gp Sky Sports 2 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202180354/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10082066/nico-rosberg-takes-his-sixth-straight-pole-position-at-the-abu-dhabi-gp 2 December 2015 28 November 2015 Even though Ferrari eventually decided to give both their drivers out on the faster tyres towards the end of the session, Sebastian Vettel aborted his last flying lap, believing his time to be sufficient for proceeding into the next round, only for Jenson Button to set a time to relegate Vettel into 16th place on the grid, eliminating him from qualifying.Collantine Keith Rosberg makes it six poles in a row despite old engine http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/28/rosberg-makes-it-six-poles-in-a-row-despite-old-engine/ F1Fanatic 2 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202180348/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/28/rosberg-makes-it-six-poles-in-a-row-despite-old-engine/ 2 December 2015 28 November 2015 Vettel would later describe his and the team's judgement as "a small mistake with a big consequence".Barretto Lawrence Freeman Glenn 'Small mistake' in Abu Dhabi GP qualifying was costly for Vettel http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122037 autosport.com 2 December 2015 28 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202181628/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122037 2 December 2015 Fernando Alonso in the other McLaren did not make the cut, after a puncture on his last lap left him without a chance at a faster time, while Marcus Ericsson was held up by a technical issue, qualifying 18th. Both Manor Marussia drivers were eliminated at the bottom of the standings, with Will Stevens 1.137 seconds ahead of his teammate Roberto Merhi.Anderson Ben Nico Rosberg takes sixth straight F1 pole in Abu Dhabi GP qualifying http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122034 autosport.com 2 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202180344/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122034 2 December 2015 28 November 2015 Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Q2, two-tenths of a second ahead of his teammate Rosberg. In his last qualifying session with Lotus, Romain Grosjean experienced technical difficulties that forced him to come back into the pits. Even though he was sent out again, he was unable to set a time, stopping his car at turn seven. His teammate Pastor Maldonado also did not proceed into Q3, as did Jenson Button who missed out by two-tenths of a second. The two other drivers eliminated were Felipe Nasr for Sauber and Max Verstappen, who was unable to match the time of his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. The top ten drivers competed for pole position in Q3 and it was a battle between the two Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton set his fastest time first with Rosberg right behind him. A much better time in the third sector of the track allowed Rosberg to take his sixth consecutive pole position almost four-tenths ahead of his teammate. Sergio Pérez held third spot for much of the session but was beaten to it by Kimi Räikkönen during the second turn of runs. The two were followed by Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas on the third row of the grid. Following a gearbox change after qualifying, Romain Grosjean was demoted five places on the grid. Roberto Merhi and Will Stevens also received five place penalties: Stevens for a change of the Control Electronics unit, Merhi for changes made to his suspension. Both would start the race from the back row of the grid.Five-place gearbox penalty for Grosjean https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/11/five-place-gearbox-penalty-for-grosjean.html formula1.com 2 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202184557/https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/11/five-place-gearbox-penalty-for-grosjean.html 2 December 2015 29 November 2015 Qualifying classification thumb|It was Rosberg's third win in a row (seen here racing Romain Grosjean). Pos. Qualifying positionCarno. NumberDriverConstructorQualifying timesFinalgrid Final grid positionQ1Q2Q3 1 6 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:41.111 1:40.979 1:40.237 1 2 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:40.974 1:40.758 1:40.614 2 3 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:42.500 1:41.612 1:41.051 3 4 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:41.983 1:41.560 1:41.184 4 5 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:42.275 1:41.830 1:41.444 5 6 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:42.608 1:41.868 1:41.656 6 7 27 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:41.996 1:41.925 1:41.686 7 8 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:42.303 1:42.349 1:41.759 8 9 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:42.540 1:42.328 1:41.933 9 10 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 1:42.911 1:42.482 1:42.708 10 11 33 NED Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:42.889 1:42.521 11 12 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:42.570 1:42.668 12 13 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:42.929 1:42.807 13 14 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.896 1:43.614 14 15 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1:42.585 no time 181 1 16 5 GER Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:42.941 15 17 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:43.187 16 18 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:43.838 17 19 28 GBR Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 1:46.297 192 2 20 98 ESP Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 1:47.434 PL3 3 107% time: 1:48.291 Source:Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-abu-dhabi-results/qualifying.html formula1.com 5 December 2015 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151201034951/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-abu-dhabi-results/qualifying.html deadStarting grid – 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-results/10270/starting-grid-2015-abu-dhabi-formula-1-grand-prix/ gpupdate.net 5 December 2015 Notes: 1 1 – Romain Grosjean received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. 2 2 – Will Stevens received a five-place grid penalty for a change of his Control Electronics unit. 3 3 – Roberto Merhi started the race from pit lane after the team took his car out of parc fermé to alter his suspension set-up.Collantine Keith Penalty for Grosjean, pit lane start for Merhi http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/29/penalty-for-grosjean-pit-lane-start-for-merhi/ F1Fanatic 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203140832/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/11/29/penalty-for-grosjean-pit-lane-start-for-merhi/ 3 December 2015 29 November 2015 Race thumb|left|Nico Rosberg won the race for Mercedes. At the start of the race on Sunday, Hamilton got away slowly but was able to keep both Pérez and Räikkönen behind him while Rosberg retained the lead. Further back, Fernando Alonso made contact with Felipe Nasr and then crashed into Pastor Maldonado, who was forced to retire. Alonso needed to pit for a new front wing and was later given a drive-through penalty, dropping him to the end of the field. Meanwhile, Nico Hülkenberg and Sebastian Vettel made up places, sitting in fifth and twelfth respectively after the first lap. Valtteri Bottas on the other hand lost positions, finding himself in tenth. Rosberg soon built a lead of over one second, giving Hamilton no chance to deploy DRS for an overtake manoeuvre. By lap 5, both Kvyat and Nasr had come into the pits for the harder compound tyre, followed by Ricciardo, Massa and Pérez one lap later. On lap seven, both Hülkenberg and Sainz Jr. made pit stops. While Hülkenberg was able to stay ahead of Massa, Sainz's stop was unfortunate and he lost time due to a problem with the tyre change. Another two laps later, Valtteri Bottas pitted and was sent out into the path of Button, damaging his front wing, which he needed to replace the following lap. He also received a five-second penalty to be served at his next scheduled stop. The leaders pitted for new tyres around laps ten and eleven, with the order now being Rosberg ahead of Vettel, who was yet to stop, Hamilton, and Räikkönen. Romain Grosjean, who started on the harder tyres just as Vettel, was up to sixth.Butler Michael F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/nov/29/f1-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-live The Guardian 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203144359/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/nov/29/f1-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-live 3 December 2015 29 November 2015 thumb|Jenson Button (left) and Kimi Räikkönen On lap 13, Felipe Massa passed Marcus Ericsson for ninth place and one lap later, Hamilton capitalised on a mistake by Vettel and overtook him to retake second position. Vettel lost another position when he let Räikkönen pass him on lap 16, the two being on different strategies. Meanwhile, Rosberg had built up a lead of around six seconds to Hamilton. On lap 19, Carlos Sainz Jr. allowed teammate Max Verstappen to pass him, while Alonso came in for what was his third pit stop of the race, leaving him in last position. Two laps later, Verstappen created flatspots on his tyres when he locked up his brakes, forcing him to pit. He emerged in 15th position. Vettel came in for his first pit stop on lap 24, coming out in sixth place ahead of compatriot Nico Hülkenberg. At the same time, Hamilton started to reduce the gap to Rosberg in front, cutting it down to less than two seconds by lap 29. With his teammate closing in, Rosberg made pit stops on lap 32, with Räikkönen following suit, whose pit stop was delayed, losing him around four seconds. Sergio Pérez was starting to close the gap to both Ferrari drivers in front of him after pitting early. Vettel reacted on lap 41 and changed to the super-soft tyres, coming out behind both Pérez and Ricciardo in sixth. One lap later, Hamilton came in for his second and final stop, having asked his team before if it would be possible to finish the race without stopping again. He emerged twelve seconds behind Rosberg and started to cut into his advantage immediately. Further back in the field, Max Verstappen overtook Nasr and Button to move into twelfth place on laps 44 and 46 respectively. However, he was deemed to have forced Button wide and was handed a five-second penalty to be added to his finishing time. Lap 53 saw Romain Grosjean move into the final point scoring position of tenth by passing Carlos Sainz Jr. into turn eight. Just one lap later, he took ninth place from Daniil Kvyat. At the front, Hamilton proved unable to reach his teammate, who took the checkered flag for his sixth win of the season. Kimi Räikkönen completed the podium, followed by Vettel, Pérez and Ricciardo.Johnson Daniel Lewis Hamilton pipped by Nico Rosberg again at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2015 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/12023560/Lewis-Hamilton-pipped-by-Nico-Rosberg-again-at-Abu-Dhabi-Grand-Prix-2015.html The Telegraph 3 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203154233/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/12023560/Lewis-Hamilton-pipped-by-Nico-Rosberg-again-at-Abu-Dhabi-Grand-Prix-2015.html 3 December 2015 29 November 2015 Post-race thumb|Fireworks after the race In the podium interviews, conducted by former Formula One driver David Coulthard, Nico Rosberg expressed excitement over how the end of the season had worked out for him, describing the race in the United States as his "low point". Speaking about racing his teammate Hamilton, he called him "one of the best out there" and said that it was "an even better feeling to win, definitely against such opposition". Hamilton in turn praised his team for their performance over the whole season, saying that they had "surpassed their own expectations", albeit confessing that he was happy that the season was over. During the press conference, third-placed Kimi Räikkönen said: "It’s never nice to finish third but I’ll take it after previous races", pointing to a season that had been marred with small mistakes and misfortunes for him. He also stated that securing fourth place in the World Championship did not mean much to him, dismissing the idea of a "Finnish championship" between himself and Valtteri Bottas.2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Sunday Race Press Conference http://www.fia.com/news/2015-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-sunday-race-press-conference FIA 4 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204141715/http://www.fia.com/news/2015-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-sunday-race-press-conference 4 December 2015 29 November 2015 Fourth-placed Sebastian Vettel said after the race: "The best result one way or another would be P3 and P4 so we can be very happy with today", adding that he and Räikkönen had "a clean race for P3". He also described his 2015 campaign as "a miracle", after Ferrari had endured a winless 2014.Barretto Lawrence Freeman Glenn Abu Dhabi GP: Sebastian Vettel declares Ferrari's F1 year a miracle http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122061 autosport.com 4 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204155408/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122061 4 December 2015 29 November 2015 Speaking about the incident between Bottas and Button at the first round of pit stops, Williams' head of performance engineering Rob Smedley said that the team had released their driver at the right moment, declaring the accident happened because Bottas saw Button too late.Barretto Lawrence Smedley: Bottas released at right point in Button Abu Dhabi GP clash http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122062 autosport.com 4 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204155633/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122062 4 December 2015 29 November 2015 Following two incidents during the race, Max Verstappen was given time penalties and three penalty points on his FIA Super Licence – one for overtaking Jenson Button outside track limits and two for ignoring blue flags while Lewis Hamilton tried to lap him. The penalties meant that he was just four points away from a one-race ban.Anderson Ben Beer Matt Abu Dhabi GP: Max Verstappen four penalty points away from F1 ban http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122060 autosport.com 4 December 2015 4 December 2015 29 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204155959/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122060 Räikkönen taking fourth position from Bottas in the Drivers' Championship was the only change in both championship standings as a result of the Grand Prix. Following the Grand Prix, Renault confirmed their takeover of Lotus, meaning that it was the last Grand Prix for the team in their incarnation under the Lotus moniker that had started in 2012.Gill Pete Renault confirm they will return to F1 after buying Lotus http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/10077163/renault-confirm-they-will-return-to-f1-after-buying-lotus Sky Sports 4 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204155000/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/10077163/renault-confirm-they-will-return-to-f1-after-buying-lotus 4 December 2015 4 December 2015 Race classification thumb|Nico Hülkenberg finished seventh for Force India. Pos. PositionNo. Car numberDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints16 GER Nico RosbergMercedes551:38:30.175125244 GBR Lewis HamiltonMercedes55 +8.27121837FIN Kimi RäikkönenFerrari55 +19.43031545GER Sebastian VettelFerrari55 +43.7351512511 MEX Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes55 +1:03.95241063 AUS Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-Renault55 +1:05.01058727GER Nico HülkenbergForce India-Mercedes55 +1:33.61876819BRA Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55 +1:37.7518498FRA Romain GrosjeanLotus-Mercedes55 +1:38.2011821026 RUS Daniil KvyatRed Bull Racing-Renault55 +1:42.371911155ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso-Renault55 +1:43.525101222GBR Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda54 +1 Lap121377 FIN Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes54 +1 Lap6149SWE Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari54 +1 Lap171512 BRA Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari54 +1 Lap14161 133 NED Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Renault54 +1 Lap111714 ESP Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda53 +2 Laps161828 GBR Will StevensMarussia-Ferrari53 +2 Laps 191998ESP Roberto MerhiMarussia-Ferrari52 +3 LapsPL Ret Retired13 VEN Pastor MaldonadoLotus-Mercedes0 Collision13 Source:2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race – Official Classification http://www.fia.com/file/37308/download?token=vdg0XcRB https://web.archive.org/web/20151223012149/http://www.fia.com/file/37308/download?token=vdg0XcRB FIA.com 29 November 2015 23 December 2015 Notes: 1 1 – Max Verstappen originally finished twelfth, but received a five-second time penalty for overtaking Jenson Button outside track limits and another twenty-second penalty for ignoring blue flags while being lapped. Final Championship standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos. PositionDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 381 10px 2 GER Nico Rosberg 322 10px 3 GER Sebastian Vettel 278 10px 1 4 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 150 10px 1 5 FIN Valtteri Bottas 136Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2015/abou-dhabi/championnat.aspx Abu Dhabi 2015 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 6 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. PositionConstructorPoints 10px 1 DEU Mercedes 703 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 428 10px 3 GBR Williams-Mercedes 257 10px 4 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 187 10px 5 IND Force India-Mercedes 136Sources: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text indicates 2015 World Champions. See also 2015 Yas Marina GP2 Series round 2015 Yas Marina GP3 Series round References 30em External links Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2015 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix 2016 Australian Grand Prix 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi Category:2015 in Emirati motorsport Category:Abu Dhabi Grand Prix