2015 Spanish Grand Prix

April 2014 F1 Spain Spanish http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Spain.html 2015 Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Formula1.com Formula One Administration 22 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150531183319/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Spain.html 31 May 2015 live Race Preview: 2015 Spanish Grand Prix http://www.fia.com/file/27441/download?token=Cn6xCf8B 31 May 2015 FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20150531183556/http://www.fia.com/file/27441/download?token=Cn6xCf8B 31 May 2015 live Formula1 Circuit Catalunya.svg 250px A track map of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The track has 16 corners, which range in sharpness from hairpins to gentle, sweeping turns. There are two long straights that link the corners together. The pit lane splits off from the track on the inside of Turn 16, and rejoins the track after the start-finish straight. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 10 May 2015 Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2015 5 19 Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmeló, Spain Permanent racing facility 4.655 km mi on 66 307.104 km mi on Sunny25 C F air temperature44 C F track temperature1.8 m/s ft/s on wind from the northeastGP Spanien in Barcelona / Rennen http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/ergeb/2015/05/71.shtml motorsport-total.com 20 March 2016 de GP Spain in Barcelona / Race 86,700 (Race Day) Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.681 Germany Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.270 54 United Kingdom Nico Rosberg Mercedes Germany Lewis Hamilton Mercedes United Kingdom Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Germany ESP 2015 Monaco Grand Prix 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix, formally titled the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2015, was a Formula One motor race held on 10 May 2015 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. The race was the fifth round of the 2015 season and marked the forty-fifth running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship and the twenty-fifth running at Catalunya. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took his first win of the season, his first in Spain and the ninth of his career. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished second after a bad start, followed by Sebastian Vettel in third. Report Background Mercedes were expected to be dominant in Barcelona, since it was at the circuit that their advantage per lap had been biggest in 2014Collantine Keith Mercedes' dominance outstripped Red Bull's of 2010–3 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/12/12/mercedes-2014-dominance-outstripped-red-bulls-2010-3/ F1Fanatic 8 May 2015 12 December 2014 and they had shown strong form at the two pre-season tests at the circuit.Johnson Daniel Formula One 2015 pre-season review: Mercedes could be untouchable this year https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11444185/Formula-One-2015-pre-season-review-Mercedes-could-be-untouchable-this-year.html The Daily Telegraph 8 May 2015 2 March 2015 After problems with their engine in the first races, which saw Daniel Ricciardo down to his last power unit after just four outings, Renault introduced a new, modified engine for the Spanish Grand Prix, aiming to improve both reliability and drivability.Renault introduce modified engine http://www.planetf1.com/driver/55667788/47796/Renault-introduce-modified-engine planetf1.com 7 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150708145549/http://www.planetf1.com/driver/55667788/47796/Renault-introduce-modified-engine 8 July 2015 21 January 2016 Ferrari brought new parts to Barcelona, but Kimi Räikkönen was unsatisfied with the handling of his car, switching back to the earlier setup for the third practice session.Spanish Grand Prix – Comparing old and new http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/spanish-grand-prix-comparing-old-and-new/ formula1.ferrari.com Scuderia Ferrari 11 May 2015 8 May 2015 He later conceded that "maybe it would have been better with the new bits."Kimi was 'prepared' to take the hit http://planetf1.com/driver/55667788/48548/Kimi-was-prepared-to-take-the-hit planetf1.com 11 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150706182117/http://www.planetf1.com/driver/55667788/48548/Kimi-was-prepared-to-take-the-hit 6 July 2015 21 January 2016 McLaren arrived in Barcelona with a new dark grey livery in order to "improv[e] its visual impact [...] for the floodlights increasingly used in twilight and night races," a team representative said.New-look for McLaren in Spain http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3373/47526/New-look-for-McLaren-in-Spain planetf1.com 6 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150709090743/http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3373/47526/New-look-for-McLaren-in-Spain 9 July 2015 21 January 2016 Tyres On 22 April, Pirelli announced that the teams would be using the hard and medium tyres for this race, the same choice as the year before.http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/4/pirelli-reveal-tyre-choices-for-spain--monaco--canada-and-austri.html Pirelli reveal tyre choices for Spain, Monaco, Canada and Austria Formula One World Championship Limited 22 April 2015 Formula1.com 24 April 2015 Free practice thumb|Local favourite Fernando Alonso's McLaren sporting the team's new, dark grey livery Per the regulations for the 2015 season, three practice sessions were held, two 1.5-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session before qualifying on Saturday.Practice and qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html formula1.com 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 Nico Rosberg was fastest on Friday morning, outpacing his teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.07 seconds. Rosberg raised the interest of the race stewards when he failed to stay to the left of the bollard at the pit lane entrance returning to pit lane after one of his runs. Mercedes lived up to the expectations by lapping almost a second quicker than the next fastest cars, the two Ferrari drivers. Three test drivers took part in the session: Jolyon Palmer took the place of Romain Grosjean at the wheel of one of the Lotus cars as he had done in the two prior races; Raffaele Marciello returned for Sauber after he had already filled the role at the 2015 Malaysian; and making her debut for 2015 was Susie Wolff for Williams, finishing eight-tenths of a second behind regular driver Felipe Massa.Collantine Keith Rosberg quickest despite pit entry slip-up http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/08/rosberg-quickest-despite-pit-entry-slip-up/ F1Fanatic 8 May 2015 8 May 2015 Lewis Hamilton was quickest in the second session on Friday afternoon. Track temperatures rose by more than 20 C-change to almost 50 C at the end of the session. The extreme heat was especially hard on the tyres, which led to many drivers complaining about a lack of grip on track. Sebastian Vettel split the two Mercedes cars and finished second fastest, four-tenths of a second slower than Hamilton, with Rosberg a further three tenths down. Daniel Ricciardo struggled with his engine yet again, which needed to be changed mid-session, leaving him with only ten minutes of running. McLaren were yet to score in 2015, but with Jenson Button finishing seventh and Fernando Alonso in eleventh place, they proved to be closer to the point ranks than in previous races. Romain Grosjean suffered from technical problems on his Lotus, which ended in the engine cover of his car shattering on the start-finish straight, bringing out a red flag.Collantine Keith Hamilton ahead as heat rises in Spain http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/08/hamilton-ahead-as-heat-rises-in-spain/ F1Fanatic 8 May 2015 8 May 2015 The third practice session, on Saturday morning, showed that Mercedes' advantage on the softer, medium tyres was less significant than on the hard compound, meaning Vettel was able to lap within two-tenths of a second of Rosberg, who was fastest. Hamilton spun in turn three, compromising his session. He finished third fastest, two-tenths down on his teammate. Kimi Räikkönen, who was fifth fastest, was once more unsatisfied with the setup of his car, as he could be heard on the radio telling his team "Excellent. How can we be in wrong settings?"Collantine Keith Rosberg leads Vettel as Hamilton spins http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/09/rosberg-leads-vettel-as-hamilton-spins/ F1Fanatic 9 May 2015 9 May 2015 Qualifying thumb|For the first time in 2015, Lewis Hamilton did not take pole position. 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. During the first session (Q1), Mercedes was able to proceed into the next part without having to use the softer and faster tyre compound. The same applied for Sebastian Vettel, while his Ferrari teammate Kimi Räikkönen was once again unhappy with his setup and recorded his time on the softer medium tyres. McLaren's upward trend continued, as both cars progressed into Q2, the first time the team achieved this in 2015. The Manor Marussia drivers took their familiar place at the back of the grid, Will Stevens in 19th almost three seconds off the time of the next-slowest car. Both Force India cars as well as the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson did not make it into Q2 either.Collantine Keith Rosberg halts Hamilton's pole run in Spain http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/09/rosberg-halts-hamiltons-pole-run-in-spain/ F1Fanatic 12 May 2015 9 May 2015 The second part of qualifying saw both Mercedes drivers and Valtteri Bottas make only one timed run, which proved sufficient to get into Q3 comfortably. The second Sauber of Felipe Nasr was eliminated as were both McLarens and both Lotus cars, meaning that the last five rows on the grid would each be taken by pairs of teammates. For the last session of qualifying, the top ten drivers had twelve minutes to set their times. Nico Rosberg recorded provisional pole on his first outing, a quarter of a second in front of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Unlike their teammates, both Felipe Massa in the Williams and Kimi Räikkönen did not have an extra set of fresh tyres, meaning they were caught out by the fast-running Toro Rosso drivers, who took the third row on the grid. Neither Rosberg nor Hamilton were able to improve on their times in their second running. For the first time in 2015, it was not Hamilton who would start the race first on the grid, as Rosberg recorded the 16th pole position of his career. Post-qualifying Toro Rosso were delighted with their result, even though Carlos Sainz Jr. admitted he did not expect to fare as well in the race.Collantine Keith "Very happy" Sainz doesn't expect fifth in race http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/09/very-happy-sainz-doesnt-expect-fifth-in-race/ F1Fanatic 12 May 2015 9 May 2015 Rosberg was satisfied with his first pole position of the season, commenting "of course I needed it sooner rather than later," referring to the 27-point gap in the championship to Hamilton.Johnson Daniel Spanish Grand Prix 2015: Nico Rosberg takes pole position to turn table on Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11594699/Spanish-Grand-Prix-2015-Nico-Rosberg-takes-pole-position-to-turn-table-on-Lewis-Hamilton-in-Barcelona.html The Daily Telegraph 12 May 2015 9 May 2015 As pole position is statistically of crucial importance to winning the race, even more so than in Monaco, being first on the grid was considered to be a big advantage for Rosberg.The Spanish Grand Prix – did you know? https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/features/2015/5/the-spanish-grand-prix---did-you-know-.html formula1.com FIA 12 May 2015 Race thumb|The start of the race At the start of the race, Lewis Hamilton did not get away well, having to yield second place to Sebastian Vettel while also coming under pressure from Valtteri Bottas. Nico Rosberg remained in front while the rest of the field got through the first corners without incidents. Kimi Räikkönen had a good first lap and moved up to fifth. The Toro Rosso drivers were unable to capitalise on their good qualifying performances and steadily headed down the order. As Rosberg was developing a lead, Hamilton told his team that overtaking Vettel on track was "impossible." Mercedes switched him to a three-stop strategy, starting on lap 14, but his first stop was marred by a problem with the wheel nut, not being able to get ahead of Rosberg who made a pit stop two laps later without problems. During the following laps, Hamilton tried to overtake Vettel on track, but to no avail. Unlike the top runners, Kimi Räikkönen did not take the medium tyres during his middle stint, but chose instead to run on the hard compound, meaning he would be a force to watch towards the end of the race. Battles for position in midfield during the opening laps saw the two Lotus cars touch, damaging Pastor Maldonado's rear wing. When he came into the pit for his first stop, the entire right side plate of the wing was taken off, later forcing him to retire on lap 47. Fernando Alonso had previously become the first retirement of the race when his brake failed due to a torn-off visor lodging in his rear brake.Parkes Ian Spanish GP: Tear-off caused Fernando Alonso's McLaren brake issue http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118916 autosport.com 12 May 2015 11 May 2015 When he came into the pit lane on lap 28, he overshot his pit box and hit a mechanic, and was unable to continue. Red Bull, who had a troublesome weekend, qualifying behind their sister team Toro Rosso, made up for lost ground and moved ahead to eventually finish seventh and tenth. Up in front, Hamilton put his three-stop strategy to good use, consistently setting the fastest laps on track. On lap 46, Rosberg made a pit stop for the second and final time, emerging just a few seconds ahead of Hamilton, who quickly moved past him into the lead. Hamilton came in for his last stop on lap 51, easily retaining second place in front of Vettel's Ferrari. He subsequently tried to close the gap to Rosberg in front, but a 19-second lead proved impossible to overcome in the remaining 14 laps. Räikkönen had closed in on Valtteri Bottas and tried to overtake him during the last laps of the race, but was eventually unable to do so, leaving him in fifth position, lamenting his poor qualifying performance. As the race drew to a close, Rosberg crossed the line for his first victory of the season and the ninth of his career.McVeigh Niall Spanish Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/may/10/spanish-grand-prix-f1-live The Guardian 12 May 2015 10 May 2015 Rosberg's victory made him the ninth different winner of the Spanish Grand Prix in as many years.Baldwin Alan Nico Rosberg turns the tide with Spanish win http://in.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-spanish-grand-prix-idINKBN0NV0JN20150510 Reuters 15 May 2015 11 May 2015 12 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412191356/https://in.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-spanish-grand-prix-idINKBN0NV0JN20150510 dead Post-race Race winner Nico Rosberg said he had a "perfect weekend" during the podium interview conducted by Spanish TV presenter Maria Serrat. At the official post-race press conference, Lewis Hamilton conceded that it had "been a long time since I've had such a poor start" and went on to explain how difficult it is to overtake on the circuit. Sebastian Vettel admitted that had Hamilton's first stop not gone wrong, it would have been unlikely to stay ahead of him at that point.FIA post-race press conference – Spain http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/fia-post-race-press-conference---spain.html FIA 12 May 2015 10 May 2015 Kimi Räikkönen, who had decided to drive with the old setup of the car, later stated that he had made a "sacrifice" for the team, saying "I think we learned a lot from going for two separate cars following yesterday and today so I'm more confident we can see things more balanced." He went on to point out that the characteristics of the circuit suited Mercedes more than Ferrari, as they had more downforce and raw speed, stating he was not too concerned with the "bigger than normal" gap, after Vettel had finished 45 seconds behind Rosberg.Medland Chris Raikkonen made 'sacrifice' for Ferrari http://en.f1i.com/news/11441-raikkonen-made-sacrifice-for-ferrari.html f1i.com 12 May 2015 10 May 2015 13 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150513223441/http://en.f1i.com/news/11441-raikkonen-made-sacrifice-for-ferrari.html dead Following another difficult weekend and constant problems with their underpowered Renault power units, Red Bull repeated their threats voiced earlier in the season to exit the sport. Their motorsport advisor Helmut Marko was quoted saying: "If we don't have a competitive engine in the near future, then either Audi is coming or we are out."Benson Andrew Red Bull say they will quit F1 unless Audi join forces with them https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32688667 bbc.com BBC 12 May 2015 11 May 2015 Audi had just two weeks earlier stated that it had "no plans to enter Formula 1."Benson Andrew Audi: Motoring giant 'has no plans to enter Formula 1' https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/32506081 bbc.com BBC 12 May 2015 28 April 2015 Team principal Christian Horner had earlier declared the 2015 season a "write-off" based on their engine reliability issues.Edmondson Laurence Renault reliability has made 2015 a write-off for Red Bull – Christian Horner http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/12860087/renault-reliability-made-2015-write-red-bull-christian-horner espn.co.uk 12 May 2015 10 May 2015 Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying positionCarno. NumberDriverConstructorQualifying timesFinalgrid Final grid positionQ1Q2Q3 16 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.490 1:25.166 1:24.681 1 244 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:26.382 1:25.740 1:24.948 2 35 GER Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:27.534 1:26.167 1:25.458 3 477 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:27.262 1:26.197 1:25.694 4 555 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 1:26.773 1:26.475 1:26.136 5 633 NED Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:27.393 1:26.441 1:26.249 6 77 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.637 1:26.016 1:26.414 7 826 RUS Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.833 1:26.889 1:26.629 8 919 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:27.165 1:26.147 1:26.757 9 103 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.611 1:26.692 1:26.770 10 118 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1:27.383 1:27.375 11 1213 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:27.281 1:27.450 12 1314 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:27.941 1:27.760 1314 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:27.813 1:27.854 14 1512 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.625 1:28.005 15 169 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.112 16 1727 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:28.365 17 1811 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:28.442 18 19 28 GBR Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 1:31.200 19 20 98 ESP Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 1:32.038 20 107% time: 1:32.428 Source:2015 Spain Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/qualifying.html FIA 10 May 2015 9 May 2015 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521115411/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/qualifying.html dead Race Pos. PositionNo. Car numberDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints 1 6 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 66 1:41:12.555 1 25 2 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 66 +17.551 2 18 3 5 GER Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 66 +45.342 3 15 4 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 66 +59.217 4 12 5 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 66 +1:00.002 7 10 6 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 66 +1:21.314 9 8 7 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 65 +1 Lap 10 6 8 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 11 4 9 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 65 +1 Lap 5 2 10 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault 65 +1 Lap 8 1 11 33 NED Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 65 +1 Lap 6 12 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 15 13 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 18 14 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 16 15 27 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 17 16 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 65 +1 Lap 14 17 28 GBR Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 63 +3 Laps 19 18 98 ESP Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 62 +4 Laps 20 Ret Retired 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 45 Collision damage 12 Ret Retired 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 26 Brakes 13 Source:McVeigh Niall Spanish Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/may/10/spanish-grand-prix-f1-live The Guardian 10 May 2015 10 May 20152015 Spain Results http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/race.html FIA 10 May 2015 10 May 2015 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522084841/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-spain-results/race.html dead Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. PositionDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 111 10px 2 GER Nico Rosberg 91 10px 3 GER Sebastian Vettel 80 10px 4 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 52 10px 1 5 FIN Valtteri Bottas 42Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2015/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 2015 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. PositionConstructorPoints 10px 1 DEU Mercedes 202 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 132 10px 3 GBR Williams-Mercedes 81 10px 4 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 30 10px 5 CHE   Sauber-Ferrari 19Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2015 Catalunya GP2 Series round 2015 Catalunya GP3 Series round References 30em External links Event site at Formula1.com Spanish Grand Prix 2015 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix 2015 Monaco Grand Prix 2014 Spanish Grand Prix 2016 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Category:Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:May 2015 sports events in Spain