2015 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

Race #1 of 19 in the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship Season

2015 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
*Held on March 15, 2015 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Original GP Circuit configuration)*
58 L, 191.168 M, 307.654 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 / Mercedes PU106A	58	56	running	25
2	2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W06 / Mercedes PU106A	58	2	running	18
3	4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15 T / Ferrari 059/4	58	0	running	15
4	3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 / Mercedes PU106A	58	0	running	12
5	10	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 / Ferrari 059/4	58	0	running	10
6	6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB11 / Renault Energy F1	57	0	running	8
7	13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 / Mercedes PU106A	57	0	running	6
8	15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C34 / Ferrari 059/4	57	0	running	4
9	7	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 / Renault Energy F1	57	0	running	2
10	14	11	Sergio Perez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08 / Mercedes PU106A	57	0	running	1
11	16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 / Honda RA615H	56	0	running	0
12	5	7	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF15 T / Ferrari 059/4	40	0	wheel	0
13	11	33	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR10 / Renault Energy F1	32	0	engine	0
14	8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 / Mercedes PU106A	0	0	lost power	0
15	9	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E23 / Mercedes PU106A	0	0	accident	0
DID NOT START
		26	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB11 / Renault Energy F1			DNS
		20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30 / Honda RA615H			DNS
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW37 / Mercedes PU106A			DNS
DID NOT QUALIFY
		28	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B / Ferrari 059/3			DNQ
		98	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR03B / Ferrari 059/3			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 1h:31:54.067
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Lewis Hamilton - 86.327 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 1.360 seconds
Average Speed: 124.776 mph
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps - Laps 1-3 (#13 accident turn 2)
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers - Lewis Hamilton (1-24); Nico Rosberg (25-26); Lewis Hamilton (27-58)
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton - 90:945 seconds (lap 50)
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Daniil Kvyat had a gearbox failure and DNS. Kevin Magnussen had engine failure and DNS. Valtteri Bottas suffered a tear in a disc in his lower back and did not race. All drivers who qualified behind him moved up a grid slot.