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Suzuka Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix 2015 at Suzuka Circuit on 27 September 2015, starting from P2 on the grid. Nico Rosberg finished second for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap with a time of 1:36.145.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 53 | 1:28:06.508 | 25 | ⚡ 1:36.145 |
| 2 | 1 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 53 | +18.964 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 53 | +20.850 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | +33.768 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 53 | +36.746 | 10 | |
| 6 | 13 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 53 | +55.559 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus F1 | 53 | +1:12.298 | 6 | |
| 8 | 11 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Lotus F1 | 53 | +1:13.575 | 4 | |
| 9 | 17 | Max VerstappenVER | Toro Rosso | 53 | +1:35.315 | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Red Bull | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 5 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Alexander RossiRSS | Manor Marussia | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 18 | Will StevensSTE | Manor Marussia | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 49 | Retired | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Pole Nico Rosberg
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.632 | 1:32.584 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.844 | 1:32.789 | 1:32.660 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.326 | 1:33.416 | 1:33.024 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.431 | 1:33.844 | 1:33.245 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.744 | 1:33.377 | 1:33.337 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.171 | 1:33.361 | 1:33.347 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.399 | 1:34.153 | 1:33.497 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.398 | 1:34.278 | 1:33.967 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:35.001 | 1:34.174 | - |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:34.646 | 1:34.201 | - |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.328 | 1:34.390 | - |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.873 | 1:34.453 | - |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:34.796 | 1:34.497 | - |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.467 | 1:34.785 | - |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.522 | - | - |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.664 | - | - |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.673 | - | - |
| 18 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:35.760 | - | - |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:38.783 | - | - |
| 20 | Alexander Rossi | Manor Marussia | 1:47.114 | - | - |