- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel
- Race date
- September 27, 2015
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Lewis Hamilton
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Nico Rosberg is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Max Verstappen from P17 to P9 (+8), Nico Hülkenberg from P13 to P6 (+7), and Pastor Maldonado from P11 to P8 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nico Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Mechanical. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.145 on lap 33. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.