- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Sergio Pérez
- Race date
- October 11, 2015
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Sochi Autodrom
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Sergio Pérez 3 for Force India.
Grid to finish
Felipe Massa from P15 to P4 (+11), Fernando Alonso from P19 to P11 (+8), and Pastor Maldonado from P14 to P7 (+7) 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 11 Finished, 3 Collision, 1 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Accident. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.071 on lap 51. 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.