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Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Nico Rosberg
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
November 15, 2015
Pole
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Daniel Ricciardo from P19 to P11 (+8), Romain Grosjean from P14 to P8 (+6), and Pastor Maldonado from P15 to P10 (+5) 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 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 2 +4 laps, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Technical defect. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.832 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:31:09.09025
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:31:16.84618
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:31:23.33415
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:31:56.63312
5Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap10
6Nico HülkenbergForce India+1 lap8
7Daniil KvyatRed Bull+1 lap6
8Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team+1 lap4
9Max VerstappenToro Rosso+1 lap2
10Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 Team+1 lap1
11Daniel RicciardoRed Bull+1 lap0
12Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
13Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
14Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap0
15Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
16Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps0
17Will StevensMarussia+4 laps0
18Alexander RossiMarussia+4 laps0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoTechnical defect0
DSQFelipe MassaWilliams+1 lap0