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Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen at Yas Marina Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nico Rosberg
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
November 29, 2015
Pole
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P15 to P4 (+11), Romain Grosjean from P18 to P9 (+9), and Marcus Ericsson from P17 to P14 (+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 11 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Collision. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.517 on lap 44. 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 RosbergMercedes1:38:30.17525
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:38:38.44618
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:38:49.60515
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:39:13.91012
5Sergio PérezForce India1:39:34.12710
6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:39:35.1858
7Nico HülkenbergForce India1:40:03.7936
8Felipe MassaWilliams1:40:07.9264
9Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:40:08.3762
10Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:40:12.5461
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:40:13.7000
12Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap0
13Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap0
14Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
15Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
16Max VerstappenToro Rosso+1 lap0
17Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+2 laps0
18Will StevensMarussia+2 laps0
19Roberto MerhiMarussia+3 laps0
DNFPastor MaldonadoLotus F1 TeamCollision0