- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel
- Race date
- April 12, 2015
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Lewis Hamilton
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Shanghai International 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
Fernando Alonso from P18 to P12 (+6), Sergio Pérez from P15 to P11 (+4), and Will Stevens from P19 to P15 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 1 Brakes, and 1 Drivetrain. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:42.208 on lap 31. 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.