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Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel at Shanghai International Circuit.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:39:42.00825
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:39:42.72218
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:39:44.99615
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:39:45.84312
5Felipe MassaWilliams1:39:50.55210
6Valtteri BottasWilliams1:39:51.8938
7Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:40:01.0166
8Felipe NasrSauber1:40:04.6334
9Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:40:14.1252
10Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap1
11Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
12Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
13Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso+1 lap0
14Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap0
15Will StevensMarussia+2 laps0
16Roberto MerhiMarussia+2 laps0
17Max VerstappenToro RossoDrivetrain0
DNFPastor MaldonadoLotus F1 TeamBrakes0
DNFDaniil KvyatRed BullEngine0
DNFNico HülkenbergForce IndiaGearbox0