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Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Nico Rosberg at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Nico Rosberg
Race date
April 19, 2015
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Daniil Kvyat from P17 to P9 (+8), Will Stevens from P20 to P16 (+4), and Romain Grosjean from P10 to P7 (+3) 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 8 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Electrical. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.311 on lap 42. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:35:05.80925
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:35:09.18918
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:35:11.84215
4Valtteri BottasWilliams1:35:48.76612
5Sebastian VettelFerrari1:35:49.79810
6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:36:07.5608
7Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:36:30.5726
8Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap4
9Daniil KvyatRed Bull+1 lap2
10Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap1
11Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
12Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
13Nico HülkenbergForce India+1 lap0
14Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
15Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 Team+1 lap0
16Will StevensMarussia+2 laps0
17Roberto MerhiMarussia+3 laps0
DNFMax VerstappenToro RossoElectrical0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoWheel hub0
DNSJenson ButtonMcLarenPower unit0