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Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 British Grand Prix

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

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
July 5, 2015
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone 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

Roberto Merhi from P20 to P12 (+8), Fernando Alonso from P17 to P10 (+7), and Will Stevens from P19 to P13 (+6) 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 7 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 Collision, and 2 Electrical. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.093 on lap 29. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:31:27.72925
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:31:38.68518
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:31:53.17215
4Felipe MassaWilliams1:32:04.56812
5Valtteri BottasWilliams1:32:30.92310
6Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:32:31.6848
7Nico HülkenbergForce India1:32:46.4736
8Kimi RäikkönenFerrari+1 lap4
9Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap2
10Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap1
11Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
12Roberto MerhiMarussia+3 laps0
13Will StevensMarussia+3 laps0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoElectrical0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullElectrical0
DNFMax VerstappenToro RossoSpun off0
DNFRomain GrosjeanLotus F1 TeamCollision0
DNFPastor MaldonadoLotus F1 TeamCollision damage0
DNFJenson ButtonMcLarenCollision0
DNSFelipe NasrSauberGearbox0