Round 1 · 15 March 2015
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
18 drivers
After Round 1
1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
NEW
25
+25
2
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
NEW
18
+18
3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
NEW
15
+15
4
Felipe Massa
Williams
NEW
12
+12
5
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
NEW
10
+10
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6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
NEW
8
+8
7
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
NEW
6
+6
8
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
NEW
4
+4
9
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
NEW
2
+2
10
Sergio Pérez
Force India
NEW
1
+1
11
Jenson Button
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
NEW
0
+0
-
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
NEW
0
+0
-
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus F1
NEW
0
+0
-
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
NEW
0
+0
-
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID melbourne-2
Race classification
18 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:31:54.067 | 25 |
| 2 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | +1.360 | 18 |
| 3 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | +34.523 | 15 |
| 4 | MAS Felipe Massa | Williams | 3 | +38.196 | 12 |
| 5 | NAS Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 10 | +1:35.149 | 10 |
| 6 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | +1 Lap | 8 |
| 7 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | ERI Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | PER Sergio Pérez | Force India | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | VER Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| R | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Power loss | 0 |
| R | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| W | KVY Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 12 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | MAG Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 17 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Pit | Withdrew | 0 |