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Japanese Grand Prix 2015
Formula One, 27 Sep, 2015 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)
Fastest Lap Hamilton
Best Race Team Mercedes
Best Quali Team Mercedes
Best Race Team Mercedes
Best Quali Team Mercedes
0 DNF's of 20 starters
Pole: Nico Rosberg
Lights to flag? Nope!
17th to 9th8Most Places Gained:
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen
Race Results
| +/- | Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | L. Hamilton |  | 25 () | 1:28:06.508 |
| 1 | 2nd | N. Rosberg | | 18 | +18.964 |
| 1 | 3rd | S. Vettel |  | 15 | +20.850 |
| 2 | 4th | K. Räikkönen | | 12 | +33.768 |
| 2 | 5th | V. Bottas |  | 10 | +36.746 |
| 7 | 6th | N. Hulkenberg |  | 8 | +55.559 |
| 1 | 7th | R. Grosjean |  | 6 | +1:12.298 |
| 3 | 8th | P. Maldonado | | 4 | +1:13.575 |
| 8 | 9th | M. Verstappen |  | 2 | +1:35.315 |
| - | 10th | C. Sainz Jnr | | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 1 | 11th | F. Alonso |  | +1 Lap | |
| 3 | 12th | S. Perez | | +1 Lap | |
| 7 | 13th | D. Kvyat |  | +1 Lap | |
| 1 | 14th | M. Ericsson |  | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | 15th | D. Ricciardo | | +1 Lap | |
| 2 | 16th | J. Button | | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | 17th | F. Massa | | +2 Laps | |
| 1 | 18th | A. Rossi |  | +2 Laps | |
| 1 | 19th | W. Stevens | | +3 Laps | |
| 4 | 20th | F. Nasr | | +4 Laps |
* indicates fastest lap
Qualifying - The Grid
Suzuka Circuit is an overlapping figure of eight and features some of the most iconic corners of the calendar, including 130R and the – tough to perfect – Dagner curves. The weather can throw the drivers for a loop as well, being generally mixed between hot or rainy.
Usually a fast circuit, the greatest drivers show their mettle on the long curves.
2014’s race saw the terrible incident of Bianchi’s crash, which had the race cancelled and Hamilton taking home the victory at a sombre podium.