page_title: 2015 Singapore Grand Prix
section_title: Qualifying
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 Singapore Grand Prix / Classification / Qualifying
caption_attribution_description: English: Sebastian Vettel at the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix
context_page_description: The 2015 Singapore Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 20 September 2015 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. The race was the thirteenth round of the 2015 season. It was the eighth time the race was run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
  Defending race winner Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes entered as the leader in the World Drivers' Championship with 252 points, 53 points ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg and 74 points ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes came into the race leading the Constructors' Championship by 181 points ahead of Ferrari, with Williams a further 82 points back in third place.
  Vettel won the race from pole position, ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in second and Vettel's Ferrari teammate Kimi Räikkönen in third. The Mercedes team struggled at Singapore; Lewis Hamilton recorded his first retirement of the season, while Nico Rosberg managed only fourth place, closing the gap in the championship to 41 points.
  It was the only occasion in 2015 where neither of the Mercedes cars started on the front row for a race, and was the only time that a team other than Mercedes secured pole position.
context_section_description: Notes
  – Will Stevens received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, but remained 19th due to Rossi's identical penalty.
  – Alexander Rossi received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
caption: Sebastian Vettel celebrates taking pole position.
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