2015 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2015 Austrian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2015) was the eighth race of the 2015 Formula One season. This was the 2nd time the Austrian Grand Prix has been held since 2003, and the 29th running of the Austrian Grand Prix in Formula One. It was held between 19 June and 21 June 2015.
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==Background==
Heading into Austria, Lewis Hamilton held a seventeen-point lead in the drivers' championship from teammate Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel is in third, 43 points behind the championship leader. While in the constructors championship, holds a 105-point lead from .
The Grand Prix used soft and super soft tyres.
Jolyon Palmer also took part in the first practice session.
Because of the circuit's nature, several of the teams made updates on their power units and chassis.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W06 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W06 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB11 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB11 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF15-T 	 	059/3 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF15-T 	 	059/3 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-30 	 	RA615H Hybrid 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-30 	 	RA615H Hybrid 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM08 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM08 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR10 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR10 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
28 	Will Stevens 	Manor Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
98 	Roberto Merhi 	Manor Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C34 	 	059/3 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C34 	 	059/3 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:11.724	7 	1:11.676	17 	1:11.819	16 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:15.684	20 	1:09.600	1 	1:09.994	1 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:10.401	1 	1:09.611	2 	1:10.332	5 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:11.028	3 	1:09.860	3 	1:10.177	3 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	1:10.267	7 	1:10.863	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:12.159	15 	1:36.148	13 	1:11.058	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:11.905	10 	1:10.585	10 	1:10.221	4 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:11.633	5 	1:10.495	9 	1:11.906	17 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:12.004	12 	1:09.914	4 	1:10.576	9 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:13.272	17 	1:11.517	16 	1:11.168	15 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:11.890	9 	1:11.011	15 	1:10.408	6 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:12.920	16 	1:11.919	18 	1:12.616	18 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:11.642	6 	1:10.686	12 	1:11.139	14 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:12.031	13 	1:10.160	6 	1:11.009	11 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Will Stevens 	 	1:13.937	18 	1:12.522	19 	1:13.328	19 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:12.050	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:11.825	8 	1:10.356	8 	1:10.436	8 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:10.709	2 	1:10.137	5 	1:10.011	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:11.948	11 	1:10.631	11 	1:11.139	13 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:11.452	4 	1:10.746	14 	1:10.417	7 	 	 	 	 	
98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	1:15.459	19 	1:13.094	20 	1:13.960	20 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	13 	1:12.218 	 	2 	1:09.062 	 	1 	1:08.455 	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:10.976 	 	1 	1:08.634 	 	2 	1:08.655 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:11.184 	 	3 	1:09.392 	 	3 	1:08.810 	3
4 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	8 	1:11.830 	 	8 	1:09.719 	 	4 	1:09.192 	4
5 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	5 	1:11.319 	 	5 	1:09.604 	 	5 	1:09.278 	5
6 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	9 	1:11.894 	 	4 	1:09.598 	 	6 	1:09.319 	6
7 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:11.307 	 	6 	1:09.631 	 	7 	1:09.612 	7
8 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	12 	1:12.092 	 	10 	1:10.187 	 	8 	1:09.694 	15*
9 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	11 	1:12.001 	 	7 	1:09.652 	 	9 	1:09.713 	8
10 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	7 	1:11.821 	 	9 	1:09.920 	 	10 	no time 	9
11 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	 	6 	1:11.661 	 	11 	1:10.374 	 	 	 	10
12 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	14 	1:12.388 	 	12 	1:10.426 	 	 	 	11
13 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	2 	1:11.158 	 	13 	1:10.465 	 	 	 	12
14 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	10 	1:11.973 	 	14 	1:10.482 	 	 	 	18*
15 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	15 	1:12.508 	 	15 	1:10.736 	 	 	 	19†
16 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	16 	1:12.522 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
17 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	17 	1:12.632 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	18 	1:12.867 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
19 	98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	 	19 	1:14.071 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	 	20 	1:15.368 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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** Kvyat and Ricciardo were each given ten-place grid penalties for using a fifth engine.
*† Alonso and Button were each given 25-place grid penalties for changing their gearboxes and going past the limit of using a couple of new power unit components.
===Grid===
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** Kvyat and Ricciardo were each given ten-place grid penalties for using a fifth engine.
*† Alonso and Button were each given 25-place grid penalties for changing their gearboxes and going past the limit of using a couple of new power unit components.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	71 	1h 30m 16.930s	2 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+8.800* 	1 	18
3 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	71 	+17.573 	4 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	71 	+18.181 	3 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+53.604 	6 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	71 	+64.075 	5 	8
7 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	10 	6
8 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	7 	4
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	13 	2
10 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	18 	1
11 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	8 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	15 	
13 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	11 	
14 	98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	16 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	34 	Gearbox 	9 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.†	 	34 	Gearbox 	12 	
Ret 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	7 	Electrical 	20 	
Ret 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	0 	Oil leak 	17 	
Ret 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	0 	Collision 	14 	
Ret 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	0 	Collision 	19 	
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** Hamilton was given a five-second penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit, but his results were not affected due to being more than five seconds ahead of Massa.
*† Sainz was given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, although he did not manage to finish the race.
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	169 	 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	159 	 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	120 	 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	72 	 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	67 	 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	62 	 	
7 	Daniel Ricciardo 	36 	 	
8 	Daniil Kvyat 	19 	 	
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	18 	3 	
10 	Romain Grosjean 	17 	1 	
11 	Felipe Nasr 	16 	1 	
12 	Sergio Pérez 	13 	1 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	12 	1 	
14 	Max Verstappen 	10 	1 	
15 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	9 	2 	
16 	Marcus Ericsson 	5 	 	
17 	Jenson Button 	4 	 	
18 	Fernando Alonso 	0 	 	
19 	Will Stevens 	0 	 	
20 	Roberto Merhi 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	328 	 	
2 	 	192 	 	
3 	 	129 	 	
4 	 	55 	 	
5 	 	31 	2 	
6 	 	29 	1 	
7 	 	21 	1 	
8 	 	19 	 	
9 	 	4 	 	
10 	 	0 	 	
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==References==
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