2015 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the 2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix) was the 14th round of the 2015 Formula One Season. It was the 31st running of the Japanese Grand Prix as a round in the championship. It was held between 25 September and 27 September, 2015.
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==Background==
Medium and hard tyres were used by the drivers for the race.
Like Monaco, the Japanese Grand Prix has only one DRS zone, being on the start/finish straight.
After his collision with Felipe Massa in the Singapore Grand Prix, Nico Hülkenberg was given a three-place grid penalty.
Being the first Japanese Grand Prix since Jules Bianchi's crash in the previous year's event that left him passing away in July 2015, announced that they would mark their return in "a very private way". Additionally, had to get hospitality from other teams for Thursday, after their equipment were late arriving, along with the fact that they could not use their hospitality unit when it was not paid in time due to problems with the team's money. Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez was confirmed to be driving for in .
==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 	
53 	Alexander Rossi 	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 	 	No Time 	13 	1:49.097	4 	1:34.497	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:50.519	4 	1:50.268	5 	1:35.222	8 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:50.077	3 	1:48.300	2 	1:33.995	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:51.212	7 	1:50.319	6 	1:35.082	6 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	1:52.534	15 	1:35.602	9 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:53.820	9 	1:51.934	13 	1:36.199	13 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	No Time 	15 	1:52.070	14 	1:36.430	17 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:54.013	11 	1:50.968	9 	1:36.919	18 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	No Time 	17 	1:51.557	10 	1:36.307	15 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	No Time 	16 	1:55.239	17 	1:36.360	16 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:52.288	8 	1:52.765	16 	1:34.934	5 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:55.678	12 	1:51.861	12 	1:36.174	12 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:49.938	2 	1:48.277	1 	1:36.294	14 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	No Time 	14 	1:51.674	11 	1:36.110	11 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Will Stevens 	 	No Time 	19 	1:58.059	18 	1:39.653	19 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	No Time 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:50.940	6 	1:50.542	8 	1:35.160	7 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:50.722	5 	1:48.853	3 	1:34.292	2 	 	 	 	 	
53 	Alexander Rossi 	 	No Time 	20 	1:59.419	19 	1:39.819	20 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:49.434	1 	1:50.418	7 	1:35.963	10 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:53.964	10 	No Time 	20 	1:34.797	4 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	2 	1:33.015 	 	1 	1:32.632 	 	1 	1:32.584 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:32.844 	 	2 	1:32.789 	 	2 	1:32.660 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:34.326 	 	5 	1:33.416 	 	3 	1:33.024 	3
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	7 	1:34.431 	 	6 	1:33.844 	 	4 	1:33.245 	4
5 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	9 	1:34.744 	 	4 	1:33.377 	 	5 	1:33.337 	5
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:34.171 	 	3 	1:33.361 	 	6 	1:33.347 	6
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:34.399 	 	7 	1:34.153 	 	7 	1:33.497 	7
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	5 	1:34.398 	 	10 	1:34.278 	 	8 	1:33.967 	8
9 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:35.001 	 	8 	1:34.174 	 	9 	No time 	9
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	8 	1:34.646 	 	9 	1:34.201 	 	10 	No time 	PL
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	13 	1:35.328 	 	11 	1:34.390 	 	 	 	13
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	11 	1:34.873 	 	12 	1:34.453 	 	 	 	10
13 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	 	10 	1:34.796 	 	13 	1:34.497 	 	 	 	11
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	14 	1:35.467 	 	14 	1:34.785 	 	 	 	12
15 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	15 	1:34.522 	 	15 	No time 	 	 	 	17
16 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	16 	1:35.664 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
17 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	17 	1:35.673 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
18 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	18 	1:35.760 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	 	19 	1:38.783 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
NC 	53 	Alexander Rossi 	 	 	20 	1:47.114 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386	107% time: 1:39.386
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===Grid===
*Kvyat started the race from the pitlane due to a heavy crash in Q3.
*Nico Hülkenberg dropped 3 places due to a collision with Felipe Massa at the previous race.
*Max Verstappen dropped 3 places due to parking in an unsafe place.
*Alexander Rossi, despite not setting a qualifying time above 107%, was allowed to start the race.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	1:28:06.508 	2 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	53 	+18.964 	1 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	53 	+20.850 	4 	15
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+33.768 	6 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+36.746 	3 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	53 	+55.559 	13 	8
7 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	53 	+72.298 	8 	6
8 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	53 	+73.575 	11 	4
9 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+95.315 	17 	2
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	10 	1
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	12 	
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	9 	
13 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	PL 	
14 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	15 	
15 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	7 	
16 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	52 	+ 1 lap 	14 	
17 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	51 	+ 2 laps 	5 	
18 	53 	Alexander Rossi 	 	51 	+ 2 laps 	19 	
19 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	50 	+ 3 laps 	18 	
20 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	49 	DNF 	16 	
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==Milestones==
* Lewis Hamilton's 41st career win, puts him equal 4th place with Ayrton Senna on the all-time wins list.
* Fernando Alonso's 248th race entry and 247th race start, placing him 6th on the all time lists, overtaking David Coulthard.
* ' 50th grand prix victory.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	277 	 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	229 	 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	218 	 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	119 	 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	111 	 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	97 	 	
7 	Daniil Kvyat 	58 	 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	73 	 	
9 	Romain Grosjean 	44 	1 	
10 	Sergio Pérez 	39 	1 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	38 	1 	
12 	Max Verstappen 	32 	1 	
13 	Felipe Nasr 	17 	 	
14 	Pastor Maldonado 	16 	 	
15 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	12 	1 	
16 	Fernando Alonso 	11 	1 	
17 	Marcus Ericsson 	9 	 	
18 	Jenson Button 	6 	 	
19 	Roberto Merhi 	0 	 	
20 	Will Stevens 	0 	 	
21 	Alexander Rossi 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	506 	 	
2 	 	337 	 	
3 	 	208 	 	
4 	 	139 	 	
5 	 	77 	 	
6 	 	60 	 	
7 	 	44 	 	
8 	 	26 	 	
9 	 	17 	 	
10 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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