2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Circuit: Yas Marina CircuitAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Winner: Nico RosbergMercedes
Pole: Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap: Sir Lewis Hamilton
Entries: 2019 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	F1 W06	1	55	Finished	25
2	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W06	2	55	Finished	18	fastest lap
3	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	SF15-T	3	55	Finished	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	SF15-T	15	55	Finished	12
5	Sergio Perez	Force India	—	4	55	Finished	10
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	RB11	5	55	Finished	8
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	—	7	55	Finished	6
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	FW37	8	55	Finished	4
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	E23	18	55	Finished	2
10	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	RB11	9	55	Finished	1
11	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR10	10	55	Finished	0
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	MP4-30	12	54	Finished	0
13	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	FW37	6	54	Finished	0
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	C34	17	54	Finished	0
15	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	C34	14	54	Finished	0
16	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR10	11	54	Finished	0
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	MP4-30	16	53	Finished	0
18	Will Stevens	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	MR03B	19	53	Finished	0
19	Roberto Merhi	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	MR03B	PL	52	Finished	0
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	E23	13	0	Collision	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Nico Rosberg	1	1	55
Sir Lewis Hamilton	2	2	55
Kimi Raikkonen	3	3	55
Sebastian Vettel	15	4	55
Sergio Perez	4	5	55
Daniel Ricciardo	5	6	55
Nico Hulkenberg	7	7	55
Felipe Massa	8	8	55
Romain Grosjean	18	9	55
Daniil Kvyat	9	10	55
Carlos Sainz	10	11	55
Jenson Button	12	12	54
Valtteri Bottas	6	13	54
Marcus Ericsson	17	14	54
Felipe Nasr	14	15	54
Max Verstappen	11	16	54
Fernando Alonso	16	17	53
Will Stevens	19	18	53
Roberto Merhi	PL	19	52
Pastor Maldonado	13	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap	Interval
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	6	1:41.111	1:40.979	1:40.237	—	—
2	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:40.974	1:40.758	1:40.614	+0.377	+0.377
3	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	7	1:42.500	1:41.612	1:41.051	+0.814	+0.437
4	Sergio Perez	Force India	11	1:41.983	1:41.560	1:41.184	+0.947	+0.133
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	3	1:42.275	1:41.830	1:41.444	+1.207	+0.260
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	77	1:42.608	1:41.868	1:41.656	+1.419	+0.212
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	27	1:41.996	1:41.925	1:41.686	+1.449	+0.030
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	19	1:42.303	1:42.349	1:41.759	+1.522	+0.073
9	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	26	1:42.540	1:42.328	1:41.933	+1.696	+0.174
10	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Toro Rosso	55	1:42.911	1:42.482	1:42.708	+2.471	+0.775
11	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	33	1:42.889	1:42.521	—	—	—
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	22	1:42.570	1:42.668	—	—	—
13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	13	1:42.929	1:42.807	—	—	—
14	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	12	1:42.896	1:43.614	—	—	—
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	8	1:42.585	—	—	—	—
16	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	1:42.941	—	—	—	—
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	14	1:43.187	—	—	—	—
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9	1:43.838	—	—	—	—
19	Will Stevens	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	28	1:46.297	—	—	—	—
20	Roberto Merhi	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	98	1:47.434	—	—	—	—

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Nico Rosberg	1	55	2	10, 31
Sir Lewis Hamilton	2	55	2	11, 41
Kimi Raikkonen	3	55	2	10, 32
Sebastian Vettel	4	55	2	23, 39
Sergio Perez	5	55	2	6, 27
Daniel Ricciardo	6	55	2	6, 26
Nico Hulkenberg	7	55	2	7, 24
Felipe Massa	8	55	2	6, 26
Romain Grosjean	9	55	2	23, 43
Daniil Kvyat	10	55	2	5, 25
Carlos Sainz	11	55	2	7, 28
Jenson Button	12	54	2	8, 27
Valtteri Bottas	13	54	3	8, 9, 29
Marcus Ericsson	14	54	2	15, 41
Felipe Nasr	15	54	3	4, 26, 44
Max Verstappen	16	54	3	8, 20, 38
Fernando Alonso	17	53	4	1, 8, 17, 47
Will Stevens	18	53	2	23, 33
Roberto Merhi	19	52	1	24
Pastor Maldonado	DNF	0	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Nico Rosberg · Sir Lewis Hamilton	1 · 2	1 · 2	10 · 11	Nico Rosberg	Kept their order
Sir Lewis Hamilton · Kimi Raikkonen	2 · 3	2 · 3	11 · 10	Kimi Raikkonen	Kept their order
Kimi Raikkonen · Sebastian Vettel	3 · 15	3 · 4	10 · 23	Kimi Raikkonen	Kept their order
Kimi Raikkonen · Sergio Perez	3 · 4	3 · 5	10 · 6	Sergio Perez	Kept their order
Sergio Perez · Sebastian Vettel	4 · 15	5 · 4	6 · 23	Sergio Perez	Swapped places
Felipe Nasr · Sebastian Vettel	14 · 15	15 · 4	4 · 23	Felipe Nasr	Swapped places
Sebastian Vettel · Fernando Alonso	15 · 16	4 · 17	23 · 1	Fernando Alonso	Kept their order
Sergio Perez · Daniel Ricciardo	4 · 5	5 · 6	6 · 6	Same lap	Kept their order
Daniel Ricciardo · Nico Hulkenberg	5 · 7	6 · 7	6 · 7	Daniel Ricciardo	Kept their order
Daniel Ricciardo · Valtteri Bottas	5 · 6	6 · 13	6 · 8	Daniel Ricciardo	Kept their order
Valtteri Bottas · Nico Hulkenberg	6 · 7	13 · 7	8 · 7	Nico Hulkenberg	Swapped places
Nico Hulkenberg · Felipe Massa	7 · 8	7 · 8	7 · 6	Felipe Massa	Kept their order
Felipe Massa · Romain Grosjean	8 · 18	8 · 9	6 · 23	Felipe Massa	Kept their order
Felipe Massa · Daniil Kvyat	8 · 9	8 · 10	6 · 5	Daniil Kvyat	Kept their order
Daniil Kvyat · Romain Grosjean	9 · 18	10 · 9	5 · 23	Daniil Kvyat	Swapped places
Marcus Ericsson · Romain Grosjean	17 · 18	14 · 9	15 · 23	Marcus Ericsson	Swapped places
Romain Grosjean · Will Stevens	18 · 19	9 · 18	23 · 23	Same lap	Kept their order
Daniil Kvyat · Carlos Sainz	9 · 10	10 · 11	5 · 7	Daniil Kvyat	Kept their order
Carlos Sainz · Jenson Button	10 · 12	11 · 12	7 · 8	Carlos Sainz	Kept their order
Carlos Sainz · Max Verstappen	10 · 11	11 · 16	7 · 8	Carlos Sainz	Kept their order
Valtteri Bottas · Jenson Button	6 · 12	13 · 12	8 · 8	Same lap	Swapped places
Max Verstappen · Jenson Button	11 · 12	16 · 12	8 · 8	Same lap	Swapped places
Valtteri Bottas · Marcus Ericsson	6 · 17	13 · 14	8 · 15	Valtteri Bottas	Kept their order
Felipe Nasr · Marcus Ericsson	14 · 17	15 · 14	4 · 15	Felipe Nasr	Swapped places
Fernando Alonso · Marcus Ericsson	16 · 17	17 · 14	1 · 15	Fernando Alonso	Swapped places
Max Verstappen · Felipe Nasr	11 · 14	16 · 15	8 · 4	Felipe Nasr	Swapped places
Max Verstappen · Fernando Alonso	11 · 16	16 · 17	8 · 1	Fernando Alonso	Kept their order
Fernando Alonso · Will Stevens	16 · 19	17 · 18	1 · 23	Fernando Alonso	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:43.754	—	—	28
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	6	1:43.895	+0.141	+0.141	32
3	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	7	1:44.500	+0.746	+0.605	27
4	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	26	1:44.702	+0.948	+0.202	23
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	1:44.742	+0.988	+0.040	23
6	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	27	1:44.751	+0.997	+0.009	22
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	3	1:44.893	+1.139	+0.142	26
8	Sergio Perez	Force India	11	1:44.934	+1.180	+0.041	27
9	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	13	1:45.314	+1.560	+0.380	29
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	19	1:45.433	+1.679	+0.119	20
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	77	1:45.603	+1.849	+0.170	22
12	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	33	1:45.718	+1.964	+0.115	32
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	22	1:45.773	+2.019	+0.055	15
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	14	1:45.865	+2.111	+0.092	20
15	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	12	1:46.115	+2.361	+0.250	20
16	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Toro Rosso	55	1:46.220	+2.466	+0.105	21
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9	1:46.407	+2.653	+0.187	29
18	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus F1 Team	30	1:46.501	+2.747	+0.094	9
19	Will Stevens	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	28	1:48.836	+5.082	+2.335	19
20	Roberto Merhi	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	98	1:49.888	+6.134	+1.052	20

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	6	1:41.983	—	—	39
2	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:42.121	+0.138	+0.138	31
3	Sergio Perez	Force India	11	1:42.610	+0.627	+0.489	23
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	3	1:42.647	+0.664	+0.037	37
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	1:42.717	+0.734	+0.070	35
6	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	26	1:42.798	+0.815	+0.081	34
7	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	7	1:42.849	+0.866	+0.051	36
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	27	1:42.928	+0.945	+0.079	35
9	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	14	1:42.955	+0.972	+0.027	31
10	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	13	1:43.431	+1.448	+0.476	37
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	77	1:43.441	+1.458	+0.010	32
12	Felipe Massa	Williams	19	1:43.506	+1.523	+0.065	33
13	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	33	1:43.662	+1.679	+0.156	40
14	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Toro Rosso	55	1:43.854	+1.871	+0.192	20
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	8	1:43.929	+1.946	+0.075	27
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	22	1:44.050	+2.067	+0.121	32
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	12	1:44.116	+2.133	+0.066	37
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9	1:45.245	+3.262	+1.129	28
19	Will Stevens	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	28	1:46.450	+4.467	+1.205	35
20	Roberto Merhi	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	98	1:47.022	+5.039	+0.572	27

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 3

Practice 3
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	6	1:41.856	—	—	20
2	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:42.137	+0.281	+0.281	20
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	1:42.185	+0.329	+0.048	20
4	Sergio Perez	Force India	11	1:42.448	+0.592	+0.263	18
5	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	7	1:42.627	+0.771	+0.179	18
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	3	1:42.726	+0.870	+0.099	15
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	27	1:42.859	+1.003	+0.133	18
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	19	1:43.173	+1.317	+0.314	24
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	77	1:43.239	+1.383	+0.066	19
10	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Toro Rosso	55	1:43.429	+1.573	+0.190	22
11	Jenson Button	McLaren	22	1:43.508	+1.652	+0.079	15
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	13	1:43.680	+1.824	+0.172	18
13	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	12	1:43.718	+1.862	+0.038	24
14	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	33	1:43.826	+1.970	+0.108	19
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	8	1:43.928	+2.072	+0.102	21
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	14	1:44.014	+2.158	+0.086	13
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9	1:44.325	+2.469	+0.311	21
18	Will Stevens	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	28	1:47.283	+5.427	+2.958	16
19	Roberto Merhi	Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor	98	1:47.520	+5.664	+0.237	17
20	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	26	—	—	—	2

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

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Where this comes from

Round: 19 of 2015
Grand Prix: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Nov 2015
Layout raced: Original layout · 5.554 km · 21 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Mercedes
Entrant: Mercedes
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.