Season · 19 rounds, all run

2015 FIA Formula One World Championship

Hamilton's third title, equalling Senna.

Rounds
19all run
Drivers' champion
Sir Lewis Hamilton381 points
Constructors' champion
Mercedes703 points
Margin
59over Nico Rosberg

How the title was decided

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Sir Lewis HamiltonNico RosbergSebastian Vettel

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Sir Lewis Hamilton125
Sir Lewis Hamilton243
Sir Lewis Hamilton368
Sir Lewis Hamilton493
Sir Lewis Hamilton5111
Sir Lewis Hamilton6126
Sir Lewis Hamilton7151
Sir Lewis Hamilton8169
Sir Lewis Hamilton9194
Sir Lewis Hamilton10202
Sir Lewis Hamilton11227
Sir Lewis Hamilton12252
Sir Lewis Hamilton13252
Sir Lewis Hamilton14277
Sir Lewis Hamilton15302
Sir Lewis Hamilton16327
Sir Lewis Hamilton17345
Sir Lewis Hamilton18363
Sir Lewis Hamilton19381
Nico Rosberg118
Nico Rosberg233
Nico Rosberg351
Nico Rosberg466
Nico Rosberg591
Nico Rosberg6116
Nico Rosberg7134
Nico Rosberg8159
Nico Rosberg9177
Nico Rosberg10181
Nico Rosberg11199
Nico Rosberg12199
Nico Rosberg13211
Nico Rosberg14229
Nico Rosberg15229
Nico Rosberg16247
Nico Rosberg17272
Nico Rosberg18297
Nico Rosberg19322
Sebastian Vettel115
Sebastian Vettel240
Sebastian Vettel355
Sebastian Vettel465
Sebastian Vettel580
Sebastian Vettel698
Sebastian Vettel7108
Sebastian Vettel8120
Sebastian Vettel9135
Sebastian Vettel10160
Sebastian Vettel11160
Sebastian Vettel12178
Sebastian Vettel13203
Sebastian Vettel14218
Sebastian Vettel15236
Sebastian Vettel16251
Sebastian Vettel17251
Sebastian Vettel18266
Sebastian Vettel19278

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Sir Lewis Hamilton10381—
2Nico Rosberg632259
3Sebastian Vettel3278103
4Kimi Raikkonen0150231
5Valtteri Bottas0136245
6Felipe Massa0121260
7Daniil Kvyat095286
8Daniel Ricciardo092289
9Sergio Perez078303
10Nico Hulkenberg058323
11Romain Grosjean051330
12Max Verstappen049332
13Felipe Nasr027354
14Pastor Maldonado027354
15Carlos Sainz018363
16Jenson Button016365
17Fernando Alonso011370
18Marcus Ericsson09372
19Roberto Merhi00381
20Alexander Rossi00381
21Will Stevens00381
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Mercedes mercedes703—
2Ferrari ferrari428275
3Williams mercedes257446
4Red Bull Racing renault187516
5Force India mercedes136567
6Lotus F1 Team mercedes78625
7Scuderia Toro Rosso renault67636
8Sauber ferrari36667
9McLaren honda27676
10Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor ferrari0703
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Australian Grand PrixAlbert ParkSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonSir Lewis Hamilton
2Malaysian Grand PrixSepang International CircuitSebastian VettelFerrariSir Lewis HamiltonNico Rosberg
3Chinese Grand PrixShanghai International CircuitSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonSir Lewis Hamilton
4Bahrain Grand PrixBahrain International CircuitSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonKimi Raikkonen
5Spanish Grand PrixCircuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaNico RosbergMercedesNico RosbergSir Lewis Hamilton
6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoNico RosbergMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonDaniel Ricciardo
7Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonKimi Raikkonen
8Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingNico RosbergMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonNico Rosberg
9British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonSir Lewis Hamilton
10Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringSebastian VettelFerrariSir Lewis HamiltonDaniel Ricciardo
11Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonNico Rosberg
12Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesSir Lewis HamiltonSir Lewis Hamilton
13Singapore Grand PrixMarina Bay Street CircuitSebastian VettelFerrariSebastian VettelDaniel Ricciardo
14Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesNico RosbergSir Lewis Hamilton
15Russian Grand PrixSochi AutodromSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesNico RosbergSebastian Vettel
16United States Grand PrixCircuit of The AmericasSir Lewis HamiltonMercedesNico RosbergNico Rosberg
17Mexican Grand PrixAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezNico RosbergMercedesNico RosbergNico Rosberg
18Brazilian Grand PrixAutodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Nico RosbergMercedesNico RosbergSir Lewis Hamilton
19Abu Dhabi Grand PrixYas Marina CircuitNico RosbergMercedesNico RosbergSir Lewis Hamilton
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
FerrariScuderia FerrariFerrari SF15-T1Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Force IndiaSahara Force India F1 TeamForce India VJM08, Force India VJM08B2Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 TeamLotus E23 Hybrid1Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
McLarenMcLaren HondaMcLaren MP4-301Honda RA615H 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
MercedesMercedes-AMG Petronas F1 TeamMercedes F1 W06 Hybrid1Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Red Bull RacingInfiniti Red Bull RacingRed Bull RB111Renault Energy F1 2015 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
SauberSauber F1 TeamSauber C341Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro RossoToro Rosso STR101Renault Energy F1 2015 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Virgin Racing / Marussia / ManorManor Marussia F1 TeamMarussia MR03B1Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
WilliamsWilliams Martini RacingWilliams FW371Mercedes PU106B Hybrid 1.6 V6 T HPirelli
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
Lewis Hamilton 2015 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari SF15-T
Ferrari SF15-T
Sebastian Vettel 2015 Malaysia FP2 3 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Lotus E23 Hybrid
Lotus E23 Hybrid
Romain Grosjean 2015 Malaysia FP1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Marussia MR03
Marussia MR03
Jules Bianchi Bahreïn 2014 · Habeed Hameed · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-30
McLaren MP4-30
Jenson Button 2015 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Red Bull RB11
Red Bull RB11
Daniel Ricciardo b · Veilleux79 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Sauber C34
Sauber C34
Raffaele Marciello 2015 Malaysia FP1 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR10
Toro Rosso STR10
Carlos Sainz Jr 2015 Malaysia FP3 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW37
Williams FW37
Felipe Massa 2015 Malaysia FP3 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Team
Mercedes
Runner-up
Nico Rosberg — 322
Engine formula
1.6 L V6 turbo hybrid (ERS: MGU-K + MGU-H)
Tyres
Pirelli (sole supplier)
Entered
22 drivers, 10 constructors, 4 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started