2015 Singapore Grand Prix

 2015 Singapore Grand Prix

Racing data
13th of 19 races in the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	2015 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
Date:	20th September 2015
Place:	Singapore
Course:	Marina Bay Street Circuit
Length:	309.102 km in 61 laps of 5.065 km
Pole position
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time:	1: 43.885 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull
Time:	1: 50.041 min (lap 52)
Podium
First:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second:	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull
Third:	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari

The Singapore Grand Prix 2015 (officially 2015 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix ) took place on 20 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore instead and was the 13th race of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2015 .

report

backgrounds

After the Italian Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton led the drivers' standings by 53 points over Nico Rosberg and 74 points over Sebastian Vettel . In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led Ferrari with 181 points and Williams with 263 points .

At the Singapore Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with the tire compounds P Zero Soft (yellow) and P Zero Supersoft (red) as well as Cinturato Intermediates (green) and Cinturato Full Wets (blue) for wet conditions .

In the week before the race, there were repeated discussions about a possible cancellation because there was smog in Singapore due to slash and burn in Indonesia . The values ​​measured here were sometimes classified as very unhealthy .

There were two DRS zones on the route. The measuring point for the first zone was at the exit of turn four , the DRS zone begins 48 meters after turn five . The second measuring point was 80 meters before turn 22 , the DRS zone was on the start-finish straight and began 45 meters after turn 23 .

Compared to the previous year, the route was changed slightly. The curve radius of turn eleven was reduced so that the vehicles had to drive significantly slower at this point. Also curve twelve has been modified here, the pilots drove now in the left lane on the Anderson Bridge . In addition, the track width in the following hairpin was increased by one meter so that the drivers should have more space for overtaking maneuvers. Changes were also made to the run-off zone in turn one , adding lines and higher curbs that forced a driver driving through the run-off zone to choose a different line.

At Manor there was a driver change before this race: Alexander Rossi replaced Roberto Merhi and made his Formula 1 debut. At the Russian Grand Prix in 2014 , after Jules Bianchi's accident, he was already registered as a driver for the team that was then still running under the name Marussia, but the registration was withdrawn shortly before the event.

Pastor Maldonado (six), Max Verstappen (five), Marcus Ericsson , Romain Grosjean , Sergio Pérez (four each), Vettel (three), Jenson Button , Hamilton, Nico Hülkenberg and Daniil Kwjat (two each) went into the race weekend with penalty points.

With Vettel (three times), Fernando Alonso and Hamilton (twice each) three former winners competed at this Grand Prix.

The race stewards were Garry Connelly (AUS), Martin Donnelly (GBR), Nish Shetty (SIN) and Vincenzo Spano (VEN).

training

In the first free practice session, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 47.995 minutes ahead of Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo . The training had to be stopped four minutes before the end after an accident by Rossi.

In the second free practice session, Kwjat set the fastest time in 1: 46.142 minutes ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Ricciardo. Training had to be interrupted after a few minutes after Will Stevens had strayed from the track and crashed into the track. His team-mate Rossi was only able to drive a few laps in the last minutes of practice, as his car had to be repaired after the accident in the first free practice.

In the third free practice session, Vettel set the fastest time in 1: 45.682 minutes ahead of Raikkonen and Kwjat. The two Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Rosberg were in fifth and sixth, more than a second behind Vettel.

Qualifying

The qualifying consisted of three parts with a net running time of 45 minutes. In the first qualifying segment (Q1), the drivers had 18 minutes to qualify for the race. All drivers who achieved a time in the first section that was a maximum of 107 percent of the fastest lap time qualified for the Grand Prix. The best 15 drivers reached the next part. Kvyat was the fastest. The two Marussia pilots, Maldonado and the Sauber pilots were eliminated.

The second qualifying segment (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. Vettel was fastest. Sainz hit the road barrier shortly before the end of the section, his suspension broke and debris lay on the route. An improvement was no longer possible because of the yellow flags. The McLaren pilots, Sainz and the Force India pilots were eliminated.

The final section lasted twelve minutes, during which the first ten starting positions were assigned. Vettel secured pole position with a time of 1: 43.885 minutes ahead of Ricciardo and Raikkonen. For the first time in the season, there was no Mercedes driver on pole position.

The Manor pilots Rossi and Stevens received starting place penalties of five places each for an early gear change. Since both qualified for the last two places, this had no effect.

run

All drivers in the starting field started on the softer tire compound. At the start, Verstappen stopped and the marshals pushed his car into the pit lane, from where he started the race one lap behind. The leading positions remained unchanged at the start of the race, Bottas briefly passed Rosberg, who, however, countered when braking into turn three and was back in sixth place.

Vettel managed to break away at the top. From the seventh lap on, his lap times became slower and Ricciardo drove between 0.3 and 0.5 seconds per lap faster in the following laps.

The first drivers came to their first tire change on lap ten. Felipe Massa collided with Hülkenberg after his pit stop, Hülkenberg spun and hit the track barrier. He retired, the race management then activated the virtual safety car in the first sector . Hülkenberg was given a starting place penalty of three places in the following race and two penalty points for causing this collision. Hulkenberg admitted to being responsible for the accident in the week after the race. All pilots use this opportunity to change tires. Hamilton and Rosberg switched to the harder tire compound, all other drivers in the leading group again to the softer tire compound. The Kwjat stop lasted a little longer, so Hamilton and Rosberg passed him and were now fourth and fifth. Shortly afterwards, the safety car was sent out to clean the track .

When restarting the positions remained unchanged. Sainz had problems with his vehicle and it could no longer engage a gear. He fell back to the end of the field, but was able to continue as normal after restarting the system. Shortly afterwards, Hamilton slowed down and his car could no longer reach the usual top speed on the straights. The team suspected a problem with the electronic gas pedal, Hamilton fell back to the end of the field in the following laps and then gave up the race. It was the first time since the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix that Hamilton did not finish in the points. After the race it became known that a defective hose clamp between the airbox and intercooler was responsible for the loss of performance. Massa also had to give up the race after his car repeatedly failed to shift into gear.

On lap 38 there was another safety car phase because there was a person on the racetrack. All drivers who had not already done this in the previous laps took this opportunity to change their tires. Alonso gave up the race in the pits. After the restart there was a collision between Button and Maldonado in midfield, in which Button damaged his front wing. He had to come to the pits to change the wing and fell back to the end of the field.

Vettel controlled the race ahead of Ricciardo and Raikkonen. Vettel and Ricciardo alternately set the fastest lap times to date. Button gave up the race a few laps before the end with transmission problems. Maldonado fell behind the two Sauber drivers with his worn tires and then pitted to have another tire change. He was then the fastest driver in the field, but was unable to catch up with the drivers in front of him by the end of the race. Grosjean, who was in tenth place and also had very old tires, braked three laps before the end and had to let Nasr overtake. Subsequently, Grosjean gave up the race. Verstappen and Sainz caught up with Pérez, but failed to get past. On the penultimate lap, Verstappen was instructed to let Sainz overtake, which he refused.

Vettel won the race ahead of Ricciardo and Raikkonen. It was the third win of the season for Vettel and Ferrari and the first time since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix that two Ferrari drivers were on the podium. For Ricciardo and Räikkönen it was their second podium finish this season. Rosberg, Bottas, Kwjat, Pérez, Verstappen, Sainz and Nasr completed the top 10. Ricciardo drove the fastest race lap.

The top three positions in the drivers 'and constructors' championships remained unchanged.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid	Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid	P
	06th	Nico Rosberg
Infiniti Red Bull Racing	03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull RB11	Renault Energy F1 2015	P
	26th	Daniil Kvyat
Williams Martini Racing	19th	Felipe Massa	Williams FW37	Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid	P
	77	Valtteri Bottas
Scuderia Ferrari	05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF15-T	Ferrari 059/4	P
	07th	Kimi Raikkonen
McLaren Honda	14th	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-30	Honda RA615H	P
	22nd	Jenson Button
Sahara Force India F1 Team	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India VJM08	Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid	P
	11	Sergio Perez
Scuderia Toro Rosso	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso STR10	Renault Energy F1 2015	P
	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.
Lotus F1 Team	08th	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E23 Hybrid	Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid	P
	13	Pastor Maldonado
Manor Marussia F1 Team	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03	Ferrari 059/3	P
	53	Alexander Rossi
Sauber F1 Team	09	Marcus Ericsson	Clean C34	Ferrari 059/4	P
	12	Felipe Nasr

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 46.017	1: 44.743	1: 43.885	01
02	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1: 46.166	1: 45.291	1: 44.428	02
03	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 46.467	1: 45.140	1: 44.667	03
04th	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	1: 45.340	1: 44.979	1: 44.745	04th
05	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 45.765	1: 45.650	1: 45,300	05
06th	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 46,201	1: 45.653	1: 45.415	06th
07th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 46.231	1: 45.887	1: 45.676	07th
08th	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	1: 46.483	1: 45.635	1: 45.798	08th
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 46.879	1: 45.701	1: 46.077	09
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	1: 46.860	1: 45.805	1: 46.413	10
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 46.669	1: 46.305	-	11
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 46.600	1: 46.328	-	12
13	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 46.576	1: 46.385	-	13
14th	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Renault	1: 46.465	1: 46.894	-	14th
15th	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 46.891	1: 47.019	-	15th
16	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 46.965	-	-	16
17th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 47.088	-	-	17th
18th	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	1: 47.323	-	-	18th
19th	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	1: 51.021	-	-	19th
20th	Alexander Rossi	Marussia Ferrari	1: 51.523	-	-	20th
107 percent time : 1: 52.714 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 45.340 min)

Remarks

1. ↑ Stevens was moved five starting positions back due to a premature gear change.
2. ↑ Rossi was moved five starting positions back due to a premature gear change.

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	61	2	2: 01: 22.118	01	1: 50.069 (53rd)
02	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	61	2	+ 1.478	02	1: 50.041 (52nd)
03	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	61	2	+ 17.154	03	1: 50.341 (48th)
04th	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	61	2	+ 24.720	06th	1: 50.934 (50th)
05	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	61	2	+ 34.204	07th	1: 51,342 (49th)
06th	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	61	2	+ 35.508	04th	1: 51.109 (36th)
07th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	61	2	+ 50.836	13	1: 51.970 (44th)
08th	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	61	2	+ 51,450	08th	1: 50.298 (43.)
09	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Renault	61	3	+ 52.860	14th	1: 50,401 (43.)
10	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	61	2	+1: 30.045	16	1: 52.566 (36th)
11	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	61	3	+1: 37.507	17th	1: 51.594 (30.)
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	61	3	+1: 37.718	18th	1: 50.175 (57.)
13	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	59	3	DNF	10	1: 52.353 (28th)
14th	Alexander Rossi	Marussia Ferrari	59	2	+ 2 rounds	20th	1: 55,312 (43rd)
15th	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	59	2	+ 2 rounds	19th	1: 55.890 (45th)
-	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	52	4th	DNF	15th	1: 51.167 (43.)
-	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	33	2	DNF	12	1: 53.325 (27.)
-	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	32	2	DNF	05	1: 52.505 (24.)
-	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	30th	4th	DNF	09	1: 53.666 (19.)
-	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	12	1	DNF	11	1: 53.868 ( 06th)

World Cup stands after the race

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 252 02  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 211 03  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 203 04th  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 107 05  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 101 06th  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 97 07th  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 73 08th  Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 66 09  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 39 10  Romain Grosjean Lotus Mercedes 38 11  Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 30th

Item driver constructor Points 12  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 30th 13  Felipe Nasr Clean Ferrari 17th 14th  Pastor Maldonado Lotus Mercedes 12 15th  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 11 16  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 11 17th  Marcus Ericsson Clean Ferrari 9 18th  Jenson Button McLaren Honda 6th 19th  Roberto Merhi Marussia Ferrari 0 20th  Will Stevens Marussia Ferrari 0 21st  Alexander Rossi Marussia Ferrari 0 -  Kevin Magnussen McLaren Honda 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 1  Mercedes 463 2  Ferrari 310 3  Williams-Mercedes 198 4th  Red Bull-Renault 139 5  Force India-Mercedes 69

Item constructor Points 06th  Lotus Mercedes 50 07th  Toro Rosso-Renault 41 08th  Clean Ferrari 26th 09  McLaren Honda 17th 10  Marussia Ferrari 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sven Haidinger: Pirelli reacts to the previous year: Softer tires in Sochi. Motorsport-Total.com, September 9, 2015, accessed September 9, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Norman Fischer, Dieter Rencken: Does the smog cause problems? Vettel: "Step in in an emergency". Motorsport-Total.com, September 17, 2015, accessed on September 17, 2015 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Norman Fischer: Singapore changes layout at the Anderson Bridge. Motorsport-Total.com, September 16, 2015, accessed September 16, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck: Singapore creates another overtaking point. Motorsport-Total.com, July 28, 2015, accessed July 28, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Sven Haidinger: Manor-Marussia: American Alexander Rossi replaces Merhi. Motorsport-Total.com, September 16, 2015, accessed on September 17, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Norman Fischer: Martin Donnelly driver commissioner in Singapore. Motorsport-Total.com, September 16, 2015, accessed September 16, 2015 . 
7. ^ GP Singapore in Singapore / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 18, 2015, accessed on September 18, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Fabian Hust: Formula 1 Singapore 2015: Nico Rosberg with first best time. Motorsport-Total.com, September 18, 2015, accessed on September 18, 2015 . 
9. ↑ GP Singapore in Singapore / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 18, 2015, accessed on September 18, 2015 . 
10. ^ GP Singapore in Singapore / 3rd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 19, 2015, accessed on September 19, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Formula 1 Singapore 2015: Ferrari and Red Bull fool Mercedes! Motorsport-Total.com, September 19, 2015, accessed on September 19, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Sven Haidinger: Hülkenberg admits guilt: "Should have left Massa room". Motorsport-Total.com, September 24, 2015, accessed on September 27, 2015 . 
13. ↑ Sven Haidinger, Dieter Rencken: Already two defects: Is the Mercedes update a failure? Motorsport-Total.com, September 24, 2015, accessed September 24, 2015 .