2015 Spanish Grand Prix

 2015 Spanish Grand Prix

Racing data
5th of 19 races in the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Formula 1 Gran Premio De España Pirelli 2015
Date:	May 10, 2015
Place:	Montmeló
Course:	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Length:	307.104 km in 66 laps of 4.655 km
Weather:	Sunny, dry Air temperature: 27 ° C Track temperature : 49 ° C
Pole position
Driver:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Time:	1: 24.681 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time:	1: 28.270 min (lap 54)
Podium
First:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix (officially Formula 1 Gran Premio De España Pirelli 2015 ) took place on May 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló and was the fifth race of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship .

report

backgrounds

After the Bahrain Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton led the drivers' standings by 27 points over Nico Rosberg and 28 points over Sebastian Vettel . In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led with 52 points ahead of Ferrari and with 98 points ahead of Williams .

At the Spanish Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with the tire compounds P Zero Hard (orange) and P Zero Medium (white), as well as Cinturato Intermediates (green) and Cinturato Full Wets (blue) for wet conditions .

There were some changes to the route compared to last year. Since the surveillance cameras hardly gave any information about the exact course of Fernando Alonso's accident during the test drives before the season, an additional camera was installed at the exit of the Renault , and the openings for the rescue vehicles in the boundary walls outside in the following Repsol curve were enlarged. At the exit of the Campsa the curbs started much earlier, at the exit of the chicane before the last corner the curbs were renewed. In the target curve called New Holland , two additional rows of tire stacks have been added.

The two DRS zones remained unchanged compared to the previous year. The measuring point for the first zone was 86 meters in front of the Campsa , the zone began 40 meters after the curve. The measuring point for the second DRS zone, which was on the start-finish straight, was the safety car line, the DRS was then allowed to be activated 157 meters after the New Holland .

After Vettel had an accident with Sergio Pérez during free practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix because of an incorrectly attached front wheel , the FIA ​​tightened the rules for such a case in advance of the race. If a driver does not immediately park the vehicle at the edge of the track during training, if one of the wheels is not correctly attached, he will be moved backwards on the starting grid for the race. In the race, this behavior results in a ten-second penalty and a fine is payable. If a vehicle loses a wheel, the driver will be put back ten starting positions in the coming race.

Marcus Ericsson , Pastor Maldonado (five each), Pérez (four), Jenson Button , Romain Grosjean , Nico Hülkenberg and Roberto Merhi (two each) went into the race weekend with penalty points.

With Kimi Raikkonen , Alonso (twice each), Felipe Massa , Button, Vettel, Maldonado and Hamilton (once each), seven former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

The race stewards were Garry Connelly (AUS), David Domingo (ESP), Alan Jones (AUS) and Tim Mayer (USA).

free training

In the first free practice, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 26.828 minutes ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. All drivers achieved a lap time that was below the 107 percent hurdle .

In the second free practice, Hamilton was fastest with a lap time of 1: 26.852 minutes ahead of Vettel and Rosberg. After changing the engine, Daniel Ricciardo was only able to drive in the last minutes of practice.

In the third free practice, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 26.021 minutes ahead of Vettel and Hamilton.

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. Hamilton was the fastest. The Manor pilots, the Force India pilots and Ericsson were eliminated.

The second section (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. The ten fastest pilots qualified for the third part of qualifying. Rosberg was the fastest. Felipe Nasr , the McLaren drivers and the Lotus drivers did not make it into the last part of the timed practice.

The final section lasted twelve minutes, during which the first ten starting positions were assigned. Rosberg set the fastest time ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. He achieved his first pole position this year.

run

After the start, Rosberg led in front of Vettel and Hamilton

Rosberg won the race ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. It was Rosberg's first win of the season and his first win since the 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix . For Mercedes it was the third double victory of the year. The top 10 were completed by Valtteri Bottas , Räikkönen, Massa, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Carlos Sainz jr. and Daniil Kwjat .

In the drivers' standings, Rosberg was able to reduce the gap to Hamilton, Vettel stayed in third place. In the constructors' championship, the first three positions remained unchanged, and Mercedes was able to further extend its lead.

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
	41	Susie Wolff
	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
	30th	Jolyon Palmer
Manor Marussia F1 Team	28	Will Stevens	Marussia MR03	Ferrari 059/3	P
	98	Roberto Merhi
Sauber F1 Team	09	Marcus Ericsson	Clean C34	Ferrari 059/4	P
	12	Felipe Nasr
	36	Raffaele Marciello

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Williams with the start number 41 was used in the first free practice for Wolff. Bottas then took over the vehicle with his number 77 for the rest of the race weekend.
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Lotus with the starting number 30 was used in the first free practice for Palmer. Grosjean then took over the vehicle with his number 8 for the rest of the race weekend.
3. ↑ ^{a b} The Sauber with starting number 36 was used in the first free practice for Marciello. Ericsson then took over the vehicle with its number 9 for the rest of the race weekend.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 26.490	1: 25.166	1: 24.681	01
02	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 26.382	1: 25.740	1: 24.948	02
03	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 27.534	1: 26.167	1: 25.458	03
04th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 27.262	1: 26.197	1: 25.694	04th
05	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Renault	1: 26.773	1: 26.475	1: 26.136	05
06th	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	1: 27.393	1: 26.441	1: 26.249	06th
07th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 26.637	1: 26.016	1: 26.414	07th
08th	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	1: 27.833	1: 26.889	1: 26.629	08th
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 27.165	1: 26.147	1: 26.757	09
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	1: 27.611	1: 26.692	1: 26.770	10
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	1: 27.383	1: 27.375	-	11
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	1: 27.281	1: 27.450	-	12
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 27.941	1: 27.760	-	13
14th	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 27.813	1: 27.854	-	14th
15th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 27.625	1: 28.005	-	15th
16	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 28.112	-	-	16
17th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 28.365	-	-	17th
18th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 28.442	-	-	18th
19th	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	1: 31,200	-	-	19th
20th	Roberto Merhi	Marussia Ferrari	1: 32.038	-	-	20th
107 percent time : 1: 32.429 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 26.382 min)

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	2	1: 41: 12.555	01	1: 29.109 (53.)
02	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	3	+ 17,551	02	1: 28.270 (54.)
03	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	66	2	+ 45.342	03	1: 30.737 (61.)
04th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	66	2	+ 59.217	04th	1: 30.711 (44th)
05	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	66	2	+1: 00.002	07th	1: 29.931 (47th)
06th	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	66	3	+1: 21.314	09	1: 30.374 (51st)
07th	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	65	2	+ 1 lap	10	1: 31.124 (56.)
08th	Romain Grosjean	Lotus Mercedes	65	2	+ 1 lap	11	1: 31.945 (46.)
09	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Renault	65	2	+ 1 lap	05	1: 31.156 (62.)
10	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull-Renault	65	2	+ 1 lap	08th	1: 31.887 (40.)
11	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso-Renault	65	2	+ 1 lap	06th	1: 31.896 (46.)
12	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	65	2	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 31.928 (41st)
13	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	65	2	+ 1 lap	18th	1: 31.932 (38th)
14th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	65	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 32,222 (52.)
15th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	65	3	+ 1 lap	17th	1: 30.888 (51st)
16	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	65	3	+ 1 lap	14th	1: 31,162 (46.)
17th	Will Stevens	Marussia Ferrari	63	3	+ 3 rounds	19th	1: 33.655 (49.)
18th	Roberto Merhi	Marussia Ferrari	62	3	+ 4 rounds	20th	1: 34.211 (51.)
-	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus Mercedes	45	3	DNF	12	1: 32.912 (17.)
-	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	26th	1	DNF	13	1: 33.387 (23.)

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 111 02  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 91 03  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 80 04th  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 52 05  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 42 06th  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 39 07th  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 25th 08th  Romain Grosjean Lotus Mercedes 16 09  Felipe Nasr Clean Ferrari 14th 10  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 8th 11  Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 6th

Item driver constructor Points 12  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 6th 13  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 5 14th  Marcus Ericsson Clean Ferrari 5 15th  Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 5 16  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 0 17th  Jenson Button McLaren Honda 0 18th  Roberto Merhi Marussia Ferrari 0 19th  Will Stevens Marussia Ferrari 0 20th  Pastor Maldonado Lotus Mercedes 0 -  Kevin Magnussen McLaren Honda 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 1  Mercedes 202 2  Ferrari 132 3  Williams-Mercedes 81 4th  Red Bull-Renault 30th 5  Clean Ferrari 19th

Item constructor Points 06th  Lotus Mercedes 16 07th  Toro Rosso-Renault 14th 08th  Force India-Mercedes 11 09  McLaren Honda 0 10  Marussia Ferrari 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Norman Fischer: Pirelli gets (super) soft: Three times super soft in four races. Motorsport-Total.com, April 22, 2015, accessed April 22, 2015 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Sven Haidinger: Barcelona: route changes due to Alonso test accident. Motorsport-Total.com, April 6, 2015, accessed May 7, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: After the Vettel accident: Formula 1 tightened rules when the bike was loose. Motorsport-Total.com, April 7, 2015, accessed on May 7, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Sven Haidinger: Legend Alan Jones supports race stewards in Barcelona. Motorsport-Total.com, April 6, 2015, accessed May 7, 2015 . 
5. ^ GP Spain in Barcelona / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, May 8, 2015, accessed May 8, 2015 . 
6. ^ GP Spain in Barcelona / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, May 8, 2015, accessed May 8, 2015 . 
7. ^ GP Spain in Barcelona / 3rd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, May 9, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 

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