2015 Australian Grand Prix
The 2015 Australian Grand Prix, formally titled the 2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 15 March 2015 in Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty-eight laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and was the first round of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 80th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – and the 20th time the event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
| 2015 Australian Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 15 March 2015 | |||
| Official name | 2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix | |||
| Location | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | |||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 mi) | |||
| Distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi) | |||
| Weather |
Partly cloudy 17–18 °C (63–64 °F) air temperature 32–37 °C (90–99 °F) track temperature 6 m/s (20 ft/s) wind from the south | |||
| Attendance | 296,000 (Weekend) 101,500 (Race Day) | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver |
| Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:26.327 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:30.945 on lap 50 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First |
| Mercedes | ||
| Second | Mercedes | |||
| Third | Ferrari | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was the defending race winner. His team-mate, Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole, his fourth at the circuit and a record for the venue. Hamilton led home Rosberg in a Mercedes 1–2 finish, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel completing the podium in his first start with the team. This race also featured the debuts of future three-time world champion Max Verstappen, and future race winner Carlos Sainz, both driving for Toro Rosso. In the process, Verstappen set the record for the youngest-ever debut in Formula One at 17 years and 166 days old.