2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2015) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil on 15 November 2015. It was the eighteenth race of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 44th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship since its inception in 1950.
| 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 18 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 15 November 2015 | ||||
| Official name |
Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2015 | ||||
| Location |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||||
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Dry 22–28 °C (72–82 °F) air temperature 38–48 °C (100–118 °F) track temperature 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s) wind from the north | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:11.282 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:14.832 on lap 51 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second |
| Mercedes | |||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Nico Rosberg, driving for Mercedes, was the defending race winner. His teammate Lewis Hamilton entered the race as World Drivers' Champion, having secured the title two races earlier in the United States. Mercedes had also already clinched the Constructors' title, having done so at the 2015 Russian Grand Prix.
Rosberg took pole position in Saturday's qualifying session, the 21st of his career. He would go on to win the race from his teammate with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Scuderia Ferrari.