2015 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 12 April 2015 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2015 season, and marked the twelfth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
| 2015 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 12 April 2015 | ||||
| Official name | 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China | ||||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Sunny 21 °C (70 °F) air temperature 46 °C (115 °F) track temperature 1.4 m/s (4.6 ft/s) wind from the northwest | ||||
| Attendance | 145,000 (Weekend) 125,000 (Race Day) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:35.782 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:42.208 on lap 31 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Mercedes | |||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and went into the weekend with a three-point lead in the world championship over Sebastian Vettel, who had surprised the field by taking victory in the previous round at Malaysia. Hamilton took pole position during Saturday's qualifying, the 41st of his career and the third in a row. He went on to win the race from his teammate Nico Rosberg.