2015 F1 Round 15 Russian Grand Prix – Hamilton wins after Rosberg retires, Pérez regains podium on final lap

The Russian Grand Prix on October 11 covered 53 laps. Hamilton won in 1:37:11.024, with Vettel second, 5.953 seconds behind, and Pérez third.

Rosberg held the lead at the start. Hülkenberg spun at Turn 2 and collected Ericsson, putting both drivers out of the race and bringing out the safety car.

Rosberg began reporting a throttle problem on lap five, and Hamilton passed him on lap seven. Rosberg then returned to the pits to retire, ending Mercedes’ chance of a one-two finish.

Grosjean later crashed at Turn 3, bringing out the safety car again. Racing resumed on lap 17, and Hamilton remained in front until the finish.

Pérez pitted early and managed his tyres over a long stint to join the fight for the podium. Bottas and Räikkönen both passed him late in the race, but then collided on the final lap.

Räikkönen continued to the finish after the contact with Bottas, but received a 30-second penalty for the incident and dropped to eighth in the final classification. Bottas was classified 12th, while Pérez regained third.

Massa climbed from 15th on the grid to fourth. Kvyat was fifth, Nasr sixth and Maldonado seventh. Button finished ninth, Verstappen tenth and Alonso 11th after a post-race time penalty.

Sainz returned to race after his serious FP3 crash, but retired with a brake problem. Hamilton took his ninth win of the season, while Räikkönen’s penalty also affected the final constructors’ points tally.