An imperious drive gave Nico Rosberg victory in Sunday’s Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2015. Lewis Hamilton had no answer to his team mate’s pace, as Mercedes dominated at Interlagos, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel a distant third. Rosberg’s fifth win of the year guarantees him second place in the 2015 driver standings.
1. | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 1:31:09.090 |
2. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | +7.756s |
3. | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | +14.244s |
4. | Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) | +47.543s |
5. | Valtteri Bottas (Williams) | +1 lap |
6. | Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) | +1 lap |
7. | Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) | +1 lap |
EX. | Felipe Massa (Williams) | +1 lap |
8. | Romain Grosjean (Lotus) | +1 lap |
9. | Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) | +1 lap |
10. | Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) | +1 lap |
11. | Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | +1 lap |
12. | Sergio Pérez (Force India) | +1 lap |
13. | Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | +1 lap |
14. | Jenson Button (McLaren) | +1 lap |
15. | Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | +1 lap |
16. | Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | +2 laps |
17. | Will Stevens (Marussia) | +4 laps |
18. | Alexander Rossi (Marussia) | +4 laps |
NC. | Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) | DNF |
Note – Massa excluded from results after the stewards found that his right-rear tyre did not comply with the maximum permitted temperature ahead of the start of the race.
Via formula1.com, photos via Sutton Images.