Mercedes clinched their second consecutive Constructors' Championship as Lewis Hamilton won, extending his Drivers' title lead to 66 points.
Key Facts
- Race laps
- 53 laps
- Season round
- 15th of 2015
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Hamilton championship lead
- 66 points
- Podium P3
- Sergio Pérez (Force India)
- Russian GP F1 editions
- 2nd since 1950 inception
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2015 Formula One season reached its fifteenth round with Lewis Hamilton holding a lead in the Drivers' Championship. Nico Rosberg, his closest rival, retired early in the race at Sochi Autodrom, leaving Hamilton free to extend his advantage and denying Mercedes a dominant one-two finish.
Held on 11 October 2015 at the Sochi Autodrom, Lewis Hamilton won the 53-lap Russian Grand Prix for the second consecutive year. Sebastian Vettel finished second, reclaiming that position in the standings for the first time since round two, while Sergio Pérez took third place for Force India.
Hamilton's victory extended his Drivers' Championship lead to 66 points over the field. Mercedes, by securing enough points as a constructor, clinched their second consecutive Constructors' Championship at the same event where they had won it the previous year, cementing their dominance in the 2015 season.