Nico Rosberg claimed his first victory of the 2015 Formula One season at the forty-fifth Spanish Grand Prix held as a World Championship round.
Key Facts
- Race round
- 5th round of the 2015 F1 season
- Running of Spanish GP
- 45th as a World Championship round
- Running at Catalunya
- 25th
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Rosberg career wins
- 9th career victory
- Podium
- Rosberg, Hamilton, Vettel
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2015 Formula One World Championship calendar scheduled Spain as the fifth round. Mercedes arrived as the dominant constructor, with Nico Rosberg seeking his first win of the season after team-mate Lewis Hamilton had led the early championship standings.
On 10 May 2015, the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2015 was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló. Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who suffered a poor start, with Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari completing the podium in third.
Rosberg's victory marked his ninth career Formula One win and his first in Spain, narrowing the points gap to championship leader Hamilton. The result demonstrated continued Mercedes dominance while Ferrari's Vettel confirmed the Italian team's resurgence as a competitive front-running force in 2015.