2015 British Grand Prix

2015 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Race details
Date 5 July 2015
Official name 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix[1]
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.891 km (3.661 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles)
Weather Cloudy, rain at times
17–20 °C (63–68 °F) air temperature
24–32 °C (75–90 °F) track temperature
2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s) wind from the east[2]
Attendance 350,000 (Weekend) 140,000 (Race Day)[3]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:32.248
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:37.093 on lap 29
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2015 British Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 5 July 2015 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race was the ninth round of the 2015 season, and marked the 70th running of the British Grand Prix, and the 51st time that the race was held at the Silverstone Circuit.

Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner, and came into the event with a ten-point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg in the World Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes were leading Ferrari by 136 points, with Williams a further 63 points adrift.

Hamilton took pole position during Saturday's qualifying, his eighth of the season, ahead of Rosberg and the two Williams of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. The first lap of the race saw the Massa and Bottas take first and second place respectively through fast starts. They were able to hold their positions until the pit stops. Rain in the latter part of the race gave Sebastian Vettel the chance to overtake the two Williams for the last podium position. Hamilton won the race for the second consecutive year, 11 seconds ahead of his teammate, extending his championship lead to 17 points.

  1. ^ "Great Britain". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "GP Großbritannien in Silverstone / Rennen" [GP Great Britain in Silverstone / Race]. motorsport-total.com (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ^ Garside, Kevin (5 July 2015). "British Grand Prix 2015: Lewis Hamilton victory overshadows what could be oddly befitting Silverstone swansong for Jenson Button". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.