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Race details
Date
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Official name
2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
Location
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
Course
Permanent Racing Facility
Course length
5.451 km (3.387 miles)
Distance
56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles)
Weather
Sunny 21 °C (70 °F) air temperature 46 °C (115 °F) track temperature 1.4 m/s (4.6 ft/s) wind from the northwest[1]
Attendance
145,000 (Weekend) 125,000 (Race Day)
Pole position
Driver
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Time
1:35.782
Fastest lap
Driver
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Time
1:42.208 on lap 31
Podium
First
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Second
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
Third
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 12 April 2015 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2015 season, and marked the twelfth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[2]
Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and went into the weekend with a three-point lead in the world championship over Sebastian Vettel, who had surprised the field by taking victory in the previous round at Malaysia. Hamilton took pole position during Saturday's qualifying, the 41st of his career and the third in a row. He went on to win the race from his teammate Nico Rosberg.[3]
^"GP China in Shanghai / Rennen" [Chinese GP in Shanghai / Race]. motorsport-total.com (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^"A history of the Chinese Grand Prix". ESPN F1. ESPN. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^"Lewis Hamilton cruises to Chinese Grand Prix victory". BBC Sport. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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