2015 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 19 April 2015 | ||||
Official name | 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | ||||
Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles) | ||||
Weather |
Sunny, clear 24–26 °C (75–79 °F) air temperature 28–31 °C (82–88 °F) track temperature 1.5 m/s (4.9 ft/s) wind from the north[1] | ||||
Attendance | 90,000 (Weekend)[2] 32,000 (Race Day) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:32.571 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
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Time | 1:36.311 on lap 42 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Mercedes | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 19 April 2015 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the fourth round of the 2015 season and marked the eleventh time that the Bahrain Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton, who was the defending race winner, came into the race with a 13-point lead over Sebastian Vettel after his victory a week prior in China. He took the 42nd pole position of his career during Saturday's qualifying, and his fourth in a row. In the race, Hamilton won from Kimi Räikkönen and Nico Rosberg, taking his 36th race victory.