The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 September 2015 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. The race was the fourteenth round of the 2015 World Championship, and marked the forty-first running of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Nico Hülkenberg served a three-place grid penalty carried over from the Singapore Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa pictured during the first free practice session, held in rainy conditions on Friday morning.
Lewis Hamilton qualified second but went on to win the race.
A first lap puncture dropped Daniel Ricciardo down the field, he finished fifteenth.
2015 Formula One World Championship
The 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. It was the 66th Formula One World Championship recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Twenty-two drivers representing 10 teams contested 19 Grands Prix, starting in Australia on 15 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 29 November as they competed for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championships.
Lewis Hamilton successfully defended his title after winning the United States Grand Prix
Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg (pictured in 2014) finished runner up for Mercedes, 59 points behind Hamilton.
Sebastian Vettel (pictured celebrating his victory in Malaysia) finished 3rd in his first year with Ferrari.
Mercedes won their second consecutive World Constructors' Championship at the Russian Grand Prix with the F1 W06 Hybrid