2015 Chinese Grand Prix Sunday April 12,2015

 

 The 2015 Formula One season is the 66th season of the Formula One world Championship

Twenty drivers representing ten teams are scheduled to contest each of  19 Grands Prix  starting in Australia on March 15,2015 and ending in Abu Dhabi on Nov 29,2015

Grands Prix are currently scheduled to take place in 2015

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	15 March
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	29 March
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	12 April
4	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	19 April
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	10 May
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	24 May
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	7 June
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	21 June
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	5 July
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	26 July
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	23 August
12	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	6 September
13	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	20 September
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	27 September
15	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	11 October
16	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	25 October
17	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	1 November
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	15 November
19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	29 November

Lewis Hamilton is the defending Drivers' Champion after securing his second title at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton's team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champion, having secured its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix

The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix  race was the third round of the2015 Formula One Season, and marked the twelfth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship

The Chinese Grand Prix is held at the Shanghai International Circuit,Jiading,Shanghai andwas the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million

 

The track is 5.451 km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations on the Formula 

After three races, Hamilton leads the Drivers' championship standings by 13 points from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with Nico Rosberg  in third. 

Mercedes lead the Constructors' standings ahead of Ferrari and Williams

Standings after the race

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos.	Constructor	Pts.
	1	Mercedes	119
	2	Ferrari	79
	3	Williams-Mercedes	48
	4	Sauber-Ferrari	19
1	5	Red Bull-Renault	13

 

Drivers' Championship standings                           

	Pos.	Driver	Pts.
	1	Lewis Hamilton	68
	2	Sebastian Vettel	55
	3	Nico Rosberg	51
	4	Felipe Massa	30
	5	Kimi Räikkönen	24