Fastest laps - Japanese Grand Prix 2015 - Mercedes back on the pace as Lotus improve

Lewis Hamilton easily set the fastest lap of the race, with Nico Rosberg not that far behind. Ferrari and Lotus went team by team next, with Max Verstappen outperforming his Toro Rosso machinery once again. Williams were surprisingly slow on pace considering their previous performance with the Mercedes power unit, whilst Red Bull really struggled around Suzuka.

Alonso's complaints may have had some grounding, considering he was the 16th fastest lap of the race, and Jenson Button the 18th - just ahead of the two Manor drivers.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Lap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:36.145	33
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:37.147	31
3	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:37.906	32
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:38.035	32
5	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:38.136	39
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:38.167	35
7	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:38.237	32
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:38.241	41
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:38.331	43
10	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:38.366	36
11	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:38.591	50
12	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:38.595	51
13	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:38.686	16
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:38.898	32
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:39.343	28
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:39.614	45
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:40.088	39
18	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:40.121	31
19	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:41.452	44
20	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:41.467	35