Fastest laps - Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 - Race winner Vettel only third fastest on lap charts

Rosberg put in the fastest lap of the race — Credit: Mercedes AMG Petronas

Nico Rosberg led the way on pace at Sepang, with Lewis Hamilton following behind. Race winner Sebastian Vettel was only third on the list, with fellow Ferrari driver down in seventh. The McLaren pair were at the wrong end of the charts, with only Marcus Ericsson and Roberto Merhi behind them.

Ericsson's Sauber teammate Felipe Nasr proved his own strong performance with the fourth fastest time of the race. He was followed up by both the Williams drivers, Massa ahead of Bottas.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Lap
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:42.062	43
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:43.125	45
3	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:43.648	46
4	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:43.902	45
5	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:43.990	40
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:44.088	42
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:44.124	40
8	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:44.514	41
9	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:44.579	42
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:44.812	36
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:44.822	46
12	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:45.070	38
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:45.312	42
14	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:45.345	37
15	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:45.507	37
16	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:46.056	38
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:48.460	17
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:48.760	3
19	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:49.040	44