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Fastest laps - United States Grand Prix 2015 - Mercedes fastest by half a second over Ferrari

Nico Rosberg posted the fastest lap of the race, despite relinquishing his pole position to Lewis Hamilton at the first corner of the Grand Prix. Hamilton was only a tenth of a second off the pace, with Sebastian Vettel a further half a second down the road. Daniel Ricciardo was next in line, with Carlos Sainz showing good pace once again in his Toro Rosso.

Jenson Button was the first McLaren driver in the list, finishing with the eighth fastest time, more than a second up on teammate Fernando Alonso.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLap
1Nico RosbergMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:40.66649
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:40.73848
3Sebastian VettelScuderia Ferrari1:41.33052
4Daniel RicciardoInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:41.98053
5Carlos Sainz JrScuderia Toro Rosso1:42.66051
6Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 Team1:42.84951
7Sergio PérezSahara Force India F1 Team1:43.01054
8Jenson ButtonMcLaren Honda1:43.02650
9Max VerstappenScuderia Toro Rosso1:43.17251
10Daniil KvyatInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:43.72841
11Fernando AlonsoMcLaren Honda1:44.32355
12Felipe NasrSauber F1 Team1:44.40754
13Nico HülkenbergSahara Force India F1 Team1:45.09524
14Kimi RäikkönenScuderia Ferrari1:46.18624
15Marcus EricssonSauber F1 Team1:47.38124
16Alexander RossiManor Marussia F1 Team1:48.17350
17Felipe MassaWilliams Martini Racing1:48.23122
18Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:59.6128
19Valtteri BottasWilliams Martini Racing2:31.9393