Race results - United States Grand Prix 2015 - Hamilton takes the win and the title in US race

Hamilton scored the race win and wrapped up the 2015 championship campaign, after battling bast teammate Nico Rosberg at the first corner of the race. There was a virtual safety car period due to Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson clashing their Saubers together, and an actual safety car after Ericsson retired, after which Hamilton relinquished his lead.

However, pit stop strategy put him back into the lead of the race and he took the victory with Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel joining him on the podium.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Stops
Best	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:40.666	Lap 49
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:50:52.703	2
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	+2.850	2
3	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	+3.381	3
4	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	+22.359	2
5	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	+24.413	2
6	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	+28.058	3
7	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	+30.619	3
8	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	+32.273	3
9	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	+40.257	5
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	+53.371	3
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	+54.816	3
12	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	+75.277	3
DNF	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	Lap 41	2
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Lap 35	2
DNF	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	Lap 25	2
DNF	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Lap 25	2
DNF	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	Lap 23	1
DNF	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lap 10	2
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	Lap 5	2
DNF	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Lap 1	0

0 place drop for Carlos Sainz Jr. 5 second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.