2015   •   driver & teams
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44HAMLewis Carl Davidson HamiltonGBGreat BritainMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One TeamMercedes F1 W06 HybridMercedes PU106B HybridPirelli
6ROSNico Erik RosbergDGermany
94 (R/T)WEHPascal WehrleinDGermany
3RICDaniel RicciardoAUSAustraliaInfiniti Red Bull RacingRed Bull RB11Renault Energy F1-2015Pirelli
26KVYDaniil Vyacheslavovich KvyatRUSRussia
R/TBUESébastien BuemiCHSwitzerland
R/TCOSAntónio Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da CostaPPortugal
19MASFelipe MassaBRBrazilWilliams Martini RacingWilliams FW37Mercedes PU106B HybridPirelli
77BOTValtteri BottasFINFinland
41 (R/T)WOLSusie Stoddart WolffGBGreat Britain
5VETSebastian VettelDGermanyScuderia FerrariFerrari SF15-T 'Eva'Ferrari 059/4Pirelli
7RAIKimi-Matias RäikkönenFINFinlandFerrari SF15-T
21 (R/T)GUTEsteban Manuel Gutiérrez GutiérrezMEXMexico
25 (R/T)VERJean-Éric VergneFFrance
14ALOFernando Alonso DíazESpainMcLaren HondaMcLaren MP4-30Honda RA615HPirelli
22BUTJenson Alexander Lyons ButtonGBGreat Britain
20MAGKevin MagnussenDKDenmark
R/TVANStoffel VandoorneBBelgium
11PERSergio Pérez MendozaMEXMexicoSahara Force India F1 TeamForce India VJM08Mercedes PU106B HybridPirelli
27HULNicolas HülkenbergDGermany
33VESMax Emilian VerstappenNLNetherlandsScuderia Toro RossoToro Rosso STR10Renault Energy F1-2015Pirelli
55SAICarlos Sainz Vázquez de CastroESpain
8GRORomain GrosjeanFFranceLotus F1 TeamLotus E23 HybridMercedes PU106B HybridPirelli
13MALPastor Rafael Maldonado MottaYVVenezuela
30 (R/T)PALJolyon Carlyle PalmerGBGreat Britain
28STEWilliam StevensGBGreat BritainManor Marussia F1 TeamMarussia MR03BFerrari 059/3Pirelli
98MERRoberto Merhi MuntanESpain
53RSIAlexander RossiUSAUnited States of America
42 (R/T)LEIFabio LeimerCHSwitzerland
9ERIMarcus EricssonSSwedenSauber F1 TeamSauber C34Ferrari 059/4Pirelli
12NASLuiz Felipe de Oliveira NasrBRBrazil
36 (R/T)MARRaffaele MarcielloIItaly
legend
  • Since 2014 each driver has a life-time fixed start number except the current world champion who may decide to use '1' as start number.
  • All engine specs in 2015 are turbocharged 1.6 litre V6
  • All cars may use KERS - Kinetic Energy Recovery System - in 2015.
  • Additional a supplementary power supply will be introduced by the heat-based ERS - Energy Recovery System - that captures waste heat and stores to an electrical unit device. This device is connected directly to the drive train in combination with KERS and will give an additional 161 hp for thirty-three seconds per lap.
  • Pirelli will be the sole tyre supplier for all cars in 2015.
R/TReserve/Test Driver
new driver in 2015
33Max Verstappen The 17 years old Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen's son, has been confirmed by Toro Rosso to become the youngest Formula One driver ever in 2015.
55Carlos Sainz Jnr. The 20 years old Formula Renault 3.5 champion Carlos Sainz Jnr. has been confirmed by Toro Rosso to make his Formula One debut in 2015.
12Felipe Nasr The 22 years Felipe Nasr (third-placed in GP2) has been confirmed by Sauber to make his Formula One debut in 2015.
Stoffel Vandoorne The 22 years old GP2 vice champion Stoffel Vandorne has been confirmed by McLaren to be the second official reserve and test driver along Kevin Magnussen in 2015.
driver transfer 2014->2015
9Marcus Ericsson Switching from Caterham to Sauber.
26Daniil Kvyat Switching from Toro Rosso to Red Bull.
5Sebastian Vettel Switching from Red Bull to Ferrari.
14Fernando Alonso Switching from Ferrari to McLaren.
21Esteban Gutiérrez Switching from Sauber to Ferrari as reserve and test driver.
25Jean-Éric Vergne Switching from Toro Rosso to Ferrari as reserve and test driver.
46Will Stevens Switching from Caterham to Manor Marussia.
98Roberto Merhi Switching from Caterham to Manor Marussia.
unsigned 2014's driver in 2015
99
 Adrian Sutil Leaving Sauber and yet no new team confirmed.
4
 Max Chilton Leaving Marussia.
17
 Jules Bianchi Leaving Marussia.
10
 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham (1MRT) not on grid.
45
 André Lotterer Caterham (1MRT) not on grid.
team/constructor changes in 2015
  • As Marussia under administration since November 2014 they most probably will not be able to be on grid in 2015.
  • As Caterham under administration since November 2014 they currently are listed as 1 Malaysia Racing Team (1MRT).
story
  • 16. July 2014: Mercedes has confirmed that Nico Rosberg will remain at least an other two years at the team.
  • 18. August 2014: Max Verstappen to become youngest F1 driver ever with Toro Rosso in 2015.
  • 4. October 2014: Red Bull has confirmed that Sebastian Vettel will leave the team at the end of 2014 and that Daniil Kvyat will take his place in 2015.
  • 20. October 2014: Force India official confirmed Nico Hülkenberg to stay with the team in 2015.
  • 31. October 2014: Sauber has confirmed Marcus Ericsson to join the team in 2015.
  • 6. November 2014: Sauber has confirmed that Filipe Nasr will make his Formula One debut next year with the team.
    Thus will mean that both current drivers Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutiérrez will be without places next year.
  • 19. November 2014: Lotus has confirmed Romain Grosjean to stay the fourth year in a row with the team. Thus meaning the team will have an unchanged driver line-up in 2015.
  • 20. November 2014: Ferrari has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will leave at end of season.
  • 20. November 2014: Ferrari have confirmed Sebastian Vettel will take Fernando Alonso’s place at Ferrari in 2015. Sebastian has signed a three-years contract.
  • 22. November 2014: Force India has announced a new "multi-year" deal with Sergio Perez.
  • 26. November 2014: Jean-Éric Vergne stated to leave Toro Rosso after three subsequent years with the team.
  • 28. November 2014: Williams have confirmed Susie Wolff to the role of official test driver in 2015.
  • 28. November 2014: Carlos Sainz Jnr. has been confirmed as Max Verstappen's team mate at Toro Rosso in 2015.
  • 11. December 2014: McLaren have confirmed Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button to drive for the team in 2015.
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