2015 Italian Grand Prix

2015 Italian Grand Prix
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Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race details
Date	6 September 2015
Official name	Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2015[1]
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.793 km (3.600 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles)
Weather	Partly cloudy 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) air temperature 38–39 °C (100–102 °F) track temperature 1.5 m/s (4.9 ft/s) wind from changing directions[2]
Attendance	154,000 (Weekend) 80,000 (Race Day)
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:23.397
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:26.672 on lap 48
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2015 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2015) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 September 2015 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. The race was the twelfth round of the 2015 season, and marked the 85th running of the Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was the defending race winner, and entered with a 28-point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg in the Drivers' Championship, with Sebastian Vettel a further 39 points behind. Mercedes lead the Constructors' Championship by 184 points over Ferrari, with Williams a further 81 points behind in third.

Hamilton completed the second grand slam of his career by winning the race, taking pole position, setting the fastest lap and leading every lap of the race. He finished 25 seconds ahead of Vettel, while Felipe Massa finished third for Williams. Rosberg retired with three laps to go due to an engine failure, resulting in Hamilton extending his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 53 points. Hamilton's victory was confirmed a few hours after the race following an investigation from race stewards after it was discovered that the left-rear tyre on his Mercedes was below Pirelli's recommended minimum tyre pressure standards in a random check but due to procedural inconsistencies, no sanctions were imposed against either Mercedes driver or the team.

This race marked the 41st and final podium finish for 2008 World Championship runner-up Felipe Massa.^[3]