The History of Williams – 2015

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Williams Martini Racing – 257(3)
YearPoints(Position)CarDriverChassisEngine
2015121(6)19Felipe MassaFW37Mercedes PU106B Hybrid
 136(5)77Valtteri Bottas

A year of consolidation with the same line-up of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas retained for a second season.

The season got off to a bad start in Australian with Bottas having to skip the race after having problems with his back during the practice sessions. At this point Williams had no reserve driver so this led to the appointment of Adrian Sutil for the remainder of the season but was never actually called upon.

The resurgence of Ferrari meant that the team couldn’t take the step up and challenge Mercedes finishing the season in third position again. Highlight of the year was leading away the Mercedes and leading the race at Silverstone until the rain came down and the dominance couldn’t be maintained.

Results

YearRoundCountryDriverGrid PosFinish PosResult
20151Australian Grand PrixFelipe Massa34Finished
20151Australian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas018Withdrew
20152Malaysian Grand PrixFelipe Massa76Finished
20152Malaysian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas85Finished
20153Chinese Grand PrixFelipe Massa45Finished
20153Chinese Grand PrixValtteri Bottas56Finished
20154Bahrain Grand PrixFelipe Massa610+1 Lap
20154Bahrain Grand PrixValtteri Bottas54Finished
20155Spanish Grand PrixFelipe Massa96Finished
20155Spanish Grand PrixValtteri Bottas44Finished
20156Monaco Grand PrixFelipe Massa1215+1 Lap
20156Monaco Grand PrixValtteri Bottas1614Finished
20157Canadian Grand PrixFelipe Massa156Finished
20157Canadian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas43Finished
20158Austrian Grand PrixFelipe Massa43Finished
20158Austrian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas65Finished
20159British Grand PrixFelipe Massa34Finished
20159British Grand PrixValtteri Bottas45Finished
201510Hungarian Grand PrixFelipe Massa812Finished
201510Hungarian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas613Finished
201511Belgian Grand PrixFelipe Massa66Finished
201511Belgian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas39Power Unit
201512Italian Grand PrixFelipe Massa53Finished
201512Italian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas64Finished
201513Singapore Grand PrixFelipe Massa919Gearbox
201513Singapore Grand PrixValtteri Bottas75Finished
201514Japanese Grand PrixFelipe Massa517+2 Laps
201514Japanese Grand PrixValtteri Bottas35Finished
201515Russian Grand PrixFelipe Massa154Finished
201515Russian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas312Collision
201516United States Grand PrixFelipe Massa717Retired
201516United States Grand PrixValtteri Bottas1619Retired
201517Mexican Grand PrixFelipe Massa76Finished
201517Mexican Grand PrixValtteri Bottas63Finished
201518Brazilian Grand PrixFelipe Massa820Excluded
201518Brazilian Grand PrixValtteri Bottas75+1 Lap
201519Abu Dhabi Grand PrixFelipe Massa88Finished
201519Abu Dhabi Grand PrixValtteri Bottas613+1 Lap

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