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Preseason testing
Formula One conducted three four-day testing sessions in Spain before the opening round of the season. The first test was held in at the Circuito de Jerez from 1 February to 4 February, while the second and third sessions were conducted at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 19 February to 22 February and 26 February to 1 March. Caterham did not participate as they dealt with internal fiscal woes, while Manor focused on building their 2015 chassis around a 2014 power unit in lieu of testing. Force India did not complete their car on time, so they ran the first two session using their 2014 chassis.

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Vettel topped the times on the first two days of testing with Ferrari, while newcomer Nasr was fastest on the third day in the Sauber. The final day of testing saw Räikkönen of Ferrari set the fastest time of the entire session at 1:20.841, nearly 2.5 seconds quicker than the fastest time set at Jerez a year ago. McLaren struggled, having only completed 21 laps over the entire session after running into problems with their new Honda power unit. Mercedes completed over 500 laps, easily the longest distance covered by one team over the session.

Barcelona
Preseason testing returned to Barcelona after a one year hiatus when Formula One conducted their second and third tests at the Bahrain International Circuit in 2014.

19 February – 22 February
The new Mercedes-powered Lotus showed their improvement by topping the times three out of the four days of testing, with Grosjean setting the fastest time of the session with a 1:24.064 on the final day, over a second faster than the pole position qualifying time at the Grand Prix held at the circuit last year. Ricciardo of Red Bull set the top time on day two, while Maldonado was quickest on days one and three. Hamilton fell ill early in day one, which saw test driver Pascal Wehrlein test for Force India in the morning and for Mercedes in the afternoon. Alonso suffered a heavy crash on day four, putting a premature end to the session for McLaren. He was airlifted to a local hospital and, although held for three nights for a concussion, escaped major injury.

26 February – 1 March
Alonso sat out the third session as he recovered from his concussion. ((name)) posted a top time of 1:23.500 on day one, nearly a second faster than any other driver.

Round 1 — Australia
The 2015 Australian Grand Prix took place on 15 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in the city of Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton won the race, followed closely by his teammate Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel rounded out the podium. Only 15 drivers ultimately took part, as Manor Marussia were unable to compete, and three other drivers did not start. Eleven finished, with only five drivers on the lead lap.

Round 2 — Malaysia
The 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix took place on 29 March at the Sepang International Circuit in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Vettel took his first victory of the season and his first with Ferrari. Hamilton and Rosberg rounded out the podium at second and third, respectively. The race saw rookie Max Verstappen of Toro Rosso become the youngest driver in Formula One history to score a point.

Round 3 — China
The 2015 Chinese Grand Prix took place on 12 April at the Shanghai International Circuit in the city of Shanghai. Hamilton narrowly claimed victory over Rosberg by less than one second, while Vettel claimed the third position on the podium.

Round 4 — Bahrain
The 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix took place on 19 April at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir. Hamilton claimed his third victory of the season ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, who stood on the podium for the first time since the 2013 Korean Grand Prix. Rosberg rounded out the rostum in third.

Round 5 — Spain
The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix took place on 10 May at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the city of Barcelona. Rosberg handily claimed his first victory of the season over Hamilton, winning by over 17 seconds. Vettel finished in third, nearly another 30 seconds further back. Only six cars finished on the lead lap.

Round 6 — Monaco
The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix took place on 24 May at the Circuit de Monaco in the city of Monte Carlo. Rosberg won his third consecutive Monaco Grand Prix in controversial fashion as Hamilton pitted late with the safety car deployed, allowing Rosberg and Vettel to undercut the Briton for first and second, respectively. Hamilton finished the race in third after being unable to reclaim any positions despite having fresh supersoft tyres.

Round 7 — Canada
The 2015 Canadian Grand Prix took place on 7 June at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the city of Montreal.

Round 8 — Austria
The 2015 Austrian Grand Prix took place on 21 June at the Red Bull Ring in the city of Spielberg.

Round 9 — United Kingdom
The 2015 British Grand Prix took place on 5 July at the Silverstone Circuit in the city of Silverstone.

Round 10 — Hungary
The 2015 Humgarian Grand Prix took place on 26 July at the Hungaroring in the city of Budapest.

Round 11 — Belgium
The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix took place on 23 August at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the city of Stavelot.

Round 12 — Italy
The 2014 Italian Grand Prix took place on 6 September at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in the city of Monza.

Round 13 — Singapore
The 2015 Singapore Grand Prix took place on 20 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the city of Singapore.

Round 14 — Japan
The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix took place on 27 September at the Suzuka Circuit in the city of Suzuka.

Round 15 — Russia
The 2015 Russian Grand Prix took place on 11 October at the Sochi Autodrom in the city of Sochi.

Round 16 — United States
The 2015 United States Grand Prix took place on 25 October at the Circuit of the Americas in the city of Austin.

Round 17 — Mexico
The 2015 Mexican Grand Prix took place on 1 November at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the city of Mexico City.

Round 18 — Brazil
The 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix took place on 15 November at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the city of São Paulo.

Round 29 — Abu Dhabi
The 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place on 29 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in the city of Abu Dhabi.

Drivers' standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

In the event of a tie, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's best result used to decide the standings.