Lewis Hamilton dominates the first free practice of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
After partying hard in the past weeks, Lewis Hamilton came to Brazil hungry for victory and he led Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg by over half a second in opening practice for the Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2015.
Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo fourth, using an upgraded version of the Renault engine, ahead of the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen who closed the top five.
| Nr. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:13.543 | 28 | |
| 2 | | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:14.062 | +0.519s | 36 |
| 3 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 01:14.168 | +0.625s | 27 |
| 4 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 01:14.449 | +0.906s | 27 |
| 5 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:14.549 | +1.006s | 20 |
| 6 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | 01:14.696 | +1.153s | 25 |
| 7 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 01:14.886 | +1.343s | 25 |
| 8 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:14.960 | +1.417s | 38 |
| 9 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 01:15.174 | +1.631s | 33 |
| 10 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 01:15.192 | +1.649s | 31 |
| 11 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:15.314 | +1.771s | 38 |
| 12 | | 30 - Jolyon Palmer | Lotus Mercedes | 01:15.352 | +1.809s | 33 |
| 13 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:15.379 | +1.836s | 28 |
| 14 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 01:15.381 | +1.838s | 29 |
| 15 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 01:15.408 | +1.865s | 32 |
| 16 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 01:15.413 | +1.870s | 29 |
| 17 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 01:15.469 | +1.926s | 24 |
| 18 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 01:15.798 | +2.255s | 34 |
| 19 | | 53 - Alexander Rossi | Manor Ferrari | 01:17.860 | +4.317s | 23 |
| 20 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 01:18.090 | +4.547s | 22 |
