ROUND 15: UNITED STATES GP
Starting Grid
1.Rosberg
2.Vettel +0.038
3.Button +0.393
4.Hamilton +0.514
5.Raikkonen +0.680
6.Ricciardo +0.680
7.Sainz +0.760
8.Perez +0.833
9.Massa +1.066
10.Bottas +1.079
11.Verstappen +1.114
12.Kvyat +1.267
13.Alonso +1.349
14.Ericsson +1.390
15.Hulkenberg +1.513
16.Wehrlein +1.872
17.Grosjean +2.064
18.Palmer +2.147
19.Magnussen +2.228
20.Nasr +2.271
21.Gutierrez +2.903
22.Haryanto +4.022


Race Day
Hamilton bursts into the lead but Vettel eventually reels both Mercedes in and passes them into the lead.
He pits early but still comes out just behind Rosberg who has been really slow today and is only 6th!

And now Raikkonen is challenging Hamilton for 2nd, but on lap 22 as Vettel comes to race his team-mate, they collide and are both out! A catastrophe! This means Rosberg can win the title today by finishing 5th.

There are quite a lot of retirements again but Rosberg makes it home in 2nd - and is champion! Well I was hoping this could have gone to the last race but oh well, it's much better than Hamilton's whitewash last year. Manor score another point at last and Mercedes also take the constructors championship with a race to go!

Result
1.Hamilton
2.Rosberg +22.985
3.Ricciardo +40.053
4.Massa +50.632
5.Button +53.066
6.Kvyat +1:12.662
7.Verstappen -1 lap
8.Sainz -1 lap
9.Bottas -1 lap
10.Wehrlein -1 lap
11.Palmer -1 lap
12.Gutierrez -2 laps
R.Magnussen - DNF
R.Alonso - Engine
R.Hulkenberg - DNF
R.Vettel - DNF
R.Raikkonen - DNF
R.Ericsson - DNF
R.Perez - DF
R.Nasr - DNF
R.Haryanto - DNF

Fastest Lap Top 3: Vettel, Ricciardo, Hamilton


Championship Standings after Round 15
Drivers
1.Rosberg - 238pts
2.Vettel - 204pts
3.Hamilton - 186pts
4.Raikkonen - 140pts
5.Bottas - 112pts
6.Massa - 105pts
7.Ricciardo - 97pts
8.Kvyat - 84pts
9.Hulkenberg - 67pts
10.Button - 50pts
11.Verstappen - 50pts
12.Alonso - 48pts
13.Perez - 48pts
14.Sainz - 44pts
15.Nasr - 20pts
16.Gutierrez - 6pts
17.Ericsson - 6pts
18.Magnussen - 4pts
19.Wehrlein - 3pts
20.Palmer - 2pts
21.Grosjean - 1pt
22.Haryanto - best finish 12th

Constructors
1.Mercedes - Mercedes - 424pts
2.Ferrari - Ferrari - 344pts
3.Williams - Mercedes - 217pts
4.Red Bull - Tag Heuer - 181pts
5.Force India - Mercedes - 115pts
6.McLaren - Honda - 98pts
7.Toro Rosso - Ferrari - 94pts
8.Sauber - Ferrari - 26pts
9.Haas - Ferrari - 7pts
10.Renault - Renault - 6pts
11.Manor - Mercedes - 3pts