November 13, 2015 – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton led the way on the first free practice session for the penultimate round of the 2015 Formula 1 season, beating Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg to the top of the timesheet by half a second as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel settled for third.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m13.543s | – | 28 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m14.062s | 0.519s | 36 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m14.168s | 0.625s | 27 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m14.449s | 0.906s | 27 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m14.549s | 1.006s | 20 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m14.696s | 1.153s | 25 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m14.886s | 1.343s | 25 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m14.960s | 1.417s | 38 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.174s | 1.631s | 33 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m15.192s | 1.649s | 31 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m15.314s | 1.771s | 38 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m15.352s | 1.809s | 33 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m15.379s | 1.836s | 28 |
| 14 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m15.381s | 1.838s | 29 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.408s | 1.865s | 32 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m15.413s | 1.870s | 29 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m15.469s | 1.926s | 24 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m15.798s | 2.255s | 34 |
| 19 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m17.860s | 4.317s | 23 |
| 20 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m18.090s | 4.547s | 22 |