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2015 British GP: Lewis the hero at home

SILVERSTONE, England - Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second.

Germany's Sebastian Vettel took third place for Ferrari, with Williams driver Felipe Massa denied a podium appearance after the Brazilian had set the early pace following a blistering start.

On a tricky afternoon of safety cars, sunshine and showers Hamilton prevailed to chalk up his 38th career win and fifth of the season to go 17 points clear of Rosberg after nine of 19 races.

The victory in front of an estimated 140 000 fans made Hamilton only the third Briton, after Jim Clark and Nigel Mansell, to win three times at home.

Read the 2015 British GP as it happened!

2015 Britrish GP results

1 Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1min31:27.729 
2 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes +00:10.956 
3 Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:25.443 
4 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 00:36.839 
5 Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes 01:03.194 
6 Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull - Renault 01:03.955 
7 Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 01:18.744 
8 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1 lap 
9 Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap 
10 Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1 lap 
11 Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap 
12 Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia - Ferrari 3 laps 
13 Will Stevens (Britain) Marussia - Ferrari 3 laps 
r Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 21 laps 
r Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - Renault 31 laps 
r Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - Renault 49 laps 
r Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mercedes 51 laps 
r Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 52 laps 
r Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes 52 laps 
nc Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari 52 laps 
(rank: r = retired, nc = not classified) 

Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1min37.093, lap 29.

Driver and constructors standings
Driver Points

1 Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 194 
2 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 177 
3 Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 135 
4 Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams 77 
5 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 76 
6 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams 74 
7 Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull 36 
8 Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Red Bull 27 
9 Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India 24 
10 Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus 17 
11 Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber 16 
12 Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India 15 
13 Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus 12 
14 Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso 10 
15 Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso 9 
16 Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber 5 
17 Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 4 
18 Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1 
19 Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia 0 
20 Will Stevens (Britain) Marussia 0 

Constructors Points 
1 Mercedes 371 
2 Ferrari 211 
3 Williams-Mercedes 151
4 RedBull - Renault 63 
5 Force India - Mercedes 39 
6 Lotus - Mercedes 29 
7 Sauber - Ferrari 21 
8 Toro Rosso - Renault 19 
9 McLaren 5 
10 Marussia - Ferrari 0

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