2015 Formula One entry list announced

Lewis Hamilton has elected to stick with his ‘44’ race number for 2015 rather than use the ‘1’ traditionally worn by the title holder’s car. Sebastian Vettel meanwhile will revert to ‘5’ next season.

The 2015 Formula One World Championship entry list, which has been published by the FIA, also shows that eleven teams are currently due to compete. However, the chances of them all actually participating are very slim indeed.

In particular Manor F1 - which competed as Marussia in 2014 - is unlikely to appear on the grid. After all, many of its assets were recently auctioned to help pay off creditors. The prospects for Caterham F1 seem brighter though, with administrators remaining hopeful that a buyer will be found soon.

McLaren MP4-29H/1X1 2015 Side
Honda is returning to Formula One as McLaren’s engine supplier.

2015 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List
Race No. Driver Team Engine
44 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes
6 Nico Rosberg (Deu) Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault
26 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault
19 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams Martini Racing Mercedes
77 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams Martini Racing Mercedes
5 Sebastian Vettel (Deu) Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
7 Kimi Räikkönen (Fin) Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
14 Fernando Alonso (Esp) McLaren Honda Honda
22 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren Honda Honda
27 Nico Hülkenberg (Deu) Sahara Force India F1 Team Mercedes
11 Sergio Pérez Mendoza (Mex) Sahara Force India F1 Team Mercedes
33 Max Verstappen (Ndl) Scuderia Toro Rosso Renault
55 Carlos Sainz, Jr. (Esp) Scuderia Toro Rosso Renault
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus F1 Team Renault
13 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus F1 Team Renault
9 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber F1 Team Ferrari
12 Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (Bra) Sauber F1 Team Ferrari
TBC TBC Manor F1 Team Ferrari
TBC TBC Manor F1 Team Ferrari
TBC TBC CF1 Caterham F1 Team Renault
TBC TBC CF1 Caterham F1 Team Renault

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