Nico Rosberg has never taken three race wins in a row, but that all changed in Abu Dhabi as the Mercedes driver finished the 2015 season on a high.
The German led from start to finish and only came under threat at one point, when team-mate Lewis Hamilton closed to within a second, before Mercedes neutralised the battle by pitting Rosberg.
The team then chose to keep Hamilton out for several laps before pitting him, which failed to work for the Briton, who went on to finish second, eight seconds adrift of his team-mate.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen completed the podium, but never came close to battling Mercedes for the lead. His team-mate Sebastian Vettel finished fourth, coming from 15th on the grid.
Sergio Perez hung on for fifth, but was under pressure from Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, eventually finishing just a second apart.
Max Verstappen finished 12th, but was demoted after the race to 16th for ignoring blue flags and gaining an unfair advantage off track.
Pastor Maldonado was the only retirement following a clash with Fernando Alonso at the very start of the race at Turn 1.
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Result:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Points |
| 01. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 25 | |
| 02. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +8.2 | 18 |
| 03. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +19.4 | 15 |
| 04. | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +43.7 | 12 |
| 05. | Sergio Perez | Force India | +63.9 | 10 |
| 06. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +65.0 | 8 |
| 07. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | +93.6 | 6 |
| 08. | Felipe Massa | Williams | +97.7 | 4 |
| 09. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +98.2 | 2 |
| 10. | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | +102.3 | 1 |
| 11. | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +103.5 | |
| 12. | Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 lap | |
| 13. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1 lap | |
| 14. | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 15. | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 16. | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 17. | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +2 laps | |
| 18. | Will Stevens | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 19. | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | +3 laps | |
| 20. | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | DNF |
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