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Home / Seasons / 2016 F1 World Championship Season / 2016 Australian Grand Prix

2016 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 20 March 2016
Winner
  • Nico Rosberg
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Daniel Ricciardo
  • Red Bull-TAG Heuer
CircuitMelbourne, 57 laps
Round1 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 936th World Championship race
  • 32nd World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 21st World Championship race at Melbourne
More 2016 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Previous race2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes571hr 48m 15.565s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+8.060s18
3 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari57+9.643s15
4+4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer57+24.330s12
5+1(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes57+58.979s10
6+13(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari57+1m 12.081s8
7+3(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes57+1m 14.199s6
8+8(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes57+1m 15.153s4
9-2(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1m 15.680s2
10-5(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1m 16.833s1
11+2(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault57+1m 23.399s 
12+2(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault57+1m 25.606s 
13-4(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes57+1m 31.699s 
14-2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda56+1 lap 
15+2(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
16+5(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes56+1 lap 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari38DNF 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari21DNF 
R (IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes17DNF 
R (MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari16DNF 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda16DNF 
Did not start
  (RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer   

Notes

  • Daniil Kvyat did not start due to his car breaking down on the formation lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
3 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
4 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5 (NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari
6 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
7 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari
8 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
10 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
11 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
12 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
13 (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
14 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault
15 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
16-5(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes
17 (BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
18   
19 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
20 (MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari
21 (DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes
22-3(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes

Notes

  • Valtteri Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Rio Haryanto received a three-place grid penalty after a pit lane collision with Romain Grosjean in Free Practice 3.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:23.837 
2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:24.1970.360
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:24.6750.838
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:25.0331.196
5(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:25.4341.597
6(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:25.4581.621
7(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:25.5821.745
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:25.5891.752
9(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:25.7531.916
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:25.8652.028
Q2
11(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:25.961 
12(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:26.125 
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:26.304 
14(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:27.601 
15(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:27.742 
16(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:27.435 
Q1
17(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:27.958 
18(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:28.006 
19(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:28.322 
20(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:29.606 
21(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:29.627 
22(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:29.642 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg25
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton18
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel15
4(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo12
5(BRA) Felipe Massa10
6(FRA) Romain Grosjean8
7(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg6
8(FIN) Valtteri Bottas4
9(ESP) Carlos Sainz2
10(NLD) Max Verstappen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes43
2Ferrari15
3Williams-Mercedes14
4Red Bull-TAG Heuer12
5Haas-Ferrari8
6Force India-Mercedes6
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari3

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Rio Haryanto (first Indonesian driver to start a race)
Jolyon Palmer
Pascal Wehrlein
Haas
Manor
Wins
15th for Nico Rosberg
46th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
29th for Mercedes
Podiums
88th for Lewis Hamilton
80th for Sebastian Vettel (7th driver to score 80 podiums, 2nd German driver)
42nd for Nico Rosberg
697th for Ferrari
96th & 97th for Mercedes
Poles
50th for Lewis Hamilton (3rd driver to take 50 pole positions, 1st British driver)
54th for Mercedes
1-2 start
35th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
5th for Daniel Ricciardo
48th for Red Bull
Front row starts
91st for Lewis Hamilton
40th for Nico Rosberg (13th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 3rd German driver)
Points finishes
125th for Sebastian Vettel

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne circuit
  • 2016 World Championship season

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