2016 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 57 laps |
Round | 1 of 21 |
Race numbers | The 2016 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 57 | 1hr 48m 15.565s | 25 |
2 | -1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | +8.060s | 18 |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 57 | +9.643s | 15 | |
4 | +4 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 57 | +24.330s | 12 |
5 | +1 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +58.979s | 10 |
6 | +13 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 12.081s | 8 |
7 | +3 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 14.199s | 6 |
8 | +8 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 15.153s | 4 |
9 | -2 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 15.680s | 2 |
10 | -5 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 16.833s | 1 |
11 | +2 | (GBR) Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 57 | +1m 23.399s | |
12 | +2 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 57 | +1m 25.606s | |
13 | -4 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 31.699s | |
14 | -2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 56 | +1 lap | |
15 | +2 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
16 | +5 | (DEU) Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | 56 | +1 lap | |
R | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 38 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (IDN) Rio Haryanto | Manor-Mercedes | 17 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 16 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(RUS) Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
Notes
- Daniil Kvyat did not start due to his car breaking down on the formation lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
4 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
5 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
6 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
7 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
8 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
9 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
10 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
11 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | |
12 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | |
13 | (GBR) Jolyon Palmer | Renault | |
14 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | Renault | |
15 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
16 | -5 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes |
17 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | |
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19 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | |
20 | (MEX) Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | |
21 | (DEU) Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | |
22 | -3 | (IDN) Rio Haryanto | Manor-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.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 25 |
2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 18 |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 15 |
4 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 12 |
5 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 10 |
6 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | 8 |
7 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 6 |
8 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 4 |
9 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 2 |
10 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Mercedes | 43 |
2 | Ferrari | 15 |
3 | Williams-Mercedes | 14 |
4 | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 12 |
5 | Haas-Ferrari | 8 |
6 | Force India-Mercedes | 6 |
7 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 3 |
Stats & 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