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2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSakhir, 57 laps
Round2 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix was the:

  • 937th World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship Bahrain Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Sakhir
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes571hr 33m 34.696s25
2+2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari57+10.282s18
3-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+30.148s15
4+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer57+1m 02.494s12
5+4(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari57+1m 18.299s10
6+4(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1m 20.929s8
7+8(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+1 lap6
8-1(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap4
9-3(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap2
10+2(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda56+1 lap1
11PL(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault56+1 lap 
12+5(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
13+3(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes56+1 lap 
14+7(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
15-7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap 
16+2(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap 
17+3(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes56+1 lap 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari29DNF 
R (MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari9DNF 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda6DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari   
  (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault   

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel did not start the Grand Prix after an engine failure on his way to the grid pre-race.
  • Jolyon Palmer did not start after pitting at the end of the formation lap with hydraulic issues.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Kevin Magnussen was required to start from the pit lane after failing to stop at the weighbridge in practice.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.493 
2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:29.5700.077
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:30.0120.519
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:30.2440.751
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:30.8541.361
6(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:31.1531.660
7(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:31.1551.662
8(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:31.6202.127
9(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:31.7562.263
10(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.7722.279
Q2
11(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.816 
12(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:31.934 
13(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:31.945 
14(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:31.998 
15(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:32.241 
16(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:32.806 
Q1
17(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:32.840 
18(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:32.911 
19(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:33.181 
20(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:33.438 
21(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:34.190 
22(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:34.388 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg50
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton33
3(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo24
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen18
5(FRA) Romain Grosjean18
6(DEU) Sebastian Vettel15
7(BRA) Felipe Massa14
8(NLD) Max Verstappen9
9(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg6
10(RUS) Daniil Kvyat6
11(FIN) Valtteri Bottas6
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz2
13(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes83
2Ferrari33
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer30
4Williams-Mercedes20
5Haas-Ferrari18
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari11
7Force India-Mercedes6
8McLaren-Honda1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Stoffel Vandoorne (first Belgian driver to start a race since 2012)
Wins
16th for Nico Rosberg
47th for Mercedes
Podiums
89th for Lewis Hamilton
81st for Kimi Raikkonen
43rd for Nico Rosberg
698th for Ferrari
98th & 99th for Mercedes
Poles
51st for Lewis Hamilton
55th for Mercedes
1-2 start
36th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
15th for Nico Rosberg
39th for Mercedes
Front row starts
92nd for Lewis Hamilton
41st for Nico Rosberg
Points finishes
1st for Stoffel Vandoorne (331st different point scorer, 8th Belgian driver)
Win & fastest lap
4th for Nico Rosberg