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2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

937th World Championship race, 12th World Championship Bahrain Grand Prix, 12th World Championship race at Sakhir

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Fact File

Date:Sunday, 3 April 2016
Winner:Germany flag Nico Rosberg
Germany flag Mercedes
Pole position:United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton
Germany flag Mercedes
Fastest lap:Germany flag Nico Rosberg
Germany flag Mercedes
Circuit:Sakhir, 57 laps
Round:2 of 21

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes571hr 33m 34.696s25
2+2Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari57+10.282s18
3-2United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+30.148s15
4+1Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer57+1m 02.494s12
5+4France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari57+1m 18.299s10
6+4Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari57+1m 20.929s8
7+8Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+1 lap6
8-1Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap4
9-3Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap2
10+2Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda56+1 lap1
11PLDenmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault56+1 lap 
12+5Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
13+3Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes56+1 lap 
14+7Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
15-7Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap 
16+2Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap 
17+3Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes56+1 lap 
R Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari29DNF 
R Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari9DNF 
R United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda6DNF 
Did not start
  Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari   
  United Kingdom flag Jolyon PalmerRenault   
  • Sebastian Vettel did not start the race 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

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
PosDriverConstructorTime
1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.493
2Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:29.570
3   
4Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:30.244
5Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:30.854
6Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:31.153
7Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:31.155
8Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:31.620
9France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:31.756
10Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.772
11Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.816
12Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:31.934
13Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:31.945
14United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:31.998
15Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:32.241
16Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:32.806
17Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:32.840
18Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:32.911
19   
20Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:34.190
21Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:34.388
Started from the pit lane
 Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault1:33.181
  • Kevin Magnussen was required to start from the pit lane after failing to stop at the weighbridge in practice.

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.493 
2Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:29.5700.077
3Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari1:30.0120.519
4Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:30.2440.751
5Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:30.8541.361
6Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:31.1531.660
7Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:31.1551.662
8Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:31.6202.127
9France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:31.7562.263
10Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.7722.279
Q2
11Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:31.816 
12Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:31.934 
13Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:31.945 
14United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:31.998 
15Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:32.241 
16Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:32.806 
Q1
17Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:32.840 
18Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:32.911 
19Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault1:33.181 
20United Kingdom flag Jolyon PalmerRenault1:33.438 
21Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:34.190 
22Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:34.388 

Free Practice Appearances

DriverConstructor
Mexico flag Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag Nico Rosberg50
2United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton33
3Australia flag Daniel Ricciardo24
4Finland flag Kimi Raikkonen18
5France flag Romain Grosjean18
6Germany flag Sebastian Vettel15
7Brazil flag Felipe Massa14
8Netherlands flag Max Verstappen9
9Germany flag Nico Hulkenberg6
10Russia flag Daniil Kvyat6
11Finland flag Valtteri Bottas6
12Spain flag Carlos Sainz2
13Belgium flag Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

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

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut
Driver: Stoffel Vandoorne
Wins
Driver: 16th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 47th for Mercedes
Podiums
Driver: 89th for Lewis Hamilton, 81st for Kimi Raikkonen, 43rd for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 698th for Ferrari, 98th & 99th for Mercedes
Poles
Driver: 51st for Lewis Hamilton
Constructor: 55th for Mercedes
Qualifying 1-2
Constructor: 37th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
Driver: 15th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 39th for Mercedes
Front row starts
Driver: 92nd for Lewis Hamilton, 41st for Nico Rosberg
Points finishes
Driver: 1st for Stoffel Vandoorne (331st different point scorer, 8th Belgian driver)
Win & fastest lap
Driver: 4th for Nico Rosberg

See also

  • Bahrain Grand Prix
  • Sakhir Circuit
  • 2016 World Championship season

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