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

2016 Chinese Grand Prix

DateSunday, 17 April 2016
Winner
  • Nico Rosberg
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Nico Rosberg
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Nico Hulkenberg
  • Force India-Mercedes
CircuitShanghai, 56 laps
Round3 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Chinese Grand Prix was the:

  • 938th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Chinese Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Shanghai
More 2016 season
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On this page

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

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes561hr 38m 53.891s25
2+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari56+37.776s18
3+3(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+45.936s15
4-2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+52.688s12
5-2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari56+1m 05.872s10
6+4(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes56+1m 15.511s8
7+15(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes56+1m 18.230s6
8+1(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1m 19.268s4
9-1(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1m 24.127s2
10-5(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes56+1m 26.192s1
11-4(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1m 34.283s 
12-1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda56+1m 37.253s 
13-1(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda56+1m 41.990s 
14+4(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari55+1 lap 
15-2(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes55+1 lap 
16-1(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
17 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault55+1 lap 
18+3(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes55+1 lap 
19-5(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55+1 lap 
20-4(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
21-1(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes55+1 lap 
22-3(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault55+1 lap 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Nico Hulkenberg received a three-place grid penalty for an unsafe release from the pits.
  • Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:35.402 
2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:35.9170.515
3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:35.9720.570
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36.2460.844
5(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:36.2960.894
6(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:36.3990.997
7(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:36.8651.463
8(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:36.8811.479
9(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.1941.792
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes– 
Q2
11(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.347 
12(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:38.826 
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:39.093 
14(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:39.830 
15(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:40.742 
16(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:42.430 
Q1
17(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.673 
18(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:38.770 
19(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:39.528 
20(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:40.264 
21(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes– 
22(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg75
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton39
3(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo36
4(DEU) Sebastian Vettel33
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen28
6(BRA) Felipe Massa22
7(RUS) Daniil Kvyat21
8(FRA) Romain Grosjean18
9(NLD) Max Verstappen13
10(FIN) Valtteri Bottas7
11(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg6
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz4
13(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes114
2Ferrari61
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer57
4Williams-Mercedes29
5Haas-Ferrari18
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari17
7Force India-Mercedes6
8McLaren-Honda1

Statistics & milestones

Wins
17th for Nico Rosberg
48th for Mercedes
Podiums
81st for Sebastian Vettel
44th for Nico Rosberg
2nd for Daniil Kvyat (last podium until 2019; last for Red Bull)
699th for Ferrari
120th for Red Bull
100th for Mercedes (9th constructor to score 100 podiums)
Poles
23rd for Nico Rosberg
56th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
2nd for Nico Hulkenberg (first since 2012)
4th for Force India
Front row starts
42nd for Nico Rosberg
4th for Daniel Ricciardo
Pole & win
10th for Nico Rosberg (11th driver to win ten races from pole, 3rd German driver)

See also

  • Chinese Grand Prix
  • Shanghai circuit
  • 2016 World Championship season

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