Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 of 2016
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 20, 2016
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2 | 57 | 1:48:15.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 57 | +8.060 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 | 57 | +9.643 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 8 | 57 | +24.330 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 6 | 57 | +58.979 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 57 | +1:12.081 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 10 | 57 | +1:14.199 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 16 | 57 | +1:15.153 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 7 | 57 | +1:15.680 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 5 | 57 | +1:16.833 | 1 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer PAL | Renault | 13 | 57 | +1:23.399 | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Renault | 14 | 57 | +1:25.606 | 0 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 9 | 57 | +1:31.699 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein WEH | Manor Marussia | 21 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 15 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 4 | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto HAR | Manor Marussia | 22 | 17 | Mechanical | 0 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez GUT | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 11 | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull | 18 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:25.351 | 1:24.605 | 1:23.837 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:26.934 | 1:24.796 | 1:24.197 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:26.945 | 1:25.257 | 1:24.675 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:26.579 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.033 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:26.934 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.434 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:25.918 | 1:25.644 | 1:25.458 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:27.057 | 1:25.384 | 1:25.582 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:26.945 | 1:25.599 | 1:25.589 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:26.607 | 1:25.753 | — |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:26.550 | 1:25.865 | — |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:27.135 | 1:25.961 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:26.537 | 1:26.125 | — |
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:26.740 | 1:26.304 | — |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer PAL | 1:27.241 | 1:27.601 | — |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:27.297 | 1:27.742 | — |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:27.435 | — | — |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr NAS | 1:27.958 | — | — |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 1:28.006 | — | — |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:28.322 | — | — |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez GUT | 1:29.606 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Mercedes
1:30.557
Lap 21
Mercedes
1:30.646
Lap 48
Ferrari
1:29.951
Lap 23
Red Bull
1:28.997
Lap 49
Williams
1:32.288
Lap 39
Haas F1 Team
1:32.862
Lap 48
Force India
1:32.833
Lap 49
Williams
1:32.725
Lap 51
Toro Rosso
1:31.671
Lap 23
Toro Rosso
1:31.516
Lap 44
Renault
1:32.955
Lap 14
Renault
1:32.452
Lap 45
Force India
1:32.780
Lap 39
McLaren
1:31.684
Lap 33
Sauber
1:32.711
Lap 48
Manor Marussia
1:32.673
Lap 34
Sauber
1:33.892
Lap 15
Ferrari
1:30.701
Lap 21
Manor Marussia
1:33.847
Lap 15
Haas F1 Team
1:32.998
Lap 4
McLaren
1:32.553
Lap 14
Race Overview
The 2016 Australian Grand Prix took place at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Australia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
22 drivers completed the race, with Nico Rosberg taking the victory.