Round 1 · 2016
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia · Sun 20 Mar · 05:00 UTC
Race replay
Starting grid
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia · Sun 20 Mar · 05:00 UTC
Race replay
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Stops | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 1 | 1:48:15.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | +8.060 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | +9.643 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel RicciardoFL | Red Bull | 8 | 2 | +24.330 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 6 | 1 | +58.979 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 0 | +1:12.081 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | 1 | +1:14.199 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | 1 | +1:15.153 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | 2 | +1:15.680 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 5 | 2 | +1:16.833 | 1 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 13 | 1 | +1:23.399 | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | 2 | +1:25.606 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | 1 | +1:31.699 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | 1 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| — | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | 2 | Engine | |
| — | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 1 | Engine | |
| — | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 22 | 1 | Mechanical | |
| — | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 0 | Collision | |
| — | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | 1 | Collision | |
| — | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 18 | 0 | Retired |
| Driver | Lap | Stop | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Ericsson | 27 | — | 16.94s |
| Sebastian Vettel | 13 | — | 21.34s |
| Valtteri Bottas | 17 | — | 21.38s |
| Nico Rosberg | 12 | — | 21.53s |
| Felipe Massa | 11 | — | 21.55s |
| Fernando Alonso | 12 | — | 21.80s |
| Jenson Button | 30 | — | 21.84s |
| Lewis Hamilton | 16 | — | 21.94s |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 42 | — | 21.98s |
| Kevin Magnussen | 16 | — | 22.08s |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | — | 22.17s |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 12 | — | 22.25s |
| Max Verstappen | 13 | — | 22.30s |
| Marcus Ericsson | 11 | — | 22.36s |
| Carlos Sainz | 31 | — | 22.39s |
| Carlos Sainz | 8 | — | 22.41s |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 16 | — | 22.51s |
| Jenson Button | 15 | — | 22.62s |
| Felipe Nasr | 10 | — | 22.70s |
| Rio Haryanto | 12 | — | 23.22s |
| Jolyon Palmer | 12 | — | 23.29s |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 32 | — | 23.89s |
| Sebastian Vettel | 35 | — | 24.55s |
| Sergio Pérez | 16 | — | 24.72s |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 11 | — | 26.21s |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | — | 27.83s |
| Max Verstappen | 32 | — | 29.07s |
Stop is the car stationary in its box — the figure the sport quotes — and is recorded only from 2024, incompletely. Pit lane is entry to exit, runs from 2011, and depends on the circuit as much as the crew.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.351 | 1:24.605 | 1:23.837 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.934 | 1:24.796 | 1:24.197 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:26.945 | 1:25.257 | 1:24.675 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.579 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.033 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:26.934 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.434 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:25.918 | 1:25.644 | 1:25.458 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:27.057 | 1:25.384 | 1:25.582 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:26.945 | 1:25.599 | 1:25.589 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:26.607 | 1:25.753 | — |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:26.550 | 1:25.865 | — |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:27.135 | 1:25.961 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:26.537 | 1:26.125 | — |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.740 | 1:26.304 | — |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:27.241 | 1:27.601 | — |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:27.297 | 1:27.742 | — |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:27.435 | — | — |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:27.958 | — | — |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:28.006 | — | — |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.322 | — | — |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.606 | — | — |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:29.627 | — | — |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:29.642 | — | — |
