2016 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 20, 2016

Round 1

Race Winner

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

1:28.997

Daniel Ricciardo (Lap 49)

Fastest Qualifying

1:23.837

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.351	1:24.605	1:23.837
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.934	1:24.796	1:24.197
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:26.945	1:25.257	1:24.675
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:26.579	1:25.615	1:25.033
5	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:26.934	1:25.615	1:25.434
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:25.918	1:25.644	1:25.458
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:27.057	1:25.384	1:25.582
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:26.945	1:25.599	1:25.589
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:26.607	1:25.753	1:25.753
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:26.550	1:25.865	1:25.865
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:27.135	1:25.961	1:25.961
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:26.537	1:26.125	1:26.125
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.740	1:26.304	1:26.304
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:27.241	1:27.601	1:27.601
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:27.297	1:27.742	1:27.742
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:27.435	-	1:27.435
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:27.958	-	1:27.958
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	1:28.006	-	1:28.006
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:28.322	-	1:28.322
20	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:29.606	-	1:29.606
21	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	1:29.627	-	1:29.627
22	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:29.642	-	1:29.642

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	57	1:48:15.565	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	57	+8.060	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	57	+9.643	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	57	+24.330	12
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	57	+58.979	10
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	57	+1:12.081	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	57	+1:14.199	6
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	57	+1:15.153	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	57	+1:15.680	2
10	33	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	57	+1:16.833	1
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	57	+1:23.399	0
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	57	+1:25.606	0
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	57	+1:31.699	0
14	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	56	+1 Lap	0
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	56	+1 Lap	0
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	56	+1 Lap	0
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	38	Engine	0
18	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	21	Engine	0
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	17	Mechanical	0
20	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	16	Collision	0
21	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	16	Collision	0
22	26	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	0	Retired	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used