Australian Grand Prix 2016
20 March 2016
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Laps
- 57
- Fastest time
1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2014Nico RosbergMercedes
Previously
Lewis Hamilton won last year's drivers championship.
Mercedes won last year's constructors championship.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:23.837 (Q3)
- 2
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:24.197 (Q3)
- 3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:24.675 (Q3)
- 4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:25.033 (Q3)
- 5
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:25.434 (Q3)
- 6
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:25.458 (Q3)
- 7
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:25.582 (Q3)
- 8
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:25.589 (Q3)
- 9
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:25.753 (Q2)
- 10
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:25.865 (Q2)
- 11
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:26.125 (Q2)
- 12
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:26.304 (Q2)
- 13
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:27.601 (Q2)
- 14
Kevin Magnussen
Renault
1:27.742 (Q2)
- 15
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:27.435 (Q1)
- 16
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:25.961 (Q2) PEN 5 places
- 17
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
1:27.958 (Q1)
- 18
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:28.006 (Q1)
- 19
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
1:28.322 (Q1)
- 20
Esteban Gutiérrez
Haas F1 Team
1:29.606 (Q1)
- 21
Pascal Wehrlein
Manor Marussia
1:29.642 (Q1)
- 22
Rio Haryanto
Manor Marussia
1:29.627 (Q1) PEN 1 places
Laps Lead
- Sebastian Vettel 31 laps
- Kimi Räikkönen 3 laps
- Nico Rosberg 23 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 57 laps | 1:48:15.565 | 25pts |
| 2 | -1 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | 57 laps | +8.060 | 18pts |
| 3 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | 57 laps | +9.643 | 15pts |
| 4 | +4 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | 57 laps | +24.330 | 12pts |
| 5 | +1 | Felipe Massa Williams | 57 laps | +58.979 | 10pts |
| 6 | +13 | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | 57 laps | +1:12.081 | 8pts |
| 7 | +3 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 57 laps | +1:14.199 | 6pts |
| 8 | +8 | Valtteri Bottas Williams | 57 laps | +1:15.153 | 4pts |
| 9 | -2 | Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso | 57 laps | +1:15.680 | 2pts |
| 10 | -5 | Max Verstappen Toro Rosso | 57 laps | +1:16.833 | 1pts |
| 11 | +2 | Jolyon Palmer Renault | 57 laps | +1:23.399 | |
| 12 | +2 | Kevin Magnussen Renault | 57 laps | +1:25.606 | |
| 13 | -4 | Sergio Pérez Force India | 57 laps | +1:31.699 | |
| 14 | -2 | Jenson Button McLaren | 56 laps | ||
| 15 | +2 | Felipe Nasr Sauber | 56 laps | ||
| 16 | +5 | Pascal Wehrlein Manor Marussia | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | 38 laps | ||
| R | - | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Rio Haryanto Manor Marussia | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Fernando Alonso McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team | 16 laps | ||
| W | - | Daniil Kvyat Red Bull | 0 laps |
Post Race
Nico Rosberg now leads the drivers championship by 7pts.
Mercedes now leads the constructors championship by 28pts.
- 1Nico RosbergMercedes25 pts
- 2Lewis HamiltonMercedes18 pts
- 3Sebastian VettelFerrari15 pts
- 4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull12 pts
- 5Felipe MassaWilliams10 pts
- 6Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team8 pts
- 7Nico HülkenbergForce India6 pts
- 8Valtteri BottasWilliams4 pts
- 9Carlos SainzToro Rosso2 pts
- 10Max VerstappenToro Rosso1 pts
- 1Mercedes43 pts
- 2Ferrari15 pts
- 3Williams14 pts
- 4Red Bull12 pts
- 5Haas F1 Team8 pts
- 6Force India6 pts
- 7Toro Rosso3 pts
- 8Renault0 pts
- 9McLaren0 pts
- 10Sauber0 pts