Pit Lane F1
2016 Season - Round 1 - 2016-03-20
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) second and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:28.997. Romain Grosjean (Haas F1 Team) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P6 at the flag â a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:30.557 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:30.646 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:29.951 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | Finished | 1:28.997 | 12 |
| 5 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 6 | Finished | 1:32.288 | 10 |
| 6 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | Finished | 1:32.862 | 8 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:32.833 | 6 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | Finished | 1:32.725 | 4 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | Finished | 1:31.671 | 2 |
| 10 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 5 | Finished | 1:31.516 | 1 |
| 11 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 13 | Finished | 1:32.955 | 0 |
| 12 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | Finished | 1:32.452 | 0 |
| 13 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Force India | 9 | Finished | 1:32.780 | 0 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:31.684 | 0 |
| 15 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:32.711 | 0 |
| 16 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:32.673 | 0 |
| 17 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | Engine | 1:33.892 | 0 |
| 18 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 1:30.701 | 0 |
| 19 | 88Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 22 | Mechanical | 1:33.847 | 0 |
| 20 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 20 | Collision | 1:32.998 | 0 |
| 21 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | Collision | 1:32.553 | 0 |
| 22 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 18 | Retired | 0 |
