2016 Season - Round 3 - 2016-04-17
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) home for Mercedes.
Nico HĂŒlkenberg (Force India) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:39.824. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 15-place improvement. Every starter made it to the chequered flag.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 3 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 | 1 | Finished | 1:40.418 | 25 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:40.610 | 18 |
| 3 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 6 | Finished | 1:41.546 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:41.015 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:40.593 | 10 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 10 | Finished | 1:41.815 | 8 |
| 7 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 22 | Finished | 1:40.662 | 6 |
| 8 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | Finished | 1:40.399 | 4 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 8 | Finished | 1:41.485 | 2 |
| 10 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 5 | Finished | 1:41.558 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | Finished | 1:41.846 | 0 |
| 12 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1:42.226 | 0 |
| 13 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1:40.298 | 0 |
| 14 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:40.368 | 0 |
| 15 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:39.824 | 0 |
| 16 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:43.269 | 0 |
| 17 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:42.311 | 0 |
| 18 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:41.489 | 0 |
| 19 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:39.923 | 0 |
| 20 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:40.582 | 0 |
| 21 | 88Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:42.009 | 0 |
| 22 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:42.232 | 0 |