Round 1 · 2016

Australian Grand Prix

CircuitAlbert ParkLocationMelbourne, AustraliaDates18 Mar – 20 Mar 2016Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:28.997Ricciardo · L49

Most laps led18Vettel

Biggest gain+13Grosjean P19→P6

Retirements6of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2	+1	57	1:48:15.565	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	-1	57	+8.060	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3	0	57	+9.640	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	8	+4	57	+24.330 FL	12
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	6	+1	57	+58.980	10
6	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	19	+13	57	+1:12.080	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	10	+3	57	+1:14.200	6
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	11	+3	57	+1:15.150	4
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	7	-2	57	+1:15.680	2
10	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	5	-5	57	+1:16.830	1
11	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	14	+3	57	+1:23.400
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	15	+3	57	+1:25.610
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	9	-4	57	+1:31.700
14	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	13	-1	56	+1 lap
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	17	+2	56	+1 lap
16	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	22	+6	56	+1 lap
—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	4		21	DNF · L21
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	12		16	DNF · L16
—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	20		16	DNF · L16
—	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	16		38	DNF · L38
—	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	18		0	DNF · L0
—	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		17	DNF · L17

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	14
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	13
5	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	12
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	12
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	14
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	9
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	9
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	9
14	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	12
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	11
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	9
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	7
18	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	5
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	6
20	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	—	—	6
21	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	3
22	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:25.624	24
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:25.800	25
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:25.852	25
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:26.257	28
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:26.435	23
6	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:26.701	26
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:26.730	28
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:26.768	22
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:27.151	28
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:27.242	22
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:27.263	20
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:27.341	20
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:27.430	22
14	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:27.659	26
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:27.871	24
16	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:27.988	22
17	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:28.117	24
18	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:28.284	21
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:28.292	11
20	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:28.293	26
21	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:29.046	18
22	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:29.272	23

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:38.841	7
2	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:39.308	8
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:39.486	7
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:39.535	9
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:39.694	16
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:39.895	16
7	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:40.008	13
8	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:40.761	7
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:41.256	8
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:42.411	10
11	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:42.891	10
12	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:43.401	25
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:43.731	8
14	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:44.304	22
15	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:47.356	4
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	2
17	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	5
18	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	2
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	2
20	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	0
21	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	0
22	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.725	14
2	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:30.146	14
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:30.875	13
4	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:31.325	8
5	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:31.720	14
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:31.814	11
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:33.060	11
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:33.129	16
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:33.370	6
10	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.060	13
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:34.550	6
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:34.679	6
13	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:34.796	7
14	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.477	12
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:37.956	6
17	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:40.754	10
18	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:41.780	8
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:43.443	6
21	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	8
22	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	3

Session schedule

Practice 1Final18 Mar 2016 01:30 UTC

Practice 2Final18 Mar 2016 05:30 UTC

Practice 3Final19 Mar 2016 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal19 Mar 2016 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal20 Mar 2016 05:00 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	12
5	Felipe Massa MAS	10
6	Romain Grosjean GRO	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	6
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Nico Rosberg ROS
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Toro Rosso	Max Verstappen VER	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Williams	Felipe Massa MAS	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Red Bull Racing	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Jenson Button BUT
Renault (2016–20)	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Sauber	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Felipe Nasr NAS
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Rio Haryanto HYO	—	Pascal Wehrlein WEH

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Australian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	3
2013	Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	7
2012	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2011	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2010	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	4
2009	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1
2008	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1