Round 2 · 2016

Bahrain Grand Prix

CircuitBahrain International Circuit Outer TrackLocationSakhir, BahrainDates1 Apr – 3 Apr 2016Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:34.482Rosberg · L41

Most laps led53Rosberg

Biggest gain+8Kvyat P15→P7

Retirements5of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2	+1	57	1:33:34.696 FL	25
2	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	4	+2	57	+10.280	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	-2	57	+30.150	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	5	+1	57	+1:02.490	12
5	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	9	+4	57	+1:18.300	10
6	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	10	+4	57	+1:20.930	8
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	15	+8	56	+1 lap	6
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	7	-1	56	+1 lap	4
9	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	6	-3	56	+1 lap	2
10	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	12	+2	56	+1 lap	1
11	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	19	+8	56	+1 lap
12	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	17	+5	56	+1 lap
13	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	16	+3	56	+1 lap
14	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	22	+8	56	+1 lap
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	8	-7	56	+1 lap
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	18	+2	56	+1 lap
17	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21	+4	56	+1 lap
—	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	14		6	DNF · L6
—	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3		0	DNF · L0
—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	13		9	DNF · L9
—	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	20		0	DNF · L0
—	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	11		29	DNF · L29

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	—	—	—	14
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	12
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	12
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	10
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	15
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	9
10	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	9
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	9
12	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	—	—	9
13	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	—	—	9
14	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	9
15	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	9
16	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	6
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	6
18	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	7
19	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	3
20	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	6
21	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	3
22	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	4

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:31.683	22
2	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:31.723	13
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.104	18
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.160	14
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:32.675	18
6	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:33.082	14
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:33.113	10
8	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:33.337	14
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:33.363	18
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:33.519	20
11	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:33.569	16
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:33.617	9
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:33.704	12
14	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:33.744	11
15	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:33.778	20
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:34.003	20
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:34.013	15
18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:34.128	16
19	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:34.281	15
20	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.424	9
21	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:35.546	15
22	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:35.724	16

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:31.001	38
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.242	32
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:32.281	32
4	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:32.406	31
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:32.452	38
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:32.650	26
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:32.703	34
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:32.792	39
9	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:32.870	23
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:32.873	36
11	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:32.999	30
12	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:33.129	31
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:33.177	36
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:33.384	23
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:33.406	35
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:33.447	34
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:33.570	37
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:33.640	35
19	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:33.953	21
20	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:34.224	31
21	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:34.477	34
22	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:34.562	33

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.294	24
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.799	24
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:34.128	16
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:34.461	27
5	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:34.541	30
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:34.601	28
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:34.793	21
8	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:34.860	19
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.000	19
10	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:35.006	19
11	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:35.073	14
12	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:35.174	21
13	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:35.309	19
14	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.440	28
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.490	27
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:35.728	30
17	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:36.371	26
18	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:36.392	25
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:36.719	24
20	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:36.939	28
21	Alfonso Celis Jr. ACJ	Force India	1:37.287	23
22	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.714	27

Session schedule

Practice 1Final1 Apr 2016 11:00 UTC

Practice 2Final1 Apr 2016 15:00 UTC

Practice 3Final2 Apr 2016 12:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal2 Apr 2016 15:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal3 Apr 2016 15:00 UTC

Championship after round 2

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	50
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	33
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	24	▲1
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	18	▲7
5	Romain Grosjean GRO	18	▲1
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	15	▼3
7	Felipe Massa MAS	14	▼2
8	Max Verstappen VER	9	▲2

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
Red Bull Racing	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Williams	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Force India	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT
Toro Rosso	Max Verstappen VER	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
McLaren	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	—	Jenson Button BUT
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	—	Rio Haryanto HYO
Sauber	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Felipe Nasr NAS
Renault (2016–20)	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Jolyon Palmer PAJ

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2010	Bahrain Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3
2009	Bahrain Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	4
2008	Bahrain Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2
2007	Bahrain Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1