Round 3 · 2016

Chinese Grand Prix

CircuitShanghai International CircuitLocationShanghai, ChinaDates15 Apr – 17 Apr 2016Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P1

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:39.824Hülkenberg · L49

Most laps led30Rosberg

Biggest gain+15Hamilton P22→P7

Retirements0of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	0	56	1:38:53.891	25
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	4	+2	56	+37.780	18
3	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	6	+3	56	+45.940	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	2	-2	56	+52.690	12
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	3	-2	56	+1:05.870	10
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	11	+5	56	+1:15.510	8
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	22	+15	56	+1:18.230	6
8	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	9	+1	56	+1:19.270	4
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	8	-1	56	+1:24.130	2
10	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	5	-5	56	+1:26.190	1
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	7	-4	56	+1:34.280
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	12	0	56	+1:37.250
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	13	0	56	+1:41.990
14	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	18	+4	55	+1 lap
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	10	-5	55	+1 lap FL
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	15	-1	55	+1 lap
17	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	17	0	55	+1 lap
18	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21	+3	55	+1 lap
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	14	-5	55	+1 lap
20	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	16	-4	55	+1 lap
21	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	-1	55	+1 lap
22	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	19	-3	55	+1 lap

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:57.351	3
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:58.061	7
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:58.689	4
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:58.800	9
5	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:59.526	7
6	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:59.677	7
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:59.761	9
8	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:59.964	8
9	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	2:00.150	6
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	2:00.158	4
11	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	2:00.197	8
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2:00.812	5
13	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	2:02.438	4
14	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:02.732	5
15	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	3
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	3
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	4
18	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	—	4
19	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	2
20	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	3
21	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	2
22	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:36.896	35
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:37.005	33
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:37.133	33
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:37.329	33
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:38.143	31
6	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:38.268	28
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:38.527	31
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:38.542	32
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:38.569	31
10	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:38.768	34
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:38.728	31
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:38.828	28
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:39.178	31
14	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:39.214	34
15	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:39.774	32
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:39.890	22
17	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.941	36
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:39.979	35
19	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:40.550	33
20	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:41.066	32
21	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:42.954	4
22	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:38.037	16
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:38.183	16
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:38.665	12
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:39.061	13
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:39.155	11
6	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:39.625	14
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:39.676	12
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:39.974	11
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:40.169	13
10	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:40.232	13
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:40.347	15
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:40.538	11
13	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:40.828	10
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:41.358	9
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:41.393	18
16	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:41.614	20
17	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:41.816	16
18	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:42.908	14
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:42.980	8
20	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	6
21	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	2
22	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	4

Session schedule

Practice 1Final15 Apr 2016 02:00 UTC

Practice 2Final15 Apr 2016 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final16 Apr 2016 04:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal16 Apr 2016 07:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal17 Apr 2016 06:00 UTC

Championship after round 3

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	75
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	39
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	36
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	33	▲2
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	28	▼1
6	Felipe Massa MAS	22	▲1
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	21	▲2
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	18	▼3

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2013	Chinese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3
2012	Chinese Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2011	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	3
2010	Chinese Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	5
2009	Chinese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2008	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1