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2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 20 Mar 2016
- Name
- 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/936
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ELIMINATION
Grand Prix context
2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48:15.565 · 57 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48:23.625 · 57 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:48:25.208 · 57 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:48:39.895 · 57 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:49:14.544 · 57 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:49:27.646 · 57 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:49:29.764 · 57 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:49:30.718 · 57 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:49:31.245 · 57 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:49:32.398 · 57 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:49:38.964 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:49:41.171 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:49:47.264 · 57 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Transmission · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 17 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Collision · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 16 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Electrical · Time not recorded · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:25.351 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:26.934 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.945 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.579 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.934 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:25.918 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:27.057 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:26.945 · 15 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:26.607 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:26.550 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:27.135 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:26.537 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:26.740 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:27.241 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:27.297 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:27.435 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:27.958 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:28.006 · 5 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:28.322 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:29.606 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Q1 1:29.627 · 3 laps · mercedes | |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:29.642 · 3 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.837 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.197 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:24.675 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.033 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:25.434 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:25.458 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:25.582 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:25.589 · tag-heuer | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:25.753 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:25.865 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:26.125 · honda | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.304 · honda | |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:27.601 · renault | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:27.742 · renault | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:27.435 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:25.961 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:27.958 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:28.006 · tag-heuer | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:28.322 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:29.606 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:29.642 · mercedes | |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:29.627 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:29.725 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 1:30.146 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:30.875 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1:31.325 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:31.720 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:31.814 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:33.060 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:33.129 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:33.370 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 10 | 1:34.060 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 11 | 1:34.550 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:34.679 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 13 | 1:34.796 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | 1:35.477 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:37.956 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 16 | 1:40.401 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | 1:40.754 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:41.780 |
| freePractice1Results | Rio Haryanto | 19 | 1:43.372 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:43.443 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 21 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:38.841 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 1:39.308 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:39.486 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:39.535 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:39.694 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:39.895 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 7 | 1:40.008 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 8 | 1:40.761 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:41.256 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:42.411 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 11 | 1:42.891 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 12 | 1:43.401 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:43.731 |
| freePractice2Results | Rio Haryanto | 14 | 1:44.304 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 15 | 1:47.356 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 17 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 18 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 19 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:25.624 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:25.800 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:25.852 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:26.257 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:26.435 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:26.701 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:26.730 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:26.768 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 9 | 1:27.151 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:27.242 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:27.263 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:27.341 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:27.430 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 14 | 1:27.659 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:27.871 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | 1:27.988 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 17 | 1:28.117 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | 1:28.284 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 19 | 1:28.292 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 20 | 1:28.293 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 21 | 1:29.046 |
| freePractice3Results | Rio Haryanto | 22 | 1:29.272 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.