2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2016-03-20 · time TBA

Albert Park Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:48:15.565 · 57 laps	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:48:23.625 · 57 laps	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:48:25.208 · 57 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:48:39.895 · 57 laps	12
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:49:14.544 · 57 laps	10
6	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · 1:49:27.646 · 57 laps	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · 1:49:29.764 · 57 laps	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:49:30.718 · 57 laps	4
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:49:31.245 · 57 laps	2
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:49:32.398 · 57 laps	1
11	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · 1:49:38.964 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Race · 1:49:41.171 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · 1:49:47.264 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 38 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 21 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Race · Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Williams

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Kevin Magnussen · Renault

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Jenson Button · McLaren

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Pascal Wehrlein · Manor

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Rio Haryanto · Manor

Esteban Gutiérrez · Haas

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.351 · Q2 1:24.605 · Q3 1:23.837 · 14 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.934 · Q2 1:24.796 · Q3 1:24.197 · 13 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.945 · Q2 1:25.257 · Q3 1:24.675 · 14 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.579 · Q2 1:25.615 · Q3 1:25.033 · 13 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.934 · Q2 1:25.615 · Q3 1:25.434 · 12 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.918 · Q2 1:25.644 · Q3 1:25.458 · 12 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.057 · Q2 1:25.384 · Q3 1:25.582 · 14 laps
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.945 · Q2 1:25.599 · Q3 1:25.589 · 15 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.607 · Q2 1:25.753 · 12 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.550 · Q2 1:25.865 · 14 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.135 · Q2 1:25.961 · 9 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.537 · Q2 1:26.125 · 9 laps
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.740 · Q2 1:26.304 · 9 laps
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.241 · Q2 1:27.601 · 12 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.297 · Q2 1:27.742 · 11 laps
16	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.435 · 9 laps
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.958 · 7 laps
18	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:28.006 · 5 laps
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:28.322 · 6 laps
20	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.606 · 6 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.627 · 3 laps
22	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.642 · 3 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:23.837
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:24.197
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:24.675
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:25.033
5	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:25.434
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:25.458
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:25.582
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:25.589
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:25.753
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:25.865
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:26.125
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:26.304
13	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:27.601
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Starting grid · 1:27.742
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:27.435
16	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:25.961 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:27.958
18	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.006
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:28.322
20	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Starting grid · 1:29.606
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Starting grid · 1:29.642
22	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Starting grid · 1:29.627 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.725 · 14 laps
2	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.146 · 14 laps
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.875 · 13 laps
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.325 · 8 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.720 · 14 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.814 · 11 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.060 · 11 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.129 · 16 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.370 · 6 laps
10	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.060 · 13 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.550 · 6 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.679 · 6 laps
13	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.796 · 7 laps
14	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.477 · 12 laps
15	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.956 · 6 laps
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.401 · 6 laps
17	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.754 · 10 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.780 · 8 laps
19	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.372 · 7 laps
20	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.443 · 6 laps
21	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 8 laps
22	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 3 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.841 · 7 laps
2	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.308 · 8 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.486 · 7 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.535 · 9 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.694 · 16 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.895 · 16 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.008 · 13 laps
8	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.761 · 7 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.256 · 8 laps
10	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.411 · 10 laps
11	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.891 · 10 laps
12	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.401 · 25 laps
13	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.731 · 8 laps
14	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.304 · 22 laps
15	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:47.356 · 4 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
17	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 5 laps
18	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.624 · 24 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.800 · 25 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.852 · 25 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.257 · 28 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.435 · 23 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.701 · 26 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.730 · 28 laps
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.768 · 22 laps
9	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.151 · 28 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.242 · 22 laps
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.263 · 20 laps
12	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.341 · 20 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.430 · 22 laps
14	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.659 · 26 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.871 · 24 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.988 · 22 laps
17	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.117 · 24 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.284 · 21 laps
19	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.292 · 11 laps
20	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.293 · 26 laps
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.046 · 18 laps
22	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.272 · 23 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:28.997
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:29.951
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:30.557
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:30.646
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:30.701
6	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:31.516
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:31.671
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:31.684
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:32.288
10	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.452
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.553
12	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:32.673
13	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:32.711
14	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:32.725
15	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:32.780
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:32.833
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:32.862
18	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.955
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:32.998
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:33.847
21	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:33.892

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	27.831
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	8	22.414
Felipe Nasr	1	10	22.701
Felipe Massa	1	11	21.550
Pascal Wehrlein	1	11	26.206
Marcus Ericsson	1	11	22.357
Nico Rosberg	1	12	21.531
Daniel Ricciardo	1	12	22.245
Fernando Alonso	1	12	21.796
Jolyon Palmer	1	12	23.286
Rio Haryanto	1	12	23.224
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	21.339
Max Verstappen	1	13	22.303
Jenson Button	1	15	22.616
Kimi Räikkönen	1	16	22.508
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	21.940
Nico Hülkenberg	1	16	22.167
Sergio Pérez	1	16	24.719
Valtteri Bottas	1	17	21.376
Kevin Magnussen	2	16	22.079
Sebastian Vettel	2	18	18:09.312
Nico Rosberg	2	18	18:09.303
Kimi Räikkönen	2	18	18:09.365
Daniel Ricciardo	2	18	18:09.822
Max Verstappen	2	18	18:09.372
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	18	18:09.971
Lewis Hamilton	2	18	18:10.087
Felipe Massa	2	18	18:09.805
Romain Grosjean	1	18	18:09.417
Nico Hülkenberg	2	18	18:09.155
Valtteri Bottas	2	18	18:08.989
Jolyon Palmer	2	18	18:08.294
Sergio Pérez	2	18	18:07.311
Marcus Ericsson	2	18	18:06.875
Jenson Button	2	18	18:04.466
Felipe Nasr	2	18	18:02.337
Pascal Wehrlein	2	18	18:02.140
Kevin Magnussen	3	17	15:46.318
Marcus Ericsson	3	27	16.936
Jenson Button	3	30	21.837
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	31	22.392
Max Verstappen	3	32	29.066
Pascal Wehrlein	3	32	23.895
Sebastian Vettel	3	35	24.548
Daniel Ricciardo	3	42	21.981

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	43
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	15
3	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
4	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
6	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
7	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
8	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Manor Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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