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2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 17 Apr 2016
- Name
- 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/938
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: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38:53.891 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:39:31.667 · 56 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39:39.827 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39:46.579 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39:59.763 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:40:09.402 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40:12.121 · 56 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:40:13.159 · 56 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:40:18.018 · 56 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:40:20.083 · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:40:28.174 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:40:31.144 · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:40:35.881 · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:37.669 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.672 · 13 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.347 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.001 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:37.537 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.719 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:38.096 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.656 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.181 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:38.165 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:38.016 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:38.451 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:37.593 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:38.425 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:38.321 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:38.654 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:38.673 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:38.770 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:39.528 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Q1 1:40.264 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| NC | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 2 laps · mercedes | |
| NC | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 3 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.402 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35.917 · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.972 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.246 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:36.296 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:36.399 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36.865 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:36.881 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:37.194 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:37.347 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.826 · honda | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.093 · honda | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:39.830 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:40.742 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:42.430 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.673 · renault | |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:38.770 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:39.528 · renault | |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:40.264 · mercedes | |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Time not recorded · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 75 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Rio Haryanto | 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 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:38.037 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:38.183 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:38.665 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:39.061 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:39.155 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 1:39.625 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:39.676 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:39.974 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:40.169 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 10 | 1:40.232 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:40.347 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:40.538 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:40.828 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:41.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:41.393 |
| freePractice1Results | Rio Haryanto | 16 | 1:41.614 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 17 | 1:41.816 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 18 | 1:42.908 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 1:42.980 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 21 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:36.896 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:37.005 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:37.133 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:37.329 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:38.143 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:38.268 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:38.527 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:38.542 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:38.569 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 10 | 1:38.723 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:38.728 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:38.828 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:39.178 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 14 | 1:39.214 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 15 | 1:39.774 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 16 | 1:39.890 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 17 | 1:39.941 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:39.979 |
| freePractice2Results | Rio Haryanto | 19 | 1:40.550 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 20 | 1:41.066 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 21 | 1:42.954 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:57.351 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:58.061 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:58.689 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:58.800 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 5 | 1:59.526 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 6 | 1:59.677 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 1:59.761 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 8 | 1:59.964 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 9 | 2:00.150 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 2:00.158 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 11 | 2:00.197 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 2:00.812 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 13 | 2:02.438 |
| freePractice3Results | Rio Haryanto | 14 | 2:02.732 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 15 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 17 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 18 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 19 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 21 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 22 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.