2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix

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

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Race

2016-04-17 · time TBA

Shanghai International 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 · 1:38:53.891 · 56 laps	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:31.667 · 56 laps	18
3	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · 1:39:39.827 · 56 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:39:46.579 · 56 laps	12
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:59.763 · 56 laps	10
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:40:09.402 · 56 laps	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:40:12.121 · 56 laps	6
8	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:40:13.159 · 56 laps	4
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:40:18.018 · 56 laps	2
10	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:40:20.083 · 56 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · 1:40:28.174 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · 1:40:31.144 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:40:35.881 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
21	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
22	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	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

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Felipe Massa · Williams

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Jenson Button · McLaren

Esteban Gutiérrez · Haas

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Kevin Magnussen · Renault

Pascal Wehrlein · Manor

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Rio Haryanto · Manor

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.669 · Q2 1:36.240 · Q3 1:35.402 · 16 laps
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.672 · Q2 1:36.815 · Q3 1:35.917 · 13 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.347 · Q2 1:36.118 · Q3 1:35.972 · 13 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.001 · Q2 1:36.183 · Q3 1:36.246 · 10 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.537 · Q2 1:36.831 · Q3 1:36.296 · 13 laps
6	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.719 · Q2 1:36.948 · Q3 1:36.399 · 14 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.096 · Q2 1:37.149 · Q3 1:36.865 · 15 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.656 · Q2 1:37.204 · Q3 1:36.881 · 15 laps
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.181 · Q2 1:37.265 · Q3 1:37.194 · 15 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.165 · Q2 1:37.333 · 10 laps
11	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.016 · Q2 1:37.347 · 9 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.451 · Q2 1:38.826 · 11 laps
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.593 · Q2 1:39.093 · 11 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.425 · Q2 1:39.830 · 13 laps
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.321 · Q2 1:40.742 · 11 laps
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.654 · Q2 1:42.430 · 11 laps
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.673 · 9 laps
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.770 · 9 laps
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.528 · 9 laps
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.264 · 9 laps
NC	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps
NC	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 3 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.402
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.917
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.972
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.246
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.296
6	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:36.399
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:36.865
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.881
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.194
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.347
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:38.826
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:39.093
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:39.830
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:40.742
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:42.430
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Starting grid · 1:38.673
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Starting grid · 1:38.770
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:39.528
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Starting grid · 1:40.264
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Starting grid · Time not recorded
22	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.037 · 16 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.183 · 16 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.665 · 12 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.061 · 13 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.155 · 11 laps
6	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.625 · 14 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.676 · 12 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.974 · 11 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.169 · 13 laps
10	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.232 · 13 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.347 · 15 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.538 · 11 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.828 · 10 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.358 · 9 laps
15	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.393 · 18 laps
16	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.614 · 20 laps
17	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.816 · 16 laps
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.908 · 14 laps
19	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.980 · 8 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 6 laps
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
22	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 4 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.896 · 35 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.005 · 33 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.133 · 33 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.329 · 33 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.143 · 31 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.268 · 28 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.527 · 31 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.542 · 32 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.569 · 31 laps
10	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.723 · 34 laps
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.728 · 31 laps
12	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.828 · 28 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.178 · 31 laps
14	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.214 · 34 laps
15	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.774 · 32 laps
16	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.890 · 22 laps
17	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.941 · 36 laps
18	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.979 · 35 laps
19	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.550 · 33 laps
20	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.066 · 32 laps
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:42.954 · 4 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:57.351 · 3 laps
2	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:58.061 · 7 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:58.689 · 4 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:58.800 · 9 laps
5	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.526 · 7 laps
6	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.677 · 7 laps
7	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.761 · 9 laps
8	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.964 · 8 laps
9	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:00.150 · 6 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:00.158 · 4 laps
11	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:00.197 · 8 laps
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:00.812 · 5 laps
13	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:02.438 · 4 laps
14	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:02.732 · 5 laps
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
17	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 4 laps
18	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 4 laps
19	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
20	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
21	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
22	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:39.824
2	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:39.923
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.298
4	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:40.368
5	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.399
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.418
7	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:40.582
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:40.593
9	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:40.610
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.662
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:41.015
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:41.485
13	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:41.489
14	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:41.546
15	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.558
16	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.815
17	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:41.846
18	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:42.009
19	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:42.226
20	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:42.232
21	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:42.311
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:43.269

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Romain Grosjean	1	1	58.563
Kimi Räikkönen	1	1	31.134
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	29.322
Felipe Nasr	1	1	36.854
Daniel Ricciardo	1	3	24.392
Daniil Kvyat	1	4	24.084
Sergio Pérez	1	4	23.215
Nico Hülkenberg	1	4	27.683
Sebastian Vettel	1	4	30.115
Jenson Button	1	4	24.072
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	4	25.754
Valtteri Bottas	1	4	22.682
Max Verstappen	1	4	30.034
Marcus Ericsson	1	4	23.955
Kevin Magnussen	1	4	23.158
Lewis Hamilton	2	5	25.179
Lewis Hamilton	3	6	22.301
Kimi Räikkönen	2	14	23.296
Pascal Wehrlein	1	15	26.969
Jolyon Palmer	1	15	22.799
Fernando Alonso	1	16	22.874
Sebastian Vettel	2	17	22.276
Nico Hülkenberg	2	17	23.867
Sergio Pérez	2	18	22.485
Rio Haryanto	1	18	23.183
Daniil Kvyat	2	19	22.607
Felipe Massa	1	19	22.124
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	19	22.832
Daniel Ricciardo	2	19	22.461
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	19	23.878
Nico Rosberg	1	20	22.831
Max Verstappen	2	20	23.744
Kevin Magnussen	2	20	23.257
Romain Grosjean	2	20	24.615
Felipe Nasr	2	20	23.735
Valtteri Bottas	2	21	22.630
Lewis Hamilton	4	21	22.626
Jolyon Palmer	2	24	23.280
Nico Hülkenberg	3	26	29.570
Jenson Button	2	27	23.029
Pascal Wehrlein	2	27	24.104
Sergio Pérez	3	28	22.351
Marcus Ericsson	2	28	23.563
Rio Haryanto	2	28	24.635
Valtteri Bottas	3	30	22.747
Lewis Hamilton	5	30	22.698
Felipe Massa	2	31	23.349
Fernando Alonso	2	32	22.927
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	33	24.269
Romain Grosjean	3	33	23.342
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	34	22.963
Daniil Kvyat	3	35	22.684
Sebastian Vettel	3	35	22.350
Kevin Magnussen	3	35	22.677
Nico Rosberg	2	36	23.559
Daniel Ricciardo	3	37	22.426
Kimi Räikkönen	3	37	22.832
Jolyon Palmer	3	38	24.099
Max Verstappen	3	39	23.130
Felipe Nasr	3	40	25.357
Rio Haryanto	3	40	24.369
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	43	23.070
Pascal Wehrlein	3	43	24.274
Jenson Button	3	44	22.510
Romain Grosjean	4	44	23.284
Nico Hülkenberg	4	46	22.790

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	75
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	39
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	36
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	21
8	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
9	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
10	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Rio Haryanto	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	114
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	61
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	57
4	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	29
5	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
6	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
8	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
9	Renault Renault	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.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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