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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix 2016 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 20 March 2016, starting from P2 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Ferrari. Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap with a time of 1:28.997.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 57 | 1:48:15.565 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 57 | +8.060 | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 57 | +9.643 | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 57 | +24.330 | 12 | ⚡ 1:28.997 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 57 | +58.979 | 10 | |
| 6 | 19 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 57 | +1:12.081 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 57 | +1:14.199 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 57 | +1:15.153 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 57 | +1:15.680 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Max VerstappenVER | Toro Rosso | 57 | +1:16.833 | 1 | |
| 11 | 13 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 57 | +1:23.399 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 57 | +1:25.606 | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 57 | +1:31.699 | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rio HaryantoHAR | Manor Marussia | 17 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 16 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 16 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 18 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Red Bull | 0 | Retired | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Nico Rosberg
- Pole Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.351 | 1:24.605 | 1:23.837 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.934 | 1:24.796 | 1:24.197 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:26.945 | 1:25.257 | 1:24.675 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.579 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.033 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:26.934 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.434 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:25.918 | 1:25.644 | 1:25.458 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:27.057 | 1:25.384 | 1:25.582 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:26.945 | 1:25.599 | 1:25.589 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:26.607 | 1:25.753 | - |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:26.550 | 1:25.865 | - |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:27.135 | 1:25.961 | - |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:26.537 | 1:26.125 | - |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.740 | 1:26.304 | - |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:27.241 | 1:27.601 | - |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:27.297 | 1:27.742 | - |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:27.435 | - | - |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:27.958 | - | - |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:28.006 | - | - |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.322 | - | - |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.606 | - | - |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:29.627 | - | - |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:29.642 | - | - |