Round 1 · 20 March 2016
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
NEW
25
+25
2
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
NEW
18
+18
3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
NEW
15
+15
4
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
NEW
12
+12
5
Felipe Massa
Williams
NEW
10
+10
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6
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
NEW
8
+8
7
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
NEW
6
+6
8
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
NEW
4
+4
9
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
NEW
2
+2
10
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
NEW
1
+1
11
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
NEW
0
+0
12
Kevin Magnussen
Renault
NEW
0
+0
13
Sergio Pérez
Force India
NEW
0
+0
14
Jenson Button
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
15
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
16
Pascal Wehrlein
Manor Marussia
NEW
0
+0
-
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Rio Haryanto
Manor Marussia
NEW
0
+0
-
Esteban Gutiérrez
Haas F1 Team
NEW
0
+0
-
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID melbourne-2
Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 1:48:15.565 | 25 |
| 2 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +8.060 | 18 |
| 3 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +9.643 | 15 |
| 4 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | +24.330 | 12 |
| 5 | MAS Felipe Massa | Williams | 6 | +58.979 | 10 |
| 6 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1:12.081 | 8 |
| 7 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | +1:14.199 | 6 |
| 8 | BOT Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | +1:15.153 | 4 |
| 9 | SAI Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | +1:15.680 | 2 |
| 10 | VER Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 5 | +1:16.833 | 1 |
| 11 | PAL Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 13 | +1:23.399 | 0 |
| 12 | MAG Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | +1:25.606 | 0 |
| 13 | PER Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +1:31.699 | 0 |
| 14 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | NAS Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | WEH Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| R | ERI Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| R | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| R | HAR Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 22 | Mechanical | 0 |
| R | GUT Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| R | ALO Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| W | KVY Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 18 | Retired | 0 |