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
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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 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | NAS Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | WEH Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| R | ERI Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | HAR Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | GUT Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ALO Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| W | KVY Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 18 | — | 0 |