Season 2016 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2016-03-20 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 57Lap · 302.271km
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:48:15.565
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +8.060
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +9.643
Fastest Lap
3 Daniel Ricciardo
1:28.997 · L49
DNF
5
Marcus Ericsson L38 Kimi Räikkönen L21 Rio Haryanto L17 Esteban Gutiérrez L16 Fernando Alonso L16
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
57Lap 302.271km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Jenson Button 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Rosberg · pit stop L12 Rosberg · pit stop L18 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Hamilton · pit stop L16 Hamilton · pit stop L18 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel · pit stop L18 Vettel · pit stop L35 Vettel VET Vettel VET Ricciardo · pit stop L12 Ricciardo · pit stop L18 Ricciardo · pit stop L42 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Massa · pit stop L11 Massa · pit stop L18 Massa MAS Massa MAS Grosjean · pit stop L18 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Hülkenberg · pit stop L16 Hülkenberg · pit stop L18 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Bottas · pit stop L17 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Sainz · pit stop L8 Sainz · pit stop L18 Sainz · pit stop L31 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Verstappen · pit stop L13 Verstappen · pit stop L18 Verstappen · pit stop L32 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Palmer · pit stop L12 Palmer · pit stop L18 Palmer PAL Palmer PAL Magnussen · pit stop L1 Magnussen · pit stop L16 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Pérez · pit stop L16 Pérez · pit stop L18 Pérez PER Pérez PER Button · pit stop L15 Button · pit stop L18 Button · pit stop L30 Button BUT Button BUT Nasr · pit stop L10 Nasr · pit stop L18 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Wehrlein · pit stop L11 Wehrlein · pit stop L18 Wehrlein · pit stop L32 Wehrlein WEH Wehrlein WEH Ericsson · pit stop L11 Ericsson · pit stop L18 Ericsson · pit stop L27 Ericsson · retired L38 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Räikkönen · pit stop L16 Räikkönen · pit stop L18 Räikkönen · retired L21 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Haryanto · pit stop L12 Haryanto · retired L17 Haryanto HAR Haryanto HAR Gutiérrez · retired L16 Gutiérrez GUT Gutiérrez GUT Alonso · pit stop L12 Alonso · retired L16 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kvyat · stopped L0 · classified P22 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2 57 1:48:15.565 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 57 +8.060 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 57 +9.643 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo FL Red Bull 8 57 +24.330 12
5 19 Felipe Massa Williams 6 57 +58.979 10
6 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 19 57 +1:12.081 8
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 10 57 +1:14.199 6
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 16 57 +1:15.153 4
9 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 7 57 +1:15.680 2
10 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 5 57 +1:16.833 1
11 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 13 57 +1:23.399
12 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 14 57 +1:25.606
13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 9 57 +1:31.699
14 22 Jenson Button McLaren 12 56 +1 Lap
15 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 17 56 +1 Lap
16 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Marussia 21 56 +1 Lap
R 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 15 38 Engine
R 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 21 Engine
R 88 Rio Haryanto Manor Marussia 22 17 Mechanical
R 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team 20 16 Collision
R 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 11 16 Collision
W 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 18 0 Retired
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.351 1:24.605 1:23.837 POLE Q3
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.934 1:24.796 1:24.197 +0.360 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:26.945 1:25.257 1:24.675 +0.838 Q3
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.579 1:25.615 1:25.033 +1.196 Q3
5 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:26.934 1:25.615 1:25.434 +1.597 Q3
6 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:25.918 1:25.644 1:25.458 +1.621 Q3
7 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:27.057 1:25.384 1:25.582 +1.547 Q2
8 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:26.945 1:25.599 1:25.589 +1.752 Q3
9 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:26.607 1:25.753 — +1.916 Q2
10 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:26.550 1:25.865 — +2.028 Q2
11 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:27.135 1:25.961 — +2.124 Q2
12 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:26.537 1:26.125 — +2.288 Q2
13 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:26.740 1:26.304 — +2.467 Q2
14 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:27.241 1:27.601 — +3.404 Q1
15 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:27.297 1:27.742 — +3.460 Q1
16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:27.435 — — +3.598 Q1
17 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:27.958 — — +4.121 Q1
18 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:28.006 — — +4.169 Q1
19 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:28.322 — — +4.485 Q1
20 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team 1:29.606 — — +5.769 Q1
21 88 Rio Haryanto Manor Marussia 1:29.627 — — +5.790 Q1
22 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Marussia 1:29.642 — — +5.805 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
6 Nico Rosberg
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
7 Kimi Räikkönen
5
33 Max Verstappen
6
19 Felipe Massa
7
55 Carlos Sainz
8
3 Daniel Ricciardo
9
11 Sergio Pérez
10
27 Nico Hülkenberg
11
14 Fernando Alonso ▲1
12
22 Jenson Button ▲1
13
30 Jolyon Palmer ▲1
14
20 Kevin Magnussen ▲1
15
9 Marcus Ericsson ▲1
16
77 Valtteri Bottas ▼5
17
12 Felipe Nasr
18
26 Daniil Kvyat
19
8 Romain Grosjean
20
21 Esteban Gutiérrez
21
94 Pascal Wehrlein ▲1
22
88 Rio Haryanto ▼1
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:28.997 L49
2 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:29.307 L50
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:29.420 L48
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:29.466 L47
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:29.951 L23
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:29.965 L46
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:30.048 L44
8 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:30.137 L51
9 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:30.168 L50
10 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:30.185 L24
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s median 22.4s Marcus Ericsson · L27 · 16.936s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 21.339s Valtteri Bottas · L17 · 21.376s Nico Rosberg · L12 · 21.531s Felipe Massa · L11 · 21.550s Fernando Alonso · L12 · 21.796s Jenson Button · L30 · 21.837s Lewis Hamilton · L16 · 21.940s Daniel Ricciardo · L42 · 21.981s Kevin Magnussen · L16 · 22.079s Nico Hülkenberg · L16 · 22.167s Daniel Ricciardo · L12 · 22.245s Max Verstappen · L13 · 22.303s Marcus Ericsson · L11 · 22.357s Carlos Sainz · L31 · 22.392s Carlos Sainz · L8 · 22.414s Kimi Räikkönen · L16 · 22.508s Jenson Button · L15 · 22.616s Felipe Nasr · L10 · 22.701s Rio Haryanto · L12 · 23.224s Jolyon Palmer · L12 · 23.286s Pascal Wehrlein · L32 · 23.895s Sebastian Vettel · L35 · 24.548s Sergio Pérez · L16 · 24.719s Pascal Wehrlein · L11 · 26.206s Kevin Magnussen · L1 · 27.831s Max Verstappen · L32 · 29.066s
fastest 16.936s Marcus Ericsson slowest 29.066s Max Verstappen pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 1 16:09:48 27.831s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 8 16:19:48 22.414s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 10 16:23:19 22.701s
19 Felipe Massa 1 11 16:24:32 21.550s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 11 16:24:51 22.357s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 1 11 16:24:47 26.206s
88 Rio Haryanto 1 12 16:26:36 23.224s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 12 16:25:59 22.245s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 12 16:26:14 21.796s
30 Jolyon Palmer 1 12 16:26:22 23.286s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 12 16:25:48 21.531s
33 Max Verstappen 1 13 16:27:32 22.303s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 16:27:17 21.339s
22 Jenson Button 1 15 16:31:07 22.616s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 16 16:32:30 22.167s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 16 16:32:03 22.508s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 16 16:32:37 24.719s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 16 16:32:16 21.940s
20 Kevin Magnussen 2 16 16:34:50 22.079s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 17 16:34:32 21.376s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 18 16:37:12 —
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 18 16:37:09 —
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 18 16:37:25 —
12 Felipe Nasr 2 18 16:37:34 —
22 Jenson Button 2 18 16:37:31 —
30 Jolyon Palmer 2 18 16:37:19 —
94 Pascal Wehrlein 2 18 16:37:36 —
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 18 16:36:56 —
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 18 16:37:14 —
6 Nico Rosberg 2 18 16:36:58 —
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 18 16:37:02 —
19 Felipe Massa 2 18 16:37:10 —
11 Sergio Pérez 2 18 16:37:21 —
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 18 16:37:00 —
55 Carlos Sainz 2 18 16:37:05 —
33 Max Verstappen 2 18 16:37:03 —
9 Marcus Ericsson 3 27 17:10:16 16.936s
22 Jenson Button 3 30 17:14:55 21.837s
55 Carlos Sainz 3 31 17:16:00 22.392s
33 Max Verstappen 3 32 17:17:30 29.066s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 3 32 17:18:12 23.895s
5 Sebastian Vettel 3 35 17:21:50 24.548s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 3 42 17:32:47 21.981s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
55
Carlos Sainz
+18
P7→P9
8
Romain Grosjean
+13
P19→P6
77
Valtteri Bottas
+13
P16→P8
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+12
P8→P4
22
Jenson Button
+12
P12→P14
44
Lewis Hamilton
+9
P1→P2
19
Felipe Massa
+9
P6→P5
30
Jolyon Palmer
+9
P13→P11
Most positions lost
Carlos Sainz −20 Max Verstappen −14 Jenson Button −14
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
77 Valtteri Bottas Grid penalty ▼5 (P11 → P16)
▼5 (P11 → P16)
88 Rio Haryanto Grid penalty ▼1 (P21 → P22)
▼1 (P21 → P22)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15