Round 3 · 17 April 2016
2016 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 17 April 2016 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Nico Hülkenberg (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1:38:53.891 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | +37.776 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 6 | +45.936 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | +52.688 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +65.872 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 10 | +75.511 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 22 | +78.230 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | +79.268 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 8 | +84.127 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 5 | +86.192 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | +94.283 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | +97.253 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +101.990 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |