Round 1 · 20 March 2016
2016 Australian Grand Prix: results
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 20 March 2016 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Daniel Ricciardo (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 1:48:15.565 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +8.060 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +9.643 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | +24.330 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 6 | +58.979 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +72.081 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | +74.199 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 16 | +75.153 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 7 | +75.680 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 5 | +76.833 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 13 | +83.399 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | +85.606 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +91.699 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 22 | — | — | Mechanical |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 18 | — | — | Retired |