Race · Round 1 of 21 ·
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes from 2nd on the grid at Albert Park. 5 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Nico RosbergMercedes
- Fastest lap
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Entries
- 2216 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:25.351 | 1:24.605 | 1:23.837 | — | — |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:26.934 | 1:24.796 | 1:24.197 | +0.360 | +0.360 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:26.945 | 1:25.257 | 1:24.675 | +0.838 | +0.478 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:26.579 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.033 | +1.196 | +0.358 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:26.934 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.434 | +1.597 | +0.401 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:25.918 | 1:25.644 | 1:25.458 | +1.621 | +0.024 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:27.057 | 1:25.384 | 1:25.582 | +1.745 | +0.124 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:26.945 | 1:25.599 | 1:25.589 | +1.752 | +0.007 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:26.607 | 1:25.753 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:26.550 | 1:25.865 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:27.135 | 1:25.961 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:26.537 | 1:26.125 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:26.740 | 1:26.304 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:27.241 | 1:27.601 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:27.297 | 1:27.742 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:27.435 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:27.958 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:28.006 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:28.322 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:29.606 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:29.627 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:29.642 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Nico Rosberg | 1 · 2 | 2 · 1 | 16 · 12 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · Sebastian Vettel | 2 · 3 | 1 · 3 | 12 · 13 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Sebastian Vettel | 1 · 3 | 2 · 3 | 16 · 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Daniel Ricciardo | 3 · 8 | 3 · 4 | 13 · 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Daniel Ricciardo | 6 · 8 | 5 · 4 | 11 · 12 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Carlos Sainz · Daniel Ricciardo | 7 · 8 | 9 · 4 | 8 · 12 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Sergio Perez | 8 · 9 | 4 · 13 | 12 · 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · Felipe Massa | 5 · 6 | 10 · 5 | 13 · 11 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Romain Grosjean | 6 · 19 | 5 · 6 | 11 · 18 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Carlos Sainz | 6 · 7 | 5 · 9 | 11 · 8 | Carlos Sainz | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Romain Grosjean | 10 · 19 | 7 · 6 | 16 · 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Nico Hulkenberg | 9 · 10 | 13 · 7 | 16 · 16 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Valtteri Bottas | 10 · 16 | 7 · 8 | 16 · 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Valtteri Bottas | 7 · 16 | 9 · 8 | 8 · 17 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Felipe Nasr | 16 · 17 | 8 · 15 | 17 · 10 | Felipe Nasr | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · Carlos Sainz | 5 · 7 | 10 · 9 | 13 · 8 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Max Verstappen · Jolyon Palmer | 5 · 13 | 10 · 11 | 13 · 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Jolyon Palmer | 12 · 13 | 14 · 11 | 15 · 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Swapped places |
| Jolyon Palmer · Kevin Magnussen | 13 · 14 | 11 · 12 | 12 · 1 | Kevin Magnussen | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Kevin Magnussen | 9 · 14 | 13 · 12 | 16 · 1 | Kevin Magnussen | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Jenson Button | 9 · 12 | 13 · 14 | 16 · 15 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Felipe Nasr | 12 · 17 | 14 · 15 | 15 · 10 | Felipe Nasr | Kept their order |
| Felipe Nasr · Pascal Wehrlein | 17 · 21 | 15 · 16 | 10 · 11 | Felipe Nasr | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:38.841 | — | — | 7 |
| 2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:39.308 | +0.467 | +0.467 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:39.486 | +0.645 | +0.178 | 7 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:39.535 | +0.694 | +0.049 | 9 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:39.694 | +0.853 | +0.159 | 16 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:39.895 | +1.054 | +0.201 | 16 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:40.008 | +1.167 | +0.113 | 13 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:40.761 | +1.920 | +0.753 | 7 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:41.256 | +2.415 | +0.495 | 8 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:42.411 | +3.570 | +1.155 | 10 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:42.891 | +4.050 | +0.480 | 10 |
| 12 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:43.401 | +4.560 | +0.510 | 25 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:43.731 | +4.890 | +0.330 | 8 |
| 14 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:44.304 | +5.463 | +0.573 | 22 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:47.356 | +8.515 | +3.052 | 4 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | — | — | — | 2 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:25.624 | — | — | 24 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:25.800 | +0.176 | +0.176 | 25 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:25.852 | +0.228 | +0.052 | 25 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:26.257 | +0.633 | +0.405 | 28 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:26.435 | +0.811 | +0.178 | 23 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 33 | 1:26.701 | +1.077 | +0.266 | 26 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:26.730 | +1.106 | +0.029 | 28 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:26.768 | +1.144 | +0.038 | 22 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:27.151 | +1.527 | +0.383 | 28 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:27.242 | +1.618 | +0.091 | 22 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:27.263 | +1.639 | +0.021 | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:27.341 | +1.717 | +0.078 | 20 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 26 | 1:27.430 | +1.806 | +0.089 | 22 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:27.659 | +2.035 | +0.229 | 26 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:27.871 | +2.247 | +0.212 | 24 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:27.988 | +2.364 | +0.117 | 22 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:28.117 | +2.493 | +0.129 | 24 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:28.284 | +2.660 | +0.167 | 21 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:28.292 | +2.668 | +0.008 | 11 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:28.293 | +2.669 | +0.001 | 26 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:29.046 | +3.422 | +0.753 | 18 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:29.272 | +3.648 | +0.226 | 23 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid
Nico Rosberg 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari SF16-H
Sebastian Vettel 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Red Bull RB12
Max Verstappen 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW38
Felipe Massa 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Haas VF-16
Romain Grosjean 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM09
Sergio Perez 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Toro Rosso STR11
Carlos Sainz Jr 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Renault R.S.16
Jolyon Palmer 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-31
Fernando Alonso 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Sauber C35
Marcus Ericsson 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Manor MRT05
Pascal Wehrlein 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 2016
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Mercedes
- Entrant
- Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.