The 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix started April 3rd, 2016 at 17:00 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Nico Rosberg next to him. Sebastian Vettel started from third place.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 34 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Rosberg in a time of 1:34.482.
After the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 50 points. Rosberg is 17 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 34 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Rosberg in a time of 1:34.482.
After the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 50 points. Rosberg is 17 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
April 3rd, 2016 at 17:00
Round
2/21
Winner
Nico Rosberg
Winning time
1:33:34.696
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Nico Rosberg 1:34.482
Fastest pitstop
Valtteri Bottas 19.369 (lap 9)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33:34.696 | 2 | 57 | 25 |
| 2 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +10.282 | 4 | 57 | 18 |
| 3 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +30.148 | 1 | 57 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +1:02.494 | 5 | 57 | 12 |
| 5 4 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:18.299 | 9 | 57 | 10 |
| 6 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1:20.929 | 10 | 57 | 8 |
| 7 8 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 15 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 1 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +1 Lap | 7 | 56 | 4 |
| 9 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1 Lap | 6 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 2 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 Lap | 12 | 56 | 1 |
| 11 11 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | +1 Lap | 22 | 56 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 17 | 56 | 0 |
| 13 3 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 16 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 7 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 Lap | 21 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +1 Lap | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 Lap | 18 | 56 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 56 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | DNF (Retired) | 11 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | DNF (Retired) | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | DNF (Power Unit) | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Engine | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Hydraulics | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.391 | 1:30.039 | 1:29.493 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.325 | 1:30.535 | 1:29.570 | +0.077 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.636 | 1:30.409 | 1:30.012 | +0.519 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.685 | 1:30.559 | 1:30.244 | +0.751 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.403 | 1:31.122 | 1:30.854 | +1.361 |
| 6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:31.672 | 1:30.931 | 1:31.153 | +1.660 |
| 7 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32.045 | 1:31.374 | 1:31.155 | +1.662 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:31.987 | 1:31.604 | 1:31.620 | +2.127 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.005 | 1:31.756 | ||
| 10 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:31.888 | 1:31.772 | ||
| 11 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:31.716 | 1:31.816 | ||
| 12 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:32.472 | 1:31.934 | ||
| 13 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.118 | 1:31.945 | ||
| 14 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.976 | 1:31.998 | ||
| 15 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:32.559 | 1:32.241 | ||
| 16 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:32.806 | |||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.840 | |||
| 18 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.911 | |||
| 19 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.181 | |||
| 20 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:33.438 | |||
| 21 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:34.190 | |||
| 22 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.388 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.683 | 22 | |
| 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.723 | +0.040 | 13 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.104 | +0.421 | 18 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.160 | +0.477 | 14 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.675 | +0.992 | 18 |
| 6 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.082 | +1.399 | 14 |
| 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:33.113 | +1.430 | 10 |
| 8 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.337 | +1.654 | 14 |
| 9 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.363 | +1.680 | 18 |
| 10 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.519 | +1.836 | 20 |
| 11 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:33.569 | +1.886 | 16 |
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.617 | +1.934 | 9 |
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.704 | +2.021 | 12 |
| 14 | #47 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.744 | +2.061 | 11 |
| 15 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:33.778 | +2.095 | 20 |
| 16 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.003 | +2.320 | 20 |
| 17 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.013 | +2.330 | 15 |
| 18 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.128 | +2.445 | 16 |
| 19 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.281 | +2.598 | 15 |
| 20 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:34.424 | +2.741 | 9 |
| 21 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:35.546 | +3.863 | 15 |
| 22 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:35.724 | +4.041 | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.001 | 38 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.242 | +0.241 | 32 |
| 3 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.281 | +1.280 | 32 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:32.406 | +1.405 | 31 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.452 | +1.451 | 38 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.650 | +1.649 | 26 |
| 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:32.703 | +1.702 | 34 |
| 8 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.792 | +1.791 | 39 |
| 9 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:32.870 | +1.869 | 23 |
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32.873 | +1.872 | 36 |
| 11 | #47 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:32.999 | +1.998 | 30 |
| 12 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.129 | +2.128 | 31 |
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:33.177 | +2.176 | 36 |
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.384 | +2.383 | 23 |
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.406 | +2.405 | 35 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.447 | +2.446 | 34 |
| 17 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.570 | +2.569 | 37 |
| 18 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:33.640 | +2.639 | 35 |
| 19 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:33.953 | +2.952 | 21 |
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.224 | +3.223 | 31 |
| 21 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.477 | +3.476 | 34 |
| 22 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:34.562 | +3.561 | 33 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.294 | 24 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.799 | +0.505 | 24 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.128 | +1.834 | 16 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.461 | +2.167 | 27 |
| 5 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:34.541 | +2.247 | 30 |
| 6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 | +2.307 | 28 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.793 | +2.499 | 21 |
| 8 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.860 | +2.566 | 19 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.000 | +2.706 | 18 |
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:35.006 | +2.712 | 19 |
| 11 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.073 | +2.779 | 14 |
| 12 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:35.174 | +2.880 | 21 |
| 13 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.309 | +3.015 | 19 |
| 14 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.440 | +3.146 | 28 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:35.490 | +3.196 | 27 |
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.728 | +3.434 | 30 |
| 17 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:36.371 | +4.077 | 26 |
| 18 | #47 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:36.392 | +4.098 | 25 |
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:36.719 | +4.425 | 24 |
| 20 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:36.939 | +4.645 | 28 |
| 21 | #34 Alfonso Celis Jr. | Force India | 1:37.287 | +4.993 | 23 |
| 22 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:37.714 | +5.420 | 27 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 2 | 50 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 33 | -17 | |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 24 | -26 | ||
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 18 | -32 | |
| 5 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 18 | -32 | ||
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | -35 | |
| 7 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 14 | -36 | ||
| 8 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | -41 | ||
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | -44 | ||
| 10 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 6 | -44 | ||
| 11 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 6 | -44 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 2 | -48 | ||
| 13 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -49 | ||
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 0 | -50 | ||
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 0 | -50 | ||
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -50 | ||
| 17 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | -50 | ||
| 18 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 0 | -50 | ||
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 0 | -50 | ||
| 20 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -50 | ||
| 21 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 0 | -50 | ||
| 22 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -50 | ||
| 23 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | -50 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 2 | 4 | 83 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 33 | -50 | |
| 3 | Red Bull | 30 | -53 | ||
| 4 | Williams | 20 | -63 | ||
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 18 | -65 | ||
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 11 | -72 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 6 | -77 | ||
| 8 | McLaren | 1 | -82 | ||
| 9 | Renault | 0 | -83 | ||
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | -83 | ||
| 11 | Manor Marussia | 0 | -83 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | Max Verstappen | |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen | |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.570 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.090 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Alexander Albon | 1:32.014 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:33.411 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:33.740 - Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.798 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.311 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sergio Pérez | 1:37.020 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.961 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:58.287 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | 1:34.556 - Jarno Trulli | Jarno Trulli |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | 1:33.193 - Heikki Kovalainen | Robert Kubica |
| 2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.067 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.408 - Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:31.447 - Pedro de la Rosa | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | 1:30.252 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |