The 2016 Chinese Grand Prix started April 17th, 2016 at 08:00 on Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Nico Rosberg started from pole position with Daniel Ricciardo next to him. Kimi Räikkönen started from third place.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 53 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Daniil Kvyat in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Hülkenberg in a time of 1:39.824.
After the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 75 points. Rosberg is 36 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 53 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Daniil Kvyat in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Hülkenberg in a time of 1:39.824.
After the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 75 points. Rosberg is 36 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
April 17th, 2016 at 08:00
Round
3/21
Winner
Nico Rosberg
Winning time
1:38:53.891
Pole position
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Nico Hülkenberg 1:39.824
Fastest pitstop
Felipe Massa 22.124 (lap 19)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38:53.891 | 1 | 56 | 25 |
| 2 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +37.776 | 4 | 56 | 18 |
| 3 3 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | +45.936 | 6 | 56 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +52.688 | 2 | 56 | 12 |
| 5 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +1:05.872 | 3 | 56 | 10 |
| 6 4 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +1:15.511 | 10 | 56 | 8 |
| 7 15 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1:18.230 | 22 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1:19.268 | 9 | 56 | 4 |
| 9 1 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1:24.127 | 8 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1:26.192 | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| 11 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:34.283 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| 12 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1:37.253 | 11 | 56 | 0 |
| 13 1 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1:41.990 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 4 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 18 | 55 | 0 |
| 15 2 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +1 Lap | 13 | 55 | 0 |
| 16 1 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 15 | 55 | 0 |
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | +1 Lap | 17 | 55 | 0 |
| 18 3 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 21 | 55 | 0 |
| 19 5 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 14 | 55 | 0 |
| 20 4 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 Lap | 16 | 55 | 0 |
| 21 1 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 55 | 0 |
| 22 3 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1 Lap | 19 | 55 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.669 | 1:36.240 | 1:35.402 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.672 | 1:36.815 | 1:35.917 | +0.515 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.347 | 1:36.118 | 1:35.972 | +0.570 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.001 | 1:36.183 | 1:36.246 | +0.844 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:36.831 | 1:36.296 | +0.894 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:37.719 | 1:36.948 | 1:36.399 | +0.997 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.096 | 1:37.149 | 1:36.865 | +1.463 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:37.656 | 1:37.204 | 1:36.881 | +1.479 |
| 9 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.181 | 1:37.265 | 1:37.194 | +1.792 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.165 | 1:37.333 | ||
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.016 | 1:37.347 | ||
| 12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.451 | 1:38.826 | ||
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.593 | 1:39.093 | ||
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.425 | 1:39.830 | ||
| 15 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.321 | 1:40.742 | ||
| 16 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.654 | 1:42.430 | ||
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.673 | |||
| 18 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.770 | |||
| 19 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:39.528 | |||
| 20 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:40.264 | |||
| 21 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | ||||
| 22 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:57.351 | 3 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:58.061 | +0.710 | 7 |
| 3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:58.689 | +1.338 | 4 |
| 4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:58.800 | +1.449 | 9 |
| 5 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:59.526 | +2.175 | 7 |
| 6 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:59.677 | +2.326 | 7 |
| 7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:59.761 | +2.410 | 9 |
| 8 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:59.964 | +2.613 | 8 |
| 9 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 2:00.150 | +2.799 | 6 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 2:00.158 | +2.807 | 4 |
| 11 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 2:00.197 | +2.846 | 8 |
| 12 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2:00.812 | +3.461 | 5 |
| 13 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 2:02.438 | +5.087 | 4 |
| 14 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 2:02.732 | +5.381 | 5 |
| 15 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 3 | ||
| 17 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 4 | ||
| 18 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 4 | ||
| 19 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | ||
| 20 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3 | ||
| 21 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | ||
| 22 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.896 | 35 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.005 | +0.109 | 33 |
| 3 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.133 | +0.237 | 33 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.329 | +0.433 | 33 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.143 | +1.247 | 31 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.268 | +1.372 | 28 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.527 | +1.631 | 31 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:38.542 | +1.646 | 32 |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.569 | +1.673 | 31 |
| 10 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38.723 | +1.827 | 34 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.728 | +1.832 | 31 |
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.828 | +1.932 | 28 |
| 13 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.178 | +2.282 | 31 |
| 14 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:39.214 | +2.318 | 34 |
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:39.774 | +2.878 | 32 |
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:39.890 | +2.994 | 22 |
| 17 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:39.941 | +3.045 | 36 |
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.979 | +3.083 | 35 |
| 19 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:40.550 | +3.654 | 33 |
| 20 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:41.066 | +4.170 | 32 |
| 21 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:42.954 | +6.058 | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.037 | 16 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.183 | +0.146 | 16 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38.665 | +0.628 | 12 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39.061 | +1.024 | 13 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39.155 | +1.118 | 11 |
| 6 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:39.625 | +1.588 | 14 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:39.676 | +1.639 | 12 |
| 8 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.974 | +1.937 | 11 |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:40.169 | +2.132 | 13 |
| 10 | #33 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | +2.195 | 13 |
| 11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:40.347 | +2.310 | 15 |
| 12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:40.538 | +2.501 | 11 |
| 13 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:40.828 | +2.791 | 10 |
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:41.358 | +3.321 | 9 |
| 15 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:41.393 | +3.356 | 18 |
| 16 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:41.614 | +3.577 | 20 |
| 17 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:41.816 | +3.779 | 16 |
| 18 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:42.908 | +4.871 | 14 |
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:42.980 | +4.943 | 8 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 6 | ||
| 21 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 2 | ||
| 22 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 4 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 3 | 75 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 39 | -36 | |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 36 | -39 | ||
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 33 | -42 | |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 28 | -47 | |
| 6 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 22 | -53 | ||
| 7 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1 | 21 | -54 | |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 18 | -57 | ||
| 9 | #1 Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 13 | -62 | ||
| 10 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 7 | -68 | ||
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | -69 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 4 | -71 | ||
| 13 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -74 | ||
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 0 | -75 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | -75 | ||
| 16 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 0 | -75 | ||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -75 | ||
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | -75 | ||
| 19 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -75 | ||
| 20 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 0 | -75 | ||
| 21 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 0 | -75 | ||
| 22 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -75 | ||
| 23 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 0 | -75 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 3 | 5 | 114 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 61 | -53 | |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | -57 | |
| 4 | Williams | 29 | -85 | ||
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 18 | -96 | ||
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 17 | -97 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 6 | -108 | ||
| 8 | McLaren | 1 | -113 | ||
| 9 | Renault | 0 | -114 | ||
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | -114 | ||
| 11 | Manor Marussia | 0 | -114 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.742 - Pierre Gasly | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:35.785 - Daniel Ricciardo | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:35.378 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:42.208 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | 1:40.402 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #3 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:36.808 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | 1:39.960 - Kamui Kobayashi | Nico Rosberg |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:38.993 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.061 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:52.592 - Rubens Barrichello | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.325 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:37.454 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:37.586 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:33.242 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.238 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |