Round 1 of 21 · Melbourne · 20 March 2016, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Hamilton
pole position
Ricciardo
fastest lap · 1:28.997
57
laps
16
finishers out of 21
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48:15.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +8.060 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +9.643 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +24.330 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +58.979 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:12.081 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +1:14.199 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1:15.153 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1:15.680 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | +1:16.833 | 1 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1:23.399 | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | +1:25.606 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:31.699 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Engine | |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | Mechanical | |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | Collision | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Collision | |
| WD | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Retired |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- WD
- Withdrew