The 2016 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2016 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 20 March 2016. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and his team-mate Nico Rosberg was the race winner.
2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:48:15.565 | - | - | 1:30.557 | 21 | 167.525 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:48:23.625 | +8.060 | +8.060 | 1:30.646 | 48 | 167.318 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:48:25.208 | +9.643 | +1.583 | 1:29.951 | 23 | 167.277 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 57 | 1:48:39.895 | +24.330 | +14.687 | 1:28.997 | 49 | 166.900 | 12 |
| 5 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:14.544 | +58.979 | +34.649 | 1:32.288 | 39 | 166.018 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:27.646 | +1:12.081 | +13.102 | 1:32.862 | 48 | 165.687 | 8 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:29.764 | +1:14.199 | +2.118 | 1:32.833 | 49 | 165.633 | 6 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:30.718 | +1:15.153 | +0.954 | 1:32.725 | 51 | 165.609 | 4 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:31.245 | +1:15.680 | +0.527 | 1:31.671 | 23 | 165.596 | 2 |
| 10 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:32.398 | +1:16.833 | +1.153 | 1:31.516 | 44 | 165.567 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Great Britain | Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:38.964 | +1:23.399 | +6.566 | 1:32.955 | 14 | 165.402 | |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:41.171 | +1:25.606 | +2.207 | 1:32.452 | 45 | 165.346 | |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:49:47.264 | +1:31.699 | +6.093 | 1:32.780 | 39 | 165.193 | |
| 14 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:48:17.218 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:31.684 | 33 | 164.545 | |
| 15 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:48:25.682 | 1 lap | +8.464 | 1:32.711 | 48 | 164.330 | |
| 16 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | Germany | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:49:45.154 | 1 lap | +1:19.472 | 1:32.673 | 34 | 162.347 | |
| DNF | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 38 | 1:20:45.837 | 1:33.892 | 15 | 149.705 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 21 | 53:19.744 | 1:30.701 | 21 | 125.293 | |||
| DNF | 88 | Rio Haryanto | HAR | Indonesia | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 17 | 28:10.008 | 1:33.847 | 15 | 192.036 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 16 | 25:38.752 | 1:32.998 | 4 | 198.506 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 16 | 25:39.324 | 1:32.553 | 14 | 198.433 | |||
| DNS | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli |