03 Apr 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted at 18:08h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2016 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on Sunday, 3 April 2016. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and his team-mate Nico Rosberg was the race winner.
2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain 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 | 1:33:34.696 | - | - | 1:34.482 | 41 | 197.634 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:33:44.978 | +10.282 | +10.282 | 1:35.158 | 39 | 197.273 | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:04.844 | +30.148 | +19.866 | 1:34.677 | 43 | 196.578 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:37.190 | +1:02.494 | +32.346 | 1:36.064 | 44 | 195.458 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:52.995 | +1:18.299 | +15.805 | 1:36.095 | 42 | 194.916 | 10 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:55.625 | +1:20.929 | +2.630 | 1:35.504 | 49 | 194.826 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:35.830 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.678 | 36 | 194.125 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:38.285 | 1 lap | +2.455 | 1:37.560 | 31 | 194.040 | 4 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:45.236 | 1 lap | +6.951 | 1:37.077 | 37 | 193.800 | 2 |
| 10 | 47 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:48.091 | 1 lap | +2.855 | 1:36.121 | 44 | 193.702 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:05.984 | 1 lap | +17.893 | 1:36.730 | 40 | 193.088 | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:13.777 | 1 lap | +7.793 | 1:38.003 | 32 | 192.822 | |
| 13 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | Germany | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:16.318 | 1 lap | +2.541 | 1:35.448 | 43 | 192.735 | |
| 14 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:22.365 | 1 lap | +6.047 | 1:35.360 | 49 | 192.529 | |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:23.444 | 1 lap | +1.079 | 1:35.188 | 53 | 192.493 | |
| 16 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:25.272 | 1 lap | +1.828 | 1:36.067 | 39 | 192.430 | |
| 17 | 88 | Rio Haryanto | HAR | Indonesia | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:44.225 | 1 lap | +18.953 | 1:36.685 | 47 | 191.789 | |
| DNF | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 29 | 50:22.411 | 1:38.408 | 22 | 186.648 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 9 | 15:53.345 | 1:39.341 | 2 | 183.001 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 6 | 10:05.435 | 1:39.427 | 3 | 191.620 | |||
| DNS | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | ||||||||
| DNS | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Great Britain | Renault | Pirelli |