The 2016 Russian Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 2016 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, 1 May 2016. Nico Rosberg started on pole position for Mercedes and was the race winner.
2016 Formula 1 Russian 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 | 53 | 1:32:41.997 | - | - | 1:39.094 | 52 | 200.482 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:07.019 | +25.022 | +25.022 | 1:40.266 | 36 | 199.584 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:13.995 | +31.998 | +6.976 | 1:40.101 | 47 | 199.335 | 15 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:32.214 | +50.217 | +18.219 | 1:41.159 | 37 | 198.688 | 12 |
| 5 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:33:56.424 | +1:14.427 | +24.210 | 1:39.743 | 52 | 197.834 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:45.103 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:40.347 | 52 | 196.587 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:53.741 | 1 lap | +8.638 | 1:41.832 | 50 | 196.282 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:55.693 | 1 lap | +1.952 | 1:42.026 | 51 | 196.213 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:57.217 | 1 lap | +1.524 | 1:41.897 | 47 | 196.160 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:01.179 | 1 lap | +3.962 | 1:41.720 | 50 | 196.021 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:08.842 | 1 lap | +7.663 | 1:41.179 | 46 | 195.752 | |
| 12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:18.066 | 1 lap | +9.224 | 1:42.205 | 41 | 195.429 | |
| 13 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Great Britain | Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:18.112 | 1 lap | +0.046 | 1:42.660 | 37 | 195.428 | |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:20.077 | 1 lap | +1.965 | 1:42.050 | 45 | 195.359 | |
| 15 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:35.730 | 1 lap | +15.653 | 1:42.344 | 44 | 194.815 | |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:42.320 | 1 lap | +6.590 | 1:42.253 | 50 | 194.586 | |
| 17 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:33:49.450 | 1 lap | +7.130 | 1:42.378 | 52 | 194.340 | |
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | Germany | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 51 | 1:33:19.352 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.907 | 43 | 191.625 | |
| DNF | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 33 | 59:59.884 | 1:42.029 | 32 | 192.791 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | ||||||||
| DNF | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | ||||||||
| DNF | 88 | Rio Haryanto | HAR | Indonesia | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli |