Chinese Grand Prix
2016 · Round 3 · Shanghai, China · Apr 16-17, 2016Race summary
Victory went to Rosberg (from 1st on the grid), with a 37.8s margin. Hamilton made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 7th (up 15 places). Bottas had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 10th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hülkenberg (1:39.824).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:38:53.891 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +37.776 | 18 |
| 3 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | +45.936 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 56 | +52.688 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +1:05.872 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 10 | 56 | +1:15.511 | 8 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 22 | 56 | +1:18.230 | 6 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | 56 | +1:19.268 | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 8 | 56 | +1:24.127 | 2 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 5 | 56 | +1:26.192 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | 56 | +1:34.283 | 0 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | 56 | +1:37.253 | 0 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +1:41.990 | 0 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg 1:39.824 | Force India | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |