2016 Season - Round 2 - 2016-04-03
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) second and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:34.482. Kevin Magnussen (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:34.482 | 25 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:35.158 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:34.677 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5 | Finished | 1:36.064 | 12 |
| 5 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 9 | Finished | 1:36.095 | 10 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 10 | Finished | 1:35.504 | 8 |
| 7 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:35.678 | 6 |
| 8 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:37.560 | 4 |
| 9 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:37.077 | 2 |
| 10 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:36.121 | 1 |
| 11 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:36.730 | 0 |
| 12 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:38.003 | 0 |
| 13 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:35.448 | 0 |
| 14 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:35.360 | 0 |
| 15 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:35.188 | 0 |
| 16 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:36.067 | 0 |
| 17 | 88Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:36.685 | 0 |
| 18 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 11 | Retired | 1:38.408 | 0 |
| 19 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 13 | Retired | 1:39.341 | 0 |
| 20 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 14 | Power Unit | 1:39.427 | 0 |
| 21 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | Hydraulics | 0 |