- Winner
- Nico Rosberg
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel
- Race date
- March 20, 2016
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The decisive result
Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Romain Grosjean from P19 to P6 (+13), Valtteri Bottas from P16 to P8 (+8), and Pascal Wehrlein from P21 to P16 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 1 Driveshaft, and 1 Electrical. Daniel Ricciardo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.997 on lap 49. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.