- Winner
- Nico Rosberg
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Nico Rosberg, Kimi Räikkönen, and Lewis Hamilton
- Race date
- April 3, 2016
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Nico Rosberg
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit
The decisive result
Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.
Grid to finish
Daniil Kvyat from P15 to P7 (+8), Felipe Nasr from P21 to P14 (+7), and Marcus Ericsson from P17 to P12 (+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 11 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 Engine, 1 Brakes, and 1 Collision damage. Nico Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.482 on lap 41. 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.