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Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:33:34.69625
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:33:44.97818
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34:04.84415
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:34:37.19012
5Romain GrosjeanHaas1:34:52.99510
6Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:34:55.6258
7Daniil KvyatRed Bull+1 lap6
8Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap4
9Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap2
10Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap1
11Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
12Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
13Pascal WehrleinManor+1 lap0
14Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
15Nico HülkenbergForce India+1 lap0
16Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
17Rio HaryantoManor+1 lap0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoCollision damage0
DNFEsteban GutiérrezHaasBrakes0
DNFJenson ButtonMcLarenEngine0