- Winner
- Nico Rosberg
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, and Daniil Kvyat
- Race date
- April 17, 2016
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
The decisive result
Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Daniil Kvyat 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Lewis Hamilton from P22 to P7 (+15), Felipe Massa from P10 to P6 (+4), and Esteban Gutiérrez from P18 to P14 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nico Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished and 9 +1 lap. Nico Hülkenberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.824 on lap 48. 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.