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Shanghai International Circuit Nico Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix 2016 at Shanghai International Circuit on 17 April 2016, starting from pole position. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Ferrari, with Daniil Kvyat completing the podium for Red Bull. Nico Hülkenberg set the fastest lap with a time of 1:39.824.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 56 | 1:38:53.891 | 25 | |
| 2 | 4 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 56 | +37.776 | 18 | |
| 3 | 6 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Red Bull | 56 | +45.936 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 56 | +52.688 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 56 | +1:05.872 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 56 | +1:15.511 | 8 | |
| 7 | 22 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 56 | +1:18.230 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Max VerstappenVER | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:19.268 | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:24.127 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 56 | +1:26.192 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 56 | +1:34.283 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 56 | +1:37.253 | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | +1:41.990 | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 13 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | ⚡ 1:39.824 |
| 16 | 15 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 14 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 16 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Rio HaryantoHAR | Manor Marussia | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 22 | 19 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Nico Rosberg
- Circuit Shanghai International Circuit
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.669 | 1:36.240 | 1:35.402 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.672 | 1:36.815 | 1:35.917 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.347 | 1:36.118 | 1:35.972 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.001 | 1:36.183 | 1:36.246 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:36.831 | 1:36.296 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:37.719 | 1:36.948 | 1:36.399 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.096 | 1:37.149 | 1:36.865 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:37.656 | 1:37.204 | 1:36.881 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.181 | 1:37.265 | 1:37.194 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.165 | 1:37.333 | - |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:38.016 | 1:37.347 | - |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.451 | 1:38.826 | - |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.593 | 1:39.093 | - |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.425 | 1:39.830 | - |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.321 | 1:40.742 | - |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.654 | 1:42.430 | - |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.673 | - | - |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.770 | - | - |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:39.528 | - | - |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:40.264 | - | - |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | - | - | - |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | - | - | - |