Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 20 March 2016
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes from 2nd on the grid, 8.06s ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Romain Grosjean gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 6th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes Rosberg 25 + Hamilton 18 | Rosberg 25 + Hamilton 18 | 43 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Vettel 15 + Räikkönen 0 | Vettel 15 + Räikkönen 0 | 15 | |
| 3 | Williams Massa 10 + Bottas 4 | Massa 10 + Bottas 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | Red Bull Ricciardo 12 + Kvyat 0 | Ricciardo 12 + Kvyat 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team Grosjean 8 + Gutiérrez 0 | Grosjean 8 + Gutiérrez 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Force India Hülkenberg 6 + Pérez 0 | Hülkenberg 6 + Pérez 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Toro Rosso Sainz 2 + Verstappen 1 | Sainz 2 + Verstappen 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Renault Palmer 0 + Magnussen 0 | Palmer 0 + Magnussen 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | McLaren Button 0 + Alonso 0 | Button 0 + Alonso 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sauber Nasr 0 + Ericsson 0 | Nasr 0 + Ericsson 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MRT Wehrlein 0 + Haryanto 0 | Wehrlein 0 + Haryanto 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | Mercedes | 1:48:15.565 | 57 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | Mercedes | +8.060s | 57 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | Ferrari | +9.643s | 57 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | Red Bull | +24.330s | 57 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa Williams | Williams | +58.979s | 57 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | +1:12.081 | 57 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | +1:14.199 | 57 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas Williams | Williams | +1:15.153 | 57 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:15.680 | 57 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Max Verstappen Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:16.833 | 57 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer Renault | Renault | +1:23.399 | 57 | — | — | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen Renault | Renault | +1:25.606 | 57 | — | — | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez Force India | Force India | +1:31.699 | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jenson Button McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 56 | — | — | |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 56 | — | — | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein MRT | MRT | +1 Lap | 56 | — | — | |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | Sauber | DNF Engine | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rio Haryanto MRT | MRT | DNF Mechanical | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Collision | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso McLaren | McLaren | DNF Collision | 16 | — | — | |
| DNS | Daniil Kvyat Red Bull | Red Bull | DNS | 0 | — | — |