Shanghai International Circuit · 17 April 2016
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from 1st on the grid, 37.776s ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes Rosberg 25 + Hamilton 6 | Rosberg 25 + Hamilton 6 | 31 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Vettel 18 + Räikkönen 10 | Vettel 18 + Räikkönen 10 | 28 | |
| 3 | Red Bull Kvyat 15 + Ricciardo 12 | Kvyat 15 + Ricciardo 12 | 27 | |
| 4 | Williams Massa 8 + Bottas 1 | Massa 8 + Bottas 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Toro Rosso Verstappen 4 + Sainz 2 | Verstappen 4 + Sainz 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Force India Pérez 0 + Hülkenberg 0 | Pérez 0 + Hülkenberg 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | McLaren Alonso 0 + Button 0 | Alonso 0 + Button 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team Gutiérrez 0 + Grosjean 0 | Gutiérrez 0 + Grosjean 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sauber Ericsson 0 + Nasr 0 | Ericsson 0 + Nasr 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Renault Magnussen 0 + Palmer 0 | Magnussen 0 + Palmer 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 | 1:38:53.891 | 56 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | Ferrari | +37.776s | 56 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Daniil Kvyat Red Bull | Red Bull | +45.936s | 56 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | Red Bull | +52.688s | 56 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:05.872 | 56 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa Williams | Williams | +1:15.511 | 56 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | Mercedes | +1:18.230 | 56 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Max Verstappen Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:19.268 | 56 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:24.127 | 56 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas Williams | Williams | +1:26.192 | 56 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez Force India | Force India | +1:34.283 | 56 | — | — | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso McLaren | McLaren | +1:37.253 | 56 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jenson Button McLaren | McLaren | +1:41.990 | 56 | — | — | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein MRT | MRT | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto MRT | MRT | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — |