2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 3 Apr 2016 for Mercedes, from 2nd on the grid; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.

Rosberg took the lead for good on lap 41 of 57, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Rosberg stopped 3 times, on laps 13 and 30 and 39; 15 of 17 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 11. The fastest lap was Nico Rosberg's, 1:34.482 on lap 41. 17 of 22 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Nico Rosberg led the championship with 50 points, 17 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 19 rounds left.

Date

3 Apr 2016

Circuit

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Round

2 of 21

Winner

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

Pole position

Lewis Hamilton (1:29.493)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Kevin Magnussen qualified 19th, started 22nd; Jolyon Palmer qualified 20th, started 19th; Rio Haryanto qualified 21st, started 20th; Felipe Nasr qualified 22nd, started 21st. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 13, 30, 39), stints of 13, 17, 9, 18 laps

2nd

Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 12, 29, 37), stints of 12, 17, 8, 20 laps

3rd

Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 13, 28, 41), stints of 13, 15, 13, 16 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 15

First stops

median lap 11 of 57

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2016 standings