2016 Chinese Grand Prix
| 2016 Chinese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 April 2016 | ||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China | ||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:35.402 | ||
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The 2016 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that will be held on 17 April 2016 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race will be the third round of the 2016 season, and marks the thirteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Report
Background
Following widespread criticism of the controversial "elimination" qualifying format used in Australia and Bahrain, the system was abandoned for the Chinese Grand Prix and the three-period system used between 2006 and 2015 reintroduced.[2]
Fernando Alonso returned to racing for the McLaren team after being ruled out of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to injuries sustained during an accident in the Australian Grand Prix.[3]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | 1:37.669 | 1:36.240 | 1:35.402 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:37.672 | 1:36.815 | 1:35.917 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:37.347 | 1:36.118 | 1:35.972 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Ferrari | 1:37.001 | 1:36.183 | 1:36.246 | 4 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:37.537 | 1:36.831 | 1:36.296 | 5 |
| 6 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:37.719 | 1:36.948 | 1:36.399 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.096 | 1:37.149 | 1:36.865 | 7 |
| 8 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.656 | 1:37.204 | 1:36.881 | 8 |
| 9 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.181 | 1:37.265 | 1:37.194 | 9 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.165 | 1:37.333 | no time | 131 |
| 11 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.016 | 1:37.347 | 10 | |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:38.451 | 1:38.826 | 11 | |
| 13 | 22 |  Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:37.593 | 1:39.093 | 12 | |
| 14 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Haas-Ferrari | 1:38.425 | 1:39.830 | 14 | |
| 15 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.321 | 1:40.742 | 15 | |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.654 | 1:42.430 | 16 | |
| 17 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Renault | 1:38.673 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:38.770 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Renault | 1:39.528 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 88 |  Rio Haryanto
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MRT-Mercedes | 1:40.264 | 20 | ||
| 107% time: 1:42.080 | |||||||
| 21 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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MRT-Mercedes | no time | 212 | ||
| 22 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | no time | 223 | ||
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 — Nico Hülkenberg received a three-place grid penalty for having been released from the pit lane in an unsafe condition during Q2.[5]
- ^2 — Pascal Wehrlein failed to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap during Q1. He was allowed to start at the stewards' discretion.[6][7]
- ^3 — Lewis Hamilton had already incurred a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change when he failed to post a qualifying time. He will start from the rear end of the grid.[8]
References
- ^ "2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Pugmire, Jerome (7 April 2016). "FIA agrees on F1 reverting back to 2015 qualifying format". Associated Press. Paris: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Fernando Alonso passed fit for Chinese Grand Prix after further tests". The Guardian. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Qualifying". formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Chinese Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 21". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Chinese Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 23". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Chinese Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 24". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2016.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (16 April 2016). "Chinese GP: Rosberg beats Ricciardo to pole, Hamilton to start from the back". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network, LLC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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