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 (2016-04-17)
Official name 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix[1][2][3]
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)
Weather Sunny
21 °C (70 °F) air temperature
37 °C (99 °F) track temperature
4.8 m/s (16 ft/s) wind from the northeast[4]
Attendance 140,000 (Weekend) [5]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:35.402
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes
Time 1:39.824 on lap 48
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Ferrari
Third
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders

The 2016 Chinese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race which was held on 17 April 2016 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race was the third round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the thirteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The race was convincingly won by Nico Rosberg, who finished over 30 seconds ahead of second-placed Sebastian Vettel. Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton suffered a number of setbacks both in qualifying and during the race itself, eventually finishing in 7th place.

Until the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, this race had a record-breaking 161 overtakes, breaking the previous record of 147 set at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.[6]

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  6. ^ Holding, Joe (24 April 2021). "Overtaking records in F1: most overtakes in a race, by a driver and more". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.