Το πρωτάθλημα της Formula 1 ξεκίνησε.Το πρώτο grand prix της χρονιάς, το Αυστραλιακό το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 19-20 Μαρτίου 2016.
| Pos | Driver | Car/Engine | Laps | Time/Delay |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 57 | 1h 48:15.565 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | 8.060 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 57 | 9.643 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 57 | 24.330 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 57 | 58.979 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 57 | 1:12.081 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 57 | 1:14.199 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 57 | 1:15.153 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 57 | 1:15.680 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 57 | 1:16.833 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 57 | 1:23.399 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 57 | 1:25.606 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India/Mercedes | 57 | 1:31.699 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 56 | 1 Lap |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 56 | 1 Lap |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 56 | 1 Lap |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 38 | Tyre |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 21 | Fire |
| – | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 17 | Transmission |
| – | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas/Ferrari | 16 | Collision |
| – | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 16 | Collision |
| – | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 0 | Not started |
