The 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 3 April 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the second round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the twelfth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner, while his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg was the Drivers' Championship leader coming into the round.
Stoffel Vandoorne replaced Fernando Alonso at McLaren.
Sebastian Vettel was fastest in third practice.
Nico Rosberg qualified second and went on to win the race.
The accident between Bottas, Hamilton and Ricciardo at turn one
2016 Formula One World Championship
The 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 70th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)'s Formula One motor racing. It featured the 67th Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the FIA, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Teams and drivers took part in twenty-one Grands Prix—making for the longest season in the sport's history to that point—starting in Australia on 20 March and finishing in Abu Dhabi on 27 November as they competed for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championships.
Nico Rosberg won his first and only World Drivers' Championship, shortly before announcing his retirement from the sport.
Lewis Hamilton finished runner-up by 5 points driving for Mercedes.
Daniel Ricciardo (pictured in 2015) finished the season in third place, driving for Red Bull.
Mercedes successfully defended their World Constructors' title in a highly dominant performance, winning 19 of the 21 races ran during the season.
