nico rosberg has won the 2016 australian grand prix.
nico rosberg has won the 2016 australian grand prix.
who has won the 2016 australian grand prix?
nico rosberg
mclaren retained their alonso - button pair for the season. the second year of the renewed honda partnership was much more promising than the first with mclaren being able to challenge for top 10 positions on a more regular basis, while still carrying an underpowered honda power unit. however, the season started with a massive crash at the 2016 australian grand prix in which fernando alonso sustained rib fractures and a collapsed lung after colliding with esteban gutiérrez and somersaulting into the crash barriers. alonso, as a result of his injuries was forced to miss the second round of the championship, the 2016 bahrain grand prix and was replaced by reserve driver stoffel vandoorne. vandoorne produced an impressive performance in his first race to score the team's first point with 10th place. the next points for mclaren came at the 2016 russian grand prix with alonso and button finishing sixth and 10th respectively. the rain affected 2016 monaco grand prix was one of best races of the season for the team. alonso finished fifth, having kept nico rosberg's mercedes behind him for 46 laps, while button scored two points with ninth. at the 2016 austrian grand prix, button recorded his best result of the season with sixth place after qualifying third in a wet/dry session. after a disappointing display at their home race, the 2016 british grand prix at silverstone, the team scored points at the next three rounds with six points in hungary, four in germany and six points again thanks to an impressive seventh-place finish from alonso at the 2016 belgian grand prix. at the 2016 united states grand prix, mclaren matched their monaco result with 12 points after an attacking race from alonso saw him claim fifth position while button once again finished ninth. after a season of significant progress compared to 2015, alonso and button finished the championship in 10th and 15th places respectively with the team ending the season in sixth place in the constructors' championship with 76 points. on 3 september 2016, jenson button announced he would take a sabbatical from formula one for the 2017 season. he then confirmed on 25 november that he would retire from f1 altogether with vandoorne being alonso's new teammate for 2017.
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bullet::::- 2016 – 272,300 (90,200 race day)









































bullet::::- 2017 - 296,600









































bullet::::- 2018 - 295,000









































bullet::::- 2019 – 324,000 (100,000 race day)









































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bullet::::- 1981–1983: national panasonic australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1984: dunlop tyres australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1985: mitsubishi australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1986–1993, 2002–2006: foster's australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1994: sensational adelaide australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1995: eds australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1996: transurban australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 1997–2001, 2010–2012: qantas australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 2007–2009: ing australian grand prix









































bullet::::- 2013–present: rolex australian grand prix









































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section::::winners.:repeat winners (drivers).
australian grand prix