Gridpedia2016 Belgian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 28 Aug 2016 for Mercedes, from pole position; Daniel Ricciardo was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Nico Rosberg.
Rosberg led every one of the 44 laps. Rosberg stopped 2 times, on laps 9 and 26; 14 of 17 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 6. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:51.583 on lap 40. 17 of 22 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 232 points, 9 ahead of Nico Rosberg, with 8 rounds left.
- Date
- 28 Aug 2016
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 13 of 21
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:46.744)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 44 | 1:44:51.058 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5 | 44 | +14.113 | 18 | |
| 3 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 21 | 44 | +27.634 | 1:51.583 | 15 |
| 4 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 7 | 44 | +35.907 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 6 | 44 | +40.660 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 44 | +45.394 | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 22 | 44 | +59.445 | 6 | |
| 8 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 8 | 44 | +60.151 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 44 | +61.109 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 10 | 44 | +65.873 | 1 | |
| 11 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 44 | +71.138 | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 18q13 | 44 | +73.877 | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 11 | 44 | +76.474 | 0 | |
| 14 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19 | 44 | +87.097 | 0 | |
| 15 | 30 | PALJolyon Palmer | Renault | 13q14 | 44 | +93.165 | 0 | |
| 16 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 17q18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 16q17 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Renault | 12 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | 3 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 14q15 | 1 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 9 | 1 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 15q16 | 0 | Collision damage | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 13th, started 18th; Jolyon Palmer qualified 14th, started 13th; Carlos Sainz qualified 15th, started 14th; Pascal Wehrlein qualified 16th, started 15th; Felipe Nasr qualified 17th, started 16th; Esteban Ocon qualified 18th, started 17th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg: 2 stops (laps 9, 26), stints of 9, 17, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Daniel Ricciardo: 2 stops (laps 9, 25), stints of 9, 16, 19 laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 9, 21, 32), stints of 9, 12, 11, 12 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 14
- First stops
- median lap 6 of 44
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 9 (996.1 s), 26 (22.6 s) | 91718 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 9 (998.4 s), 25 (22.5 s) | 91619 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 9 (1000.5 s), 21 (24.3 s), 32 (22.4 s) | 9121112 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 6 (23.6 s), 9 (998.5 s), 23 (24.0 s) | 631421 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 6 (23.8 s), 9 (1000.3 s), 24 (22.7 s) | 631520 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 1 (22.4 s), 9 (998.5 s), 23 (22.8 s) | 81421 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 9 (998.2 s), 23 (22.5 s) | 91421 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 7 (22.2 s), 9 (998.3 s), 23 (22.3 s) | 71421 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1 (87.1 s), 5 (23.1 s), 9 (943.2 s), 24 (23.1 s) | 441520 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 2 (22.5 s), 9 (1000.7 s), 22 (22.5 s) | 71322 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 4 | 1 (31.2 s), 9 (998.5 s), 16 (23.2 s), 27 (22.7 s) | 871117 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 3 | 7 (23.5 s), 9 (998.6 s), 22 (23.6 s) | 71322 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 6 (23.7 s), 9 (999.4 s), 23 (23.1 s) | 631421 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 3 | 9 (1000.5 s), 21 (23.4 s), 35 (23.4 s) | 912149 |
| PALJolyon Palmer | 4 | 6 (22.7 s), 9 (1000.2 s), 22 (23.3 s), 34 (22.6 s) | 63131210 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 3 | 6 (28.7 s), 9 (1001.0 s), 24 (24.2 s) | 631519 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 3 | 1 (26.4 s), 9 (1001.2 s), 23 (30.2 s) | 81420 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48.019 | 1:46.999 | 1:46.744 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:48.407 | 1:47.163 | 1:46.893 | +0.149 Q3 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.912 | 1:47.664 | 1:46.910 | +0.166 Q3 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:47.802 | 1:47.944 | 1:47.108 | +0.364 Q3 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:48.407 | 1:48.027 | 1:47.216 | +0.472 Q3 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:48.106 | 1:47.485 | 1:47.407 | +0.663 Q3 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:48.080 | 1:47.317 | 1:47.543 | +0.573 Q2 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:48.655 | 1:47.918 | 1:47.612 | +0.868 Q3 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:48.700 | 1:48.051 | 1:48.114 | +1.307 Q2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:47.738 | 1:47.667 | 1:48.263 | +0.923 Q2 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:48.751 | 1:48.316 | +1.572 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:48.800 | 1:48.485 | +1.741 Q2 | |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:48.748 | 1:48.598 | +1.854 Q2 | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:48.901 | 1:48.888 | +2.144 Q2 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:48.876 | 1:49.038 | +2.132 Q1 | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:48.554 | 1:49.320 | +1.810 Q1 | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:48.949 | +2.205 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:49.050 | +2.306 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:49.058 | +2.314 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:49.071 | +2.327 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:50.033 | +3.289 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 232 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 223 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 151 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 128 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 124 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 115 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 62 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 58 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 45 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 39 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 12 | 455 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 1 | 274 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 252 |
| 4 | Force India | 0 | 103 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 101 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 0 | 1 |