2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Nov 2016
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 20 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:10.736)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | 3:01:01.335 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 71 | +11.455 | 18 | |
| 3 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 71 | +21.481 | 1:25.305 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | 71 | +25.346 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +26.334 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 15 | 71 | +29.160 | 8 | |
| 7 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | 71 | +29.827 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | 71 | +30.486 | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 21q22 | 71 | +42.620 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | 71 | +44.432 | 1 | |
| 11 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 11 | 71 | +45.292 | 0 | |
| 12 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 22q20 | 71 | +45.809 | 0 | |
| 13 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 14 | 71 | +51.192 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Renault | 18 | 71 | +51.555 | 0 | |
| 15 | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 19 | 71 | +60.498 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 17 | 71 | +81.994 | 0 | |
| R | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 60 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 13 | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 30 | PALJolyon Palmer | Renault | 16 | 20 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20q21 | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 7 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Esteban Ocon qualified 20th, started 22nd; Marcus Ericsson qualified 21st, started 20th; Felipe Nasr qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 20, 28), stints of 20, 8, 43 laps
- 2nd
- Nico Rosberg: 2 stops (laps 20, 28), stints of 20, 8, 43 laps
- 3rd
- Max Verstappen: 5 stops (laps 13, 20, 28, 43, 54), stints of 13, 7, 8, 15, 11, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 6 · 3 or more: 10
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 20 (2010.4 s), 28 (1482.0 s) | 20843 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 20 (2009.7 s), 28 (1481.6 s) | 20843 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 5 | 13 (24.2 s), 20 (2009.6 s), 28 (1481.4 s), 43 (24.4 s), 54 (24.0 s) | 1378151117 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 20 (2008.4 s), 28 (1482.3 s) | 20843 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 10 (30.0 s), 20 (2010.6 s), 28 (1483.9 s) | 1010843 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 20 (2008.8 s), 28 (1483.1 s) | 20843 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 20 (2008.5 s), 22 (24.3 s), 28 (1485.3 s) | 20643 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 5 | 13 (24.6 s), 20 (2008.6 s), 28 (1484.7 s), 40 (29.6 s), 52 (24.5 s) | 1378121219 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 2 | 20 (2008.2 s), 28 (1483.2 s) | 20843 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 9 (24.8 s), 20 (2008.8 s), 28 (1483.8 s) | 911843 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 4 | 9 (24.7 s), 20 (2008.6 s), 28 (1484.0 s), 38 (25.0 s) | 91181033 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 20 (2009.1 s), 28 (1485.1 s) | 20843 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 4 | 9 (25.8 s), 17 (25.4 s), 20 (2011.3 s), 28 (1484.4 s) | 983843 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 4 | 7 (25.0 s), 20 (2009.0 s), 28 (1484.5 s), 41 (24.3 s) | 71381330 |
| WEHPascal Wehrlein | 3 | 20 (2008.5 s), 28 (1485.0 s), 52 (25.5 s) | 2082419 |
| BUTJenson Button | 5 | 8 (24.2 s), 20 (2010.1 s), 28 (1485.0 s), 34 (25.0 s), 44 (24.8 s) | 812861027 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 4 | 12 (25.1 s), 20 (2011.1 s), 28 (1484.4 s), 47 (17.8 s) | 12881913 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 4 | 9 (29.4 s), 20 (2009.6 s), 28 (1486.0 s), 31 (29.8 s) | 9118315 |
| PALJolyon Palmer | 2 | 9 (24.7 s), 17 (24.7 s) | 983 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 1 | 9 (25.4 s) | 9 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.511 | 1:11.238 | 1:10.736 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:11.815 | 1:11.373 | 1:10.838 | +0.102 Q3 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.100 | 1:12.301 | 1:11.404 | +0.668 Q3 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11.957 | 1:11.834 | 1:11.485 | +0.749 Q3 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:12.159 | 1:12.010 | 1:11.495 | +0.759 Q3 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:12.409 | 1:12.047 | 1:11.540 | +0.804 Q3 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:12.893 | 1:12.343 | 1:11.937 | +1.201 Q3 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:12.428 | 1:12.360 | 1:12.104 | +1.368 Q3 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:12.684 | 1:12.331 | 1:12.165 | +1.429 Q3 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.700 | 1:12.312 | 1:12.266 | +1.530 Q3 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:12.680 | 1:12.420 | +1.684 Q2 | |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.052 | 1:12.431 | +1.695 Q2 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:12.432 | 1:12.521 | +1.696 Q1 | |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:13.071 | 1:12.726 | +1.990 Q2 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:12.950 | 1:12.920 | +2.184 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:13.259 | 1:13.258 | +2.522 Q2 | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.276 | +2.540 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:13.410 | +2.674 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:13.427 | +2.691 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:13.432 | +2.696 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:13.623 | +2.887 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:13.681 | +2.945 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
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 367 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 355 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 246 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 197 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 192 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 178 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 97 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 85 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 66 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | 53 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 18 | 722 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 2 | 446 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 375 |
| 4 | Force India | 0 | 163 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 136 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 75 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 63 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Renault | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 2 |