2016 Brazilian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 13 Nov 2016 for Mercedes, from pole position; Nico Rosberg was second and Max Verstappen third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton led every one of the 71 laps. There were 4 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 8, laps 13 to 20, laps 21 to 32, laps 48 to 56). Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 20 and 28; 10 of 16 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 17. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:25.305 on lap 67. 16 of 22 starters were classified; 6 retired or were not classified. After the race Nico Rosberg led the championship with 367 points, 12 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 1 round left.

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

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

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

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2016 standings