2016 Russian Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 May 2016
- Circuit
- Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
- Round
- 4 of 21
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:35.417)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:32:41.997 | 1:39.094 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 53 | +25.022 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3q4 | 53 | +31.998 | 15 | |
| 4 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 2q3 | 53 | +50.217 | 12 | |
| 5 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 4q5 | 53 | +74.427 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 7 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 6q7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5q6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 30 | PALJolyon Palmer | Renault | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 9 | 33 | Power Unit | 0 | |
| R | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 7q2 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 88 | HARRio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 21 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Sebastian Vettel qualified 2nd, started 7th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 4th, started 3rd; Felipe Massa qualified 5th, started 4th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 6th, started 5th; Sergio Pérez qualified 7th, started 6th. 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
- Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 32 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 17), stints of 17, 36 laps
- 3rd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 1 stop (lap 20), stints of 20, 33 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 11 · 2 stops: 7
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 21 (29.7 s) | 2132 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 17 (30.0 s) | 1736 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 20 (30.5 s) | 2033 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 16 (29.8 s) | 1637 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 18 (29.6 s), 46 (30.1 s) | 18287 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 21 (29.8 s) | 2131 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 16 (30.6 s) | 1636 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 17 (31.4 s) | 1735 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 1 (32.8 s), 27 (30.4 s) | 2625 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 20 (30.6 s) | 2032 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1 (47.8 s), 29 (31.2 s) | 2823 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 11 (30.8 s) | 1141 |
| PALJolyon Palmer | 1 | 14 (30.8 s) | 1438 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 2 | 1 (30.5 s), 28 (30.4 s) | 2724 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 2 | 1 (41.3 s), 8 (38.9 s) | 744 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 1 | 12 (30.3 s) | 1240 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 1 (40.2 s), 9 (25.0 s) | 843 |
| WEHPascal Wehrlein | 2 | 13 (31.4 s), 39 (57.2 s) | 132612 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 22 (30.6 s) | 2211 |
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 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.119 | 1:35.337 | 1:35.417 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.555 | 1:36.623 | 1:36.123 | +0.786 Q3 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.746 | 1:37.140 | 1:36.536 | +1.199 Q3 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.976 | 1:36.741 | 1:36.663 | +1.326 Q3 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:37.753 | 1:37.230 | 1:37.016 | +1.679 Q3 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.091 | 1:37.569 | 1:37.125 | +1.788 Q3 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.006 | 1:37.282 | 1:37.212 | +1.875 Q3 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:38.265 | 1:37.606 | 1:37.459 | +2.122 Q3 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:38.123 | 1:37.510 | 1:37.583 | +2.173 Q2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.006 | 1:35.820 | +0.483 Q2 | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:37.784 | 1:37.652 | +2.315 Q2 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.332 | 1:37.701 | +2.364 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.562 | 1:37.771 | +2.434 Q2 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.971 | 1:37.807 | +2.470 Q2 | |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.383 | 1:38.055 | +2.718 Q2 | |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.678 | 1:38.115 | +2.778 Q2 | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.914 | +3.577 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:39.009 | +3.672 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:39.018 | +3.681 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:39.399 | +4.062 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:39.463 | +4.126 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.519 | +4.182 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 | 4 | 100 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 57 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 43 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 0 | 13 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 4 | 157 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 76 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 0 | 57 |
| 4 | Williams | 0 | 51 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |