2016 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 May 2016
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 6 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Daniel Ricciardo (1:13.622)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 78 | 1:59:29.133 | 1:17.939 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 78 | +7.252 | 18 | |
| 3 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 7q8 | 78 | +13.825 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 78 | +15.846 | 12 | |
| 5 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 9q10 | 78 | +85.076 | 10 | |
| 6 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 5 | 78 | +92.999 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 78 | +93.290 | 6 | |
| 8 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 6q7 | 77 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 13 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 14 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 10q11 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 20 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 88 | HARRio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 19 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | 51 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | PLq22 | 48 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | PLq21 | 34 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Renault | 16 | 32 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 8q9 | 18 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 11q6 | 10 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | PALJolyon Palmer | Renault | 18 | 7 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 8 drivers: Kimi Räikkönen qualified 6th, started 11th; Carlos Sainz qualified 7th, started 6th; Sergio Pérez qualified 8th, started 7th; Daniil Kvyat qualified 9th, started 8th; Fernando Alonso qualified 10th, started 9th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 11th, started 10th; Max Verstappen qualified 21st, started from the pit lane; Felipe Nasr qualified 22nd, started from the pit lane. 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: 1 stop (lap 31), stints of 31, 47 laps
- 2nd
- Daniel Ricciardo: 2 stops (laps 23, 32), stints of 23, 9, 46 laps
- 3rd
- Sergio Pérez: 2 stops (laps 21, 30), stints of 21, 9, 48 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 78
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 31 (26.3 s) | 3147 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 23 (25.1 s), 32 (35.3 s) | 23946 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 21 (25.7 s), 30 (25.6 s) | 21948 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 13 (25.1 s), 31 (25.6 s) | 131847 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 14 (25.5 s), 32 (26.8 s) | 141846 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 15 (25.2 s), 31 (27.1 s) | 151647 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 20 (26.7 s), 31 (27.7 s) | 201147 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 21 (27.7 s), 31 (28.1 s) | 211046 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 8 (25.8 s), 30 (25.4 s) | 82247 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 20 (24.9 s), 32 (25.2 s) | 201245 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 16 (26.0 s), 32 (27.4 s) | 161645 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 15 (27.4 s), 30 (25.5 s), 49 (24.7 s) | 15151928 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 15 (33.5 s), 30 (25.1 s) | 151546 |
| WEHPascal Wehrlein | 1 | 31 (26.5 s) | 3145 |
| HARRio Haryanto | 3 | 11 (29.1 s), 34 (27.4 s), 47 (26.3 s) | 11231327 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 3 | 11 (27.2 s), 29 (26.4 s), 49 (33.3 s) | 111820 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 3 | 8 (28.2 s), 32 (27.2 s), 48 (45.7 s) | 82416 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 12 (25.6 s), 31 (25.5 s) | 12193 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 4 | 7 (25.6 s), 21 (38.8 s), 29 (25.9 s), 32 (31.2 s) | 71483 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 3 | 1 (92.6 s), 2 (19.9 s), 7 (27.7 s) | 511 |
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 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:14.912 | 1:14.357 | 1:13.622 | fastest Q3 | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.873 | 1:14.043 | 1:13.791 | +0.169 Q3 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.826 | 1:14.056 | 1:13.942 | +0.320 Q3 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:14.610 | 1:14.318 | 1:14.552 | +0.696 Q2 | |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.333 | 1:14.989 | 1:14.726 | +1.104 Q3 | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.499 | 1:14.789 | 1:14.732 | +1.110 Q3 | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:15.467 | 1:14.805 | 1:14.749 | +1.127 Q3 | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:15.328 | 1:14.937 | 1:14.902 | +1.280 Q3 | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:15.384 | 1:14.794 | 1:15.273 | +1.172 Q2 | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:15.504 | 1:15.107 | 1:15.363 | +1.485 Q2 | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:15.521 | 1:15.273 | +1.651 Q2 | ||
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.592 | 1:15.293 | +1.671 Q2 | ||
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:15.554 | 1:15.352 | +1.730 Q2 | ||
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:15.710 | 1:15.385 | +1.763 Q2 | ||
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.465 | 1:15.571 | +1.843 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:16.253 | 1:16.058 | +2.436 Q2 | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:16.299 | +2.677 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:16.586 | +2.964 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:17.295 | +3.673 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:17.452 | +3.830 Q1 | |||
| 21 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.467 | +8.845 Q1 | |||
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber |
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 | 106 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 66 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 61 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 60 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 0 | 22 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 5 | 188 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 121 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 112 |
| 4 | Williams | 0 | 66 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |