2016 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 19 Jun 2016
- Circuit
- Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Round
- 8 of 21
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:42.758)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 51 | 1:32:52.366 | 1:46.485 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3q4 | 51 | +16.696 | 18 | |
| 3 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 7q2 | 51 | +25.241 | 15 | |
| 4 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4q5 | 51 | +33.102 | 12 | |
| 5 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 51 | +56.335 | 10 | |
| 6 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 8 | 51 | +60.886 | 8 | |
| 7 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2q3 | 51 | +69.229 | 6 | |
| 8 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 9 | 51 | +70.696 | 4 | |
| 9 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 12 | 51 | +77.708 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 5q6 | 51 | +85.375 | 1 | |
| 11 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 19 | 51 | +104.817 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | NASFelipe Nasr | Sauber | 15q16 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 11 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Renault | 22q21 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 30 | PALJolyon Palmer | Renault | 21q22 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 14q15 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 88 | HARRio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 16q17 | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 13q14 | 42 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 94 | WEHPascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 17q18 | 39 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 18q13 | 31 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 6q7 | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Sergio Pérez qualified 2nd, started 7th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Sebastian Vettel qualified 4th, started 3rd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 5th, started 4th; Felipe Massa qualified 6th, started 5th; Daniil Kvyat qualified 7th, started 6th; Carlos Sainz qualified 13th, started 18th; Fernando Alonso qualified 14th, started 13th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 15th, started 14th; Felipe Nasr qualified 16th, started 15th; Rio Haryanto qualified 17th, started 16th; Pascal Wehrlein qualified 18th, started 17th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st, started 22nd; Jolyon Palmer 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
- Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 30 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 20), stints of 20, 31 laps
- 3rd
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 16), stints of 16, 35 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 9
- First stops
- median lap 9 of 51
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 21 (20.1 s) | 2130 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 20 (20.4 s) | 2031 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 16 (20.6 s) | 1635 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 8 (20.6 s) | 843 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 (20.1 s) | 1536 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 19 (19.7 s) | 1932 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 6 (19.8 s), 22 (20.2 s) | 61629 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 5 (20.1 s), 20 (22.5 s) | 51531 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 20 (20.3 s) | 2031 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 7 (19.4 s), 28 (19.9 s) | 72123 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 6 (20.2 s), 25 (20.6 s) | 61926 |
| NASFelipe Nasr | 2 | 7 (20.7 s), 24 (20.7 s) | 71726 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 10 (21.1 s), 26 (23.6 s) | 101624 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 6 (20.8 s) | 644 |
| PALJolyon Palmer | 2 | 11 (21.0 s), 31 (20.6 s) | 112019 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 8 (29.2 s), 29 (21.5 s) | 82121 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 2 | 16 (21.1 s), 25 (20.6 s) | 16925 |
| HARRio Haryanto | 1 | 1 (33.4 s) | 48 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 5 (20.3 s), 24 (20.7 s) | 51918 |
| WEHPascal Wehrlein | 1 | 29 (26.2 s) | 2910 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 4 (22.0 s), 27 (21.0 s) | 4234 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 1 | 5 (24.8 s) | 5 |
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 | 1:43.685 | 1:42.520 | 1:42.758 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:44.462 | 1:43.939 | 1:43.515 | +0.995 Q3 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:44.570 | 1:44.141 | 1:43.966 | +1.446 Q3 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:45.062 | 1:44.461 | 1:43.966 | +1.446 Q3 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:44.936 | 1:44.533 | 1:44.269 | +1.749 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:45.494 | 1:44.696 | 1:44.483 | +1.963 Q3 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:44.694 | 1:44.687 | 1:44.717 | +2.167 Q2 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:44.706 | 1:44.477 | 1:45.246 | +1.957 Q2 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.939 | 1:44.387 | 1:45.570 | +1.867 Q2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:44.259 | 1:43.526 | 2:01.954 | +1.006 Q2 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.507 | 1:44.755 | +2.235 Q2 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:44.860 | 1:44.824 | +2.304 Q2 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:44.827 | 1:45.000 | +2.307 Q1 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:45.525 | 1:45.270 | +2.750 Q2 | |
| 15 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.300 | 1:45.349 | +2.780 Q1 | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:45.549 | 1:46.048 | +3.029 Q1 | |
| 17 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:45.665 | +3.145 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:45.750 | +3.230 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:45.804 | +3.284 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:46.231 | +3.711 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:46.348 | +3.828 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:46.394 | +3.874 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 | 5 | 141 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 117 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 96 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 81 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 0 | 78 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 54 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 0 | 22 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 7 | 258 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 177 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 140 |
| 4 | Williams | 0 | 90 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 59 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |