2016 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the 20th and penultimate round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the 45th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 44th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950. At the race duration of a little over 3 hours, the race was the longest Brazilian Grand Prix in history.[3]

2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 20 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Race details[1]
Date 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace,
São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Rain and 16 °C (60.8 °F)
Attendance 136,410 (Weekend) [2]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:10.736
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:25.305 on lap 67
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders

Winner of the previous year's race Nico Rosberg entered the round with a 19-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Their team, Mercedes, had already clinched the World Constructors' Championship, holding a lead of two hundred and fifty-two points over Red Bull Racing, with third place Scuderia Ferrari another sixty-two points behind. Hamilton took pole position and won the race from Rosberg to take the championship to the final round in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen finished third, having dropped to 16th after a pit stop with 16 laps to go.

Qualifying

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Pos. Car
no.
Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.511 1:11.238 1:10.736 1
2 6   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:11.815 1:11.373 1:10.838 2
3 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.100 1:12.301 1:11.404 3
4 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:11.957 1:11.834 1:11.485 4
5 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:12.159 1:12.010 1:11.495 5
6 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:12.409 1:12.047 1:11.540 6
7 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:12.893 1:12.343 1:11.937 7
8 27   Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:12.428 1:12.360 1:12.104 8
9 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:12.684 1:12.331 1:12.165 9
10 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:12.700 1:12.312 1:12.266 10
11 77   Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:12.680 1:12.420 11
12 21   Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:13.052 1:12.431 12
13 19   Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:12.432 1:12.521 13
14 26   Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:13.071 1:12.726 14
15 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:12.950 1:12.920 15
16 30   Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:13.259 1:13.258 16
17 22   Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:13.276 17
18 20    Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:13.410 18
19 94   Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:13.427 19
20 31   Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:13.432 221
21 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.623 20
22 12   Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.681 21
107% time: 1:16.516
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1Esteban Ocon received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jolyon Palmer during Q1.

Race

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The track was very wet at the start so the race began behind the safety car until the start of Lap 8. Lewis Hamilton built up an early lead. Marcus Ericsson crashed on lap 13 on the pit straight bringing the safety car back out again. The race restarted again six laps later only for Kimi Räikkönen to crash on the pit straight immediately, spinning across the track before hitting the wall. The race was red flagged and there was a 35-minute delay before restarting again behind the safety car, however seven laps later it was again red flagged as the conditions were deemed still too dangerous.

After another 25 minute delay the race started again behind the safety car, which finally pulled in after another three laps. Late on in the race Felipe Massa crashed near the pit entry bringing the safety car out again, while walking back to the garage Massa was given applause from several teams and was visibly emotional, as it was expected to be his last Grand Prix in his home country.[5][a]

The race restarted again and Hamilton went on to win the race from Championship leader Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen.[6]

Race classification

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 3:01:01.335 1 25
2 6   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71 +11.455 2 18
3 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 71 +21.481 4 15
4 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 71 +25.346 9 12
5 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 71 +26.334 5 10
6 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 71 +29.160 15 8
7 27   Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 71 +29.827 8 6
8 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 71 +30.4861 6 4
9 12   Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 71 +42.620 21 2
10 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 71 +44.432 10 1
11 77   Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 71 +45.292 11
12 31   Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 71 +45.809 22
13 26   Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 71 +51.192 14
14 20    Kevin Magnussen Renault 71 +51.555 18
15 94   Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 71 +1:00.498 19
16 22   Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 71 +1:21.994 17
Ret 21   Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 60 Electrical 12
Ret 19   Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 46 Accident2 13
Ret 30   Jolyon Palmer Renault 20 Collision damage 16
Ret 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 19 Accident 3
Ret 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 11 Accident 20
DNS 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 0 Accident 3
Source:[7]
Notes
  • ^1Daniel Ricciardo received a 5-second penalty for entering the pit lane when the entry was closed.[7]
  • ^2Felipe Massa received a 5-second penalty for overtaking before the safety car line. The penalty made no difference as he retired.[7]
  • ^3Romain Grosjean crashed on the way from the pit lane to the starting grid.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Notes

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  1. ^ Massa had initially announced his retirement but would race again in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Brazil". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "F1 attendance figures hit four million in 2017". formula1.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Brazil stats - Hamilton wins at record 24th different track". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Felipe Massa stays with Williams for 2017". 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Hamilton keeps title alive with win". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ a b c "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Brazil 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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