2016 F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Nico Rosberg (1st title) Mercedes |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | Mercedes (3rd title) |
| Races: | 21 |
| Winning drivers: | 4 – Lewis Hamilton (10), Nico Rosberg (9), Max Verstappen (1), Daniel Ricciardo (1) |
| Winning constructors: | 2 – Mercedes (19), Red Bull (2) |
| First-time winners (driver): | 1 – Max Verstappen |
| First-time winners (constructor): | 0 |
2016 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
2016 F1 Race Winners
2016 F1 Polesitters
2016 F1 Fastest Laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | Daniel Ricciardo |  Red Bull-TAG
Heuer |
| 2 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 3 |  China | Shanghai | Nico Hulkenberg |  Force India-Mercedes |
| 4 |  Russia | Sochi | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | Daniil Kvyat |  Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 8 |  Europe | Baku | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 9 | Austria | Spielberg | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 11 |  Hungary | Hungaroring |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG
Heuer |
| 13 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda |
| 15 |  Singapore | Marina Bay | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG
Heuer |
| 16 |  Malaysia | Sepang | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 17 |  Japan | Suzuka | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 18 |  USA | Austin | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 19 |  Mexico | Mexico City | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG
Heuer |
| 20 |  Brazil | Interlagos |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG
Heuer |
| 21 |  Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
2016 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 385 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 380 | -5 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 256 | -129 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 212 | -173 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso Red Bull | 204 | -181 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 186 | -199 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 101 | -284 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 85 | -300 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 72 | -313 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 54 | -331 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 53 | -332 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 46 | -339 |
| 13 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas | 29 | -326 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Toro Rosso | 25 | -360 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 21 | -364 |
| 16 |  Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 7 | -378 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 2 | -383 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1 | -384 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1 | -384 |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -384 |
| 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 0 | -385 |
| 22 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -385 |
| 23 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 0 | -385 |
| 24 |  Rio Haryanto | Manor | 0 | -385 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.