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2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 55 laps
Round21 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 956th World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Yas Marina
  • 2016 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes551hr 38m 04.013s25
2 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes55+0.439s18
3+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari55+0.843s15
4+2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer55+1.685s12
5-2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer55+5.315s10
6-2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari55+18.816s8
7 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes55+50.114s6
8 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes55+58.776s4
9+1(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55+59.436s2
10-1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda55+59.896s1
11+3(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55+1m 16.777s 
12+1(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari55+1m 35.113s 
13+7(FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes54+1 lap 
14+2(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes54+1 lap 
15+7(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari54+1 lap 
16+3(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari54+1 lap 
17-2(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault54+1 lap 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari41DNF 
R (RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari14DNF 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda12DNF 
R (FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes6DNF 
R (DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault5DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
6(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
8(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
10(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
11(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes
12(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
13(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari
14(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
15(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
16(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes
17(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari
18(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault
19(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
20(FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes
21(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari
22(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:38.755 
2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:39.0580.303
3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:39.5890.834
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:39.6040.849
5(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:39.6610.906
6(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:39.8181.063
7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:40.5011.746
8(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:40.5191.764
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:41.1062.351
10(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:41.2132.458
Q2
11(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:41.084 
12(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:41.272 
13(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:41.480 
14(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:41.564 
15(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:41.820 
16(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:41.995 
Q1
17(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari1:42.003 
18(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:42.142 
19(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:42.247 
20(FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes1:42.286 
21(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:42.393 
22(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:42.637 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes
(GBR) Jordan KingManor-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg385
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton380
3(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo256
4(DEU) Sebastian Vettel212
5(NLD) Max Verstappen204
6(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen186
7(MEX) Sergio Perez101
8(FIN) Valtteri Bottas85
9(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg72
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso54
11(BRA) Felipe Massa53
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz46
13(FRA) Romain Grosjean29
14(RUS) Daniil Kvyat25
15(GBR) Jenson Button21
16(DNK) Kevin Magnussen7
17(BRA) Felipe Nasr2
18(GBR) Jolyon Palmer1
19(DEU) Pascal Wehrlein1
20(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes765
2Red Bull-TAG Heuer468
3Ferrari398
4Force India-Mercedes173
5Williams-Mercedes138
6McLaren-Honda76
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari63
8Haas-Ferrari29
9Renault8
10Sauber-Ferrari2
11Manor-Mercedes1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Esteban Gutierrez
Felipe Nasr
Nico Rosberg
Manor
Milestone race start
250th for Felipe Massa (8th driver to start 250 races, 2nd Brazilian driver)
World Champion
1st and only title for Nico Rosberg (33rd driver to win the World Championship, 3rd German champion; first German champion since 2013)
Wins
53rd for Lewis Hamilton
64th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
36th for Mercedes
Podiums
104th for Lewis Hamilton
86th for Sebastian Vettel
57th and last for Nico Rosberg
707th for Ferrari
127th & 128th for Mercedes
Poles
61st for Lewis Hamilton
73rd for Mercedes
1-2 start
48th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
28th for Sebastian Vettel
237th for Ferrari
Front row starts
105th for Lewis Hamilton
59th and last for Nico Rosberg
Points finishes
133rd and last for Nico Rosberg
Pole & win
32nd for Lewis Hamilton