2016 Austrian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 3 July 2016 |
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| Circuit | Spielberg, 71 laps |
| Round | 9 of 21 |
| Race numbers | The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 27m 38.107s | 25 | |
| 2 | +6 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | +5.719s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | +6.024s | 15 |
| 4 | +2 |  Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 71 | +26.710s (10.000s) | 12 |
| 5 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | +30.981s | 10 | |
| 6 | -3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 71 | +37.706s | 8 |
| 7 | +6 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +44.668s (5.000s) | 6 |
| 8 | +7 |  Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 71 | +47.400s | 4 |
| 9 | -2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | +2 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 |  Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | +7 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +8 |  Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +3 |  Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +3 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +4 |  Rio Haryanto | Manor-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | -1 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | DNF | |
| 18 | -4 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 64 | DNF | |
| 19 | -17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 64 | DNF | |
| 20 | PL | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 63 | DNF | |
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 26 | DNF | ||
| R |  Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Nico Rosberg received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton. His final race position was unaffected.
- Romain Grosjean received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. His final race position was unaffected.
- Sergio Perez ended lap 69 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
- Fernando Alonso ended lap 64 in P13 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nico Hulkenberg ended lap 64 in P19 before retiring on the following lap.
- Felipe Massa ended lap 63 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
- Sebastian Vettel ended lap 26 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 6 | -5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 9 | -5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
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| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 12 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 19 | -3 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault |
| 20 | -3 | Rio Haryanto | Manor-Mercedes |
| 21 | -3 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari |
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| Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | ||
| Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | ||
Notes
- Both Sebastian Vettel received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
- Jolyon Palmer, Felipe Nasr received three-place grid penalties for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags in Q1.
- Felipe Massa started from the pit lane after a front wing change.
- Daniil Kvyat started from the pit lane after chassis and gearbox changes post-qualifying.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:07.922 | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:08.465 | 0.543 |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:09.285 | 1.363 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:09.781 | 1.859 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1:09.900 | 1.978 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:09.901 | 1.979 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:09.980 | 2.058 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:10.440 | 2.518 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:11.153 | 3.231 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.977 | 4.055 |
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| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | 1:07.578 | |
| 12 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | 1:07.700 | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:07.850 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1:08.154 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | – | |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | – | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:07.941 | |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:07.965 | |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor-Mercedes | 1:08.026 | |
| 20 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:08.409 | |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:08.418 | |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:08.446 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Alfonso Celis |  Force India-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2016 Austrian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Nico Rosberg | 153 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 142 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 96 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | 96 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | 88 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 72 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | 54 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 39 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 38 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | 28 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | 22 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | 22 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | 20 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | 18 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | 13 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | 6 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 |
| 18 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 295 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 192 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 168 |
| 4 | Williams-Mercedes | 92 |
| 5 | Force India-Mercedes | 59 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 36 |
| 7 | McLaren-Honda | 32 |
| 8 |  Haas-Ferrari | 28 |
| 9 | Renault | 6 |
| 10 | Manor-Mercedes | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 46th for Lewis Hamilton
- 53rd for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 93rd for Lewis Hamilton, 84th for Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd for Max Verstappen
- 705th for Ferrari, 123rd for Red Bull, 106th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 54th for Lewis Hamilton
- 61st for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 30th for Lewis Hamilton (5th driver to set 30 fastest laps, 2nd British driver)
- 44th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 95th for Lewis Hamilton, 2nd and last for Nico Hulkenberg (first since 2010; only front row start for Force India)
- Points finishes
- 50th for Daniel Ricciardo, 1st for Pascal Wehrlein (332nd different point scorer, 21st German driver)
- Pole & win
- 27th for Lewis Hamilton
- Win & fastest lap
- 16th for Lewis Hamilton
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 10th for Lewis Hamilton (3rd driver to achieve ten hat-tricks, 2nd British driver)