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2016 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpielberg, 71 laps
Round9 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 944th World Championship race
  • 29th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Spielberg
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes711hr 27m 38.107s25
2+6(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer71+5.719s18
3+1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari71+6.024s15
4+2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes71+26.710s (10.000s)12
5 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer71+30.981s10
6-3(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda71+37.706s8
7+6(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari71+44.668s (5.000s)6
8+7(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari71+47.400s4
9-2(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes70+1 lap2
10+2(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes70+1 lap1
11 (MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari70+1 lap 
12+7(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault70+1 lap 
13+8(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari70+1 lap 
14+3(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault70+1 lap 
15+3(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari70+1 lap 
16+4(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes70+1 lap 
17-1(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes69DNF 
18-4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda64DNF 
19-17(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes64DNF 
20PL(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes63DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari26DNF 
R (RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari2DNF 

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

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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:07.922 
2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:08.4650.543
3(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:09.2851.363
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:09.7811.859
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:09.9001.978
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:09.9011.979
7(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:09.9802.058
8(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:10.4402.518
9(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:11.1533.231
10(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:11.9774.055
Q2
11(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:07.578 
12(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:07.700 
13(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:07.850 
14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:08.154 
15(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
16(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes– 
Q1
17(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:07.941 
18(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:07.965 
19(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:08.026 
20(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari1:08.409 
21(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:08.418 
22(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:08.446 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg153
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton142
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel96
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen96
5(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo88
6(NLD) Max Verstappen72
7(FIN) Valtteri Bottas54
8(MEX) Sergio Perez39
9(BRA) Felipe Massa38
10(FRA) Romain Grosjean28
11(RUS) Daniil Kvyat22
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz22
13(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg20
14(ESP) Fernando Alonso18
15(GBR) Jenson Button13
16(DNK) Kevin Magnussen6
17(DEU) Pascal Wehrlein1
18(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes295
2Ferrari192
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer168
4Williams-Mercedes92
5Force India-Mercedes59
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari36
7McLaren-Honda32
8Haas-Ferrari28
9Renault6
10Manor-Mercedes1

Stats & 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 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)