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2016 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round13 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 948th World Championship race
  • 61st World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 49th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes441hr 44m 51.058s25
2+3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer44+14.113s18
3+18(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes44+27.634s15
4+3(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes44+35.907s12
5+1(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes44+40.660s10
6-2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari44+45.394s8
7+15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda44+59.445s6
8 (FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes44+1m 00.151s4
9-6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari44+1m 01.109s2
10 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes44+1m 05.873s1
11-9(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer44+1m 11.138s 
12+6(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari44+1m 13.877s 
13-2(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari44+1m 16.474s 
14+5(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari44+1m 27.097s 
15-2(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault44+1m 33.165s 
16+1(FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes43+1 lap 
17-1(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari43+1 lap 
R (DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault5DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari3DNF 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1DNF 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1DNF 
R (DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
2 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
3 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
4 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
5 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
6 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
7 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
8 (FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes
9 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
10 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
11 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
12 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault
13 (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
14 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari
15 (DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes
16 (BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
17 (FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes
18-5(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari
19 (RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari
20   
21-60(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
22-60(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
Started from the pit lane
 -10(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari

Notes

  • Esteban Gutierrez received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Pascal Wehrlein during Free Practice 3.
  • Marcus Ericsson received a 10-place grid penalty for power unit element changes.
  • Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso received 60-place grid penalties for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:46.744 
2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:46.8930.149
3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:46.9100.166
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:47.1080.364
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:47.2160.472
6(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:47.4070.663
7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:47.5430.799
8(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:47.6120.868
9(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:48.1141.370
10(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:48.2631.519
Q2
11(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:48.316 
12(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:48.485 
13(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:48.598 
14(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:48.888 
15(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:49.038 
16(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:49.320 
Q1
17(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:48.949 
18(FRA) Esteban OconManor-Mercedes1:49.050 
19(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari1:49.058 
20(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:49.071 
21(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:50.033 
22(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton232
2(DEU) Nico Rosberg223
3(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo151
4(DEU) Sebastian Vettel128
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen124
6(NLD) Max Verstappen115
7(FIN) Valtteri Bottas62
8(MEX) Sergio Perez58
9(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg45
10(BRA) Felipe Massa39
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso30
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz30
13(FRA) Romain Grosjean28
14(RUS) Daniil Kvyat23
15(GBR) Jenson Button17
16(DNK) Kevin Magnussen6
17(DEU) Pascal Wehrlein1
18(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes455
2Red Bull-TAG Heuer274
3Ferrari252
4Force India-Mercedes103
5Williams-Mercedes101
6McLaren-Honda48
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari45
8Haas-Ferrari28
9Renault6
10Manor-Mercedes1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Esteban Ocon
Wins
20th for Nico Rosberg (16th driver to win 20 races, 3rd German driver)
57th for Mercedes
Podiums
97th for Lewis Hamilton
49th for Nico Rosberg
14th for Daniel Ricciardo
128th for Red Bull
112th & 113th for Mercedes
Poles
28th for Nico Rosberg
65th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
31st for Lewis Hamilton
46th for Mercedes
Front row starts
51st for Nico Rosberg
1st for Max Verstappen (149th different front row starter, 1st Dutch driver)
Points finishes
125th for Nico Rosberg
Pole & win
13th for Nico Rosberg