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2016 Russian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSochi, 53 laps
Round4 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 Russian Grand Prix was the:

  • 939th World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Russian Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Sochi
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes531hr 32m 41.997s25
2+8(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes53+25.022s18
3 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+31.998s15
4-2(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes53+50.217s12
5-1(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes53+1m 14.427s10
6+8(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap8
7+10(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault52+1 lap6
8+7(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap4
9-3(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes52+1 lap2
10+2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap1
11-6(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer52+1 lap 
12-1(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari52+1 lap (10.000s) 
13+5(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault52+1 lap 
14+8(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap 
15-7(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer52+1 lap 
16+3(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap (5.000s) 
17-1(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
18+2(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes51+2 laps 
R (NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari33DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari0DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes0DNF 
R (IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes0DNF 

Notes

  • Carlos Sainz received a 10-second time penalty for forcing Jolyon Palmer off the track. He originally finished P11.
  • Felipe Nasr received a five-second time penalty for not respecting the race director’s instructions.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:35.417 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36.1230.706
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:36.5361.119
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:36.6631.246
5(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.0161.599
6(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.1251.708
7(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:37.2121.795
8(RUS) Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.4592.042
9(NLD) Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.5832.166
10(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes– 
Q2
11(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.652 
12(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:37.701 
13(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:37.771 
14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:37.807 
15(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:38.055 
16(MEX) Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:38.115 
Q1
17(DNK) Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.914 
18(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:39.009 
19(BRA) Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:39.018 
20(DEU) Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:39.399 
21(IDN) Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:39.463 
22(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:39.519 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes
(RUS) Sergey SirotkinRenault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Nico Rosberg100
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton57
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen43
4(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo36
5(DEU) Sebastian Vettel33
6(BRA) Felipe Massa32
7(FRA) Romain Grosjean22
8(RUS) Daniil Kvyat21
9(FIN) Valtteri Bottas19
10(NLD) Max Verstappen13
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso8
12(DNK) Kevin Magnussen6
13(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg6
14(ESP) Carlos Sainz4
15(MEX) Sergio Perez2
16(GBR) Jenson Button1
17(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes157
2Ferrari76
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer57
4Williams-Mercedes51
5Haas-Ferrari22
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari17
7McLaren-Honda10
8Force India-Mercedes8
9Renault6

Stats & milestones

Wins
18th for Nico Rosberg
49th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
30th for Mercedes (4th constructor to finish 1-2 in 30 races)
Podiums
90th for Lewis Hamilton (4th driver to score 90 podiums, 1st British driver)
82nd for Kimi Raikkonen
45th for Nico Rosberg
700th for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 700 podiums)
101st & 102nd for Mercedes
Poles
24th for Nico Rosberg
57th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
16th for Nico Rosberg
40th for Mercedes (7th constructor to set 40 fastest laps)
Front row starts
43rd for Nico Rosberg
3rd for Valtteri Bottas (first since 2014; last for Williams)
Pole & win
11th for Nico Rosberg
Win & fastest lap
5th for Nico Rosberg
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Nico Rosberg