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2016 Russian Grand Prix

939th World Championship race, 3rd World Championship Russian Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Sochi

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Fact File

Date:Sunday, 1 May 2016
Winner:Germany flag Nico Rosberg
Germany flag Mercedes
Pole position:Germany flag Nico Rosberg
Germany flag Mercedes
Fastest lap:Germany flag Nico Rosberg
Germany flag Mercedes
Circuit:Sochi, 53 laps
Round:4 of 21

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes531hr 32m 41.997s25
2+8United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes53+25.022s18
3 Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+31.998s15
4-2Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes53+50.217s12
5-1Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes53+1m 14.427s10
6+8Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap8
7+10Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault52+1 lap6
8+7France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap4
9-3Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes52+1 lap2
10+2United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap1
11-6Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer52+1 lap 
12-1Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari52+1 lap (10.000s) 
13+5United Kingdom flag Jolyon PalmerRenault52+1 lap 
14+8Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap 
15-7Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer52+1 lap 
16+3Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap (5.000s) 
17-1Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
18+2Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes51+2 laps 
R Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari33DNF 
R Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari0DNF 
R Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes0DNF 
R Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes0DNF 
  • Carlos Sainz was given a 10-second time penalty for forcing Jolyon Palmer off the track.
  • Felipe Nasr was given a five-second time penalty for not respecting the race director’s instructions.

Starting Grid

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
Pos DriverConstructorTime
1 Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:35.417
2 Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:36.536
3 Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:36.663
4 Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.016
5 Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.125
6 Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:37.212
7-5Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36.123
8 Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.459
9 Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.583
10 United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes–
11 Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.652
12 United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:37.701
13 Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:37.771
14 Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:37.807
15 France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:38.055
16 Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:38.115
17 Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.914
18 United Kingdom flag Jolyon PalmerRenault1:39.009
19 Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:39.018
20 Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:39.399
21 Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:39.463
22 Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:39.519
  • Sebastian Vettel received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:35.417 
2Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36.1230.706
3Finland flag Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:36.5361.119
4Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:36.6631.246
5Brazil flag Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.0161.599
6Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.1251.708
7Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:37.2121.795
8Russia flag Daniil KvyatRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:37.4592.042
9Netherlands flag Max VerstappenToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.5832.166
10United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes– 
Q2
11Spain flag Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.652 
12United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:37.701 
13Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:37.771 
14Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:37.807 
15France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:38.055 
16Mexico flag Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:38.115 
Q1
17Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.914 
18United Kingdom flag Jolyon PalmerRenault1:39.009 
19Brazil flag Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:39.018 
20Germany flag Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:39.399 
21Indonesia flag Rio HaryantoManor-Mercedes1:39.463 
22Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:39.519 

Free Practice Appearances

DriverConstructor
Mexico flag Alfonso CelisForce India-Mercedes
Russia flag Sergey SirotkinRenault

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag Nico Rosberg100
2United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton57
3Finland flag Kimi Raikkonen43
4Australia flag Daniel Ricciardo36
5Germany flag Sebastian Vettel33
6Brazil flag Felipe Massa32
7France flag Romain Grosjean22
8Russia flag Daniil Kvyat21
9Finland flag Valtteri Bottas19
10Netherlands flag Max Verstappen13
11Spain flag Fernando Alonso8
12Denmark flag Kevin Magnussen6
13Germany flag Nico Hulkenberg6
14Spain flag Carlos Sainz4
15Mexico flag Sergio Perez2
16United Kingdom flag Jenson Button1
17Belgium flag Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Germany flag Mercedes157
2Italy flag Ferrari76
3Austria flag Red Bull-TAG Heuer57
4United Kingdom flag Williams-Mercedes51
5USA flag Haas-Ferrari22
6Italy flag Toro Rosso-Ferrari17
7United Kingdom flag McLaren-Honda10
8India flag Force India-Mercedes8
9France flag Renault6

Statistics & Milestones

Wins
Driver: 18th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 49th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
Constructor: 30th for Mercedes
Podiums
Driver: 90th for Lewis Hamilton, 82nd for Kimi Raikkonen, 45th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 700th for Ferrari, 101st & 102nd for Mercedes
Poles
Driver: 24th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 57th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
Driver: 16th for Nico Rosberg
Constructor: 40th for Mercedes
Front row starts
Driver: 43rd for Nico Rosberg, 3rd for Valtteri Bottas
Pole & win
Driver: 11th for Nico Rosberg
Win & fastest lap
Driver: 5th for Nico Rosberg
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
Driver: 2nd for Nico Rosberg

See also

  • Russian Grand Prix
  • Sochi Circuit
  • 2016 World Championship season

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