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Home / Seasons / 2016 F1 World Championship Season / 2016 United States Grand Prix

2016 United States Grand Prix

DateSunday, 23 October 2016
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitAustin, 56 laps
Round18 of 21
Race numbers

The 2016 United States Grand Prix was the

  • 953rd World Championship race
  • 38th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Austin
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes561hr 38m 12.618s25
2 Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes56+4.520s18
3 Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+19.692s15
4+2Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari56+43.134s12
5+7Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda56+1m 33.953s10
6+4Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1m 36.124s8
7+2Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap6
8+3Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes55+1 lap4
9+10United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda55+1 lap2
10+7France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55+1 lap1
11+2Russia flag lazyload Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1 lap 
12+6Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenRenault55+1 lap (5.000s) 
13+2United Kingdom flag lazyload Jolyon PalmerRenault55+1 lap 
14+2Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
15+6Brazil flag lazyload Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
16-8Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap 
17+3Germany flag lazyload Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes55+1 lap 
18+4France flag lazyload Esteban OconManor-Mercedes54+2 laps 
R Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari38DNF 
R Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer28DNF 
R Mexico flag lazyload Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari16DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1DNF 

Notes

  • Kevin Magnussen received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage. He originally finished P11.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes
3Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
4Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
6Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari
7Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
8Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes
9Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
10Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari
11Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
12Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
13Russia flag lazyload Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari
14Mexico flag lazyload Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Jolyon PalmerRenault
16Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
17France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
18Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenRenault
19United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda
20Germany flag lazyload Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes
21Brazil flag lazyload Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari
22France flag lazyload Esteban OconManor-Mercedes

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34.999 
2Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes1:35.2150.216
3Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:35.5090.510
4Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:35.7470.748
5Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:36.1311.132
6Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36.3581.359
7Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:36.6281.629
8Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:37.1162.117
9Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.2692.270
10Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.3262.327
Q2
11Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:37.353 
12Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:37.417 
13Russia flag lazyload Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.480 
14Mexico flag lazyload Esteban GutierrezHaas-Ferrari1:37.773 
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Jolyon PalmerRenault1:37.935 
16Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:39.356 
Q1
17France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:38.308 
18Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.317 
19United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:38.327 
20Germany flag lazyload Pascal WehrleinManor-Mercedes1:38.548 
21Brazil flag lazyload Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:38.583 
22France flag lazyload Esteban OconManor-Mercedes1:38.806 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
Mexico flag lazyload Alfonso CelisIndia flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jordan KingUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Manor-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2016 United States Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Nico Rosberg331
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton305
3Australia flag lazyload Daniel Ricciardo227
4Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel177
5Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen170
6Netherlands flag lazyload Max Verstappen165
7Mexico flag lazyload Sergio Perez84
8Finland flag lazyload Valtteri Bottas81
9Germany flag lazyload Nico Hulkenberg54
10Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso52
11Brazil flag lazyload Felipe Massa49
12Spain flag lazyload Carlos Sainz38
13France flag lazyload Romain Grosjean29
14Russia flag lazyload Daniil Kvyat25
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button21
16Denmark flag lazyload Kevin Magnussen7
17United Kingdom flag lazyload Jolyon Palmer1
18Germany flag lazyload Pascal Wehrlein1
19Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel Vandoorne1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Mercedes636
2Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-TAG Heuer400
3Italy flag lazyload Ferrari347
4India flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes138
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Mercedes130
6United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda74
7Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Ferrari55
8USA flag lazyload Haas-Ferrari29
9France flag lazyload Renault8
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Manor-Mercedes1

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Romain Grosjean (68th driver to start 100 races, 9th French driver)
Wins
50th for Lewis Hamilton (3rd driver to win 50 races, 1st British driver)
61st for Mercedes
Race 1-2
33rd for Mercedes
Podiums
101st for Lewis Hamilton, 54th for Nico Rosberg, 17th for Daniel Ricciardo
133rd for Red Bull, 121st & 122nd for Mercedes
Poles
58th for Lewis Hamilton
70th for Mercedes (5th constructor to take 70 pole positions)
Qualifying 1-2
45th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
27th for Sebastian Vettel
236th for Ferrari
Front row starts
102nd for Lewis Hamilton, 56th for Nico Rosberg
Points finishes
162nd and last for Jenson Button, 150th for Felipe Massa
Pole & win
29th for Lewis Hamilton

See also

  • United States Grand Prix
  • Austin circuit
  • 2016 World Championship season

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