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Home / Seasons / 2016 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

2016 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Australia(DEU) Nico Rosberg7
2Bahrain(DEU) Nico Rosberg17
3China(DEU) Nico Rosberg36
4Russia(DEU) Nico Rosberg43
5Spain(DEU) Nico Rosberg39
6Monaco(DEU) Nico Rosberg24
7Canada(DEU) Nico Rosberg9
8Europe(DEU) Nico Rosberg24
9Austria(DEU) Nico Rosberg11
10Britain(DEU) Nico Rosberg1
11Hungary(GBR) Lewis Hamilton6
12Germany(GBR) Lewis Hamilton19
13Belgium(GBR) Lewis Hamilton9
14Italy(GBR) Lewis Hamilton2
15Singapore(DEU) Nico Rosberg8
16Malaysia(DEU) Nico Rosberg23
17Japan(DEU) Nico Rosberg33
18USA(DEU) Nico Rosberg26
19Mexico(DEU) Nico Rosberg19
20Brazil(DEU) Nico Rosberg12
21Abu Dhabi(DEU) Nico Rosberg5
← 2015 2017 →
First time as championship leader
No driver led the championship for the first time in 2016
Last time as championship leader
Nico Rosberg
First time as championship leader since…
2014 for Nico Rosberg
First time as championship leader by a…
German driver since 2014

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1AustraliaMercedes28
2BahrainMercedes50
3ChinaMercedes53
4RussiaMercedes81
5SpainMercedes48
6MonacoMercedes67
7CanadaMercedes76
8EuropeMercedes81
9AustriaMercedes103
10BritainMercedes131
11HungaryMercedes154
12GermanyMercedes159
13BelgiumMercedes181
14ItalyMercedes208
15SingaporeMercedes222
16MalaysiaMercedes194
17JapanMercedes208
18USAMercedes236
19MexicoMercedes252
20BrazilMercedes276
21Abu DhabiMercedes297
← 2015 2017 →

Notes

  • The 2016 season was the twentieth season, and the second consecutive season, in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
  • 2016 was the second time Mercedes led a championship from start to finish.
  • Mercedes became the first constructor since Cooper in 1959-60 to lead a championship from start to finish in two consecutive seasons.
First time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the first time in 2016
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 2016

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