F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | DEU | BEL | ITA | SGP | MYS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 385 |
| 2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 380 |
| 3 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 256 |
| 4 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | 3 | DNS | 2 | R | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | R | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | R | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 212 |
| 5 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso, Red Bull) | 10 | 6 | 8 | R | 1 | R | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | R | 4 | 3 | 4 | 204 |
| 6 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) | R | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | R | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | R | 6 | R | 6 | 186 |
| 7 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Force India) | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17R | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 101 |
| 8 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Williams) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | R | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 11 | R | 85 |
| 9 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) | 7 | 15 | 15 | R | R | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19R | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | R | 8 | 8 | R | 7 | 7 | 7 | 72 |
| 10 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | R | 12 | 6 | R | 5 | 11 | R | 18R | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 54 | |
| 11 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Williams) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | R | 10 | 20R | 11 | 18 | R | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | R | 9 | 53 |
| 12 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) | 9 | R | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | R | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | R | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 6 | R | 46 |
| 13 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean (Haas) | 6 | 5 | 19 | 8 | R | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | R | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | DNS | R | 11 | 10 | 20 | DNS | 11 | 29 |
| 14 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull, Toro Rosso) | DNS | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | R | 12 | R | R | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | R | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 13 | R | 25 |
| 15 | (GBR) Jenson Button (McLaren) | 14 | R | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | R | 11 | 6 | 12 | R | 8 | R | 12 | R | 9 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 16 | R | 21 |
| 16 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen (Renault) | 12 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 15 | R | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17R | 15 | 16 | R | 17 | 10 | R | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | R | 7 |
| 17 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | 15 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 14 | R | 18 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | R | 17 | R | 13 | R | 19 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| 18 | (GBR) Jolyon Palmer (Renault) | 11 | DNS | 22 | 13 | 13 | R | R | 15 | 12 | R | 12 | 19 | 15 | R | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | (DEU) Pascal Wehrlein (Manor) | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | R | 10 | R | 19 | 17 | R | R | 16 | 15 | 22 | 17 | R | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 20 | (BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (MEX) Esteban Gutierrez (Haas) | R | R | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | R | 20 | R | 19 | R | 12 | |
| 22 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | R | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | R | 15 | 17 | 15 | R | 20 | 18 | R | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | R | 15 | |
| 23 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon (Manor) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | (IDN) Rio Haryanto (Manor) | R | 17 | 21 | R | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | R | 21 | 20 | ||||||||||
| # | Driver | AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | DEU | BEL | ITA | SGP | MYS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
Table key and points system
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNS: Did not start
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (25)
- 2nd (18)
- 3rd (15)
- 4th (12)
- 5th (10)
- 6th (8)
- 7th (6)
- 8th (4)
- 9th (2)
- 10th (1)
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2016.