European Grand Prix

Round 8 · Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan

2016-06-19

Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +16.696

Sergio Pérez

Force India · +25.241

Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix?

The 2016 European Grand Prix was won by Nico Rosberg driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Sebastian Vettel finished second, +16.696 behind, with Sergio Pérez completing the podium. Nico Rosberg also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:46.485. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 8 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Jenson Button was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P19 to finish P11.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	—	1:32:52.366	Finished	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	3	▲1	+16.696	Finished	18
3	Sergio Pérez	Force India	7	▲4	+25.241	Finished	15
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	—	+33.102	Finished	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	10	▲5	+56.335	Finished	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	8	▲2	+1:00.886	Finished	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	2	▼5	+1:09.229	Finished	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9	▲1	+1:10.696	Finished	4
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	12	▲3	+1:17.708	Finished	2
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	5	▼5	+1:25.375	Finished	1
11	Jenson Button	McLaren	19	▲8	+1:44.817	Finished	0
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	15	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	11	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	22	▲8	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	21	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	14	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	16	▼2	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	13	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	17	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	18	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	6	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:43.685	1:42.520	1:42.758
2	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:44.462	1:43.939	1:43.515
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:44.570	1:44.141	1:43.966
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:45.062	1:44.461	1:43.966
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:44.936	1:44.533	1:44.269
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:45.494	1:44.696	1:44.483
7	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:44.694	1:44.687	1:44.717
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:44.706	1:44.477	1:45.246
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:44.939	1:44.387	1:45.570
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:44.259	1:43.526	2:01.954
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:45.507	1:44.755	—
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:44.860	1:44.824	—
13	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:44.827	1:45.000	—
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:45.525	1:45.270	—
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:45.300	1:45.349	—
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:45.549	1:46.048	—
17	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	1:45.665	—	—
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:45.750	—	—
19	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:45.804	—	—
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:46.231	—	—
21	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:46.348	—	—
22	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:46.394	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Rosberg

1 stop

P2Vettel

1 stop

P3Pérez

1 stop

P4Räikkönen

1 stop

P5Hamilton

1 stop

P6Bottas

1 stop

P7Ricciardo

2 stops

P8Verstappen

2 stops

P9Hülkenberg

1 stop

P10Massa

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 51

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Rosberg	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Vettel	P3	P2	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Pérez	P5	P3	P3	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3
Räikkönen	P4	P9	P8	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4
Hamilton	P8	P5	P5	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2016 European Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2016 European Grand Prix on 2016-06-19 at Baku City Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2016 European Grand Prix?+

P1: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). P2: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +16.696 behind. P3: Sergio Pérez (Force India), +25.241 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2016 European Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg took pole position for the 2016 European Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2016 European Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2016 European Grand Prix with a time of 1:46.485.

Which team won the 2016 European Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2016 European Grand Prix with Nico Rosberg taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Rio Haryanto	1	1	17:05:57	33.405
Carlos Sainz	1	4	17:11:34	22.028
Max Verstappen	1	5	17:13:24	20.069
Fernando Alonso	1	5	17:13:24	20.282
Daniil Kvyat	1	5	17:13:37	24.802
Daniel Ricciardo	1	6	17:15:04	19.840
Jenson Button	1	6	17:15:21	20.185
Kevin Magnussen	1	6	17:15:24	20.772
Felipe Massa	1	7	17:17:02	19.445
Felipe Nasr	1	7	17:17:13	20.670
Kimi Räikkönen	1	8	17:18:49	20.593
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	8	17:19:20	29.227
Romain Grosjean	1	10	17:22:51	21.132
Jolyon Palmer	1	11	17:24:54	20.965
Lewis Hamilton	1	15	17:31:52	20.108
Sergio Pérez	1	16	17:33:39	20.614
Marcus Ericsson	1	16	17:34:12	21.083
Valtteri Bottas	1	19	17:39:20	19.732
Sebastian Vettel	1	20	17:40:51	20.422
Nico Hülkenberg	1	20	17:41:18	20.347
Max Verstappen	2	20	17:41:33	22.497
Nico Rosberg	1	21	17:42:18	20.058
Daniel Ricciardo	2	22	17:45:00	20.155
Fernando Alonso	2	24	17:48:59	20.654
Felipe Nasr	2	24	17:49:03	20.713
Jenson Button	2	25	17:50:53	20.640
Marcus Ericsson	2	25	17:51:13	20.559
Romain Grosjean	2	26	17:52:45	23.588
Carlos Sainz	2	27	17:54:32	21.030
Felipe Massa	2	28	17:56:01	19.858
Pascal Wehrlein	1	29	17:58:28	26.187
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	29	17:58:37	21.533
Jolyon Palmer	2	31	18:02:14	20.561