German Grand Prix

Round 12 · Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

2016-07-31

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull · +6.996

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +13.413

Who won the 2016 German Grand Prix?

The 2016 German Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 2nd on the grid. Daniel Ricciardo finished second, +6.996 behind, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Daniel Ricciardo with a time of 1:18.442. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 12 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Romain Grosjean was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P20 to finish P13.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▲1	1:30:44.200	Finished	25
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	3	▲1	+6.996	Finished	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	4	▲1	+13.413	Finished	15
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	▼3	+15.845	Finished	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	6	▲1	+32.570	Finished	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	5	▼1	+37.023	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	8	▲1	+1:10.049	Finished	6
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	12	▲4	—	+1 Lap	4
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	7	▼2	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	9	▼1	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	11	—	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	13	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	20	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	15	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	18	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	16	—	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	17	—	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	22	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	14	▼5	—	+2 Laps	0
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	19	▼1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	21	—	—	Power Unit	0
R	Felipe Massa	Williams	10	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.485	1:14.839	1:14.363
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:15.243	1:14.748	1:14.470
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:15.591	1:15.545	1:14.726
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:15.875	1:15.124	1:14.834
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:15.752	1:15.242	1:15.142
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:15.927	1:15.630	1:15.315
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:16.301	1:15.623	1:15.510
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:15.952	1:15.490	1:15.530
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:16.169	1:15.500	1:15.537
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:16.503	1:15.699	1:15.615
11	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:15.987	1:15.883	—
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:16.172	1:15.909	—
13	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:16.317	1:15.989	—
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:16.338	1:16.041	—
15	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:16.328	1:16.086	—
16	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:16.636	1:16.665	—
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:16.716	—	—
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:16.717	—	—
19	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:16.876	—	—
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor Marussia	1:16.977	—	—
21	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:17.123	—	—
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:17.238	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

3 stops

P2Ricciardo

3 stops

P3Verstappen

3 stops

P4Rosberg

3 stops

P5Vettel

3 stops

P6Räikkönen

3 stops

P7Hülkenberg

3 stops

P8Button

3 stops

P9Bottas

2 stops

P10Pérez

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 67

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Ricciardo	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Verstappen	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P6	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Rosberg	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P2	P2	P6	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Vettel	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P3	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2016 German Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 German Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2016 German Grand Prix on 2016-07-31 at Hockenheimring.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), +6.996 behind. P3: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +13.413 behind.

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

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

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

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap of the 2016 German Grand Prix with a time of 1:18.442.

Which team won the 2016 German Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2016 German Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Jolyon Palmer	1	2	14:06:10	19.298
Felipe Nasr	1	7	14:13:07	29.865
Daniil Kvyat	1	7	14:13:06	23.243
Sergio Pérez	1	8	14:14:25	19.233
Carlos Sainz	1	9	14:15:46	22.751
Felipe Massa	1	9	14:15:48	18.590
Max Verstappen	1	11	14:18:08	19.017
Nico Rosberg	1	11	14:18:12	19.693
Kevin Magnussen	1	11	14:18:33	19.034
Daniel Ricciardo	1	12	14:19:31	18.964
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	14:19:43	18.796
Nico Hülkenberg	1	12	14:19:45	19.608
Pascal Wehrlein	1	12	14:20:05	19.813
Jenson Button	1	13	14:21:12	19.427
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	14:20:57	19.230
Rio Haryanto	1	13	14:21:38	31.317
Lewis Hamilton	1	14	14:22:05	18.650
Kimi Räikkönen	1	14	14:22:21	22.393
Fernando Alonso	1	14	14:22:38	19.258
Marcus Ericsson	1	16	14:25:46	20.148
Romain Grosjean	1	17	14:26:51	20.301
Felipe Nasr	2	19	14:30:11	19.944
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	25	14:38:07	20.099
Jolyon Palmer	2	25	14:38:38	26.688
Felipe Massa	2	26	14:39:36	36.395
Pascal Wehrlein	2	26	14:39:43	19.626
Nico Rosberg	2	27	14:40:04	18.936
Sergio Pérez	2	27	14:40:47	19.223
Daniil Kvyat	2	28	14:42:23	20.227
Max Verstappen	2	28	14:41:22	19.137
Fernando Alonso	2	28	14:42:04	19.440
Carlos Sainz	2	29	14:43:41	19.747
Jenson Button	2	31	14:46:05	19.124
Sebastian Vettel	2	31	14:45:38	19.472
Kevin Magnussen	2	32	14:47:45	19.159
Rio Haryanto	2	32	14:48:35	20.919
Kimi Räikkönen	2	32	14:47:02	19.142
Nico Hülkenberg	2	32	14:47:20	19.144
Marcus Ericsson	2	33	14:49:34	19.318
Valtteri Bottas	2	33	14:48:41	19.183
Daniel Ricciardo	2	33	14:48:12	18.738
Lewis Hamilton	2	34	14:49:19	18.504
Felipe Nasr	3	42	15:02:30	19.755
Romain Grosjean	2	43	15:03:00	19.863
Sergio Pérez	3	43	15:02:46	19.379
Nico Rosberg	3	44	15:03:08	28.364
Nico Hülkenberg	3	44	15:03:45	19.907
Jolyon Palmer	3	45	15:06:33	19.725
Max Verstappen	3	45	15:04:32	18.967
Pascal Wehrlein	3	46	15:07:36	19.658
Jenson Button	3	46	15:06:40	19.268
Daniel Ricciardo	3	46	15:05:49	18.979
Sebastian Vettel	3	46	15:06:01	19.000
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	47	15:08:16	19.326
Kimi Räikkönen	3	47	15:07:26	19.525
Lewis Hamilton	3	47	15:06:57	18.475
Fernando Alonso	3	47	15:08:04	19.127
Daniil Kvyat	3	49	15:11:20	19.264
Rio Haryanto	3	49	15:12:22	21.186
Carlos Sainz	3	51	15:13:57	19.547