Belgian Grand Prix

Round 13 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

2016-08-28

Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull · +14.113

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +27.634

Who won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix?

The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was won by Nico Rosberg driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Daniel Ricciardo finished second, +14.113 behind, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1:51.583. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 13 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Lewis Hamilton was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 18 positions from P21 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	—	1:44:51.058	Finished	25
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	5	▲3	+14.113	Finished	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	21	▲18	+27.634	Finished	15
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	7	▲3	+35.907	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	6	▲1	+40.660	Finished	10
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	4	▼2	+45.394	Finished	8
7	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	22	▲15	+59.445	Finished	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	8	—	+1:00.151	Finished	4
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	▼6	+1:01.109	Finished	2
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	10	—	+1:05.873	Finished	1
11	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	2	▼9	+1:11.138	Finished	0
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	18	▲6	+1:13.877	Finished	0
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	11	▼2	+1:16.474	Finished	0
14	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	19	▲5	+1:27.097	Finished	0
15	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	13	▼2	+1:33.165	Finished	0
16	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	17	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	16	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	12	—	—	Accident	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	14	—	—	Puncture	0
R	Jenson Button	McLaren	9	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	15	—	—	Collision damage	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:48.019	1:46.999	1:46.744
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:48.407	1:47.163	1:46.893
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:47.912	1:47.664	1:46.910
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:47.802	1:47.944	1:47.108
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:48.407	1:48.027	1:47.216
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:48.106	1:47.485	1:47.407
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:48.080	1:47.317	1:47.543
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:48.655	1:47.918	1:47.612
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:48.700	1:48.051	1:48.114
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:47.738	1:47.667	1:48.263
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:48.751	1:48.316	—
12	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:48.800	1:48.485	—
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:48.748	1:48.598	—
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:48.901	1:48.888	—
15	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:48.876	1:49.038	—
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:48.554	1:49.320	—
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:48.949	—	—
18	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	1:49.050	—	—
19	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:49.058	—	—
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:49.071	—	—
21	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:50.033	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Rosberg

2 stops

P2Ricciardo

2 stops

P3Hamilton

3 stops

P4Hülkenberg

3 stops

P5Pérez

3 stops

P6Vettel

3 stops

P7Alonso

2 stops

P8Bottas

3 stops

P9Räikkönen

4 stops

P10Massa

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 44

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	Final
Rosberg	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Ricciardo	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Hamilton	P11	P5	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Hülkenberg	P2	P3	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Pérez	P5	P7	P7	P7	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5

2016 Belgian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix on 2016-08-28 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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

P1: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). P2: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), +14.113 behind. P3: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +27.634 behind.

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

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

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

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix with a time of 1:51.583.

Which team won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Felipe Nasr	1	1	14:05:52	26.390
Kimi Räikkönen	1	1	14:06:21	1:27.084
Sebastian Vettel	1	1	14:05:53	22.403
Max Verstappen	1	1	14:05:46	31.235
Felipe Massa	1	2	14:07:44	22.484
Kimi Räikkönen	2	5	14:15:56	23.061
Jolyon Palmer	1	6	14:16:08	22.698
Nico Hülkenberg	1	6	14:15:53	23.564
Sergio Pérez	1	6	14:16:04	23.783
Romain Grosjean	1	6	14:16:08	23.705
Esteban Ocon	1	6	14:16:18	28.718
Valtteri Bottas	1	7	14:18:36	22.190
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	7	14:18:38	23.486
Nico Rosberg	1	9	14:24:29	16:36.150
Daniel Ricciardo	1	9	14:24:30	16:38.401
Daniil Kvyat	1	9	14:24:38	16:40.466
Fernando Alonso	1	9	14:24:32	16:38.234
Lewis Hamilton	1	9	14:24:34	16:40.478
Sergio Pérez	2	9	14:24:36	16:40.284
Nico Hülkenberg	2	9	14:24:31	16:38.468
Felipe Massa	2	9	14:24:35	16:40.664
Jolyon Palmer	2	9	14:24:40	16:40.234
Romain Grosjean	2	9	14:24:42	16:39.366
Sebastian Vettel	2	9	14:24:44	16:38.511
Valtteri Bottas	2	9	14:24:46	16:38.328
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	9	14:24:48	16:38.622
Max Verstappen	2	9	14:24:49	16:38.546
Esteban Ocon	2	9	14:24:51	16:40.980
Felipe Nasr	2	9	14:24:52	16:41.198
Kimi Räikkönen	3	9	14:25:53	15:43.158
Max Verstappen	3	16	14:55:40	23.231
Lewis Hamilton	2	21	15:05:00	24.343
Daniil Kvyat	2	21	15:05:19	23.359
Felipe Massa	3	22	15:07:04	22.515
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	22	15:07:18	23.561
Jolyon Palmer	3	22	15:07:20	23.333
Fernando Alonso	2	23	15:08:57	22.451
Romain Grosjean	3	23	15:09:21	23.107
Nico Hülkenberg	3	23	15:08:55	24.015
Sebastian Vettel	3	23	15:09:03	22.762
Valtteri Bottas	3	23	15:09:06	22.318
Felipe Nasr	3	23	15:09:23	30.238
Sergio Pérez	3	24	15:10:56	22.652
Esteban Ocon	3	24	15:11:25	24.208
Kimi Räikkönen	4	24	15:11:06	23.056
Daniel Ricciardo	2	25	15:12:33	22.531
Nico Rosberg	2	26	15:14:15	22.596
Max Verstappen	4	27	15:17:02	22.727
Lewis Hamilton	3	32	15:26:06	22.432
Jolyon Palmer	4	34	15:30:48	22.578
Daniil Kvyat	3	35	15:32:37	23.363