Mexican Grand Prix

Round 19 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico

2016-10-30

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +8.354

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull · +20.858

Who won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix?

The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Nico Rosberg finished second, +8.354 behind, with Daniel Ricciardo completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Daniel Ricciardo with a time of 1:21.134. There was 1 retirement from the race. This was Round 19 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Jolyon Palmer was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P21 to finish P14.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	1:40:31.402	Finished	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2	—	+8.354	Finished	18
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	4	▲1	+20.858	Finished	15
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▼1	+21.323	Finished	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	7	▲2	+27.313	Finished	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	—	+49.376	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	5	▼2	+58.891	Finished	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	8	—	+1:05.612	Finished	4
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	9	—	+1:16.206	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	12	▲2	+1:16.798	Finished	1
11	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	15	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	13	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	11	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	21	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	19	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	10	▼6	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	14	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	18	—	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	17	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
20	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	22	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
21	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	20	▼1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	16	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:19.447	1:19.137	1:18.704
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:19.996	1:19.761	1:18.958
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:19.874	1:18.972	1:19.054
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:19.713	1:19.553	1:19.133
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:20.599	1:19.769	1:19.330
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:19.554	1:19.936	1:19.376
7	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:19.865	1:19.385	1:19.381
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:20.338	1:19.958	1:19.551
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:20.423	1:20.151	1:20.032
10	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:20.457	1:20.169	1:20.378
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:20.552	1:20.282	—
12	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:20.308	1:20.287	—
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:21.333	1:20.673	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:21.254	1:21.131	—
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:21.062	1:21.536	—
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:21.363	1:21.785	—
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:21.401	—	—
18	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:21.454	—	—
19	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:21.692	—	—
20	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	1:21.881	—	—
21	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:21.916	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

1 stop

P2Rosberg

1 stop

P3Ricciardo

2 stops

P4Verstappen

1 stop

P5Vettel

1 stop

P6Räikkönen

2 stops

P7Hülkenberg

1 stop

P8Bottas

1 stop

P9Massa

1 stop

P10Pérez

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 71

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P4	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Rosberg	P2	P2	P2	P1	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Ricciardo	P15	P12	P7	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P3
Verstappen	P3	P3	P8	P6	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4
Vettel	P7	P7	P4	P3	P1	P1	P6	P6	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5

2016 Mexican Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix on 2016-10-30 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +8.354 behind. P3: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), +20.858 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.

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

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap of the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix with a time of 1:21.134.

Which team won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Daniel Ricciardo	1	1	13:04:51	22.087
Jolyon Palmer	1	1	13:05:06	23.897
Marcus Ericsson	1	1	13:05:11	32.608
Romain Grosjean	1	11	13:20:31	22.957
Max Verstappen	1	12	13:21:26	21.775
Carlos Sainz	1	12	13:21:43	22.747
Kevin Magnussen	1	12	13:21:47	22.271
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	12	13:21:51	25.198
Daniil Kvyat	1	13	13:23:20	22.665
Nico Hülkenberg	1	14	13:24:17	22.134
Felipe Massa	1	14	13:24:24	21.863
Esteban Ocon	1	15	13:26:15	23.866
Fernando Alonso	1	16	13:27:27	22.461
Lewis Hamilton	1	17	13:28:16	21.709
Jenson Button	1	17	13:28:57	22.438
Valtteri Bottas	1	19	13:31:31	22.396
Nico Rosberg	1	20	13:32:32	21.997
Kimi Räikkönen	1	20	13:32:40	22.398
Sergio Pérez	1	20	13:32:56	22.213
Sebastian Vettel	1	32	13:49:30	22.035
Kimi Räikkönen	2	45	14:07:53	22.974
Fernando Alonso	2	45	14:09:00	25.171
Daniil Kvyat	2	47	14:11:56	22.865
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	48	14:13:40	23.110
Felipe Nasr	1	49	14:14:38	23.540
Daniel Ricciardo	2	50	14:14:47	22.443
Romain Grosjean	2	50	14:16:38	23.678
Kevin Magnussen	2	51	14:17:54	22.384