Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 20 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

2016-11-13

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +11.455

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +21.481

Who won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix?

The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Nico Rosberg finished second, +11.455 behind, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Max Verstappen with a time of 1:25.305. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 20 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Felipe Nasr was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P21 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	3:01:01.335	Finished	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2	—	+11.455	Finished	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	4	▲1	+21.481	Finished	15
4	Sergio Pérez	Force India	9	▲5	+25.346	Finished	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	—	+26.334	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	15	▲9	+29.160	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	8	▲1	+29.827	Finished	6
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	6	▼2	+30.486	Finished	4
9	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	21	▲12	+42.620	Finished	2
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	10	—	+44.432	Finished	1
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	11	—	+45.292	Finished	0
12	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	22	▲10	+45.809	Finished	0
13	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	14	▲1	+51.192	Finished	0
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	18	▲4	+51.555	Finished	0
15	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	19	▲4	+1:00.498	Finished	0
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	17	▲1	+1:21.994	Finished	0
R	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	12	—	—	Retired	0
R	Felipe Massa	Williams	13	—	—	Collision	0
R	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	16	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	—	—	Collision	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	—	—	Collision	0
W	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	7	—	—	Withdrew	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.511	1:11.238	1:10.736
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:11.815	1:11.373	1:10.838
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:12.100	1:12.301	1:11.404
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:11.957	1:11.834	1:11.485
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:12.159	1:12.010	1:11.495
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:12.409	1:12.047	1:11.540
7	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:12.893	1:12.343	1:11.937
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:12.428	1:12.360	1:12.104
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:12.684	1:12.331	1:12.165
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:12.700	1:12.312	1:12.266
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:12.680	1:12.420	—
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:13.052	1:12.431	—
13	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:12.432	1:12.521	—
14	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:13.071	1:12.726	—
15	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:12.950	1:12.920	—
16	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:13.259	1:13.258	—
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:13.276	—	—
18	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:13.410	—	—
19	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:13.427	—	—
20	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	1:13.432	—	—
21	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:13.623	—	—
22	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:13.681	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Rosberg

2 stops

P3Verstappen

5 stops

P4Pérez

2 stops

P5Vettel

3 stops

P6Sainz

2 stops

P7Hülkenberg

3 stops

P8Ricciardo

5 stops

P9Nasr

2 stops

P10Alonso

3 stops

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	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Rosberg	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Verstappen	P4	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P5	P5	P14	P9	P6	P3	P3
Pérez	P8	P7	P6	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4
Vettel	P5	P11	P18	P15	P14	P14	P10	P9	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2016 Brazilian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix on 2016-11-13 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +11.455 behind. P3: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +21.481 behind.

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

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

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

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix with a time of 1:25.305.

Which team won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kevin Magnussen	1	7	14:24:31	24.986
Jenson Button	1	8	14:26:08	24.192
Valtteri Bottas	1	9	14:27:31	24.724
Felipe Massa	1	9	14:27:33	29.421
Daniil Kvyat	1	9	14:27:36	25.758
Jolyon Palmer	1	9	14:27:40	24.745
Marcus Ericsson	1	9	14:27:41	25.395
Fernando Alonso	1	9	14:27:30	24.821
Sebastian Vettel	1	10	14:29:08	29.981
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	12	14:32:18	25.147
Max Verstappen	1	13	14:33:11	24.186
Daniel Ricciardo	1	13	14:33:32	24.623
Daniil Kvyat	2	17	14:41:54	25.355
Jolyon Palmer	2	17	14:41:59	24.656
Nico Rosberg	1	20	14:47:40	33:29.747
Lewis Hamilton	1	20	14:47:37	33:30.361
Nico Hülkenberg	1	20	14:47:44	33:28.504
Sergio Pérez	1	20	14:47:46	33:28.398
Carlos Sainz	1	20	14:47:48	33:28.828
Felipe Nasr	1	20	14:47:50	33:28.206
Esteban Ocon	1	20	14:47:53	33:29.052
Pascal Wehrlein	1	20	14:47:56	33:28.464
Felipe Massa	2	20	14:48:08	33:29.630
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	20	14:48:09	33:31.147
Fernando Alonso	2	20	14:47:57	33:28.789
Max Verstappen	2	20	14:47:41	33:29.643
Valtteri Bottas	2	20	14:47:59	33:28.595
Kevin Magnussen	2	20	14:48:00	33:28.979
Jenson Button	2	20	14:48:04	33:30.062
Sebastian Vettel	2	20	14:48:05	33:30.637
Daniel Ricciardo	2	20	14:47:52	33:28.600
Daniil Kvyat	3	20	14:48:11	33:31.266
Nico Hülkenberg	2	22	15:25:12	24.282
Sergio Pérez	2	28	15:37:29	24:42.290
Carlos Sainz	2	28	15:37:31	24:43.053
Felipe Nasr	2	28	15:37:32	24:43.214
Nico Rosberg	2	28	15:37:26	24:41.624
Esteban Ocon	2	28	15:37:35	24:45.092
Lewis Hamilton	2	28	15:37:24	24:42.048
Pascal Wehrlein	2	28	15:37:36	24:44.979
Felipe Massa	3	28	15:37:51	24:45.969
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	28	15:37:54	24:44.444
Nico Hülkenberg	3	28	15:37:50	24:45.304
Max Verstappen	3	28	15:37:27	24:41.433
Daniel Ricciardo	3	28	15:37:33	24:44.725
Fernando Alonso	3	28	15:37:39	24:43.818
Valtteri Bottas	3	28	15:37:41	24:43.957
Kevin Magnussen	3	28	15:37:43	24:44.474
Jenson Button	3	28	15:37:46	24:44.987
Sebastian Vettel	3	28	15:37:49	24:43.923
Daniil Kvyat	4	28	15:37:56	24:44.388
Felipe Massa	4	31	16:08:25	29.754
Jenson Button	4	34	16:13:01	25.006
Valtteri Bottas	4	38	16:18:52	24.994
Daniel Ricciardo	4	40	16:21:27	29.621
Kevin Magnussen	4	41	16:23:25	24.265
Max Verstappen	4	43	16:25:37	24.435
Jenson Button	5	44	16:28:14	24.754
Esteban Gutiérrez	4	47	16:32:38	17.835
Pascal Wehrlein	3	52	16:42:00	25.509
Daniel Ricciardo	5	52	16:41:54	24.521
Max Verstappen	5	54	16:45:53	24.041