Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Round 21 · Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2016-11-27

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +0.439

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +0.843

Who won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Nico Rosberg finished second, +0.439 behind, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:43.729. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 21 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Esteban Ocon 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	1	—	1:38:04.013	Finished	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2	—	+0.439	Finished	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	▲2	+0.843	Finished	15
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	6	▲2	+1.685	Finished	12
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	3	▼2	+5.315	Finished	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	▼2	+18.816	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	7	—	+50.114	Finished	6
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	8	—	+58.776	Finished	4
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	10	▲1	+59.436	Finished	2
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	9	▼1	+59.896	Finished	1
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	14	▲3	+1:16.777	Finished	0
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	13	▲1	+1:35.113	Finished	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	20	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	22	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	19	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	15	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	21	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	17	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Jenson Button	McLaren	12	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	11	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	18	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:39.487	1:39.382	1:38.755
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:40.511	1:39.490	1:39.058
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:41.002	1:40.429	1:39.589
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:40.338	1:39.629	1:39.604
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:40.341	1:40.034	1:39.661
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:40.424	1:39.903	1:39.818
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:41.000	1:40.709	1:40.501
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:40.864	1:40.743	1:40.519
9	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:41.616	1:41.044	1:41.106
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:41.157	1:40.858	1:41.213
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:41.192	1:41.084	—
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:41.158	1:41.272	—
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:41.639	1:41.480	—
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:41.467	1:41.564	—
15	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:41.775	1:41.820	—
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:41.886	1:41.995	—
17	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:42.003	—	—
18	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:42.142	—	—
19	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:42.247	—	—
20	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	1:42.286	—	—
21	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:42.393	—	—
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:42.637	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Rosberg

2 stops

P3Vettel

2 stops

1 stop

2 stops

2 stops

2 stops

P8Pérez

2 stops

P9Massa

2 stops

P10Alonso

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Rosberg	P2	P3	P3	P2	P2	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Vettel	P5	P6	P6	P6	P4	P1	P1	P6	P5	P4	P3	P3
Verstappen	P13	P2	P2	P3	P7	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4
Ricciardo	P4	P5	P5	P5	P8	P5	P5	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5

2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 2016-11-27 at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +0.439 behind. P3: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +0.843 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a time of 1:43.729.

Which team won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	17:05:37	27.068
Carlos Sainz	1	6	17:14:43	21.761
Pascal Wehrlein	1	6	17:14:44	33.395
Lewis Hamilton	1	7	17:16:01	22.600
Kimi Räikkönen	1	7	17:16:05	21.959
Fernando Alonso	1	7	17:16:19	22.428
Jolyon Palmer	1	7	17:16:27	24.781
Felipe Nasr	1	7	17:16:34	23.272
Nico Rosberg	1	8	17:17:48	23.753
Sebastian Vettel	1	8	17:17:54	21.711
Nico Hülkenberg	1	8	17:17:59	21.834
Felipe Massa	1	8	17:18:07	21.775
Daniil Kvyat	1	8	17:18:19	21.896
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	8	17:18:19	22.032
Daniel Ricciardo	1	9	17:19:37	22.084
Sergio Pérez	1	9	17:19:50	21.308
Romain Grosjean	1	20	17:40:10	22.838
Max Verstappen	1	21	17:41:22	21.221
Jolyon Palmer	2	21	17:42:16	22.145
Esteban Ocon	1	22	17:43:59	24.035
Daniel Ricciardo	2	24	17:46:46	21.768
Pascal Wehrlein	2	24	17:47:52	22.949
Kimi Räikkönen	2	25	17:48:31	22.087
Nico Hülkenberg	2	26	17:50:33	21.482
Sergio Pérez	2	27	17:52:26	22.012
Lewis Hamilton	2	28	17:53:38	21.355
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	28	17:54:49	22.102
Carlos Sainz	2	28	17:55:00	21.935
Nico Rosberg	2	29	17:55:27	21.218
Felipe Massa	2	30	17:57:55	21.539
Esteban Ocon	2	36	18:09:38	23.026
Felipe Nasr	2	36	18:09:42	29.933
Sebastian Vettel	2	37	18:09:47	21.872
Marcus Ericsson	1	38	18:13:21	22.991
Fernando Alonso	2	38	18:12:17	22.248
Romain Grosjean	2	38	18:12:35	22.527
Jolyon Palmer	3	41	18:18:52	22.588