Formula 1 World Championship 2016

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Formula 1 World Championship 2016
Rosberg - 2016 Monaco GP.jpg

World Champion
Driver: GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
Constructor: GermanyGermany Mercedes
Season dates
Number of races: 21st
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World champion Nico Rosberg

The 2016 Formula 1 World Championship was the 67th season of the Formula 1 World Championship and comprised 21 Grands Prix. It began on March 20 in Melbourne, Australia and ended on November 27 on Yas Island off Abu Dhabi . There the German Nico Rosberg was the driver's world champion for the only time . Mercedes won the Constructors' World Championship for the third time in a row .

Changes in 2016

Racetracks

The German Grand Prix returned to the racing calendar, and after a year off, another race was held at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg . The European Grand Prix also returned to the calendar. For the first time it took place in Azerbaijan , which geographically belongs to the Middle East. The race was held in the capital Baku on the new Baku City Circuit .

In addition, two dates have changed. The Malaysian Grand Prix, previously held at the beginning of the season, moved to the second half of the season, while the Russian Grand Prix moved from the end to the beginning of the European races.

Technical regulations

All vehicles had to be equipped with up to two additional exhaust pipes through which the exhaust gases from the turbocharger's wastegate flowed. This was intended to increase the lower volume of the turbo engines introduced in 2014 without affecting the engine's performance or pollutant emissions. In contrast to the normal exhaust pipe, the position of the wastegate exhaust pipes was not specified in the regulations, so that they could also be used for aerodynamic purposes.

The side walls for the cockpit protection were pulled two centimeters higher than in the previous year and thus withstood more stringent crash tests.

According to the original plan, an engine manufacturer should only be able to equip all teams with a single drive specification. This would have prevented the use of engines from the previous year, as at Manor in 2015, as well as the exclusive use of further developed engines by the engine manufacturer's works team, such as Mercedes and Ferrari . However, at its meeting on December 2, 2015, the FIA ​​World Council decided to allow new homologations of drives from the previous year.

The engine manufacturers were allowed to make design changes to the drive units to a certain extent. For this purpose, so-called tokens were assigned to the individual components of the drive unit , the total of all tokens was 66. Each manufacturer was allowed to use 32 tokens for modifications for the 2016 season, which corresponded to around 48 percent of the entire drive unit that was allowed to be revised. Originally a reduction to 25 tokens was planned for 2016, but this was discarded in order to give the engine manufacturers more freedom in further development. The freeze on the further development of several individual engine components, which should come into force for the season, has also been lifted.

As part of the Australian Grand Prix , the FIA ​​announced that Ferrari had left nine tokens, Mercedes 13, Honda 14 and Renault 25 tokens unused by the season opener.

Ferrari , like Mercedes before, was allowed to supply a fourth team with engines. According to the regulations, a maximum of three teams were allowed.

Even during test drives, the vehicles had to comply with the technical regulations at all times.

The FIA's control mechanisms for the use of wind tunnels and CFD calculations by the teams have been improved.

Tire supplier Pirelli now provided three tire compounds per race weekend, of which a driver still had to use two different compounds in the race. In addition, all drivers were given an additional set of the softest tire compound for the final qualifying segment, which had to be used. Each team was allowed to determine the number of tire sets per compound themselves, there were a total of 13 sets per driver, and at least one tire set had to be selected from each tire compound. The tire selection for the respective Grand Prix outside of Europe had to be submitted 14 weeks before the race. For all Grands Prix in Europe it was enough to send the tire choice eight weeks in advance. If the deadline was missed, the FIA ​​decided on the tire choice.

Sporting regulations

The penalties for unplanned changes of engines or gearboxes have been revised. If the change took place before a qualifying session, the mileage of the replaced parts was decisive for the amount of the penalty. If a change did not take place until after qualifying, the time at which the exchange was reported to the FIA ​​decided the order of the starting grid.

If a driver caused an aborted start, he now had to start the race from the pit lane, regardless of whether he had taken the lead lap or not. The same rule applied to breaks in races and to drivers who drove their vehicles back to the pits.

The number of races per year was set at a minimum of eight and a maximum of 20 in October 2015. However, this contradicted the racing calendar published at the time, which provided for 21 races. The maximum number was increased to 21 by the FIA ​​World Council in December 2015.

The Virtual Safety Car (VSC) could now also be used in free practice. In addition, the DRS was released immediately after the end of a virtual safety car phase in the race.

Radio traffic was significantly restricted. The drivers were allowed to be informed about a problem with their car if a race was imminent, and information on technical settings was forbidden. A pit stop could only be announced if it took place on the same lap. Lap and sector times as well as the tire choice of competitors as well as one's own tire choice for the following pit stop, and in qualifying even the distances to the vehicle in front could no longer be transmitted either. References to complying with the course limit and the number of laps remaining were also prohibited. Since several drivers and team officials complained that the restrictions were going too far, the FIA ​​relaxed the restrictions on the morning before the Australian Grand Prix : both pit stops and tire selection, including those of the competitors, could now be discussed.

A good two weeks before the start of the season, the FIA ​​World Council decided to revise the qualifying format. As before, qualifying was divided into three sections. The first section (Q1) lasted 16 minutes. After seven minutes, the slowest driver retired, whereby laps that had been started could no longer be counted when the time ran out. Further drivers then retired at intervals of 90 seconds until 15 drivers remained. These then contested the 15-minute, second qualifying section (Q2), where after six minutes drivers were again eliminated at intervals of 90 seconds. In the last section (Q3), which lasted 14 minutes, the remaining eight drivers competed against each other; here, too, after five minutes the drivers were eliminated at intervals of 90 seconds, until only the two first-placed drivers were left 90 seconds before the end . Initially, Bernie Ecclestone had ruled out the introduction of the changed qualifying format before the Spanish Grand Prix in mid-May 2016 because the required software could not be developed in time.

After the qualifying format at the start of the season had proven to be unsuitable in the opinion of drivers, team bosses, media representatives and fans, the team responsible unanimously decided before the start of the race to recommend to the Formula 1 Commission that the qualifying format of the previous season should be used again from the Bahrain Grand Prix to use. However, on March 24, 2016, it decided not to change the qualifying format for the time being.

After the Bahrain Grand Prix, a different qualifying format should be put to the vote, in which the rules of the 2015 season should be driven again. However, the two fastest lap times of a driver should be added up in each section. The FIA ​​wanted to increase driving operations in the individual qualifying segments. However, the teams unanimously rejected this proposal. The FIA ​​and FOM gave in and on April 7, 2016 proposed to the FIA ​​World Council to revert to the 2015 mode from the Chinese Grand Prix . The latter approved the proposal on April 11th.

Engine suppliers

Renault announced in September 2015 that it would no longer be an engine supplier for Formula 1 teams. Nevertheless, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso were still under contract with Renault as engine customers.

While Red Bull announced in December 2015 that it would start with Renault engines in 2016, but under the name TAG Heuer , Toro Rosso changed engine manufacturers and received engines from Ferrari from the previous year.

In October 2015, Mercedes confirmed that it would supply the Manor team , which had used the Ferrari 059/3 with a development status of 2014 in 2015, with the latest engines for the 2016 season.

driver

Romain Grosjean joined newcomer Haas after four years at Lotus . His team mate was Esteban Gutiérrez , who returned to Formula 1 as a regular driver after a year as a test driver for Scuderia Ferrari .

Jolyon Palmer made his debut as a Formula 1 racing driver at Renault in 2016 . The 2014 GP2 champion was a test driver at Lotus in 2015. His teammate was Kevin Magnussen , who competed in a 2015 Grand Prix for McLaren .

Two Formula 1 newbies made their debut at Manor : On the one hand Pascal Wehrlein , who won the DTM with HWA in 2015 and was a Formula 1 test driver at Mercedes , and on the other hand Rio Haryanto , who finished fourth in the GP2 series with Campos in 2015 . Haryanto was the first Indonesian Formula 1 driver.

The 2016 GP2 Series champion , Stoffel Vandoorne , made his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix as a replacement for the injured Fernando Alonso at McLaren .

Alexander Rossi , who had completed five races for Manor in 2015, left Formula 1 and switched to the IndyCar Series , in which he received a regular cockpit at Andretti Autosport .

Roberto Merhi and Will Stevens , who also drove for Manor in Formula 1 in 2015, switched to the FIA World Endurance Championship , in which they competed for Manor Motorsport in the LMP2 category.

Although he had a valid contract with the Lotus team and was confirmed as a regular driver for 2016 in mid-2015, Pastor Maldonado announced on Twitter a few weeks before the start of the season that he would not be a regular driver for the team in the 2016 season.

After the Russian Grand Prix , Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso decided to swap the cockpits of Daniil Kwjat and Max Verstappen with immediate effect .

After the German Grand Prix , Haryanto lost his cockpit at Manor because he was unable to raise the contractually agreed sponsorship money of 15 million euros for the entire season. His successor was Esteban Ocon , who previously worked as a test driver for Mercedes and Renault in 2016 and drove for the ART Grand Prix in the DTM . Last year Ocon won the GP3 series with ART Grand Prix .

Teams

Haas entered the Formula 1 World Championship at the start of the season. After a 29-year break, an American team took part in the Formula 1 World Championship again, after a Haas team was last registered at the 1986 Australian Grand Prix . Except for the name, there was no connection between the two Haas racing teams: The Haas team from the 1980s belonged to the entrepreneur Carl Haas , while the Haas F1 team was run by the entrepreneur Gene Haas . Gene Haas is also a partner of the NASCAR teams Stewart-Haas Racing .

A team known as Forza Rossa Racing tried unsuccessfully to get a start in the 2016 season. In response to another tender for two places from 2016 or 2017, the FIA ​​received two applications by August 2015, but both applicants did not meet the specified criteria for new teams; the FIA ​​therefore abandoned the tender without any result.

Renault took over the Lotus F1 Team , which had been in financial difficulties for several years, and thus entered the Formula 1 World Championship as a works team for the first time since 2009 . The team registered under the name Renault Sport F1 Team .

Teams and drivers

The overview lists all drivers who had signed a contract with the racing team as regular or test drivers for the 2016 season. The teams are arranged according to the constructors' championship of the previous year.

image team chassis engine tires No. Regular driver run Test /
substitute driver
Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid
GermanyGermany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid P 44 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1-21 GermanyGermany Pascal Wehrlein
06th GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg 1-21
Ferrari SF16-H
ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF16-H Ferrari 059/5 P 05 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel 1-21 SpainSpain Marc Gené Davide Rigon Jean-Éric Vergne
ItalyItaly 
FranceFrance 
07th FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen 1-21
Williams FW38
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Williams FW38 Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid P 19th BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa 1-21 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alex Lynn Gary Paffett Paul di Resta Lance Stroll
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
CanadaCanada 
77 FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas 1-21
Red Bull RB12
AustriaAustria Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB12 TAG Heuer
( Renault RE16 )
P 03 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo 1-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi Pierre Gasly
FranceFrance 
26th RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat 1-4
33 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen 5-21
Force India VJM09
IndiaIndia Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM09 Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid P 27 GermanyGermany Nico Hulkenberg 1-21 MexicoMexico Alfonso Celis Jr. Nikita Masepin
RussiaRussia 
11 MexicoMexico Sergio Perez 1-21
Renault RS16
FranceFrance Renault Sport F1 Team Renault RS16 Renault RE16 P 20th DenmarkDenmark Kevin Magnussen 1-21 SpainSpain Carmen Jordá Nicholas Latifi Esteban Ocon
CanadaCanada 
FranceFrance 
30th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolyon Palmer 1-21
Toro Rosso STR11
ItalyItaly Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR11 Ferrari 059/5 P 33 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen 1-4 NN
26th RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat 5-21
55 SpainSpain Carlos Sainz Jr. 1-21
Clean C35
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sauber F1 Team Clean C35 Ferrari 059/5 P 09 SwedenSweden Marcus Ericsson 1-21 NN
12 BrazilBrazil Felipe Nasr 1-21
McLaren MP4-31
United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda McLaren MP4-31 Honda RA616H P 14th SpainSpain Fernando Alonso 1, 3-21 JapanJapan Nobuharu Matsushita Stoffel Vandoorne
BelgiumBelgium 
47 BelgiumBelgium Stoffel Vandoorne 2
22nd United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button 1-21
Manor MRT05
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Racing MRT Manor MRT05 Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid P 94 GermanyGermany Pascal Wehrlein 1-21 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jordan King Alexander Rossi
United StatesUnited States 
88 IndonesiaIndonesia Rio Haryanto 1-12
31 FranceFrance Esteban Ocon 13-21
Haas VF-16
United StatesUnited States Haas F1 team Haas VF-16 Ferrari 059/5 P 08th FranceFrance Romain Grosjean 1-21 United StatesUnited States Santino Ferrucci Charles Leclerc
MonacoMonaco 
21st MexicoMexico Esteban Gutiérrez 1-21

Season preparation

22-25 February: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The first week of testing took place from February 22nd to 25th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. About a month before the start of the test drives, Sauber announced that it would be using a modified model from the previous year, as the new Sauber C35 could not be completed on time.

With the Ferrari SF16-H , the Force India VJM09 , the Haas VF-16 , the Manor MRT05 , the McLaren MP4-31 , the Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid , the Red Bull RB12 , the Renault RS16 , the Toro Rosso STR11 and the Williams FW38 made their track debut with ten cars. At the start of the test on February 22nd, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was fastest with 1: 24.939 minutes, followed by Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes and Daniel Ricciardo in a Red Bull . Hamilton covered more than 700 kilometers with 156 laps that day, making him the driver with the greatest distance, followed by Marcus Ericsson in the Sauber and Ricciardo with 88 and 87 laps respectively. Haas pilot Romain Grosjean lost the front wing of his car around noon, which was the only interruption in the test drives. Afterwards he did not go out on the track for several hours, during the further course of the day he drove a few more laps, but with a speed limit. He drove the shortest distance with 31 laps, followed by Renault driver Jolyon Palmer , who only drove 37 laps due to software problems.

On February 23, Vettel set the fastest time again with a lap time of 1: 22.810 minutes, ahead of Ricciardo and Force India driver Sergio Pérez . With 172 laps (around 800 km), Nico Rosberg drove the longest distance ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Vettel. Palmer suffered damage to the turbocharger and therefore drove the lowest distance by far with 42 laps.

Nico Hülkenberg set the fastest time on February 24, 2016 with a lap time of 1: 23.110 minutes, ahead of Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen . Carlos Sainz junior drove the longest distance with 161 laps (around 750 km) ahead of Felipe Nasr and Kevin Magnussen . Rosberg and Hamilton took turns at Mercedes and drove 162 laps together. Jenson Button drove the shortest distance with 51 laps.

On February 25, Raikkonen set the fastest time with a lap time of 1: 23.477 minutes ahead of Daniil Kwjat and Force India test driver Alfonso Celis junior . Magnussen drove the longest distance with 153 laps ahead of Nasr and Max Verstappen . Rosberg and Hamilton took turns at Mercedes again and drove 185 laps together. Fernando Alonso only drove 3 laps and thus the shortest distance due to a leak in the cooling system.

1st - 4th March: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The second week of testing also took place from March 1st to 4th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.

With the Sauber C35 , the last missing car for the 2016 season made its track debut. On the first day of testing on March 1st, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 23.022 minutes, followed by Bottas and Alonso. Verstappen drove the longest distance with 144 laps, followed by Bottas and Hülkenberg with 123 and 121 laps respectively. Rosberg and Hamilton took turns at Mercedes again and covered 172 laps together. Esteban Gutiérrez only drove 23 laps due to a problem with the fuel supply.

On March 2nd, Bottas set the fastest time in 1: 23.261 minutes, followed by Hamilton and Magnussen. Sainz drove the greatest distance with 166 laps, followed by Vettel and Ricciardo with 151 and 135 laps respectively. Gutiérrez only drove one lap on the entire day of testing because there was a problem with the turbocharger on his car.

Raikkonen was fastest on March 3rd with a lap time of 1: 22.765 minutes ahead of Felipe Massa and Hülkenberg. With Verstappen, a Toro Rosso driver again drove the most laps, 159 on that day, ahead of Hülkenberg (137) and Raikkonen (136). With 48 laps, Pascal Wehrlein drove the shortest distance. Grosjean caused three interruptions with two accidents and a technical defect. In the morning, Ferrari tested the Halo system on a Formula 1 racing car on the Raikkonen vehicle for the first time , in which the driver's head is protected from debris or torn off wheels.

On March 4th, the last day of testing before the start of the season, Vettel set the fastest time in 1: 22.852 minutes ahead of Sainz and Massa. With 142 laps, Vettel also drove the greatest distance, also ahead of Sainz (133) and Ericsson (132). Again the Manor team drove the shortest distance, Rio Haryanto covered 58 laps. Ferrari tested the Halo system again on Vettel's vehicle in the morning.

Racing calendar

World map with the host countries and locations of all Formula 1 races.
  • Host country Grands Prix 2016
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  • Host country for Grands Prix before 2016
  • (Track Circularite.svglocations marked with )

    The provisional racing calendar, which comprised 21 races, was approved by the FIA ​​World Council on July 10, 2015. The racing calendar was revised in September 2015 and the summer break between the German Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix was extended to four weeks at the request of the teams. On September 30, 2015, the FIA ​​World Council decided on some changes; the start of the season was brought forward to March and several dates were swapped or postponed. On December 2nd, 2015, the FIA ​​World Council decided on the final racing calendar.

    No. date Grand Prix
    (track)
    Distance
    (km)
    winner Second Third Pole
    position
    Fastest
    race lap
    Overall leader
    driver
    Overall leader
    designer
    01 March, 20th Flag of Australia.svg Australia
    ( Melbourne )
    302.271 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Mercedes
    02 3rd of April Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
    ( as-Sachir )
    308.238 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    03 17th April Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
    ( Shanghai )
    305.066 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    RussiaRussia Daniil Kwjat
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Hülkenberg
    ( Force India - Mercedes )
    04th 1st of May Flag of Russia.svg Russia
    ( Sochi )
    309.745 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    ( Ferrari )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    05 May 15 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    ( Montmeló )
    307.104 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    ( Ferrari )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    RussiaRussia Daniil Kwjat
    ( Toro Rosso - Ferrari )
    06th May 29th Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
    ( Monte Carlo )
    260.286 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    MexicoMexico Sergio Pérez
    ( Force India - Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    07th June 12 Flag of Canada.svg Canada
    ( Montréal )
    305.270 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas
    ( Williams - Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    08th June 19th Flag of Europe.svg Europe
    ( Baku )
    306,153 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    MexicoMexico Sergio Pérez
    ( Force India - Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    09 3rd of July Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    ( Spielberg )
    307.020 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    10 10th of July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
    ( Silverstone )
    306,198 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    11 24th July Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
    ( Mogyoród )
    306,630 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    12 July 31 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    ( Hockenheim )
    306,458 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    13 August 28th Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Belgium
    ( Spa-Francorchamps )
    308.052 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    14th September 4th Flag of Italy.svg Italy
    ( Monza )
    306.720 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    SpainSpain Fernando Alonso
    ( McLaren - Honda )
    15th September 18 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
    ( Singapore )
    308.828 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    16 October 2nd Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
    ( Sepang )
    310.408 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    17th 9th October Flag of Japan.svg Japan
    ( Suzuka )
    307,471 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    18th 23rd October Flag of the United States.svg USA
    ( Austin )
    308,405 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    19th 30th of October Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
    ( Mexico City )
    305.584 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    20th November 13th Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
    ( Interlagos )
    305.909 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
    21st November 27th Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
    ( Yas Island )
    305.355 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    ( Mercedes )
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel
    ( Ferrari )

    Race reports

    Australian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 48: 15.565
    2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 8.060
    3 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 9.643
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 23.837
    SR AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 28.997

    The Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit took place on March 20, 2016 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.303 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 302.271 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel . The Haas team, which has just entered the Formula 1 World Championship, scored points straight away with Romain Grosjean in sixth place.

    The race was briefly interrupted after an accident in which Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutiérrez were involved and in which Alonso sustained chest injuries.

    Bahrain Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 33: 34.696
    2 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari + 10.282
    3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 30.148
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 29.493
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 34.482

    The Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit took place on April 3, 2016 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.412 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.238 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton .

    Stoffel Vandoorne represented Fernando Alonso , who was not allowed to start by the FIA due to injuries from the previous race .

    Chinese Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 38: 53.891
    2 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 37.776
    3 RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 45.936
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 35.402
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Hulkenberg IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes 1: 39.824

    The Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit took place on April 17, 2016 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.451 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.066 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Daniil Kwjat . Despite several incidents, all drivers reached the destination.

    Russian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 32: 41.997
    2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 25.022
    3 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari + 31.998
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 35.417
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 39.094

    The Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom took place on May 1, 2016 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.848 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 309.745 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen .

    Spanish Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 41: 40.017
    2 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari + 0.616
    3 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 5.581
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 22,000
    SR RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1: 26.948

    The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya took place on May 15, 2016 and covered a distance of 66 laps of 4.655 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.104 km.

    Max Verstappen won the race ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel . With his victory, Verstappen became the first Dutchman to win a Formula 1 race and, at the age of 18, became the youngest Formula 1 winner to date.

    Monaco Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 59: 29,133
    2 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 7.252
    3 MexicoMexico Sergio Perez IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes + 13.825
    PP AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 13.622
    SR United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 17.939

    The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco took place on May 29, 2016 and covered a distance of 78 laps of 3.337 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 260.286 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Pérez .

    Canadian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 31: 05.296
    2 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 5.011
    3 FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes + 46.422
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 12.812
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 15.599

    The Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve took place on June 12, 2016 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.361 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.270 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas .

    Grand Prix of Europe

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 32: 52.366
    2 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 16.696
    3 MexicoMexico Sergio Perez IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes + 25.241
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 42.758
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 46.485

    The European Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit took place on June 19, 2016 and covered a distance of 51 laps of 6.003 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.153 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Pérez .

    Grand Prix of Austria

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 27: 38.107
    2 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 5.719
    3 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari + 6.024
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 07.922
    SR United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 08.411

    The Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring took place on July 3, 2016 and covered a distance of 71 laps of 4.326 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.020 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen .

    Great Britain Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 34: 55.831
    2 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 8.250
    3 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 16.911
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 29.287
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 35.548

    The Grand Prix of Great Britain at the Silverstone Circuit took place on July 10, 2016 and covered a distance of 52 laps of 5.891 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.198 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg , who crossed the finish line in second but was subsequently given a 10-second penalty for a non-compliant radio call.

    Hungarian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 40: 30,115
    2 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 1.977
    3 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 27,539
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 19.965
    SR FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 23.086

    The Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring took place on July 24, 2016 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.381 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.630 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo .

    Grand Prix of Germany

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 30: 44,200
    2 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 6.996
    3 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 13,413
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 14.363
    SR AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 18.442

    The German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg took place on July 31, 2016 and covered a distance of 67 laps of 4.574 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.458 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen .

    Belgian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 44: 51.058
    2 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 14.113
    3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 27.634
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 46.744
    SR United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 51.583

    The Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps took place on August 28, 2016 and covered a distance of 44 laps of 7.004 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.052 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton .

    The race was interrupted by Kevin Magnussen after a serious accident . Magnussen suffered only minor injuries.

    Italian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 17: 28.089
    2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 15.070
    3 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 20.990
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 21.135
    SR SpainSpain Fernando Alonso United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda 1: 25.340

    The Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza took place on September 4, 2016 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.793 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.720 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel .

    Singapore Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 55: 48.950
    2 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 0.488
    3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 8.038
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 42.584
    SR AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 47.187

    The Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit took place on September 18, 2016 and covered a distance of 61 laps of 5.065 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.828 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton .

    Malaysian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 37: 12.776
    2 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 2.443
    3 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 25.516
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 32.850
    SR GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 36.424

    The Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit took place on October 2, 2016 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.543 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 310.408 km.

    Daniel Ricciardo won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg . Lewis Hamilton , who had started from pole position for a long time, retired with an engine failure.

    Japanese Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 26: 43.333
    2 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 4.978
    3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes + 5.776
    PP GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 30.647
    SR GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 35.118

    The Japanese Grand Prix on the Suzuka International Racing Course took place on October 9, 2016 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.807 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.471 km.

    Nico Rosberg won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton . Mercedes won the constructors' championship prematurely.

    United States Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 38: 12.618
    2 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 4.520
    3 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 19.692
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 34.999
    SR GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 39.877

    The US Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas took place on October 23, 2016 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.513 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.405 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo .

    Mexican Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 40: 31.402
    2 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 8.354
    3 AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 20.858
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 18.704
    SR AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 21.134

    The Mexican Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez took place on October 30, 2016 and covered a distance of 71 laps of 4.304 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.584 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo .

    Brazilian Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 3: 01: 01.335
    2 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 11.455
    3 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer + 21,481
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 10.736
    SR NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1: 25.305

    The Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace took place on November 13, 2016 and covered a distance of 71 laps of 4.309 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.909 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen .

    Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    space driver team time
    1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 38: 04.013
    2 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes + 0.439
    3 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari + 0.843
    PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 1: 38.755
    SR GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari 1: 43.729

    The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit took place on November 27, 2016 and covered a distance of 55 laps of 5.554 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.355 km.

    Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel . Rosberg won his first Formula 1 drivers' championship in this race.

    Qualifying / racing duels

    These two tables show which drivers in each team achieved the better positions in qualifying and in the race.

    Qualifying duels
    driver : driver
    GermanyGermany Mercedes
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 12: 9 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ItalyItaly Ferrari
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel 10:11 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes
    BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa 4:17 FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas
    AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo 4-0 RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat
    11: 6 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes
    GermanyGermany Nico Hulkenberg 12: 9 MexicoMexico Sergio Perez
    FranceFrance Renault
    DenmarkDenmark Kevin Magnussen 12: 9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolyon Palmer
    ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen 3: 1 SpainSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.
    RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat 6:11
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clean Ferrari
    SwedenSweden Marcus Ericsson 13: 8 BrazilBrazil Felipe Nasr
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda
    SpainSpain Fernando Alonso 15: 5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button
    BelgiumBelgium Stoffel Vandoorne 1-0
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes
    GermanyGermany Pascal Wehrlein 7: 5 IndonesiaIndonesia Rio Haryanto
    7: 2 FranceFrance Esteban Ocon
    United StatesUnited States Haas-Ferrari
    FranceFrance Romain Grosjean 11: 9 MexicoMexico Esteban Gutiérrez
    Racing duels
    driver : driver
    GermanyGermany Mercedes
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 10:10 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg
    ItalyItaly Ferrari
    GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel 14: 7 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes
    BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa 9:12 FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas
    AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer
    AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo 3: 1 RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat
    10: 7 NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen
    IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes
    GermanyGermany Nico Hulkenberg 8:13 MexicoMexico Sergio Perez
    FranceFrance Renault
    DenmarkDenmark Kevin Magnussen 11: 9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolyon Palmer
    ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari
    NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen 2: 2 SpainSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.
    RussiaRussia Daniil Kvyat 3:12
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clean Ferrari
    SwedenSweden Marcus Ericsson 12: 8 BrazilBrazil Felipe Nasr
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda
    SpainSpain Fernando Alonso 12: 8 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button
    BelgiumBelgium Stoffel Vandoorne 1-0
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes
    GermanyGermany Pascal Wehrlein 10: 1 IndonesiaIndonesia Rio Haryanto
    3: 6 FranceFrance Esteban Ocon
    United StatesUnited States Haas-Ferrari
    FranceFrance Romain Grosjean 9:10 MexicoMexico Esteban Gutiérrez

    World championship ratings

    Driver ranking of the Formula 1 World Championship 2016

    The world champion was the driver or designer who accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When allocating points, the placements in the overall result of the respective race were taken into account. The top ten drivers in each race received points according to the following scheme:

    Distribution of points
    space 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10
    Points 25th 18th 15th 12 10 8th 6th 4th 2 1

    Driver ranking

    Item driver constructor Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Points
    01 GermanyGermany N. Rosberg GermanyGermany Mercedes 1 1 1 1 DNF 7th 5 1 4th 3 2 4th 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 385
    02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Hamilton GermanyGermany Mercedes 2 3 7th 2 DNF 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 DNF 3 1 1 1 1 380
    03 AustraliaAustralia D. Ricciardo AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 4th 4th 4th 11 4th 2 7th 7th 5 4th 3 2 2 5 2 1 6th 3 3 8th 5 256
    04th GermanyGermany S. Vettel ItalyItaly Ferrari 3 DNS 2 DNF 3 4th 2 2 DNF 9 4th 5 6th 3 5 DNF 4th 4th 5 5 3 212
    05 NetherlandsNetherlands M. Verstappen ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10 6th 8th DNF 204
    AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 1 DNF 4th 8th 2 2 5 3 11 7th 6th 2 2 DNF 4th 3 4th
    06th FinlandFinland K. Raikkonen ItalyItaly Ferrari DNF 2 5 3 2 DNF 6th 4th 3 5 6th 6th 9 4th 4th 4th 5 DNF 6th DNF 6th 186
    07th MexicoMexico S. Perez IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes 13 16 11 9 7th 3 10 3 17 * 6th 11 10 5 8th 8th 6th 7th 8th 10 4th 8th 101
    08th FinlandFinland V. Bottas United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 8th 9 10 4th 5 12 3 6th 9 14th 9 9 8th 6th DNF 5 10 16 8th 11 DNF 85
    09 GermanyGermany N. Hulkenberg IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes 7th 15th 15th DNF DNF 6th 8th 9 19 * 7th 10 7th 4th 10 DNF 8th 8th DNF 7th 7th 7th 72
    10 SpainSpain F. Alonso United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda DNF INJ 12 6th DNF 5 11 DNF 18 * 13 7th 12 7th 14th 7th 7th 16 5 13 10 10 54
    11 BrazilBrazil F. Massa United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 5 8th 6th 5 8th 10 DNF 10 20 * 11 18th DNF 10 9 12 13 9 7th 9 DNF 9 53
    12 SpainSpain C. Sainz ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9 DNF 9 12 6th 8th 9 DNF 8th 8th 8th 14th DNF 15th 14th 11 17th 6th 16 6th DNF 46
    13 FranceFrance R. Grosjean United StatesUnited States Haas-Ferrari 6th 5 19th 8th DNF 13 14th 13 7th DNF 14th 13 13 11 DNS DNF 11 10 20th DNS 11 29
    14th RussiaRussia D. Kvyat AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer DNS 7th 3 15th 25th
    ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10 DNF 12 DNF DNF 10 16 15th 14th DNF 9 14th 13 11 18th 13 DNF
    15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Button United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda 14th DNF 13 10 9 9 DNF 11 6th 12 DNF 8th DNF 12 DNF 9 18th 9 12 16 DNF 21st
    16 DenmarkDenmark K. Magnussen FranceFrance Renault 12 11 17th 7th 15th DNF 16 14th 14th 17 * 15th 16 DNF 17th 10 DNF 14th 12 17th 14th DNF 7th
    17th BrazilBrazil F. Nasr SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clean Ferrari 15th 14th 20th 16 14th DNF 18th 12 13 15th 17th DNF 17th DNF 13 DNF 19th 15th 15th 9 16 2
    18th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Palmer FranceFrance Renault 11 DNS 22nd 13 13 DNF DNF 15th 12 DNF 12 19th 15th DNF 15th 10 12 13 14th DNF 17th 1
    19th GermanyGermany P. Wehrlein United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes 16 13 18th 18th 16 14th 17th DNF 10 DNF 19th 17th DNF DNF 16 15th 22nd 17th DNF 15th 14th 1
    20th BelgiumBelgium S. Vandoorne United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda 10 1
    21st MexicoMexico E. Gutiérrez United StatesUnited States Haas-Ferrari DNF DNF 14th 17th 11 11 13 16 11 16 13 11 12 13 11 DNF 20th DNF 19th DNF 12 0
    22nd SwedenSweden M. Ericsson SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clean Ferrari DNF 12 16 14th 12 DNF 15th 17th 15th DNF 20th 18th DNF 16 17th 12 15th 14th 11 DNF 15th 0
    23 FranceFrance E. Ocon United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes 16 18th 18th 16 21st 18th 21st 12 13 0
    24 IndonesiaIndonesia R. Haryanto United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes DNF 17th 21st DNF 17th 15th 19th 18th 16 DNF 21st 20th 0
    Legend
    colour abbreviation meaning
    gold - victory
    silver - 2nd place
    bronze - 3rd place
    green - Placement in the points
    blue - Classified outside the point ranks
    violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
    NC not classified
    red DNQ did not qualify
    DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
    black DSQ disqualified
    White DNS not at the start (did not start)
    WD withdrawn
    Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
    TD Friday test driver
    without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
    INJ injured or sick
    EX excluded
    DNA did not arrive
    C. Race canceled
      no participation in the World Cup
    other P / bold Pole position
    SR / italic Fastest race lap
    * not at the finish,
    but counted due to the distance covered
    () Streak results
    underlined Leader in the overall standings

    Constructors' championship

    Item constructor No. Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Points
    01 GermanyGermany Mercedes 44 2 3 7th 2 DNF 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 DNF 3 1 1 1 1 765
    6th 1 1 1 1 DNF 7th 5 1 4th 3 2 4th 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2
    02 AustriaAustria Red Bull-TAG Heuer 3 4th 4th 4th 11 4th 2 7th 7th 5 4th 3 2 2 5 2 1 6th 3 3 8th 5 468
    26/33 DNS 7th 3 15th 1 DNF 4th 8th 2 2 5 3 11 7th 6th 2 2 DNF 4th 3 4th
    03 ItalyItaly Ferrari 5 3 DNS 2 DNF 3 4th 2 2 DNF 9 4th 5 6th 3 5 DNF 4th 4th 5 5 3 398
    7th DNF 2 5 3 2 DNF 6th 4th 3 5 6th 6th 9 4th 4th 4th 5 DNF 6th DNF 6th
    04th IndiaIndia Force India-Mercedes 27 7th 15th 15th DNF DNF 6th 8th 9 19 * 7th 10 7th 4th 10 DNF 8th 8th DNF 7th 7th 7th 173
    11 13 16 11 9 7th 3 10 3 17 * 6th 11 10 5 8th 8th 6th 7th 8th 10 4th 8th
    05 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 19th 5 8th 6th 5 8th 10 DNF 10 20 * 11 18th DNF 10 9 12 13 9 7th 9 DNF 9 138
    77 8th 9 10 4th 5 12 3 6th 9 14th 9 9 8th 6th DNF 5 10 16 8th 11 DNF
    06th United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren Honda 14/47 DNF 10 12 6th DNF 5 11 DNF 18 * 13 7th 12 7th 14th 7th 7th 16 5 13 10 10 76
    22nd 14th DNF 13 10 9 9 DNF 11 6th 12 DNF 8th DNF 12 DNF 9 18th 9 12 16 DNF
    07th ItalyItaly Toro Rosso-Ferrari 33/26 10 6th 8th DNF 10 DNF 12 DNF DNF 10 16 15th 14th DNF 9 14th 13 11 18th 13 DNF 63
    55 9 DNF 9 12 6th 8th 9 DNF 8th 8th 8th 14th DNF 15th 14th 11 17th 6th 16 6th DNF
    08th United StatesUnited States Haas-Ferrari 08th 6th 5 19th 8th DNF 13 14th 13 7th DNF 14th 13 13 11 DNS DNF 11 10 20th DNS 11 29
    21st DNF DNF 14th 17th 11 11 13 16 11 16 13 11 12 13 11 DNF 20th DNF 19th DNF 12
    09 FranceFrance Renault 20th 12 11 17th 7th 15th DNF 16 14th 14th 17 * 15th 16 DNF 17th 10 DNF 14th 12 17th 14th DNF 8th
    30th 11 DNS 22nd 13 13 DNF DNF 15th 12 DNF 12 19th 15th DNF 15th 10 12 13 14th DNF 17th
    10 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clean Ferrari 9 DNF 12 16 14th 12 DNF 15th 17th 15th DNF 20th 18th DNF 16 17th 12 15th 14th 11 DNF 15th 2
    12 15th 14th 20th 16 14th DNF 18th 12 13 15th 17th DNF 17th DNF 13 DNF 19th 15th 15th 9 16
    11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Manor Mercedes 94 16 13 18th 18th 16 14th 17th DNF 10 DNF 19th 17th DNF DNF 16 15th 22nd 17th DNF 15th 14th 1
    88/31 DNF 17th 21st DNF 17th 15th 19th 18th 16 DNF 21st 20th 16 18th 18th 16 21st 18th 21st 12 13
    Legend
    colour abbreviation meaning
    gold - victory
    silver - 2nd place
    bronze - 3rd place
    green - Placement in the points
    blue - Classified outside the point ranks
    violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
    NC not classified
    red DNQ did not qualify
    DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
    black DSQ disqualified
    White DNS not at the start (did not start)
    WD withdrawn
    Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
    TD Friday test driver
    without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
    INJ injured or sick
    EX excluded
    DNA did not arrive
    C. Race canceled
      no participation in the World Cup
    other P / bold Pole position
    SR / italic Fastest race lap
    * not at the finish,
    but counted due to the distance covered
    () Streak results
    underlined Leader in the overall standings

    Web links

    Commons : Formula 1 World Championship 2016  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

    Individual evidence

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    2. a b Gerald Dirnbeck: Formula 1 2016: Additional exhaust should make cars louder. Motorsport-Total.com, October 14, 2015, accessed October 14, 2015 .
    3. a b c d e Roman Wittemeier: Motorsport World Council: Formula 1 will be louder in 2016! Motorsport-Total.com, September 30, 2015, accessed October 1, 2015 .
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