Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016

 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016

Racing data
21st of 21 races in the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Date:	November 27, 2016
Place:	Yas Island
Course:	Yas Marina Circuit
Length:	305.355 km in 55 laps of 5.554 km
Pole position
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time:	1: 38.755 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time:	1: 43.729 min (lap 43)
Podium
First:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

The Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi in 2016 (officially 2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ) took place on 27 November at the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island instead and the 21st and final race was the Formula 1 World Championship 2016 .

report

backgrounds

After the Brazilian Grand Prix , Nico Rosberg led the drivers' standings with twelve points ahead of Lewis Hamilton and with 121 points ahead of Daniel Ricciardo . Thus, regardless of Hamilton's race result, third place was enough for Rosberg to win his first world title. In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led unmatchable with 276 points ahead of Red Bull and with 347 points ahead of Ferrari .

At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with the tire compounds P Zero Soft (yellow), P Zero Supersoft (red) and P Zero Ultrasoft (purple), as well as Cinturato Intermediates (green) and Cinturato Full Wets (blue) for wet conditions Available.

There were minor changes to the route compared to the previous year: all 18 bollards were replaced, and additional, removable curbs were added in turn one . In addition, Tecpro barriers were installed in front of the guardrail in curve 21 .

There were two DRS zones on the course that were unchanged from last year. The first zone begins 390 meters after curve seven , the measuring point was 40 meters before the curve. The second measuring point was 50 meters after turn nine , the DRS zone began at the apex of turn ten .

Daniil Kwjat (eight), Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel (six each), Esteban Gutiérrez (five), Felipe Nasr , Esteban Ocon , Max Verstappen , Pascal Wehrlein (four each), Sergio Pérez , Kimi Räikkönen (three each), Fernando Alonso , Valtteri Bottas , Marcus Ericsson , Romain Grosjean , Kevin Magnussen , Felipe Massa , Nico Hülkenberg , Jolyon Palmer (two each) and Carlos Sainz jr. (one) went into the race weekend with penalty points.

With Vettel (three times), Hamilton (twice), Raikkonen and Rosberg (once each) all four previous winners competed in this race.

Mahir Al Badri (ARE), Paul Gutjahr (CHE), Tom Kristensen (DEN) and Andrew Mallalieu (BRB) acted as race commissioners . Due to "extraordinary circumstances" Gutjahr was replaced at short notice on November 25, 2016 by Silvia Bellot (ESP) and on the two remaining days of the race weekend by Gerd Ennser (DEU).

In this race, Massa contested the 250th Grand Prix of his career in the Formula 1 World Championship. For Jenson Button , who ended his career as a regular McLaren-Honda driver after this race , it was the 305th Grand Prix. After the race, Rosberg also announced the end of his career in the Formula 1 World Championship, for him it was the 206th Grand Prix.

free training

In the first free practice, Hamilton set the fastest time in 1: 42.869 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Verstappen.

In the second free practice session, Hamilton was fastest with a lap time of 1: 40.861 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. Just like in the first free practice session, Kwjat suffered a tire damage on the left rear for no apparent reason. The FIA then revoked Toro Rosso's driving license for the rest of the day for safety reasons.

With a lap time of 1: 40.775 minutes, Vettel set the fastest time in the third free practice session ahead of Verstappen and Raikkonen.

Qualifying

The qualifying consisted of three parts with a net running time of 45 minutes. In the first qualifying segment (Q1), the drivers had 18 minutes to qualify for the race. All drivers who achieved a time in the first section that was a maximum of 107 percent of the fastest lap time qualified for the Grand Prix. The best 16 drivers reached the next part. Hamilton was fastest. The Sauber and Toro Rosso drivers, Ocon and Magnussen were eliminated.

The second section (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. The ten fastest pilots qualified for the third part of qualifying. Hamilton was fastest here too. Ricciardo and Verstappen drove their fastest lap on the supersoft compound, so they are allowed to use it at the start. Wehrlein, Palmer, the Haas drivers, Button and Bottas were eliminated.

The final section (Q3) lasted twelve minutes, during which the first ten starting positions were awarded. Hamilton set the fastest time with a lap time of 1: 38.755 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Ricciardo. It was the 61st pole position for Hamilton, the twelfth of which of the season.

run

Lewis Hamilton kept the lead from Nico Rosberg after the start of the race. Kimi Raikkonen overtook Daniel Ricciardo and was third, followed by Vettel, Pérez, Hülkenberg, Alonso, Massa and Bottas. At the start, Nico Hülkenberg and Max Verstappen collided, with Verstappen falling back to 19th place. Hamilton and Raikkonen began their first pit stops on lap seven. Rosberg and Vettel followed a lap later. Rosberg came out ahead of Raikkonen, but was behind Verstappen, who did not stop yet. On lap 20 he finally overtook Max Verstappen, who was also overtaken by Kimi Raikkönen five laps later. The Mercedes drivers pitted on laps 28 and 29 and switched to the soft tires. After Verstappen was also in the pits, Rosberg's lead was four seconds. Vettel drove a longer stint until he also pitted on lap 35 and got the red super-soft tires, dropping back to sixth place. On fresh tires, Vettel drove the fastest race lap on lap 43, his 28th in his career. Hamilton slowed down his pace significantly. Rosberg and the chasing group caught up. Although Vettel still overtook Raikkonen, Ricciardo and Verstappen, he was no longer able to attack Rosberg.

Hamilton won the race ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. It was the tenth win of the season and the 53rd victory for Hamilton in the Formula 1 World Championship. Rosberg achieved the 16th podium finish of the season, so Mercedes achieved a double victory for the seventh time in 2016. For Vettel it was the seventh podium of the season and the first since the 2016 Italian Grand Prix . Verstappen, Ricciardo, Räikkönen, Hülkenberg, Pérez, Massa and Alonso achieved the remaining points.

In this race, Rosberg won his first and so far only driver's title in the Formula 1 World Championship ahead of Hamilton and Ricciardo.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid	Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid	P
	06th	Nico Rosberg
Scuderia Ferrari	05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF16-H	Ferrari 059/5	P
	07th	Kimi Raikkonen
Williams Martini Racing	19th	Felipe Massa	Williams FW38	Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid	P
	77	Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull Racing	03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull RB12	Day, this year	P
	33	Max Verstappen
Sahara Force India F1 Team	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India VJM09	Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid	P
	11	Sergio Perez
	34	Alfonso Celis Jr.
Renault Sport F1 Team	20th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault RS16	Renault Energy F1 2016	P
	30th	Jolyon Palmer
Scuderia Toro Rosso	26th	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso STR11	Ferrari 059/4	P
	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.
Sauber F1 Team	09	Marcus Ericsson	Clean C35	Ferrari 059/5	P
	12	Felipe Nasr
McLaren Honda	14th	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MP4-31	Honda RA616H	P
	22nd	Jenson Button
Manor Racing MRT	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor MRT05	Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid	P
	31	Esteban Ocon
	42	Jordan King
Haas F1 team	08th	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-16	Ferrari 059/5	P
	21st	Esteban Gutiérrez

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Force India with the start number 34 was used in the first free practice for Celis. Hülkenberg then took over the vehicle with its number 27 for the rest of the race weekend.
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Manor with the start number 42 was used in the first free practice for King. Ocon then took over the vehicle with its starting number 31 for the rest of the race weekend.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 39.487	1: 39.382	1: 38.755	01
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 40.511	1: 39.490	1: 39.058	02
03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 41.002	1: 40.429	1: 39.589	03
04th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 40.338	1: 39.629	1: 39.604	04th
05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 40.341	1: 40.034	1: 39.661	05
06th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 40.424	1: 39.903	1: 39.818	06th
07th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 41,000	1: 40.709	1: 40.501	07th
08th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 40.864	1: 40.743	1: 40.519	08th
09	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 41.616	1: 41.044	1: 41.106	09
10	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 41.771	1: 40.858	1: 41.213	10
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 41.192	1: 41.084	-	11
12	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 41.158	1: 41.272	-	12
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	1: 41.639	1: 41.480	-	13
14th	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1: 41.467	1: 41.564	-	14th
15th	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1: 41.775	1: 41.820	-	15th
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	1: 41.886	1: 41.995	-	16
17th	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 42.003	-	-	17th
18th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1: 42.142	-	-	18th
19th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 42.247	-	-	19th
20th	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	1: 42.286	-	-	20th
21st	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 42.393	-	-	21st
22nd	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 42.637	-	-	22nd
107 percent time : 1: 46.451 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 39.487 min)

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	2	1: 38: 04.013	01	1: 45,137 (37.)
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	55	2	+ 0.439	02	1: 45.261 (33.)
03	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	55	2	+ 0.843	05	1: 43.729 (43.)
04th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	55	1	+ 1.685	06th	1: 45.187 (36.)
05	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	55	2	+ 5.315	03	1: 44.889 (29.)
06th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	55	2	+ 18.816	04th	1: 45,163 (35.)
07th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	55	2	+ 50.114	07th	1: 45.949 (31st)
08th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	55	2	+ 58.776	08th	1: 45.249 (30.)
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	55	2	+ 59.436	10	1: 45.675 (33rd)
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	55	2	+ 59.896	09	1: 44.495 (50th)
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	55	2	+1: 16.777	14th	1: 44,970 (45th)
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	55	2	+1: 35.113	13	1: 45.928 (45th)
13	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	54	2	+ 1 lap	20th	1: 46,189 (46.)
14th	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	54	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 46.145 (26.)
15th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	54	1	+ 1 lap	22nd	1: 46.216 (40.)
16	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	54	2	+ 1 lap	19th	1: 46.287 (44.)
17th	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	54	3	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 45.715 (46.)
-	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	41	2	DNF	21st	1: 46.591 (30.)
-	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	14th	1	DNF	17th	1: 48.752 (13th)
-	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	12	0	DNF	12	1: 48.753 ( 04th)
-	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	06th	0	DNF	11	1: 47.837 ( 04th)
-	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	05	1	DNF	18th	1: 48.601 ( 04.)

Remarks

1. ↑ Palmer received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision

World Cup stands after the race

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 385 02  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 380 03  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer 256 04th  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 212 05  Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 204 06th  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 186 07th  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 101 08th  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 85 09  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 72 10  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 54 11  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 12  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 46

Item driver constructor Points 13  Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 29 14th  Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 25th 15th  Jenson Button McLaren Honda 21st 16  Kevin Magnussen Renault 7th 17th  Felipe Nasr Clean Ferrari 2 18th  Jolyon Palmer Renault 1 19th  Pascal Wehrlein Manor Mercedes 1 20th  Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 1 21st  Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 0 22nd  Marcus Ericsson Clean Ferrari 0 23  Esteban Ocon Manor Mercedes 0 24  Rio Haryanto Manor Mercedes 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 1  Mercedes 765 2  Red Bull-TAG Heuer 468 3  Ferrari 398 4th  Force India-Mercedes 173 5  Williams-Mercedes 138 6th  McLaren Honda 76

Item constructor Points 07th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 63 08th  Haas-Ferrari 29 09  Renault 8th 10  Clean Ferrari 2 11  Manor Mercedes 1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Lugert: Tire choice Abu Dhabi GP: Red Bull conservative. Hülkenberg with the most ultrasofts. Motorsport-Magazin.com, November 15, 2016, accessed November 22, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Sven Haidinger, Christian Nimmervoll: Banging effect! Champion Nico Rosberg ends his Formula 1 career. Motorsport-Total.com, December 2, 2016, accessed December 2, 2016 . 
3. ^ GP Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, November 25, 2016, accessed November 25, 2016 . 
4. ^ GP Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, November 25, 2016, accessed November 25, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Dieter Rencken, Maria Reyer: Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi: Tire damage costs Q2 move-in. Motorsport-Total.com, November 26, 2016, accessed November 27, 2016 . 
6. ^ GP Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi / 3rd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, November 26, 2016, accessed November 26, 2016 .