2016 Italian Grand Prix

 2016 Italian Grand Prix

Racing data
14th of 21 races in the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2016
Date:	4th September 2016
Place:	Monza
Course:	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Length:	306.72 km in 53 laps of 5.793 km
Pole position
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time:	1: 21.135 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda
Time:	1: 25.340 min (lap 51)
Podium
First:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third:	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

The 2016 Italian Grand Prix (officially Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2016 ) took place on September 4th at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza and was the fourteenth race of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship .

report

backgrounds

After the Belgian Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton led the drivers' standings with nine points ahead of Nico Rosberg and with 81 points ahead of Daniel Ricciardo . In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led with 181 points ahead of Red Bull and with 203 points ahead of Ferrari .

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

Compared to the previous year, there was only one change to the route: The exit zone of the Curva del Vialone was paved.

There were two DRS zones that remained unchanged compared to the previous year. The first zone was behind the second Curva di Lesmos , the measuring point was 95 meters before the curve. The measuring point for the second zone was 20 meters in front of the Curva Parabolica , the DRS zone was on the start-finish straight and began 115 meters behind the finish line.

Esteban Gutiérrez , Daniil Kwjat , Kimi Räikkönen (five each), Valtteri Bottas , Marcus Ericsson , Nico Hülkenberg , Felipe Nasr , Rosberg, Pascal Wehrlein (four each), Max Verstappen (three), Fernando Alonso , Romain Grosjean , Jolyon Palmer and Sebastian Vettel (two of each) went into the race weekend with penalty points.

With Vettel, Hamilton (three times each) and Alonso (twice), three former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

The race stewards were José Abed (MEX), Garry Connelly (AUS), Tom Kristensen (DEN) and Paolo Longoni (ITA).

Ferrari and Haas used a further developed drive unit for the first time at this Grand Prix, for which Ferrari used the last three available tokens . Ferrari was the first engine manufacturer to use up its tokens for the season.

training

In the first free practice, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 22.959 minutes, ahead of Hamilton and Raikkonen. Jenson Button , Pérez and Verstappen tested the Halo system again during this training .

In the second free practice, Hamilton was fastest in 1: 22.801 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Vettel.

In the third free practice session, Hamilton was again fastest in 1: 22.008 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. Grosjean turned and hit the barrier, after which the gearbox on his Haas had to be changed.

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. Ocon parked his car at the edge of the track with a technical defect and did not set any time, so he did not qualify for the Grand Prix. Besides him, the Renault and Sauber drivers and Kwjat were eliminated.

The second section (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. The ten fastest pilots qualified for the third part of qualifying. Hamilton was fastest. Just like Rosberg, he drove his best time on the soft compound. Carlos Sainz Jr. , the McLaren drivers, Wehrlein, Grosjean and Felipe Massa were eliminated. With Gutiérrez, a Haas driver reached Q3 for the first time.

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: 21.135 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. It was Hamilton's 56th pole position, including the seventh of the season.

Grosjean was moved five starting positions down after the third free practice session because of the gear change.

run

Rosberg won the race ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. It was the 21st victory for Rosberg in the Formula 1 World Championship, including the seventh of the season. In addition, Rosberg was on the podium for the 50th time. Hamilton reached eleventh place on the podium in the fourteenth race of the season, Vettel sixth. The remaining points were achieved by Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Verstappen, Pérez, Massa and Hülkenberg. This meant that only the top ten drivers in the drivers' championship achieved the points, which were also competing for the top five designers.

In the drivers 'and constructors' championships, the first three places remained unchanged.

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
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
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.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 21.854	1: 21.498	1: 21.135	01
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 22.497	1: 21.809	1: 21.613	02
03	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 23.077	1: 22.275	1: 21.972	03
04th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 23.217	1: 22.568	1: 22.065	04th
05	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 23.264	1: 22.499	1: 22.388	05
06th	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 23.158	1: 22.638	1: 22.389	06th
07th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 23.229	1: 22.857	1: 22.411	07th
08th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 23.439	1: 22.922	1: 22.814	08th
09	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 23.259	1: 22.951	1: 22.836	09
10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	1: 23.386	1: 22.856	1: 23.184	10
11	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 23.489	1: 22.967	-	11
12	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1: 23.421	1: 23.092	-	17th
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 23.783	1: 23.273	-	12
14th	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	1: 23.760	1: 23.315	-	13
15th	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 23.666	1: 23.399	-	14th
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 23.661	1: 23.496	-	15th
17th	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 23.825	-	-	16
18th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 23,956	-	-	18th
19th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 24.087	-	-	19th
20th	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1: 24.230	-	-	20th
21st	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1: 24.436	-	-	21st
22nd	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	no time	-	-	22nd
107 percent time : 1: 27.584 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 21.854 min)

Remarks

1. ↑ Grosjean was moved five starting positions back due to a premature gearbox change
2. ↑ Although he did not qualify, Ocon was allowed to start because he was fast enough in free practice

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin
01	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	2	1: 17: 28.089	2
02	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	2	+ 15.070	1
03	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	53	1	+ 20.990	3
04th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	53	1	+ 27.561	4th
05	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	53	1	+ 45.295	6th
06th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	53	1	+ 51.015	5
07th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	53	2	+ 54.236	7th
08th	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	53	1	+1: 04.954	8th
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	53	1	+1: 01.109	11
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	53	1	+1: 18.656	9
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	52	2	+ 1 lap	17th
12	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	52	2	+ 1 lap	18th
14th	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	52	2	+ 1 lap	10
14th	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	52	2	+ 1 lap	12
15th	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	52	2	+ 1 lap	15th
16	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	52	2	+ 1 lap	19th
17th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	52	1	+ 1 lap	21st
18th	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	51	1	+ 2 rounds	22nd
-	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	03	0	DNF	16
-	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	01	0	DNF	13
-	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	01	0	DNF	20th
-	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	-	0	DNF	18th

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  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 250 02  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 248 03  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer 161 04th  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 143 05  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 136 06th  Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 121 07th  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 70 08th  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 62 09  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 46 10  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 41 11  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 30th 12  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 30th

Item driver constructor Points 13  Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 28 14th  Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 23 15th  Jenson Button McLaren Honda 17th 16  Kevin Magnussen Renault 6th 17th  Pascal Wehrlein Manor Mercedes 1 18th  Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 1 19th  Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 0 20th  Jolyon Palmer Renault 0 21st  Marcus Ericsson Clean Ferrari 0 22nd  Felipe Nasr Clean Ferrari 0 23  Rio Haryanto Manor Mercedes 0 24  Esteban Ocon Manor Mercedes 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 1  Mercedes 498 2  Red Bull-TAG Heuer 290 3  Ferrari 279 4th  Williams-Mercedes 111 5  Force India-Mercedes 108 6th  McLaren Honda 48

Item constructor Points 07th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 45 08th  Haas-Ferrari 28 09  Renault 6th 10  Manor Mercedes 1 11  Clean Ferrari 0

Web links

Commons : Italian Grand Prix 2016  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sven Haidinger: race preview Monza: Hamilton-rate calls Nico Rosberg. Motorsport-Total.com, August 31, 2016, accessed August 31, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Lawrence Baretto: Ferrari introduces drivetrain update before home race in Monza. Motorsport-Total.com, September 2, 2016, accessed September 2, 2016 . 
3. ^ GP Italy in Monza / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 2, 2016, accessed September 2, 2016 . 
4. ^ Christian Nimmervoll: Formula 1 Monza 2016: Rosberg in the first training before Hamilton. Motorsport-Total.com, September 2, 2016, accessed September 2, 2016 . 
5. ^ GP Italy in Monza / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 2, 2016, accessed September 2, 2016 . 
6. ^ GP Italy in Monza / 3rd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, September 3, 2016, accessed September 3, 2016 .