2016 Mexican Grand Prix

 2016 Mexican Grand Prix

Racing data
19th of 21 races in the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016
Date:	October 30, 2016
Place:	Mexico city
Course:	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Length:	305.584 km in 71 laps of 4.304 km
Pole position
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time:	1: 18.704 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer
Time:	1: 21.134 min (lap 53)
Podium
First:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third:	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer

The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix (officially Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016 ) took place on October 30th at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and was the nineteenth race of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship .

report

backgrounds

After the US Grand Prix , Nico Rosberg led the drivers' standings with 26 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton and 104 points ahead of Daniel Ricciardo . With 75 points still to be awarded, only Rosberg and Hamilton had a chance of winning the title, Rosberg could win the title if he scored at least 24 points more than Hamilton in this race. In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led unmatched with 236 points ahead of Red Bull and with 289 points ahead of Ferrari .

At the Mexican 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 .

There were minor changes to the route compared to the previous year , the grass was replaced by asphalt in parts of the run-off zone in turn eight and turn eleven , and the TecPro barrier in turn twelve was reinforced.

There were two DRS zones that remained unchanged compared to the previous year. The first zone was on the start and finish straight and began exactly 425 meters behind the last corner. The second DRS zone began 120 meters after turn three . There was only one measuring point for both DRS zones, where the distance to the vehicle in front was determined; it was at the exit of turn 15 . In the event of a successful overtaking maneuver on the start and finish straight, the driver in front was allowed to use the DRS again in the second zone.

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

A former winner, Rosberg, entered this race.

The race stewards were Silvia Bellot (ESP), Garry Connelly (AUS), Jorge Rodríguez (MEX) and Danny Sullivan (USA).

free training

In the first free practice, Hamilton was fastest with a lap time of 1: 20.914 minutes ahead of Vettel and Raikkonen. Training had to be interrupted after Nasr lost part of his front wing. Magnussen, Felipe Massa , Nasr, Pérez and Wehrlein tested the Halo system again during this training .

In the second free practice, Vettel set the fastest time in 1: 19.790 minutes ahead of Hamilton and Rosberg.

In the third free practice session, Verstappen was fastest with a lap time of 1: 19.0137 minutes ahead of Hamilton and Ricciardo.

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. Palmer did not take part in qualifying and therefore did not qualify for the race. Next to him, the Haas pilots, Ocon, Nasr and Kwjat were eliminated.

The second section (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. The ten fastest pilots qualified for the third part of qualifying. Verstappen was fastest. The Ferrari and Mercedes drivers achieved their fastest time on the soft tires, so they were allowed to use them at the start. Wehrlein, Ericsson, Magnussen, the McLaren drivers and Pérez 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: 18.704 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Verstappen. It was Hamilton's 59th pole position, the tenth of the season.

Since the underbody of Grosjean's car was changed after qualifying, it had to start the race from the pit lane.

run

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Hamilton won the race ahead of Rosberg and Ricciardo. It was the eighth win of the season and the 51st win for Hamilton in the Formula 1 World Championship, so he drew level with Alain Prost in these statistics . Rosberg achieved the 14th podium finish of the season, so Mercedes achieved a one-two result for the fifth time in 2016. For Ricciardo it was the eighth podium finish of the season, of which the seventh in the last nine races. The remaining points were placed by Verstappen, Vettel, Räikkönen, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Massa and Pérez.

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
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

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 19.447	1: 19.137	1: 18.704	01
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 19.996	1: 19.761	1: 18,958	02
03	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 19.874	1: 18.972	1: 19.054	03
04th	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 19.713	1: 19.553	1: 19.133	04th
05	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 20.599	1: 19.769	1: 19.330	05
06th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 19.554	1: 19.936	1: 19.376	06th
07th	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 19.865	1: 19.385	1: 19.381	07th
08th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 20.338	1: 19,958	1: 19.551	08th
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 20.423	1: 20.151	1: 20.032	09
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 20.457	1: 20.169	1: 20.378	10
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 20.552	1: 20.282	-	11
12	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 20.308	1: 20.287	-	12
13	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 21.333	1: 20.673	-	13
14th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1: 21.254	1: 21.131	-	14th
15th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 21.062	1: 21.536	-	15th
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	1: 21.363	1: 22.046	-	16
17th	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	1: 21.401	-	-	17th
18th	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 21.454	-	-	18th
19th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 21.692	-	-	19th
20th	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	1: 21.881	-	-	20th
21st	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1: 21.916	-	-	box
107 percent time : 1: 25.008 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 19.447 min)
22nd	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	no time	-	-	21st

Remarks

1. ↑ Grosjean had to start from the pit lane because his vehicle violated the Parc Fermé regulations.
2. ↑ Although he did not qualify, Palmer was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice.

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	1	1: 40: 31.402	01	1: 22.596 (66.)
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	1	+ 8.354	02	1: 22.792 (43rd)
03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	71	2	+ 20.858	04th	1: 21,134 (53.)
04th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	71	1	+ 21,323	03	1: 22.887 (66.)
05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	1	+ 27.313	07th	1: 22,497 (61.)
06th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	71	2	+ 49.376	06th	1: 22.512 (47th)
07th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	71	1	+ 58.891	05	1: 23.288 (50.)
08th	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	71	1	+1: 05.612	08th	1: 23,540 (65th)
09	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	71	1	+1: 16.206	09	1: 23.576 (64th)
10	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	71	1	+1: 16.798	12	1: 23.607 (62nd)
11	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	70	1	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 24.340 (65.)
12	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	70	1	+ 1 lap	13	1: 23.777 (70th)
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	70	2	+ 1 lap	11	1: 23.668 (69.)
14th	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	70	1	+ 1 lap	21st	1: 24,574 (64th)
15th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	70	1	+ 1 lap	19th	1: 23.657 (58th)
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	70	1	+ 1 lap	10	1: 24.467 (52nd)
17th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	70	2	+ 1 lap	14th	1: 23,146 (53.)
18th	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	70	2	+ 1 lap	18th	1: 23.618 (59th)
19th	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	70	2	+ 1 lap	17th	1: 23.456 (63rd)
20th	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	70	2	+ 1 lap	box	1: 23.278 (53.)
21st	Esteban Ocon	Manor Mercedes	69	1	+ 2 rounds	20th	1: 24.964 (43rd)
-	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	00	0	DNF	16	-

Remarks

1. ↑ Verstappen subsequently received a five-second time penalty because he had gained an advantage by leaving the track.
2. ↑ Vettel was subsequently given a ten-second time penalty because he had changed the driving line in a duel with Ricciardo while braking.
3. ↑ Sainz received a five-second time penalty for pushing Alonso off the track.
4. ↑ Kwjat received a five-second time penalty for having gained an advantage by leaving the track.

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 349 02  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 330 03  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer 242 04th  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 187 05  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 178 06th  Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 177 07th  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 85 08th  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 85 09  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 60 10  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 52 11  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 51 12  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 38

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  Jolyon Palmer Renault 1 18th  Pascal Wehrlein Manor Mercedes 1 19th  Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 1 20th  Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 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 679 2  Red Bull-TAG Heuer 427 3  Ferrari 365 4th  Force India-Mercedes 145 5  Williams-Mercedes 136 6th  McLaren Honda 74

Item constructor Points 07th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 08th  Haas-Ferrari 29 09  Renault 8th 10  Manor Mercedes 1 11  Clean Ferrari 0

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Norman Fischer: Race preview Mexico: Does Nico Rosberg close the World Cup bag? Motorsport-Total.com, October 26, 2016, accessed October 26, 2016 . 
2. ^ GP Mexico in Mexico City / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 . 
3. ^ GP Mexico in Mexico City / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 . 
4. ^ GP Mexico in Mexico City / 3rd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, October 29, 2016, accessed October 29, 2016 .