Hungarian Grand Prix 2016

 Hungarian Grand Prix 2016

Racing data
11th of 21 races in the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016
Date:	July 24, 2016
Place:	Mogyoród
Course:	Hungaroring
Length:	306.63 km in 70 laps of 4.381 km
Pole position
Driver:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Time:	1: 19.965 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari
Time:	1: 23.086 min (lap 52)
Podium
First:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second:	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third:	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer

The Hungarian Grand Prix 2016 (officially Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016 ) took place on July 24th at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród and was the eleventh race of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship .

report

backgrounds

After the British Grand Prix , Nico Rosberg led the drivers' standings with one point ahead of Lewis Hamilton and with 62 points ahead of Kimi Raikkonen . In the constructors' championship, Mercedes led Ferrari with 131 points and Red Bull with 137 points .

At the Hungarian 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 .

The track has been re-paved since the race last year, so significantly faster lap times were expected on the race weekend than in previous years. In addition, the curbs in curve four , curve six , curve seven and curve eleven were renewed so that they could now be driven over without any problems. The race management used induction loops that were installed 1.60 meters next to the track to check that the vehicles did not leave the track completely at these points. It was the first time this was electronically monitored at a Grand Prix.

There were two DRS zones that remained unchanged compared to the previous year. Zone one was on the start-finish straight and began 130 meters after the finish curve, the measuring point was five meters before the start of the finish curve. The second DRS zone was on the back straight after curve one ; there was no separate measuring point for this zone. So it could happen that after an overtaking maneuver on the start-finish straight, the pilot in front was allowed to use the DRS again in the second zone.

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

With Hamilton (four times), Jenson Button (twice), Alonso, Räikkönen, Daniel Ricciardo and Vettel (once each), six former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

The race stewards were Gerd Ennser (DEU), Lajos Herczeg (HUN), Alan Jones (AUS) and Baham Lekhal (MRT), who is the race steward for the first time at a Grand Prix.

training

In the first free practice, Hamilton set the fastest time with a lap time of 1: 21.347 minutes ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. The training began after rain at night in wet conditions, but the track dried up after a few minutes.

In the second free practice, Rosberg set the fastest time in 1: 20.435 minutes ahead of Ricciardo and Vettel. Rosberg drove more than 1.5 seconds faster than Hamilton's qualifying best last year. The training had to be interrupted after an accident by Hamilton, who hit the lane with his vehicle.

In the third free practice session, Rosberg was again fastest with a lap time of 1: 20.261 minutes ahead of Verstappen 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. The training was initially postponed after heavy rain. The training had to be interrupted four times: First, heavy rain fell again, followed by accidents involving Ericsson, Massa and Haryanto, after whose accident the segment was not restarted. Rosberg was the fastest. Since the racetrack dried up badly at the end of the segment and the lap times were getting faster and faster until the Haryanto accident, half of the drivers did not qualify for the Grand Prix. The Manor drivers, Ericsson, the Renault drivers and Felipe Massa were eliminated.

The second section (Q2) lasted 15 minutes. The ten fastest pilots qualified for the third part of qualifying. All pilots started on intermediates, but switched to the supersoft mix shortly before the end of the section . Verstappen was fastest. Nasr, the Haas pilots, Raikkonen, Pérez and Kwjat were eliminated.

The final section (Q3) lasted twelve minutes, during which the first ten starting positions were awarded. With a lap time of 1: 19.965 minutes, Rosberg set the fastest time ahead of Hamilton and Ricciardo. It was the 26th pole position for Rosberg. After qualifying, the race stewards carried out an investigation, as Rosberg had set the fastest time under a double-waved yellow flag. Although the rule states that the driver must slow down significantly and be ready to stop, the stewards did not issue a penalty. Telemetry data showed that Rosberg had taken off the gas 30 meters earlier than on his previous lap and thus lost 0.1 seconds.

Although eleven drivers did not qualify, all drivers were allowed to start the race. Ericsson had to start from the pit lane because the monocoque of his Sauber had to be changed. Haryanto received a starting place penalty of five places because its gearbox was changed prematurely.

run

Hamilton won the race ahead of Rosberg and Ricciardo. It was the 48th victory for Hamilton in the Formula 1 World Championship. The remaining points were placed by Vettel, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Alonso, Sainz, Bottas and Hülkenberg.

In the overall standings, Hamilton took the lead from Rosberg on one point, Ricciardo was now third. When it came to constructors, Mercedes increased its lead over Ferrari, and Red Bull was now just one point behind Ferrari.

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
	45	Esteban Ocon
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
	88	Rio Haryanto
Haas F1 team	08th	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-16	Ferrari 059/5	P
	21st	Esteban Gutiérrez
	50	Charles Leclerc

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Renault with start number 45 was used in the first free practice for Ocon. Magnussen then took over the vehicle for the remainder of the race weekend with its starting number 20.
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Haas with the starting number 50 was used in the first free practice for Leclerc. Gutiérrez then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend with his number 21.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 33.302	1: 22.806	1: 19.965	01
02	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 34.210	1: 24.836	1: 20.108	02
03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 39.968	1: 23.234	1: 20.280	03
04th	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1: 40.424	1: 22.660	1: 20.557	04th
05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1: 35.718	1: 24.082	1: 20.874	05
06th	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 36.115	1: 24.734	1: 21.131	06th
07th	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1: 35.165	1: 23.816	1: 21.211	07th
08th	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1: 37.983	1: 24.456	1: 21.597	08th
09	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1: 41.471	1: 23.901	1: 21.823	09
10	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1: 42.758	1: 24.506	1: 22.182	10
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1: 35.906	1: 24.941	-	11
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 36.714	1: 25.301	-	12
13	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1: 41.411	1: 25.416	-	13
14th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1: 36.853	1: 25.435	-	14th
15th	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	1: 38.959	1: 26.189	-	15th
16	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	1: 37.772	1: 27.063	-	16
107 percent time : 1: 39.833 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 33.302 min)
DNQ	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1: 43.965	-	-	17th
DNQ	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1: 43.999	-	-	18th
DNQ	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1: 44.543	-	-	19th
DNQ	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	1: 46.984	-	-	box
DNQ	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	1: 47.343	-	-	20th
DNQ	Rio Haryanto	Manor Mercedes	1: 50.189	-	-	21st

Remarks

1. ↑ Although Ricciardo did not qualify, he was allowed to start in the race because he was fast enough in free practice
2. ↑ Although Verstappen did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
3. ↑ Although Hülkenberg did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
4. ↑ Although Bottas did not qualify, he was allowed to start in the race because he was fast enough in free practice
5. ↑ Although Peréz did not qualify, he was allowed to start in the race because he was fast enough in free practice
6. ↑ Although Palmer did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
7. ↑ Although Massa did not qualify, he was allowed to start in the race because he was fast enough in free practice
8. ↑ Although Magnussen did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
9. ↑ Although Ericsson did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
10. ↑ Ericsson had to start from the pit lane because the monocoque of his vehicle was changed after qualifying
11. ↑ Although Wehrlein did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
12. ↑ Although Haryanto did not qualify, he was allowed to start the race because he was fast enough in free practice
13. ↑ Haryanto was moved five starting positions back due to a premature gearbox change

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	2	1: 40: 30,115	02	1: 23.849 (69.)
02	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	2	+ 1.977	01	1: 23.670 (60th)
03	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	70	2	+ 27,539	03	1: 24.608 (60th)
04th	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	2	+ 28.213	05	1: 24.383 (59th)
05	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	70	2	+ 48.659	04th	1: 24.687 (40th)
06th	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	70	2	+ 49.044	14th	1: 23.086 (52nd)
07th	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	69	2	+ 1 lap	08th	1: 24,958 (62nd)
08th	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	69	2	+ 1 lap	06th	1: 25.103 (67.)
09	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	69	2	+ 1 lap	09	1: 25.273 (59.)
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	69	2	+ 1 lap	08th	1: 25.392 (69.)
11	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	69	2	+ 1 lap	13	1: 25.021 (65th)
12	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	69	2	+ 1 lap	17th	1: 25.743 (41st)
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas-Ferrari	69	2	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 25.955 (39.)
14th	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	69	2	+ 1 lap	11	1: 25,958 (56.)
15th	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	69	2	+ 1 lap	19th	1: 26.230 (39.)
16	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	69	2	+ 1 lap	12	1: 24.669 (48th)
17th	Felipe Nasr	Clean Ferrari	69	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 25.676 (66.)
18th	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	68	2	+ 2 rounds	18th	1: 25.296 (68.)
19th	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Mercedes	68	2	+ 2 rounds	20th	1: 26,524 (47th)
20th	Marcus Ericsson	Clean Ferrari	68	3	+ 2 rounds	box	1: 25.475 (47th)
21st	Rio Haryanto	Manor Mercedes	68	1	+ 2 rounds	21st	1: 27.791 (64th)
-	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	60	2	DNF	07th	1: 26.744 ( 09.)

Remarks

1. ↑ Gutiérrez received a five-second penalty for ignoring blue flags

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 192 02  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 186 03  Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer 115 04th  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 114 05  Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 110 06th  Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 100 07th  Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 56 08th  Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 47 09  Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 38 10  Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 30th 11  Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 28 12  Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 27

Item driver constructor Points 13  Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 24 14th  Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-TAG Heuer Toro Rosso-Ferrari 23 15th  Jenson Button McLaren Honda 13 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

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 1  Mercedes 378 2  Ferrari 224 3  Red Bull-TAG Heuer 223 4th  Williams-Mercedes 94 5  Force India-Mercedes 74 6th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 45

Item constructor Points 07th  McLaren Honda 38 08th  Haas-Ferrari 28 09  Renault 6th 10  Manor Mercedes 1 11  Clean Ferrari 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dieter Rencken, Roman Wittemeier: New asphalt: lap records to be expected in Hungary? Motorsport-Total.com, July 18, 2016, accessed July 21, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Dominik Sharaf: FIA: The route boundary is monitored electronically. Motorsport-Total.com, July 21, 2016, accessed July 21, 2016 . 
3. ^ GP Hungary in Hungaroring / 1st free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, July 22, 2016, accessed July 22, 2016 . 
4. ^ GP Hungary in Hungaroring / 2nd free practice. Motorsport-Total.com, July 22, 2016, accessed July 22, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Christian Nimmervoll: Formula 1 Hungary 2016: Hamilton crashes in Friday training. Motorsport-Total.com, July 22, 2016, accessed July 22, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Markus Lüttgens: Stewards decide: Nico Rosberg keeps pole. Motorsport-Total.com, July 23, 2016, accessed July 29, 2016 .