2016 Belgian Grand Prix

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2016 Belgian Grand Prix
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Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Race details [1]
Date28 August 2016
Official name 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix [2] [3]
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy and dry
Attendance 233,730 (Weekend) [4]
Pole position
Driver
 Mercedes
Time 1:46.744
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:51.583 on lap 40
Podium
First
 Mercedes
Second
 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2016 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix) [1] was a Formula One motor race held on 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the thirteenth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marks the seventy-second running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the fifty-ninth time the race was held at Spa-Francorchamps.

Contents

Mercedes driver and defending race winner Lewis Hamilton entered the race leading the World Drivers' Championship by nineteen points ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 159 points. Red Bull Racing was lying second, having passed Ferrari in the standings at the previous round in Germany.

Nico Rosberg won this Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton, second and third respectively. Hamilton received a multi-grid penalty before the start of the race. Hamilton retained the championship lead, with Rosberg closing the gap to nine points. Red Bull's Max Verstappen and both Ferraris were involved in an incident at the start of the race.

The race was stopped on lap 9 after Kevin Magnussen crashed heavily at Raidillon, suffering a 12.5 g impact, causing structural damage to the armoured collision barrier and tyre wall which required repairs, before the race could resume under green flag conditions. Magnussen suffered a cut on his ankle but no serious injury. [5]

Background

Driver changes

Esteban Ocon made his Formula One début, replacing Rio Haryanto at MRT. [6] Haryanto stayed with the team, filling a testing and reserve role. [7]

Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with the super-soft, soft and medium compounds for the races. Drivers were also supplied with two sets of "prototype" soft tyres for use in the Friday practice sessions, which were designed to provide similar lap times and performance to the existing soft compound whilst being more durable when striking kerbs and going beyond track limits. [8] The prototype tyres were introduced to allow Pirelli to gain data on their performance ahead of their competitive début in Malaysia, where they will replace the existing soft compound.

Upgrades

Both Honda and Mercedes introduced upgrades to their power units for the race, while Sauber brought their first updates of the season for the C35 chassis. [9]

Penalties

Lewis Hamilton, Marcus Ericsson and Fernando Alonso took grid penalties for exceeding their season allocation of engine components; Hamilton received fifteen places for using his sixth turbocharger and associated Motor Generator Unit, while Ericsson was demoted ten places for replacing his turbocharger, [10] and Alonso thirty-five places for introducing his sixth complete power unit. Hamilton received a second set of penalties when Mercedes introduced a seventh turbocharger and MGU-H ahead of the second free practice session; [11] and a third set for further changes ahead of the final practice session, thereby guaranteeing that he would start the race from last place. Mercedes deliberately took the penalties as they sought to stockpile new components for the remainder of the season, deeming the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to be a venue where the potential for overtaking offset the penalties. [12]

Esteban Gutiérrez received a five-place grid penalty for dangerous driving during the final practice session when Pascal Wehrlein was forced to take evasive action and cross the grassy verge on the inside of Raidillon to avoid contact.

On race day, Mercedes removed a seal on the gearbox of Hamilton's car so he could take a new gearbox at the next race, giving the world champion an additional five place grid penalty. The penalty was initially incorrectly issued and originally designated Hamilton to start from the pit lane. [13]

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.		DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
16 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:48.0191:46.9991:46.7441
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:48.4071:47.1631:46.8932
37 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.9121:47.6641:46.9103
45 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:47.8021:47.9441:47.1084
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:48.4071:48.0271:47.2165
611 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:48.1061:47.4851:47.4076
727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:48.0801:47.3171:47.5437
877 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:48.6551:47.9181:47.6128
922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:48.7001:48.0511:48.1149
1019 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:47.7381:47.6671:48.26310
118 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:48.7511:48.31611
1220 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:48.8001:48.48512
1321 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:48.7481:48.59818 1
1430 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:48.9011:48.88813
1555 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:48.8761:49.03814
1694 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:48.5541:49.32015
1712 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:48.94916
1831 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:49.05017
1926 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:49.05819
209 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.07120 2
2144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:50.03321 3
107% time: 1:55.279
2214 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda No time22 4
Source: [14]

Notes:

Race

Race report

Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team representative Hywel Thomas on the podium. Podium Grand Prix automobile de Belgique 2016.jpg
Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team representative Hywel Thomas on the podium.

At the start Nico Rosberg got away well, Max Verstappen got a poor start and was passed by both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen, going into La Source Verstappen tried to come back at both Ferraris only to hit Räikkönen who in turn then hit his teammate Vettel spinning him round, all three had to come back to the pits for repairs. At Les Combes Jenson Button was hit by Manor's Pascal Wehrlein taking them both out of the race. Carlos Sainz suffered a tyre failure and pulled off the track causing a virtual safety car, at this point Fernando Alonso had made it up to 12th with all the chaos and Lewis Hamilton was up to 15th. The race restarted but soon after Kevin Magnussen suffered a crash when his car spun and smashed into the tyre wall at Raidillon, Magnussen limped out of the car but did require medical attention for an injured ankle, the race was initially neutralised under the safety car before being stopped two laps later so they could repair the tyre barrier. At the restart Hamilton was able to pass Alonso but then it took him several laps to get past the Force India of Nico Hülkenberg. Rosberg won the race followed by Daniel Ricciardo with Hamilton finishing third. [17] Hamilton became the first ever driver to have claimed three podiums from 20th on the grid or lower. [18]

Post race

Kevin Magnussen had been taken to hospital as a precaution but tweeted that he was fine and he would be racing at the next Grand Prix in Italy. [5]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 441:44:51.058125
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44+14.113518
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 44+27.6342115
427 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 44+35.907712
511 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 44+40.660610
65 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 44+45.39448
714 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 44+59.445226
877 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 44+1:00.15184
97 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 44+1:01.10932
1019 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 44+1:05.873101
1133 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44+1:11.1382
1221 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 44+1:13.87718
138 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 44+1:16.47411
1426 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 44+1:27.09719
1530 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 44+1:33.16513
1631 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 43+1 Lap17
1712 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 43+1 Lap16
Ret20 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Renault 5Accident12
Ret9 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 3Gearbox20
Ret55 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1Puncture damage14
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1Collision damage9
Ret94 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 0Collision15
Source: [19]

Championship standings after the race

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