2016 United States Grand Prix

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2016 United States Grand Prix
Race 18 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Austin circuit.svg
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details [1]
Date October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)
Official name 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
Location Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Weather Sunny and hot with temperatures reaching up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h) [2]
Attendance 269,889 (Weekend) [3]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1.34.999
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Time 1:39.877 on lap 55
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders
  • 2016 United States Grand Prix

The 2016 United States Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 23, 2016 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race marked the forty-sixth running of the United States Grand Prix, and the thirty-eighth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

Contents

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with a thirty-three-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Mercedes team held an unassailable 208-point lead over Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship, having secured the Constructors' title in the previous race in Japan. This was also the last time the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button scored points in a Formula One Grand Prix.

Report

Race

The race started off well for Hamilton, leading on the run up to Turn 1, with Jenson Button and a Toro Rosso running wide out of the first corner. Daniel Ricciardo slotted into second while Hamilton's teammate and closest championship rival Nico Rosberg fell back to third. Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture and had to pit after the first lap. Nico Hülkenberg retired on lap 7 due to earlier collision damage. On the corner before the backstraight DRS zone, Esteban Gutiérrez of the Haas F1 Team locked up the front right tyre heavily and retired subsequently due to brake problems. On lap 31, Max Verstappen retired due to a gearbox problem and stopped out of the first DRS zone, triggering a Virtual Safety Car period. Kimi Räikkönen retired after coming out of the pit lane during a routine stop with a loose wheel. Hamilton went on to win his 5th race in the United States, with Nico Rosberg in second and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the podium spots. Hamilton reduced Rosberg's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 26 points with 3 races left in the season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.
DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:36.2961:36.4501:34.9991
26 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.3971:36.3511:35.2152
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:36.7591:36.2551:35.5093
433 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:36.6131:36.8571:35.7474
57 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.9851:36.5841:36.1315
65 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:37.1511:36.4621:36.3586
727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:36.9501:36.6261:36.6287
877 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:37.4561:37.2021:37.1168
919 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:37.4021:37.2141:37.2699
1055 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.7441:37.1751:37.32610
1111 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:37.3451:37.35311
1214 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:37.9131:37.41712
1326 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.8441:37.48013
1421 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:38.0531:37.77314
1530 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:38.0841:37.93515
169 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.0401:39.35616
178 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:38.30817
1820 Flag of Denmark.svg    Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:38.31718
1922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:38.32719
2094 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:38.54820
2112 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.58321
2231 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:38.80622
107% time: 1:43.036
Source: [4]

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 561:38:12.618125
26 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56+4.520218
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 56+19.692315
45 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 56+43.134612
514 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 56+1:33.9531210
655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 56+1:36.124108
719 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 55+1 Lap96
811 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 55+1 Lap114
922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 55+1 Lap192
108 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 55+1 Lap171
1126 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55+1 Lap13
1220 Flag of Denmark.svg    Kevin Magnussen Renault 55+1 Lap 1 18
1330 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 55+1 Lap15
149 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 55+1 Lap16
1512 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 55+1 Lap21
1677 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 55+1 Lap8
1794 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 55+1 Lap20
1831 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 54+2 Laps22
Ret7 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 38Loose wheel5
Ret33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 28Gearbox4
Ret21 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 16Brakes14
Ret27 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1Collision damage7
Source: [5]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "United States". formula1.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "Weather information for the "2016 United States Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  3. Autoweek - Formula 1 USGP sets new attendance record for COTA after years of struggling numbers
  4. "2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. "2016 United States Grand Prix Race – Provisional Classification". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. October 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "United States 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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