2016 Singapore Grand Prix

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2016 Singapore Grand Prix
Race 15 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Singapore Street Circuit 2015.svg
Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Race details [1]
Date18 September 2016
Official name 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
Location Marina Bay Street Circuit
Marina Bay, Singapore
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.065 km (3.147 miles)
Distance 61 laps, 308.828 km (191.897 miles)
Weather Clear
30 °C (86 °F) air temperature
34–35 °C (93–95 °F) track temperature
1.5 m/s (4.9 ft/s) wind from the east [2]
Attendance 218,824 (Weekend)
73,000 (3-Day Average) [3]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:42.584
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:47.187 on lap 49
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2016 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2016 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 September 2016 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fifteenth round of the 2016 Formula One World Championship, and marked the seventeenth running of the Singapore Grand Prix and the ninth time the race had been held at Marina Bay.

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Nico Rosberg started the race from pole position [4] and led throughout, holding off a late challenge by Daniel Ricciardo to win by less than half a second in his 200th race in Formula One. Sebastian Vettel was awarded the Driver of the Day award after moving 17 spots to claim 5th position. [5]

Background

Championship standings before the race

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the race leading the World Drivers' Championship by two points, ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 208 points. Red Bull Racing was placed second and Ferrari third. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was the defending race winner.

Qualifying

Pos.Car
no.
DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
16 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:45.3161:43.0201:42.5841
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:44.2551:43.9331:43.1152
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:45.1671:43.4711:43.2883
433 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:45.0361:44.1121:43.3284
57 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:44.9641:44.1591:43.5405
655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:45.4991:44.4931:44.1976
726 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:45.2911:44.4751:44.4697
827 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:46.0811:44.7371:44.4798
914 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:45.3731:44.6531:44.5539
1011 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:45.2041:44.7031:44.58217 1
1177 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:46.0861:44.74010
1219 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:46.0561:44.99111
1322 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:45.2621:45.14412
1421 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:45.4651:45.59313
158 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:45.6091:45.72320 2
169 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:46.4271:47.82714
1720 Flag of Denmark.svg    Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:46.82515
1812 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:46.86016
1930 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:46.96018
2094 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:47.66719
2131 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:48.29621
225 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:49.11622 3
107% time: 1:51.552
Source: [4]

Notes:

Race

Romain Grosjean was unable to start the race due to brake problems. At the start Nico Rosberg got away in the lead and Fernando Alonso made a strong start up to 5th. Carlos Sainz collided with Nico Hülkenberg sending the latter into the pit wall and out of the race, while Sainz was able to continue. The safety car was deployed while Hülkenberg's car was cleared. As the safety car came in and the race resumed a Marshall was still on the track still picking up debris from the accident. After the restart Lewis Hamilton could not overtake Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo ahead of him. Valtteri Bottas made a pit stop, but there was a delay in fastening and adjusting the detached seat belt. Bottas experienced the previous incident at the 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix, ​​when his seat belts also loosened. [10] Jenson Button retired from the race at two-thirds distance with a brake issue. Rosberg won the race after having to withstand late race pressure from Ricciardo with Lewis Hamilton driving a steady race to 3rd. Kimi Räikkönen came home 4th ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel while Max Verstappen was able to take 6th with Fernando Alonso falling back to 7th. [11]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 611:55:48.950125
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 61+0.488218
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 61+8.038315
47 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 61+10.219512
55 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 61+27.6942210
633 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 61+1:11.19748
714 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 61+1:29.19896
811 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 61+1:51.062174
926 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 61+1:51.55772
1020 Flag of Denmark.svg    Kevin Magnussen Renault 61+1:59.952151
1121 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 60+1 Lap13
1219 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 60+1 Lap11
1312 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 60+1 Lap16
1455 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 60+1 Lap6
1530 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Renault 60+1 Lap18
1694 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 60+1 Lap19
179 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 60+1 Lap14
1831 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 59+2 Laps21
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 43Brakes12
Ret77 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 35Overheating10
Ret27 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 0Collision8
DNS8 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 0Brakes
Source: [12]

Championship standings after the race

See also

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