2016 Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix after a last-lap collision with Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes battle transformed the podium, allowing Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen to finish ahead of the damaged championship leader.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:07.922
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:08.411 on lap 67
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
1 July 2016	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
1 July 2016	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
2 July 2016	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
2 July 2016	Qualifying	14:00
3 July 2016	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Nico Rosberg arrived at round 9 leading the 2016 F1 World Championship on 141 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 117. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 258 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Austrian Grand Prix. Alfonso Celis also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 as the revised Red Bull Ring kerbs became a major talking point. Max Verstappen first damaged his front wing and later broke his suspension after further contact with them. Lewis Hamilton also spun, prompting Romain Grosjean to spin while avoiding him, as drivers discovered the circuit’s limits in an eventful opening session.

Nico Rosberg’s early FP2 lap survived a heavy shower that arrived within minutes of the start. Several drivers slid off while returning to the pits, and running paused until conditions improved. Daniel Ricciardo led the return on intermediates before slicks became possible late on; Sebastian Vettel then ended his afternoon in the gravel.

Ferrari led FP3, but Nico Rosberg’s suspension failure over a kerb at Turn 2 overshadowed the times. His crash brought a red flag and forced a gearbox replacement, carrying a grid penalty into qualifying. Fernando Alonso also shed bodywork over the kerbs, reinforcing concerns about the punishment inflicted on cars that strayed wide.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2016 Austrian Grand Prix FP1, 1 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:07.373	37
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.357s	34
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.649s	28
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.849s	31
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.155s	35
6	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.430s	34
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.451s	39
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.589s	21
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.617s	32
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.625s	40
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.705s	34
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.907s	43
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.992s	31
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.194s	30
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.334s	24
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+2.402s	34
17	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.478s	28
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.556s	35
19	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.737s	20
20	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.941s	26
21	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+3.120s	21
22	34	Alfonso Celis	Force India	+3.487s	37

Free Practice 2 Classification

2016 Austrian Grand Prix FP2, 1 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:07.967	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.019s	19
3	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+0.613s	28
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.622s	25
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.682s	30
6	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+0.746s	32
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.794s	20
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.853s	23
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.974s	24
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.027s	30
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.108s	26
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.217s	17
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.240s	26
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.259s	32
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+1.558s	19
16	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.053s	23
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+2.067s	20
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.171s	16
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.173s	19
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.433s	31
21	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.477s	22
22	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+3.361s	25

Free Practice 3 Classification

2016 Austrian Grand Prix FP3, 2 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:07.098	20
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.136s	26
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.210s	20
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.541s	22
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.663s	22
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.716s	23
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.733s	27
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.187s	23
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.206s	19
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.229s	17
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.344s	26
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+1.377s	22
13	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+1.436s	29
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.452s	21
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+1.471s	31
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.688s	32
17	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.841s	27
18	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.910s	11
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+2.018s	28
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.039s	25
21	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.459s	20
22	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+3.861s	16

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg second and Nico Hülkenberg third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole in a changing-weather Q3. Gearbox penalties for Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel reshuffled the grid, putting Nico Hülkenberg alongside Hamilton and Jenson Button third.

Qualifying Classification

2016 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying, 2 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:06.947	1:06.228	1:07.922	21
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:06.516	1:06.403	1:08.465	20
3	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:07.385	1:07.257	1:09.285	25
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:06.761	1:06.602	1:09.781	18
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:07.653	1:07.572	1:09.900	22
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:07.240	1:06.940	1:09.901	21
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:07.500	1:06.840	1:09.980	20
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:07.148	1:06.911	1:10.440	18
9	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:07.131	1:06.866	1:11.153	17
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:07.419	1:07.145	1:11.977	21
11	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	1:07.660	1:07.578	—	18
12	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	1:07.565	1:07.700	—	17
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:07.662	1:07.850	—	19
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:07.671	1:08.154	—	12
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:07.618	No time	—	10
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:07.657	No time	—	5
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:07.941	—	—	10
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:07.965	—	—	9
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1:08.026	—	—	11
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:08.409	—	—	8
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:08.418	—	—	12
22	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:08.446	—	—	13

Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel received five-place grid penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes.

After changing his front wing, Felipe Massa started from the pit lane.

Daniil Kvyat was required to start from the pit lane after getting a new survival cell (that came along with a new chassis).

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez failed to set a lap time during Q2. As Sainz attempted to set a time while Pérez did not, he was considered to have qualified ahead of Pérez.

Jolyon Palmer, Rio Haryanto and Felipe Nasr received three-place grid penalties for failing to slow under yellow flags in Q1.

What happened in the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix?

Hamilton led away, while Button briefly held second before Kimi Räikkönen passed him. Nico Rosberg gained ground with an early stop, and Sebastian Vettel extended his first stint until a rear tyre failed at high speed.

The safety car compressed the field and the leading strategies continued to diverge. Max Verstappen committed to one stop, while both Mercedes drivers changed tyres twice, setting up a late chase between the team-mates.

Hamilton caught Rosberg on the final lap and attacked around the outside at Turn 2. Rosberg ran deep as they turned in, the cars collided, and Hamilton emerged ahead while Rosberg continued with a damaged front wing.

Hamilton won from Verstappen and Räikkönen. Rosberg finished fourth and received a ten-second penalty that did not change his position. Pascal Wehrlein delivered a valuable tenth place for Manor, securing the team’s first point of the season.

Further down the points places, Romain Grosjean, Carlos Sainz, Valtteri Bottas and Pascal Wehrlein completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2016 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 153 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 142. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 295, with Ferrari on 192.

2016 Austrian Grand Prix race results

The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix was held on 3 July 2016, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	1:27:38.107	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	71	+5.719	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+6.024	15
4	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	+26.710	12
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	71	+30.981	10
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	71	+37.706	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	71	+44.668	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	71	+47.400	4
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	70	+1 lap	2
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	70	+1 lap	1
11	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	70	+1 lap	0
12	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	70	+1 lap	0
13	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	70	+1 lap	0
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	70	+1 lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	70	+1 lap	0
16	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	70	+1 lap	0
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	69	Accident	0
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	64	Battery	0
19	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	64	Brakes	0
20	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	63	Brakes	0
Ret	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	26	Puncture/Accident	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	2	Hose Clamp	0

Nico Rosberg had ten seconds added to his race time for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton.

Romain Grosjean had five seconds added to his race time for speeding in the pit-lane.

Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hülkenberg and Felipe Massa were classified as they had completed 90% of the race distance.

2016 Austrian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	67	15:26:04	1:08.411	227.647
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	15:24:54	1:08.491	227.381
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	66	15:25:29	1:08.770	226.459
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	66	15:25:04	1:08.876	226.110
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	69	15:28:31	1:09.618	223.700
6	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	55	15:13:03	1:09.694	223.456
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	59	15:17:45	1:09.899	222.801
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	67	15:26:44	1:09.925	222.718
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	15:30:12	1:10.001	222.476
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	66	15:25:38	1:10.120	222.099
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	68	15:28:00	1:10.138	222.042
12	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	55	15:12:57	1:10.210	221.814
13	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	53	15:10:53	1:10.228	221.757
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	53	15:10:55	1:10.309	221.502
15	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	66	15:26:30	1:10.342	221.398
16	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	46	15:02:30	1:10.415	221.168
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	56	15:14:31	1:10.450	221.058
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	58	15:16:55	1:10.704	220.264
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	67	15:27:11	1:10.859	219.782
20	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	44	14:59:46	1:11.020	219.284
21	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	10	14:15:17	1:11.441	217.992
22	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	2	14:05:52	1:18.302	198.891

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2016 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.

2016 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	153
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	142
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	96
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	96
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	88
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso / Red Bull Racing	72
7	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	54
8	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	39
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	38
10	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
11	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	22
12	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	22
13	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	20
14	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	18
15	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	13
16	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Renault	6
17	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Manor Racing	1
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	1
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Haas	0
20	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	0
21	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
22	Felipe Nasr	Brazilian	Sauber	0
23	Rio Haryanto	Indonesian	Manor Racing	0

2016 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	295
2	Ferrari	192
3	Red Bull Racing	168
4	Williams	92
5	Force India	59
6	Toro Rosso	36
7	McLaren	32
8	Haas	28
9	Renault	6
10	Manor Racing	1
11	Sauber	0

2016 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2016 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	20 March
2	2016 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	3 April
3	2016 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	17 April
4	2016 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	1 May
5	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	15 May
6	2016 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	29 May
7	2016 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	12 June
8	2016 European Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	19 June
9	2016 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	3 July
10	2016 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
11	2016 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	24 July
12	2016 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	31 July
13	2016 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	28 August
14	2016 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	4 September
15	2016 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	18 September
16	2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	2 October
17	2016 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
18	2016 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	23 October
19	2016 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	30 October
20	2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	13 November
21	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	27 November