2016 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton delighted the Silverstone crowd with a third consecutive British Grand Prix victory. A wet start gave way to dry-weather racing, while Nico Rosberg‘s radio-related penalty promoted Max Verstappen to second in the final result.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:29.287
Fastest lap	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:35.548 on lap 44
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Third	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
8 July 2016	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
8 July 2016	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
9 July 2016	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
9 July 2016	Qualifying	13:00
10 July 2016	Race	13:00

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 10 leading the 2016 F1 World Championship on 153 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 142. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 295 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the British Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton edged Nico Rosberg in FP1 before Mercedes turned to longer runs on harder tyres. Charles Leclerc made his first practice appearance for Haas, while Esteban Ocon drove for Renault. Sebastian Vettel tested Ferrari’s revised halo protection device but raised concerns about its effect on visibility from the cockpit.

Lewis Hamilton led FP2 while Nico Rosberg missed the entire session with a water leak, leaving Red Bull as the closest challenger. Ferrari compared different tyre compounds before both drivers switched to softs. McLaren’s afternoon was mixed: Fernando Alonso took sixth, but Jenson Button twice needed repairs, and Daniil Kvyat damaged his front wing over a kerb.

A damp start to FP3 was followed by a lengthy stoppage after Marcus Ericsson crashed heavily at Stowe. Barrier repairs left only five minutes for the final runs, with Lewis Hamilton narrowly ahead of Nico Rosberg. Marcus Ericsson went for hospital checks, while gearbox changes would leave both him and Sebastian Vettel facing grid penalties.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2016 British Grand Prix FP1, 8 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.654	30
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.033s	34
3	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+0.838s	30
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.847s	20
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.119s	30
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.385s	28
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.548s	22
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.581s	30
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.792s	19
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.873s	22
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.084s	20
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.478s	24
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.609s	38
14	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.802s	34
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.893s	24
16	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+3.133s	29
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+3.151s	21
18	50	Charles Leclerc	Haas	+4.215s	26
19	45	Esteban Ocon	Renault	+4.326s	31
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.349s	19
21	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+4.482s	25
22	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+4.993s	29

Free Practice 2 Classification

2016 British Grand Prix FP2, 8 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.660	36
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.391s	30
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.626s	36
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.910s	40
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.076s	38
6	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.380s	31
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.833s	38
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.954s	32
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.103s	20
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.141s	29
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.180s	27
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.340s	32
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.479s	35
14	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.494s	25
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.661s	35
16	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.696s	37
17	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+2.889s	40
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.950s	41
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.062s	36
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+3.299s	41
21	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+4.181s	36

Free Practice 3 Classification

2016 British Grand Prix FP3, 9 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.904	10
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.063s	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.584s	6
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.657s	7
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.145s	10
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.832s	15
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.850s	11
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.894s	14
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.929s	13
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.985s	10
11	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+1.991s	12
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.138s	11
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.440s	13
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.457s	13
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.536s	14
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.634s	10
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.806s	10
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.865s	13
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+3.145s	10
20	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+3.567s	14
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.647s	7
22	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+3.754s	11

Qualifying

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

Lewis Hamilton recovered from having his first Q3 lap deleted for exceeding track limits to take pole. Marcus Ericsson missed qualifying after a heavy final-practice accident and began the race from the pit lane.

Qualifying Classification

2016 British Grand Prix Qualifying, 9 July 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.739	1:29.243	1:29.287	14
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:30.724	1:29.970	1:29.606	14
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:31.305	1:30.697	1:30.313	12
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:31.684	1:31.319	1:30.618	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:31.326	1:31.385	1:30.881	15
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:31.606	1:30.711	1:31.490	17
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:31.913	1:31.478	1:31.557	12
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:32.115	1:31.708	1:31.989	15
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.349	1:31.770	1:32.172	18
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:32.281	1:31.740	1:32.343	15
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:32.336	1:31.875	—	12
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:32.146	1:32.002	—	10
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:32.283	1:32.050	—	14
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	1:32.237	1:32.241	—	14
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:32.553	1:32.306	—	12
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:32.729	1:37.060	—	12
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:32.788	—	—	3
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:32.905	—	—	9
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1:33.098	—	—	9
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	1:33.151	—	—	9
21	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:33.544	—	—	8
—	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	No time	—	—	—

Sebastian Vettel received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Marcus Ericsson did not take part in qualifying following a heavy crash during FP3. His participation in the race came at the discretion of the stewards, who allowed him to start the race. He was required to start from the pit lane after getting a new survival cell.

What happened in the 2016 British Grand Prix?

The field started behind the safety car after heavy rain. Hamilton controlled the restart, and a virtual safety car for Pascal Wehrlein‘s stranded Manor helped the leaders change from wet tyres to intermediates.

Max Verstappen excelled in the slippery conditions, passing Nico Rosberg around the outside at Becketts. Once slick tyres became the better option, Rosberg regained the position, but neither could seriously threaten Hamilton.

Rosberg then developed a gearbox problem. Mercedes gave instructions that helped him continue, but part of that advice breached the radio restrictions, resulting in a ten-second post-race penalty.

Hamilton’s win therefore came ahead of Verstappen and Rosberg in the classified result. Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth, Kimi Räikkönen fifth and Sergio Pérez sixth, with Nico Hülkenberg giving Force India a second strong points finish.

Further down the points places, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz, Sebastian Vettel and Daniil Kvyat completed the scoring positions. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2016 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 168 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 167. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 335, with Ferrari on 204.

2016 British Grand Prix race results

The 2016 British Grand Prix was held on 10 July 2016, with a scheduled start of 13:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	1:34:55.831	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	52	+8.250	18
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	+16.911	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	52	+26.211	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	52	+1:09.743	10
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	52	+1:16.941	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	52	+1:17.712	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	52	+1:25.858	4
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	+1:31.654	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	52	+1:32.600	1
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	51	+1 Lap	0
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	51	+1 Lap	0
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	51	+1 Lap	0
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	51	+1 Lap	0
16	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	51	+1 Lap	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	49	Gearbox	0
Ret	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	37	Gearbox	0
Ret	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	24	Spun off	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	17	Transmission	0
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	11	Power unit	0
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	6	Spun off	0

Nico Rosberg originally finished second, but received a ten-second time penalty for receiving illegal assistance via team radio, demoting him to third.

Sebastian Vettel received a five-second penalty for forcing Felipe Massa off the track.

Kevin Magnussen retired from the race, but was classified as finishing as he had completed 90% of the race distance.

2016 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	44	14:22:04	1:35.548	221.957
2	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	43	14:22:18	1:35.669	221.676
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	45	14:23:34	1:35.771	221.440
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	52	14:35:22	1:36.013	220.882
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	40	14:17:08	1:36.141	220.588
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	41	14:17:19	1:36.407	219.979
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	44	14:23:20	1:36.933	218.786
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	39	14:14:49	1:36.994	218.648
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	45	14:25:38	1:37.383	217.775
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	43	14:21:34	1:37.401	217.734
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	51	14:34:35	1:37.618	217.250
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	43	14:23:01	1:37.619	217.248
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	35	14:08:42	1:37.667	217.141
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	44	14:24:23	1:37.713	217.039
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	35	14:08:11	1:37.900	216.625
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	36	14:10:22	1:37.907	216.609
17	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	43	14:22:26	1:38.710	214.847
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	36	14:12:51	1:39.755	212.596
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	23	13:49:57	1:41.380	209.189
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	14	13:32:54	1:55.507	183.604
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	9	13:23:20	2:00.286	176.309
22	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	4	13:12:00	2:48.804	125.634

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 British Grand Prix.

2016 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	168
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	167
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	106
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	100
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	98
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso / Red Bull Racing	90
7	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	54
8	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	47
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	38
10	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
11	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	26
12	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	26
13	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	23
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	335
2	Ferrari	204
3	Red Bull Racing	198
4	Williams	92
5	Force India	73
6	Toro Rosso	41
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