2016 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg converted Lewis Hamilton‘s slow start into victory at Monza. Mercedes still secured a one-two, while Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari‘s home supporters a podium finish ahead of team-mate Kimi Räikkönen.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:21.135
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:25.340 on lap 51
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

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

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

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 14 leading the 2016 F1 World Championship on 232 points, with Nico Rosberg on 223. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 455 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 as teams explored Monza’s specialised low-downforce demands and sampled additional Pirelli tyres. Mercedes established a clear advantage, even using the soft compound for its best laps. The running gave Ferrari an early reference for its home challenge before the afternoon’s supersoft comparisons and longer stints.

Lewis Hamilton led FP2 as Ferrari assessed its upgraded power unit but remained behind Mercedes. Esteban Ocon stopped on track, Romain Grosjean complained of understeer, and Felipe Massa briefly lost running to brake problems. Teams then turned to longer stints, including an extended supersoft run for Lewis Hamilton, to assess race durability.

Lewis Hamilton led FP3 as Mercedes again looked comfortably clear of its rivals. Romain Grosjean’s preparation ended much earlier: after setting an initial quick lap, he spun and stalled at Turn 9. A virtual safety car allowed marshals to remove the Haas, leaving him without the remainder of the final practice hour.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2016 Italian Grand Prix FP1, 2 September 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:22.959	37
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.203s	36
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.088s	16
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.348s	17
5	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.691s	32
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.804s	17
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.826s	37
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+2.023s	25
9	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.154s	19
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.161s	17
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.392s	23
12	34	Alfonso Celis	Force India	+2.408s	30
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.548s	14
14	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.881s	18
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.894s	20
16	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+3.014s	20
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+3.115s	20
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	+3.432s	30
19	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+3.480s	21
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+3.803s	28
21	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+3.852s	35
22	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+3.997s	32

Free Practice 2 Classification

2016 Italian Grand Prix FP2, 2 September 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:22.801	40
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.193s	42
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.453s	33
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.626s	28
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.931s	25
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.202s	33
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.458s	24
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.498s	41
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.715s	35
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.748s	28
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.755s	20
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.786s	40
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.852s	42
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+1.873s	33
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.180s	25
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+2.282s	38
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.439s	31
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	+2.474s	13
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.754s	39
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.813s	33
21	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.842s	31
22	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+3.032s	45

Free Practice 3 Classification

2016 Italian Grand Prix FP3, 3 September 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:22.008	14
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.393s	17
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.938s	13
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.141s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.492s	20
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.639s	19
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.701s	23
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.732s	21
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.909s	20
10	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.026s	15
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.033s	21
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.096s	11
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.232s	17
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.455s	4
15	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.525s	13
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.534s	20
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.650s	12
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.707s	19
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.785s	12
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.837s	17
21	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+2.885s	19
22	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	+2.930s	15

Qualifying

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole with Nico Rosberg alongside. Romain Grosjean and Esteban Ocon received gearbox penalties, and Ocon needed permission to start after failing to record a qualifying time.

Qualifying Classification

2016 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying, 3 September 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:21.854	1:21.498	1:21.135	16
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:22.497	1:21.809	1:21.613	15
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:23.077	1:22.275	1:21.972	13
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:23.217	1:22.568	1:22.065	15
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:23.264	1:22.499	1:22.388	12
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:23.158	1:22.638	1:22.389	17
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:23.229	1:22.857	1:22.411	15
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:23.439	1:22.922	1:22.814	15
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:23.259	1:22.951	1:22.836	18
10	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	1:23.386	1:22.856	1:23.184	21
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:23.489	1:22.967	—	10
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:23.421	1:23.092	—	14
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:23.783	1:23.273	—	13
14	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	1:23.760	1:23.315	—	14
15	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:23.666	1:23.399	—	13
16	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:23.661	1:23.496	—	12
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:23.825	—	—	9
18	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:23.956	—	—	8
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:24.087	—	—	7
20	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:24.230	—	—	9
21	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:24.436	—	—	9
–	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	No time	—	—	2

Romain Grosjean and Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Esteban Ocon failed to set a lap time in qualifying. His participation in the race was at the discretion of the stewards.

What happened in the 2016 Italian Grand Prix?

Hamilton’s poor getaway dropped him behind Rosberg, both Ferraris, Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo. Rosberg immediately took control, while his team-mate began the task of recovering through the leading group.

Hamilton passed Ricciardo and Bottas before moving ahead of the Ferraris through the different pit-stop strategies. Mercedes‘ one-stop approach proved effective, but the early loss left Rosberg too far ahead to challenge.

Rosberg maintained his advantage to the finish and claimed his first Italian Grand Prix victory. Hamilton recovered second, ensuring another maximum result for Mercedes despite his difficult opening lap.

Vettel finished third, ahead of Räikkönen. Ricciardo overtook Bottas to secure fifth, leaving the Williams sixth. Rosberg’s second consecutive win reduced Hamilton’s championship lead to just two points.

Further down the points places, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Felipe Massa and Nico Hülkenberg completed the scoring positions. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2016 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 250 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 248. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 498, with Red Bull Racing on 290.

2016 Italian Grand Prix race results

The 2016 Italian Grand Prix was held on 4 September 2016, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	1:17:28.089	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	+15.070	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	53	+20.990	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	+27.561	12
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	53	+45.295	10
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	53	+51.015	8
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	53	+54.236	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	53	+1:04.954	4
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	53	+1:05.617	2
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	53	+1:18.656	1
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	52	+1 Lap	0
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	52	+1 Lap	0
13	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	52	+1 Lap	0
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	52	+1 Lap	0
15	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	52	+1 Lap	0
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	52	+1 Lap	0
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	51	+2 Laps	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	36	Battery	0
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	26	Oil leak	0
Ret	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	7	Collision damage	0
Ret	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	6	Collision damage	0

Daniil Kvyat received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit-lane, which was added to his finishing time (despite his being retired and not classified in the race).

Felipe Nasr received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Jolyon Palmer, which, unlike Kvyat’s penalty, was not added to his finishing time.

2016 Italian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	51	15:19:57	1:25.340	244.373
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	52	15:20:10	1:25.919	242.726
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	50	15:17:01	1:26.016	242.452
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	27	14:43:22	1:26.303	241.646
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	48	15:14:01	1:26.310	241.626
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	40	15:03:34	1:26.354	241.503
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	50	15:17:38	1:26.400	241.375
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	50	15:17:27	1:26.405	241.361
9	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	26	14:41:44	1:26.599	240.820
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	46	15:11:29	1:26.708	240.517
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	41	15:05:25	1:26.751	240.398
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	40	15:02:55	1:26.920	239.930
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	40	15:03:17	1:26.954	239.837
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	42	15:06:41	1:27.106	239.418
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	50	15:18:01	1:27.227	239.086
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	52	15:22:19	1:27.618	238.019
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	35	14:56:51	1:28.037	236.886
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Manor Racing	51	15:21:09	1:28.534	235.556
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	37	14:59:27	1:28.552	235.509
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	18	14:30:53	1:28.723	235.055
21	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	4	14:10:25	1:31.361	228.268

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 Italian Grand Prix.

2016 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	250
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	248
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	161
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	143
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	136
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso / Red Bull Racing	121
7	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	70
8	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	62
9	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	46
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	41
11	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	30
12	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	30
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	28
14	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	23
15	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	17
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
24	Esteban Ocon	French	Manor Racing	0

2016 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	498
2	Red Bull Racing	290
3	Ferrari	279
4	Williams	111
5	Force India	108
6	McLaren	48
7	Toro Rosso	45
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