2016 Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Max Verstappen made history in Spain, winning on his Red Bull debut to become Formula 1’s youngest race winner. The opportunity arose after the Mercedes drivers collided on the opening lap, but Verstappen still had to withstand sustained Ferrari pressure.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:22.000
Fastest lap	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso
Fastest-lap time	1:26.948 on lap 53
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
13 May 2016	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
13 May 2016	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
14 May 2016	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
14 May 2016	Qualifying	14:00
15 May 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 5 leading the 2016 F1 World Championship on 100 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 57. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 157 points.

Race entries

Max Verstappen raced for Red Bull Racing, replacing Daniil Kvyat. Daniil Kvyat raced for Toro Rosso, replacing Max Verstappen. Esteban Ocon also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Ferrari led FP1 on soft tyres while Mercedes concentrated on mediums and completed more laps. Max Verstappen began settling into Red Bull, just behind Daniel Ricciardo. Renault’s Esteban Ocon failed to record a time after a debris-related tyre failure, and smoke from Sergio Pérez’s car restricted Force India’s morning programme.

Nico Rosberg went fastest once Mercedes switched to soft tyres in FP2. Renault suffered another tyre failure, this time on Jolyon Palmer’s car on the main straight, bringing out red flags. McLaren also lost running to an electrical problem for Jenson Button and repairs to Fernando Alonso’s floor plank after an excursion.

Nico Rosberg’s early FP3 lap remained unbeaten, although a faulty sensor briefly interrupted his qualifying preparations before Mercedes sent him back out. Max Verstappen edged Daniel Ricciardo for the first time that weekend, taking fourth behind Sebastian Vettel. Sergio Perez was encouraged by Force India’s upgrades as he completed the session inside the top eight.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2016 Spanish Grand Prix FP1, 13 May 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:23.951	22
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.138s	18
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.503s	34
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.660s	33
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.465s	25
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.634s	29
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.721s	36
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.127s	19
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.235s	32
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.292s	18
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.625s	30
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.632s	21
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.987s	27
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+3.113s	9
15	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+3.302s	27
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.307s	17
17	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+3.332s	18
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.441s	24
19	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+3.659s	19
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+4.133s	29
21	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+5.101s	34
22	45	Esteban Ocon	Renault	No time	6

Free Practice 2 Classification

2016 Spanish Grand Prix FP2, 13 May 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:23.922	35
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.254s	31
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.719s	27
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.095s	35
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.209s	39
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.272s	37
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.420s	31
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.453s	31
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.515s	32
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.531s	35
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.786s	30
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.971s	20
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.977s	33
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.322s	40
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.453s	44
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.569s	36
17	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.848s	16
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+3.038s	40
19	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+3.330s	39
20	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+3.890s	40
21	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+4.283s	9
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.579s	42

Free Practice 3 Classification

2016 Spanish Grand Prix FP3, 14 May 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:23.078	15
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.126s	11
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.147s	16
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.641s	10
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.738s	9
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.032s	13
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.278s	14
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.394s	15
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.475s	13
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.477s	13
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.507s	15
12	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.543s	15
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.617s	21
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.903s	13
15	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.973s	13
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+2.022s	12
17	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	+2.052s	17
18	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.298s	13
19	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+2.305s	22
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.323s	24
21	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	+3.019s	13
22	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	+3.173s	19

Qualifying

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Nico Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo qualified third and new team-mate Max Verstappen fourth after the Dutchman swapped seats with Daniil Kvyat before the weekend.

Qualifying Classification

2016 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, 14 May 2016

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.214	1:22.159	1:22.000	13
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:23.002	1:22.759	1:22.280	12
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:23.749	1:23.585	1:22.680	12
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:23.578	1:23.178	1:23.087	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:23.796	1:23.504	1:23.113	14
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:24.124	1:23.688	1:23.334	12
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:24.251	1:24.023	1:23.522	12
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:24.496	1:24.077	1:23.643	12
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:24.698	1:24.003	1:23.782	16
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:24.578	1:24.192	1:23.981	12
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:24.463	1:24.203	—	13
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:24.583	1:24.348	—	12
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:24.696	1:24.445	—	11
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:24.716	1:24.480	—	12
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:24.669	1:24.625	—	12
16	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	1:24.406	1:24.778	—	12
17	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:24.903	—	—	6
18	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:24.941	—	—	4
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:25.202	—	—	8
20	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:25.579	—	—	8
21	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	1:25.745	—	—	9
22	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1:25.939	—	—	9

What happened in the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix?

Nico Rosberg passed Lewis Hamilton at the start, but Hamilton attacked again on the run towards Turn 4. He went onto the grass as Rosberg defended, lost control and collided with his team-mate, eliminating both Mercedes cars.

Daniel Ricciardo led Max Verstappen when racing resumed. Red Bull and Ferrari then split their strategies: Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel moved to three stops, while Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen committed to two.

That decision left Max Verstappen defending the lead from Kimi Räikkönen through a long final stint. The Ferrari repeatedly closed within striking distance, but Verstappen protected his tyres and position with remarkable composure.

Verstappen won at 18 years and 228 days, ahead of Räikkönen and Vettel. Ricciardo’s late puncture ended his challenge for third but left him fourth, while Carlos Sainz gave the home crowd another result to celebrate with sixth.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button and Daniil Kvyat completed the scoring positions. Daniil Kvyat set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2016 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 100 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 61. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 157, with Ferrari on 109.

2016 Spanish Grand Prix race results

The 2016 Spanish Grand Prix was held on 15 May 2016, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	66	1:41:40.017	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	66	+0.616	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	66	+5.581	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	66	+43.950	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	66	+45.271	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	66	+1:01.395	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	66	+1:19.538	6
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	66	+1:20.707	4
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	65	+1 Lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	65	+1 Lap	1
11	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	65	+1 Lap	0
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	65	+1 Lap	0
13	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	65	+1 Lap	0
14	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	65	+1 Lap	0
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	65	+1 Lap	0
16	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	65	+1 Lap	0
17	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	65	+1 Lap	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	56	Brakes	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	45	Power unit	0
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	20	Oil leak	0
Ret	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	0	Collision	0
Ret	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	0	Collision	0

Kevin Magnussen originally finished 14th but received a ten-second time penalty after the race for causing a collision with Jolyon Palmer.

2016 Spanish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	53	15:27:08	1:26.948	192.735
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	39	15:04:47	1:27.974	190.488
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	46	15:15:17	1:28.209	189.980
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	38	15:03:13	1:28.538	189.274
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	57	15:33:53	1:28.716	188.894
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	36	15:00:12	1:28.816	188.682
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	41	15:09:26	1:28.974	188.347
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	60	15:36:48	1:29.081	188.120
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	43	15:11:46	1:29.238	187.789
10	88	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	52	15:26:54	1:29.402	187.445
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	42	15:09:57	1:29.663	186.899
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	42	15:10:46	1:29.715	186.791
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	41	15:08:51	1:29.750	186.718
14	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	35	14:59:56	1:29.779	186.658
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	37	15:02:31	1:29.801	186.612
16	12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	38	15:04:41	1:29.905	186.396
17	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas	34	14:58:01	1:30.139	185.912
18	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	39	15:05:43	1:30.260	185.663
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing	37	15:03:17	1:31.182	183.786
20	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	8	14:17:27	1:31.810	182.529

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 Spanish Grand Prix.

2016 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	100
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	61
3	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	57
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	48
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	48
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Toro Rosso / Red Bull Racing	38
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	36
8	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	29
9	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	22
10	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	22
11	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	12
12	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	8
13	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	8
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Renault	6
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	6
16	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	3
17	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	1
18	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	0
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Haas	0
20	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
21	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Manor Racing	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	157
2	Ferrari	109
3	Red Bull Racing	94
4	Williams	65
5	Toro Rosso	26
6	Haas	22
7	Force India	14
8	McLaren	12
9	Renault	6
10	Sauber	0
11	Manor Racing	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