2016 German Grand Prix

2016 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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The layout of the Hockenheimring
The layout of the Hockenheimring
Race details[1]
Date 31 July 2016
Official name Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016[2][3]
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy and dry
Attendance 60,000 (Race Day)
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:14.363
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:18.442 on lap 48
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders

The 2016 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 31 July 2016. After a one-year absence, the race returned to the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, which last held the race in 2014. It was the twelfth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the seventy-sixth running of the German Grand Prix, and the sixty-second time the race has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a six-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship over teammate and defending race winner Nico Rosberg. Hamilton won the race and extended his lead over Rosberg to nineteen points. Their team, Mercedes, further extended its lead in the World Constructors' Championship.

Report

In the week before the race, MRT driver Rio Haryanto was the subject of increased media scrutiny amidst reports that his primary sponsor—Indonesian petrochemical company Pertamina—had not met its financial obligations to the team, thus placing his future with MRT and in the sport in jeopardy.[4] Haryanto was ultimately able to secure the seat for the race, but his long-term future with the team remained in doubt.[5]

Following the handing out of several controversial penalties and extensive debate over the application of amendments to the sporting regulations, the FIA repealed all of the rules restricting pit-to-car communications.[6]

This was the first Grand Prix that double yellow flags would be the same as a red flag in qualifying after the controversial qualifying in the Hungarian Grand Prix.[7]

Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with the medium, soft and supersoft compounds.[8]

In the race itself Lewis Hamilton won claiming his 4th victory in a row to move into a 19-point lead in the Championship, Daniel Ricciardo came home 2nd ahead of his teammate Max Verstappen, Nico Rosberg slipped back to 4th after being penalised for forcing Verstappen off the track.[9]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. Car
no. 		Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.485 1:14.839 1:14.363 1
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:15.243 1:14.748 1:14.470 2
3 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:15.591 1:15.545 1:14.726 3
4 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:15.875 1:15.124 1:14.834 4
5 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.752 1:15.242 1:15.142 5
6 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:15.927 1:15.630 1:15.315 6
7 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:16.301 1:15.623 1:15.510 81
8 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:15.952 1:15.490 1:15.530 7
9 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1.16.169 1:15.500 1:15.537 9
10 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:16.503 1:15.699 1:15.615 10
11 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:15.987 1:15.883 11
12 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:16.172 1:15.909 12
13 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.317 1:15.989 152
14 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:16.338 1:16.041 13
15 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:16.328 1:16.086 203
16 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:16.636 1:16.665 14
17 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:16.716 16
18 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:16.717 17
19 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.876 18
20 88 Indonesia Rio Haryanto MRT-Mercedes 1:16.977 19
21 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.123 21
22 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.238 22
107% time: 1:20.114
Source:[10]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Nico Hülkenberg received a one-place grid penalty for incorrectly using his tyre allocation during the first part of qualifying.[11][12]
  • ^2  – Carlos Sainz Jr. received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa during qualifying.[12]
  • ^3  – Romain Grosjean received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.[12]

Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 67 1:30:44.200 2 25
2 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 67 +6.996 3 18
3 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 67 +13.413 4 15
4 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 67 +15.845 1 12
5 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 67 +32.570 6 10
6 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 67 +37.023 5 8
7 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 67 +1:10.049 8 6
8 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 66 +1 Lap 12 4
9 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 66 +1 Lap 7 2
10 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 66 +1 Lap 9 1
11 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 66 +1 Lap 11
12 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 66 +1 Lap 13
13 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 66 +1 Lap 20
14 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 66 +1 Lap 15
15 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 66 +1 Lap 18
16 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Renault 66 +1 Lap 16
17 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 65 +2 Laps 17
18 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 65 +2 Laps 22
19 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 65 +2 Laps 14
20 88 Indonesia Rio Haryanto MRT-Mercedes 65 +2 Laps 19
Ret 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 57 Power unit 21
Ret 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 36 Suspension 10
Source:[13]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Großer Pries von Deutschland 2016". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hockenheimring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ Parks, Ian (25 July 2016). "Manor F1 driver Haryanto could contest German GP without funding". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ Parks, Ian (27 July 2016). "Rio Haryanto hangs on to Manor F1 seat for German Grand Prix". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Formula 1's radio restrictions to be lifted from German GP". autosport.com. Ian Parkes. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Double yellows equals red for qualy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Pirelli reveal tyre compound allocations for Germany". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ^ Benson, Andrew (31 July 2016). "Lewis Hamilton takes fourth win in a row". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Formula 1 Großer Preis von Deutschland 2016 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Stewards Decision Doc 32 – N.Hülkenberg". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Grid drops for Sainz, Grosjean, Hulkenberg". Formula1.com. Hockenheim: Formula One World Championship Limited. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Formula 1 Großer Preis von Deutschland 2016 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Germany 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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