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{{Short description|Penultimate round of the 2016 Formula One season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
| Type = F1
| Type = F1
| Country = Brazil
| Country = Brazil
| Grand Prix = Brazilian
| Grand Prix = Brazilian
| Details ref =<ref name="formal">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/Brazil.html|title=Brazil|work=formula1.com|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
| Details ref =<ref name="formal">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/Brazil.html|title=Brazil|work=formula1.com|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2016|11|13|df=y}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2016|11|13|df=y}}
| Year = 2016
| Year = 2016
| Race_No = 20
| Race_No = 20
| Season_No = 21
| Season_No = 21
| Image = File:Circuit Interlagos.svg
| Image = File:2014 Interlagos circuit map.svg
| Image_Link = File:2014 Interlagos circuit map.svg
| image-size = 200px
| Official name = Formula 1 [[Brazilian Grand Prix|Grande Prêmio do Brasil]] 2016
| Official name = Formula 1 [[Brazilian Grand Prix|Grande Prêmio do Brasil]] 2016
| Caption = Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
| Caption = Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
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| Distance_laps = 71
| Distance_laps = 71
| Distance_km = 305.909
| Distance_km = 305.909
| Distance_mi = 190.067
| Distance_mi = 190.083
| Weather = Rain and 16°C (60.8°F)
| Weather = Rain and 16&nbsp;°C (60.8&nbsp;°F)
| Attendance = 136,410 (Weekend) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/12/f1-spectator-figures-for-2017-hit-four-million.html|title=F1 attendance figures hit four million in 2017|date=8 December 2017|access-date=23 March 2020|website=formula1.com}}</ref>
| Attendance =
| Pole_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| Pole_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| Pole_Country = GBR
| Pole_Country = GBR
| Pole_Team = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| Pole_Team = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| Pole_Time = 1:10.736
| Pole_Time = 1:10.736
| Fast_Driver = [[Max Verstappen]]
| Fast_Driver = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]}}
| Fast_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[TAG Heuer]]
| Fast_Team = {{nowrap|[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]}}
| Fast_Time = 1:25.305
| Fast_Time = 1:25.305
| Fast_Lap = 67
| Fast_Lap = 67
| Fast_Country = NED
| First_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| First_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| First_Country = GBR
| First_Country = GBR
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| Third_Driver = [[Max Verstappen]]
| Third_Driver = [[Max Verstappen]]
| Third_Country = NED
| Third_Country = NED
| Third_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[TAG Heuer]]
| Third_Team = [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]
| Lapchart = {{F1Laps2016|BRA}}
| Lapchart = {{F1Laps2016|BRA}}
|Next_round=2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Previous_round=2016 Mexican Grand Prix}}
}}


The '''2016 Brazilian Grand Prix''' (formally known as the '''Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016''') was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]] in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the 20th round of the [[2016 Formula One season|2016 season]] and marked the forty-fifth running of the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] and the forty-fourth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in {{F1|1950}}. At 3h 1m 1.335s, the race was the longest Brazilian race in history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazil stats - Hamilton wins at record 24th different track|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2016/11/f1-brazil-stats-hamilton-wins-record-24th-track.html|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|date=13 November 2016|accessdate=18 December 2016}}</ref>
The '''2016 Brazilian Grand Prix''' (officially known as the '''Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016''') was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]] in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the 20th and penultimate round of the [[2016 FIA Formula One World Championship]] and marked the 45th running of the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] and the 44th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in {{F1|1950}}. At the race duration of a little over 3 hours, the race was the longest Brazilian Grand Prix in history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazil stats - Hamilton wins at record 24th different track|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2016/11/f1-brazil-stats-hamilton-wins-record-24th-track.html|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|date=13 November 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>


[[2015 Brazilian Grand Prix|Defending]] race winner [[Nico Rosberg]] entered the round with a nineteen-point lead over teammate [[Lewis Hamilton]] in the World Drivers' Championship. Their team, [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], had already clinched the World Constructors' Championship, holding a lead of two hundred and fifty-two points over [[Red Bull Racing]], with third place [[Scuderia Ferrari]] another sixty-two points behind.
Winner of the [[2015 Brazilian Grand Prix|previous year's]] race [[Nico Rosberg]] entered the round with a 19-point lead over his teammate [[Lewis Hamilton]] in the World Drivers' Championship. Their team, [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], had already clinched the World Constructors' Championship, holding a lead of two hundred and fifty-two points over [[Red Bull Racing]], with third place [[Scuderia Ferrari]] another sixty-two points behind. Hamilton took pole position and won the race from Rosberg to take the championship to the final round in [[2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]]. [[Max Verstappen]] finished third, having dropped to 16th after a pit stop with 16 laps to go.


==Classification==
==Qualifying==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"

===Qualifying===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}}
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!1
!1
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|44
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|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]}}
||align="center"|33
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]}}
|[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]
|1:11.957
|1:11.834
|1:11.485
|align="center"|4
⚫
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]}}
|[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
|'''1:11.511'''
|'''1:11.511'''
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|align="center"|21
|align="center"|21
|-
|-
!colspan="8"|107% time: 1:16.516
!colspan="8"|[[107% rule|107% time]]: 1:16.516
|-
|-
!colspan=8|Source:<ref name="qual">{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/956/brazil/qualifying.html |title=Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Qualifying |website=Formula1.com |publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited |date=12 November 2016|accessdate=13 November 2016}}</ref>
!colspan=8|Source:<ref name="qual">{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/956/brazil/qualifying.html |title=Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Qualifying |website=Formula1.com |publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited |date=12 November 2016|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
|}
|}

;Notes
;Notes
* {{note|1|1}} – [[Esteban Ocon]] received a three-place grid penalty for impeding [[Jolyon Palmer]] during Q1.
* {{note|1|1}} – [[Esteban Ocon]] received a three-place grid penalty for impeding [[Jolyon Palmer]] during Q1.


===Race===
==Race==
The track was very wet at the start so the race began behind the [[safety car]] until the start of Lap 8. [[Lewis Hamilton]] built up an early lead. [[Marcus Ericsson]] crashed on lap 13 on the pit straight bringing the safety car back out again. The race restarted again six laps later only for [[Kimi Räikkönen]] to crash on the pit straight immediately, spinning across the track before hitting the wall. The race was [[Red flag (racing)|red flag]]ged and there was a 35-minute delay before restarting again behind the safety car, however seven laps later it was again red flagged as the conditions were deemed still too dangerous.

After another 25 minute delay the race started again behind the safety car, which finally pulled in after another three laps. Late on in the race [[Felipe Massa]] crashed near the pit entry bringing the safety car out again, while walking back to the garage Massa was given applause from several teams and was visibly emotional, as it was expected to be his last Grand Prix in his home country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2017/01/16/13574/|title=Felipe Massa stays with Williams for 2017|date=16 January 2017 }}</ref>{{Efn|Massa had initially announced his retirement but would race again in 2017.}}

The race restarted again and Hamilton went on to win the race from Championship leader [[Nico Rosberg]] and [[Max Verstappen]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37968831|title=Hamilton keeps title alive with win|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>

=== Race classification ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
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|
|-
|-
!colspan="8"|Source:<ref name="race">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/956/brazil/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Race Result|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|date=13 November 2016|accessdate=13 November 2016}}</ref>
!colspan="8"|Source:<ref name="race">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/956/brazil/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Race Result|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|date=13 November 2016|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
|}
|}
;'''Notes'''
;'''Notes'''
* {{Note|A|1}} – [[Daniel Ricciardo]] received a 5-second penalty for entering the pit lane when the entry was closed.<ref name="race"/>
* {{Note|A|1}} – [[Daniel Ricciardo]] received a 5-second penalty for entering the pit lane when the entry was closed.<ref name="race"/>
* {{Note|B|2}} – [[Felipe Massa]] received a 5-second penalty for overtaking before the safety car line.<ref name="race"/>
* {{Note|B|2}} – [[Felipe Massa]] received a 5-second penalty for overtaking before the safety car line. The penalty made no difference as he retired.<ref name="race"/>
* {{Note|C|3}} – [[Romain Grosjean]] crashed on the way from the pit lane to the starting grid.
* {{Note|C|3}} – [[Romain Grosjean]] crashed on the way from the pit lane to the starting grid.


===Championship standings after the race===
==Championship standings after the race==

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*'''Bold text''' indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Nico Rosberg]]'''
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Nico Rosberg]]*'''
| align="center" | 367
| 367
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]*'''
| align="center" | 355
| 355
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 3
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]]}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]]}}
| align="center" | 246
| 246
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| align="center" | 197
| 197
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| align="left" | [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 5
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]
| align="center" | 192
| 192
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016/bresil/championnat.aspx|title=Brazil 2016 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
|}
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| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]'''
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]*'''
| align="center" | 722
| 722
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 2
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]}}
| align="center" | 446
| 446
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="center" | 375
| 375
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Force India]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Force India]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| align="center" | 163
| 163
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="left" |[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| align="center" | 136
| 136
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/>
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
* <small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.</small>
* <small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.</small>
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* <small>'''Bold text''' and an asterisk indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.</small>

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|2016 Brazilian Grand Prix}}
{{Commons category}}


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[[Category:2016 in Brazilian motorsport]]
[[Category:November 2016 sports events|Brazilian Grand Prix]]
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 7 September 2024

2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 20 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Race details[1]
Date 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace,
São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Rain and 16 °C (60.8 °F)
Attendance 136,410 (Weekend) [2]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:10.736
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:25.305 on lap 67
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Mercedes
Third
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders

The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the 20th and penultimate round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the 45th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 44th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950. At the race duration of a little over 3 hours, the race was the longest Brazilian Grand Prix in history.[3]

Winner of the previous year's race Nico Rosberg entered the round with a 19-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Their team, Mercedes, had already clinched the World Constructors' Championship, holding a lead of two hundred and fifty-two points over Red Bull Racing, with third place Scuderia Ferrari another sixty-two points behind. Hamilton took pole position and won the race from Rosberg to take the championship to the final round in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen finished third, having dropped to 16th after a pit stop with 16 laps to go.

Qualifying

[edit]
Pos. Car
no. 		Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.511 1:11.238 1:10.736 1
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:11.815 1:11.373 1:10.838 2
3 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.100 1:12.301 1:11.404 3
4 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:11.957 1:11.834 1:11.485 4
5 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:12.159 1:12.010 1:11.495 5
6 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:12.409 1:12.047 1:11.540 6
7 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:12.893 1:12.343 1:11.937 7
8 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:12.428 1:12.360 1:12.104 8
9 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:12.684 1:12.331 1:12.165 9
10 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:12.700 1:12.312 1:12.266 10
11 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:12.680 1:12.420 11
12 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:13.052 1:12.431 12
13 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:12.432 1:12.521 13
14 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:13.071 1:12.726 14
15 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:12.950 1:12.920 15
16 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:13.259 1:13.258 16
17 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:13.276 17
18 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:13.410 18
19 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:13.427 19
20 31 France Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:13.432 221
21 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.623 20
22 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.681 21
107% time: 1:16.516
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Esteban Ocon received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jolyon Palmer during Q1.

Race

[edit]

The track was very wet at the start so the race began behind the safety car until the start of Lap 8. Lewis Hamilton built up an early lead. Marcus Ericsson crashed on lap 13 on the pit straight bringing the safety car back out again. The race restarted again six laps later only for Kimi Räikkönen to crash on the pit straight immediately, spinning across the track before hitting the wall. The race was red flagged and there was a 35-minute delay before restarting again behind the safety car, however seven laps later it was again red flagged as the conditions were deemed still too dangerous.

After another 25 minute delay the race started again behind the safety car, which finally pulled in after another three laps. Late on in the race Felipe Massa crashed near the pit entry bringing the safety car out again, while walking back to the garage Massa was given applause from several teams and was visibly emotional, as it was expected to be his last Grand Prix in his home country.[5][a]

The race restarted again and Hamilton went on to win the race from Championship leader Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen.[6]

Race classification

[edit]
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 3:01:01.335 1 25
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71 +11.455 2 18
3 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 71 +21.481 4 15
4 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 71 +25.346 9 12
5 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 71 +26.334 5 10
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 71 +29.160 15 8
7 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 71 +29.827 8 6
8 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 71 +30.4861 6 4
9 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 71 +42.620 21 2
10 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 71 +44.432 10 1
11 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 71 +45.292 11
12 31 France Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 71 +45.809 22
13 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 71 +51.192 14
14 20 Denmark  Kevin Magnussen Renault 71 +51.555 18
15 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 71 +1:00.498 19
16 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 71 +1:21.994 17
Ret 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 60 Electrical 12
Ret 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 46 Accident2 13
Ret 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 20 Collision damage 16
Ret 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 19 Accident 3
Ret 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 11 Accident 20
DNS 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 0 Accident —3
Source:[7]
Notes
  • ^1 – Daniel Ricciardo received a 5-second penalty for entering the pit lane when the entry was closed.[7]
  • ^2 – Felipe Massa received a 5-second penalty for overtaking before the safety car line. The penalty made no difference as he retired.[7]
  • ^3 – Romain Grosjean crashed on the way from the pit lane to the starting grid.

Championship standings after the race

[edit]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Massa had initially announced his retirement but would race again in 2017.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Brazil". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "F1 attendance figures hit four million in 2017". formula1.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Brazil stats - Hamilton wins at record 24th different track". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Felipe Massa stays with Williams for 2017". 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Hamilton keeps title alive with win". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ a b c "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Brazil 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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