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.
| 2016 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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 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 |
 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 | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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 edit
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 edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | Car no. |
Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 6 |  Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | 1:15.485 | 1:14.839 | 1:14.363 | 1 |
| 2 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:15.243 | 1:14.748 | 1:14.470 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:15.591 | 1:15.545 | 1:14.726 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:15.875 | 1:15.124 | 1:14.834 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari | 1:15.752 | 1:15.242 | 1:15.142 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari | 1:15.927 | 1:15.630 | 1:15.315 | 6 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.301 | 1:15.623 | 1:15.510 | 81 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:15.952 | 1:15.490 | 1:15.530 | 7 |
| 9 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Force India-Mercedes | 1.16.169 | 1:15.500 | 1:15.537 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:16.503 | 1:15.699 | 1:15.615 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:15.987 | 1:15.883 | 11 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda | 1:16.172 | 1:15.909 | 12 | |
| 13 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.317 | 1:15.989 | 152 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda | 1:16.338 | 1:16.041 | 13 | |
| 15 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:16.328 | 1:16.086 | 203 | |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Renault | 1:16.636 | 1:16.665 | 14 | |
| 17 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Renault | 1:16.716 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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MRT-Mercedes | 1:16.717 | 17 | ||
| 19 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.876 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 88 |  Rio Haryanto
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MRT-Mercedes | 1:16.977 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:17.123 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
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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 edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Formula 1 Großer Pries von Deutschland 2016". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hockenheimring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Parks, Ian (25 July 2016). "Manor F1 driver Haryanto could contest German GP without funding". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Formula 1's radio restrictions to be lifted from German GP". autosport.com. Ian Parkes. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Double yellows equals red for qualy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli reveal tyre compound allocations for Germany". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (31 July 2016). "Lewis Hamilton takes fourth win in a row". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Formula 1 Großer Preis von Deutschland 2016 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Stewards Decision Doc 32 – N.Hülkenberg". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Grid drops for Sainz, Grosjean, Hulkenberg". Formula1.com. Hockenheim: Formula One World Championship Limited. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Formula 1 Großer Preis von Deutschland 2016 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Germany 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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