The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016)[1] was the nineteenth race of the 2016 Formula One season, and the sixteenth time the Mexican Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 28 October and 30 October 2016.
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position at the circuit, being joined on the front row by his teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg. Hamilton went on to win the race (and complete a sweep of the North American races!), with Rosberg coming home in second place, while Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo made a battle for third place in the closing stages, eventually putting Ricciardo on the podium after Verstappen and Vettel were each given time penalties for different offences. The results reduced Rosberg and Hamilton's gap in the championship to nineteen points.
Background[]
Entry list[]
Practice Overview[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix are outlined below:
No | Driver | Team | ||||||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | |||
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:21.727 | 8 | 1:20.448 | 5 | 1:19.370 | 3 |
5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:20.993 | 2 | 1:19.790 | 1 | 1:19.937 | 6 |
6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:21.673 | 7 | 1:20.225 | 3 | 1:19.618 | 4 |
7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:21.072 | 3 | 1:20.259 | 4 | 1:19.994 | 7 |
8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.500 | 11 | 1:22.105 | 20 | 1:21.601 | 19 |
9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.723 | 13 | 1:21.997 | 18 | 1:21.245 | 16 |
11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.200 | 4 | 1:21.579 | 15 | 1:20.472 | 11 |
12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:23.089 | 17 | 1:22.037 | 19 | 1:22.354 | 22 |
14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1:23.089 | 16 | 1:21.003 | 10 | 1:20.600 | 13 |
19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.836 | 9 | 1:21.326 | 13 | 1:19.997 | 8 |
20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:23.556 | 19 | 1:21.442 | 14 | 1:21.345 | 18 |
21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.910 | 15 | 1:22.408 | 22 | 1:21.338 | 17 |
22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1:23.342 | 18 | 1:21.198 | 12 | 1:21.152 | 15 |
26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:22.215 | 10 | 1:21.193 | 11 | 1:20.586 | 12 |
27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.409 | 5 | 1:20.574 | 6 | 1:20.255 | 9 |
30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:24.097 | 21 | 1:21.785 | 16 | 1:20.959 | 14 |
31 | Esteban Ocon | Manor-Mercedes | 1:24.083 | 20 | 1:22.298 | 21 | 1:21.921 | 21 |
33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:22.877 | 14 | 1:20.619 | 7 | 1:19.137 | 1 |
44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.914 | 1 | 1:19.794 | 2 | 1:19.231 | 2 |
55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:22.563 | 12 | 1:20.974 | 9 | 1:20.325 | 10 |
77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.447 | 6 | 1:20.629 | 8 | 1:19.811 | 5 |
94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | 1:24.350 | 22 | 1:21.980 | 17 | 1:21.758 | 20 |
Source: [2][3][4] |
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:19.447 | 2 | 1:19.137 | 1 | 1:18.704 | 1 | |||
2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:19.996 | 5 | 1:19.761 | 2 | 1:18.958 | 2 | |||
3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 5 | 1:19.874 | 1 | 1:18.972 | 3 | 1:19.054 | 3 | |||
4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 3 | 1:19.713 | 4 | 1:19.553 | 4 | 1:19.133 | 4 | |||
5 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 12 | 1:20.599 | 6 | 1:19.769 | 5 | 1:19.330 | 5 | |||
6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 1:19.554 | 7 | 1:19.936 | 6 | 1:19.376 | 6 | |||
7 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 1:19.865 | 3 | 1:19.385 | 7 | 1:19.381 | 7 | |||
8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 8 | 1:20.338 | 8 | 1:19.958 | 8 | 1:19.551 | 8 | |||
9 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 9 | 1:20.423 | 9 | 1:20.151 | 9 | 1:20.032 | 9 | |||
10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 10 | 1:20.457 | 10 | 1:20.169 | 10 | 1:20.378 | 10 | |||
11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 11 | 1:20.552 | 11 | 1:20.282 | 11 | |||||
12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 7 | 1:20.308 | 12 | 1:20.287 | 12 | |||||
13 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 15 | 1:21.333 | 13 | 1:20.673 | 13 | |||||
14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | 1:21.254 | 14 | 1:21.131 | 14 | |||||
15 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 13 | 1:21.062 | 15 | 1:21.536 | 15 | |||||
16 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | 16 | 1:21.363 | 16 | 1:21.785 | 16 | |||||
17 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas-Ferrari | 17 | 1:21.401 | 17 | |||||||
18 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 18 | 1:21.454 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 19 | 1:21.692 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Manor-Mercedes | 20 | 1:21.881 | 20 | |||||||
21 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 21 | 1:21.916 | PL* | |||||||
107% time: 1:25.008 | |||||||||||||
NC | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 22 | no time | 21† | |||||||
Source: [5] |
- * Grosjean had to start from the pit lane due to work on his car under parc fermé conditions.
- † Palmer did not meet the 107% rule due to damage on his car.[6] However, the stewards gave him permission to race.[5]
Grid[]
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
Lewis Hamilton | 2 | |
______________ | Nico Rosberg | |
Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
Max Verstappen | 4 | |
______________ | Daniel Ricciardo | |
Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | |
______________ | Kimi Räikkönen | |
Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
Sebastian Vettel | 8 | |
______________ | Valtteri Bottas | |
Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
Felipe Massa | 10 | |
______________ | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | |
Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
Fernando Alonso | 12 | |
______________ | Sergio Pérez | |
Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
Jenson Button | 14 | |
______________ | Kevin Magnussen | |
Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
Marcus Ericsson | 16 | |
______________ | Pascal Wehrlein | |
Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 | |
______________ | Daniil Kvyat | |
Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
Felipe Nasr | 20 | |
______________ | Esteban Ocon | |
Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
Jolyon Palmer* | 22 | |
______________ | Romain Grosjean† |
- * Palmer did not meet the 107% rule due to damage on his car.[6] However, the stewards gave him permission to race.[5]
- † Grosjean had to start from the pit lane due to work on his car under parc fermé conditions.
Race[]
Report[]
In the final laps of the race, Verstappen went off the track at Turn 1 on Lap 70 and did not gave the position to Vettel. Still refusing to move, Vettel got very angry during the team radio, and in the final lap of the race, Vettel got even more angrier, telling Charlie Whiting to "[bleep] off".
Verstappen was handed a 5-second time penalty for the incident, but the stewards decided to give Vettel a 10-second time penalty for the erratic driving towards Daniel Ricciardo.
Tony Walton Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
Results[]
- * Verstappen originally finished third, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at Turn 1.[8][7]
- † Vettel originally finished fourth, then third after Verstappen's penalty, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for moving in the braking zone on the approach to Turn 4 while defending from Ricciardo.[9]
- ‡ Sainz was given a five-second time penalty for forcing Alonso off the track.[10]
- § Kvyat was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Grosjean off the track.[11]
Milestones[]
- Felipe Massa's 250th entry (248th start).
- Kimi Räikkönen's 250th start (251st entry).
- Lewis Hamilton's 51st win puts him in a draw with Alain Prost for second in the all time standings.
- Hamilton's 30th double.
Standings after race[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ "Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/Mexico.html. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican States Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/955/mexico/practice-1.html. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/955/mexico/practice-2.html. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/955/mexico/practice-3.html. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "2016 Mexican Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/955/mexico/qualifying.html. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Palmer to miss qualifying due to chassis damage". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/10/palmer-to-miss-qualifying-due-to-chassis-damage.html. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mexican Grand Prix 2016 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 30 October 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/955/mexico/race-result.html. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 33" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 October 2016. http://www.fia.com/file/49847/download?token=4xK25LjS. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 38" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 October 2016. http://www.fia.com/file/49869/download?token=K3SSemIo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 29" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 October 2016. http://www.fia.com/file/49832/download?token=jkxPSGwU. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Mexican Grand Prix - Stewards' decisions document 31" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 October 2016. http://www.fia.com/file/49834/download?token=Lgc95BhY. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Wood, Will (30 October 2016). "2016 Mexican Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Will Wood). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/10/30/2016-mexican-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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