The 2016 United States Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 23, 2016 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race marked the forty-sixth running of the United States Grand Prix, and the thirty-eighth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in .
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with a thirty-three-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Mercedes team held an unassailable 208-point lead over Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship, having secured the Constructors' title in the previous race in Japan. This was also the last time the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button scored points in a Formula One Grand Prix. This was also the first United States Grand Prix to feature a US-owned Formula One team since 2004 when Ford-owned Jaguar raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway roval layout despite Jaguar being a British-licensed team.
Report
Race The race started off well for Hamilton, leading on the run up to Turn 1, with Jenson Button and a Toro Rosso running wide out of the first corner. Daniel Ricciardo slotted into second while Hamilton's teammate and closest championship rival Nico Rosberg fell back to third. Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture and had to pit after the first lap. Nico Hülkenberg retired on lap 7 due to earlier collision damage. On the corner before the backstraight DRS zone, Esteban Gutiérrez of the Haas F1 Team locked up the front right tyre heavily and retired subsequently due to brake problems. On lap 31, Max Verstappen retired due to a gearbox problem and stopped out of the first DRS zone, triggering a Virtual Safety Car period. Kimi Räikkönen retired after coming out of the pit lane during a routine stop with a loose wheel. Hamilton went on to win his 5th race in the United States, with Nico Rosberg in second and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the podium spots. Hamilton reduced Rosberg's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 26 points with 3 races left in the season.
Classification
Qualifying DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3144Mercedes1:36.2961:36.4501:34.999126Mercedes1:36.3971:36.3511:35.215233Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:36.7591:36.2551:35.50934331:36.6131:36.8571:35.747457Ferrari1:36.9851:36.5841:36.131565Ferrari1:37.1511:36.4621:36.35867271:36.9501:36.6261:36.6287877Williams-Mercedes1:37.4561:37.2021:37.1168919Williams-Mercedes1:37.4021:37.2141:37.26991055Toro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.7441:37.1751:37.326101111Force India-Mercedes1:37.3451:37.353111214McLaren-Honda1:37.9131:37.417121326Toro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.8441:37.480131421Haas-Ferrari1:38.0531:37.773141530Renault1:38.0841:37.93515169Sauber-Ferrari1:38.0401:39.35616178Haas-Ferrari1:38.308171820Renault1:38.317181922McLaren-Honda1:38.327192094MRT-Mercedes1:38.548202112Sauber-Ferrari1:38.583212231MRT-Mercedes1:38.80622107% time: 1:43.036Source:
Race DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints144 Lewis HamiltonMercedes561:38:12.61812526 Nico RosbergMercedes56 +4.52021833 Daniel Ricciardo56 +19.69231545 Sebastian VettelFerrari56 +43.134612514 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda56 +1:33.9531210655 Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso-Ferrari56 +1:36.124108719 Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55 +1 Lap96811 Sergio Pérez55 +1 Lap114922 Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda55 +1 Lap192108 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55 +1 Lap1711126 Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari55 +1 Lap131220Renault55 +1 Lap181330 Jolyon PalmerRenault55 +1 Lap15149 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari55 +1 Lap161512 Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari55 +1 Lap211677 Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes55 +1 Lap81794 Pascal WehrleinMRT-Mercedes55 +1 Lap201831 Esteban OconMRT-Mercedes54 +2 Laps22 7 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari38Loose wheel5 33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer28Gearbox4 21Haas-Ferrari16Brakes14 27 Nico HülkenbergForce India-Mercedes17Source: Notes – Kevin Magnussen received a five-second penalty after the race for an illegal overtake on Daniil Kvyat.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Nico Rosberg* 331 2 Lewis Hamilton* 305 3 227 2 4 Sebastian Vettel 177 1 5 Kimi Räikkönen 170Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Mercedes 636 2 400 3 Ferrari 347 4 Force India-Mercedes 138 5 Williams-Mercedes 130Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings. Bold text indicates the 2016 World Constructors' Champions. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a mathematical chance of becoming World Champion.
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