2016 Belgian Grand Prix





































2016 Belgian Grand Prix

Race 13 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship

Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit

Race details[1]
Date
28 August 2016
Official name
2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Location
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Distance
44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 mi)
Weather
Partially cloudy and dry
Attendance
233,730 (Weekend) [2]
Pole position
Driver

  • Germany Nico Rosberg


Mercedes
Time
1:46.744
Fastest lap
Driver
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes
Time
1:51.583 on lap 40
Podium
First

  • Germany Nico Rosberg


Mercedes
Second
  • Australia Daniel Ricciardo


Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third

  • United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton


Mercedes


The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the thirteenth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marks the seventy-second running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the fifty-ninth time the race was held at Spa-Francorchamps.


Mercedes driver and defending race winner Lewis Hamilton entered the race leading the World Drivers' Championship by nineteen points ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 159 points. Red Bull Racing was lying second, having passed Ferrari in the standings at the previous round in Germany.


Nico Rosberg won this Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton, second and third respectively. Hamilton received a multi-grid penalty before the start of the race. Hamilton retained the championship lead, with Rosberg closing the gap to nine points. Red Bull's Max Verstappen and both Ferraris were involved in an incident at the start of the race.


The race was stopped on lap 9 after Kevin Magnussen crashed heavily at Raidillon, suffering a 12.5G impact, causing structural damage to the armoured collision barrier and tyre wall which required repairs, before the race could resume under green flag conditions. Magnussen suffered a cut on his ankle but no serious injury.[3]




Contents





  • 1 Report

    • 1.1 Background

      • 1.1.1 Driver changes


      • 1.1.2 Tyres


      • 1.1.3 Upgrades


      • 1.1.4 Penalties




  • 2 Classification

    • 2.1 Qualifying


    • 2.2 Race


    • 2.3 Championship standings after the race



  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Report



Background



Driver changes


Esteban Ocon made his Formula One début, replacing Rio Haryanto at MRT.[4] Haryanto stayed with the team, filling a testing and reserve role.[5]



Tyres


Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with the super-soft, soft and medium compounds for the races. Drivers were also supplied with two sets of "prototype" soft tyres for use in the Friday practice sessions, which were designed to provide similar lap times and performance to the existing soft compound whilst being more durable when striking kerbs and going beyond track limits.[6] The prototype tyres were introduced to allow Pirelli to gain data on their performance ahead of their competitive début in Malaysia, where they will replace the existing soft compound.



Upgrades


Both Honda and Mercedes introduced upgrades to their power units for the race, while Sauber brought their first updates of the season for the C35 chassis.[7]



Penalties


Lewis Hamilton, Marcus Ericsson and Fernando Alonso took grid penalties for exceeding their season allocation of engine components; Hamilton received fifteen places for using his sixth turbocharger and associated Motor Generator Unit, while Ericsson was demoted ten places for replacing his turbocharger,[8] and Alonso thirty-five places for introducing his sixth complete power unit. Hamilton received a second set of penalties when Mercedes introduced a seventh turbocharger and MGU-H ahead of the second free practice session;[9] and a third set for further changes ahead of the final practice session, thereby guaranteeing that he would start the race from last place. Mercedes deliberately took the penalties as they sought to stockpile new components for the remainder of the season, deeming the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to be a venue where the potential for overtaking offset the penalties.[10]


Esteban Gutiérrez received a five-place grid penalty for dangerous driving during the final practice session when Pascal Wehrlein was forced to take evasive action and cross the grassy verge on the inside of Raidillon to avoid contact.


On race day, Mercedes removed a seal on the gearbox of Hamilton's car so he could take a new gearbox at the next race, giving the world champion an additional five place grid penalty. The penalty was initially incorrectly issued and originally designated Hamilton to start from the pit lane.[11]



Classification



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Pos.

Car
no.

Driver
Constructor

Qualifying times

Final
grid

Q1
Q2
Q3
1
6

Germany Nico Rosberg

Mercedes
1:48.019

1:46.999

1:46.744
1
2
33

Netherlands Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
1:48.407
1:47.163
1:46.893
2
3
7

Finland Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari
1:47.912
1:47.664
1:46.910
3
4
5

Germany Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari
1:47.802
1:47.944
1:47.108
4
5
3

Australia Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
1:48.407
1:48.027
1:47.216
5
6
11

Mexico Sergio Pérez

Force India-Mercedes
1:48.106
1:47.485
1:47.407
6
7
27

Germany Nico Hülkenberg

Force India-Mercedes
1:48.080
1:47.317
1:47.543
7
8
77

Finland Valtteri Bottas

Williams-Mercedes
1:48.655
1:47.918
1:47.612
8
9
22

United Kingdom Jenson Button

McLaren-Honda
1:48.700
1:48.051
1:48.114
9
10
19

Brazil Felipe Massa

Williams-Mercedes

1:47.738
1:47.667
1:48.263
10
11
8

France Romain Grosjean

Haas-Ferrari
1:48.751
1:48.316

11
12
20

Denmark Kevin Magnussen

Renault
1:48.800
1:48.485

12
13
21

Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez

Haas-Ferrari
1:48.748
1:48.598

181
14
30

United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer

Renault
1:48.901
1:48.888

13
15
55

Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
1:48.876
1:49.038

14
16
94

Germany Pascal Wehrlein

MRT-Mercedes
1:48.554
1:49.320

15
17
12

Brazil Felipe Nasr

Sauber-Ferrari
1:48.949


16
18
31

France Esteban Ocon

MRT-Mercedes
1:49.050


17
19
26

Russia Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
1:49.058


19
20
9

Sweden Marcus Ericsson

Sauber-Ferrari
1:49.071


202
21
44

United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes
1:50.033


213

107% time: 1:55.279
22
14

Spain Fernando Alonso

McLaren-Honda
no time


224
Source:[12]

Notes:



  • ^1  – Esteban Gutiérrez received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Pascal Wehrlein during the final practice session on Saturday.[13]


  • ^2  – Marcus Ericsson was penalised 10 grid places for unscheduled power unit element changes.[12]


  • ^3  – Lewis Hamilton received a 60-place grid penalty after Mercedes opted to replace several elements on his power unit, then remove a seal from his gearbox.[14][11]


  • ^4  – Fernando Alonso received a 60-place grid penalty after McLaren opted to replace several elements on his power unit.[14] As Alonso also failed to set a qualifying time, his participation in the race came at the stewards' discretion.[12]


Race



























































































































































































Pos.

No.
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
6

Germany Nico Rosberg

Mercedes
44
1:44:51.058
1

25
2
3

Australia Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
44
+14.113
5

18
3
44

United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes
44
+27.634
21

15
4
27

Germany Nico Hülkenberg

Force India-Mercedes
44
+35.907
7

12
5
11

Mexico Sergio Pérez

Force India-Mercedes
44
+40.660
6

10
6
5

Germany Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari
44
+45.394
4

8
7
14

Spain Fernando Alonso

McLaren-Honda
44
+59.445
22

6
8
77

Finland Valtteri Bottas

Williams-Mercedes
44
+1:00.151
8

4
9
7

Finland Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari
44
+1:01.109
3

2
10
19

Brazil Felipe Massa

Williams-Mercedes
44
+1:05.873
10

1
11
33

Netherlands Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
44
+1:11.138
2

12
21

Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez

Haas-Ferrari
44
+1:13.877
18

13
8

France Romain Grosjean

Haas-Ferrari
44
+1:16.474
11

14
26

Russia Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
44
+1:27.097
19

15
30

United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer

Renault
44
+1:33.165
13

16
31

France Esteban Ocon

MRT-Mercedes
43
+1 Lap
17

17
12

Brazil Felipe Nasr

Sauber-Ferrari
43
+1 Lap
16

Ret
20

Denmark Kevin Magnussen

Renault
5
Accident
12

Ret
9

Sweden Marcus Ericsson

Sauber-Ferrari
3
Gearbox
20

Ret
55

Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
1
Puncture damage
14

Ret
22

United Kingdom Jenson Button

McLaren-Honda
1

Collision damage
9

Ret
94

Germany Pascal Wehrlein

MRT-Mercedes
0
Collision
15

Source:[15]


Championship standings after the race








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


References




  1. ^ ab "Spa-Francorchamps". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016. 


  2. ^ https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/12/f1-spectator-figures-for-2017-hit-four-million.html


  3. ^ Benson, Andrew. "Belgian Grand Prix: Kevin Magnussen says he will be racing in Italy". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2016. 


  4. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (10 August 2016). "Manor F1 team replaces Rio Haryanto with Esteban Ocon". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. 


  5. ^ Freeman, Glenn (11 August 2016). "Rio Haryanto accepts Manor F1 reserve driver offer after losing seat". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2016. 


  6. ^ Cooper, Adam (26 August 2016). "Pirelli plans to use safer construction from Malaysian GP". Motorsport.com. Francorchamps: Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 


  7. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (25 August 2016). "Sauber Formula 1 team brings raft of upgrades to Belgian Grand Prix". Autosport. Francorchamps: Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 


  8. ^ "Hamilton incurs 15-place Spa grid penalty". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016. 


  9. ^ "Verstappen edges Ricciardo in Spa practice". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 


  10. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (26 August 2016). "Belgian GP: Hamilton to start at the back following further penalty". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 


  11. ^ ab Anderson, Ben (28 August 2016). "Mercedes breaks F1 gearbox seal on Hamilton's car". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 20 August 2016. 


  12. ^ abc "2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016. 


  13. ^ "Gutiérrez penalised for impeding Wehrlein in FP3". formula1.com. Formula 1. 27 August 2016. 


  14. ^ ab "Alonso and Hamilton set to start from back of Spa grid". formula1.com. Formula 1. 29 August 2016. 


  15. ^ "2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016. 



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2016 Italian Grand Prix
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2015 Belgian Grand Prix

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