2016 United States Grand Prix

October 2016 October 2016 F1 USA United States https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/United_States.html United States formula1.com 3 October 2016 September 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930061757/http://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/United_States.html dead 2016 10 23 2016 18 21 Austin circuit.svg 250px Layout of the Circuit of the Americas 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States Permanent racing facility 5.513 3.426 56 308.405 191.634 Sunny and hot with temperatures reaching up to 84 F C; wind speeds approaching speeds of 9.2 mph km/hhttps://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Austin/2016-10-23 Weather information for the "2016 United States Grand Prix" The Old Farmers' Almanac August 31, 2018 269,889 (Weekend)Autoweek - Formula 1 USGP sets new attendance record for COTA after years of struggling numbers Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1.34.999 GER Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:39.877 55 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer USA 2016 Mexican Grand Prix 2016 Japanese Grand Prix 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 1950. 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 Pos. Qualifying positionCarno. NumberDriverConstructorQualifying timesFinalgrid Final grid positionQ1Q2Q3144GBR Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:36.2961:36.4501:34.999126GER Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.3971:36.3511:35.215233AUS Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:36.7591:36.2551:35.5093433NED Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:36.6131:36.8571:35.747457FIN Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:36.9851:36.5841:36.131565GER Sebastian VettelFerrari1:37.1511:36.4621:36.3586727GER Nico HülkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:36.9501:36.6261:36.6287877FIN Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes1:37.4561:37.2021:37.1168919BRA Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:37.4021:37.2141:37.26991055ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.7441:37.1751:37.326101111MEX Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:37.3451:37.353111214ESP Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:37.9131:37.417121326RUS Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.8441:37.480131421MEX Esteban GutiérrezHaas-Ferrari1:38.0531:37.773141530GBR Jolyon PalmerRenault1:38.0841:37.93515169SWE Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:38.0401:39.35616178FRA Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:38.308171820DEN  Kevin MagnussenRenault1:38.317181922GBR Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda1:38.327192094GER Pascal WehrleinMRT-Mercedes1:38.548202112BRA Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari1:38.583212231FRA Esteban OconMRT-Mercedes1:38.80622107% time: 1:43.036Source:http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/954/united-states.html 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix – Qualifying Formula1.com Formula One World Championship Limited 22 October 2016 23 October 2016 23 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023115041/http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/954/united-states.html Race Pos. PositionNo. Car numberDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints144GBR Lewis HamiltonMercedes561:38:12.61812526GER Nico RosbergMercedes56 +4.52021833AUS Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer56 +19.69231545GER Sebastian VettelFerrari56 +43.134612514ESP Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda56 +1:33.9531210655ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso-Ferrari56 +1:36.124108719BRA Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55 +1 Lap96811MEX Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes55 +1 Lap114922GBR Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Honda55 +1 Lap192108FRA Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55 +1 Lap1711126RUS Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Ferrari55 +1 Lap131220DEN  Kevin MagnussenRenault55 +1 Lap1 1181330GBR Jolyon PalmerRenault55 +1 Lap15149SWE Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari55 +1 Lap161512BRA Felipe NasrSauber-Ferrari55 +1 Lap211677FIN Valtteri BottasWilliams-Mercedes55 +1 Lap81794GER Pascal WehrleinMRT-Mercedes55 +1 Lap201831FRA Esteban OconMRT-Mercedes54 +2 Laps22 Ret Retired7FIN Kimi RäikkönenFerrari38Loose wheel5 Ret Retired33NED Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer28Gearbox4 Ret Retired21MEX Esteban GutiérrezHaas-Ferrari16Brakes14 Ret Retired27GER Nico HülkenbergForce India-Mercedes1Collision damage7Source:http://www.fia.com/file/49588/download?token=iRm2zH2- 2016 United States Grand Prix Race – Provisional Classification 23 October 2016 FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20161023234710/http://www.fia.com/file/49588/download?token=iRm2zH2- 23 October 2016 Notes 1 1 – 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 Pos. Position Driver Points10px 1 GER Nico Rosberg* 331 10px 2 GBR Lewis Hamilton* 305 10px 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo 227 10px 2 4 GER Sebastian Vettel 177 10px 1 5 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 170Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016/etats-unis/championnat.aspx United States 2016 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 21 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 GER Mercedes 636 10px 2 AUT Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 400 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 34710px 4 IND Force India-Mercedes 13810px 5 GBR 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. References External links United States Grand Prix 2016 2016 Japanese Grand Prix 2016 Mexican Grand Prix 2015 United States Grand Prix 2017 United States Grand Prix Category:2016 Formula One races 2016 Grand Prix Category:2016 in sports in Texas Category:Motorsport competitions in Texas Category:Sports in Austin, Texas Category:October 2016 sports events in the United States