2016 Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One auto race F1 Belgium Belgian http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2016/Belgium.html Spa-Francorchamps Formula One World Championship Limited 2016 Formula1.com 31 July 2016 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223211630/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2016/Belgium.html dead Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg 250px Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit 28 August 2016 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prixhttp://www.progcovers.com/motor/f12016.html 2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell Progcovers.com 2 December 2018http://www.progcovers.com/motor/spa.html Spa-Francorchamps - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell Progcovers.com 2 December 2018 13 21 Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium Permanent racing facility 4.352 7.004 44 191.415 308.052 Partially cloudy and dry 233,730 (Weekend)https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/12/f1-spectator-figures-for-2017-hit-four-million.html F1 attendance figures hit four million in 2017 Formula1.com 2 December 2018 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:46.744 DEU Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:51.583 40 GBR Nico Rosberg Mercedes DEU AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GBR BEL 2016 Italian Grand Prix 2016 German Grand Prix The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix) 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. It was also the first time eventual race winner Esteban Ocon drove in a F1 race. 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 12.5 g 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.Benson Andrew 28 August 2016 Belgian Grand Prix: Kevin Magnussen says he will be racing in Italy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37210440 live 28 August 2016 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20160829212314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37210440 2016-08-29 Background Driver changes Esteban Ocon made his Formula One début, replacing Rio Haryanto at MRT.Barretto Lawrence Manor F1 team replaces Rio Haryanto with Esteban Ocon http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125650/manor-replaces-haryanto-with-ocon autosport.com 10 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810091847/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125650/manor-replaces-haryanto-with-ocon 10 August 2016 10 August 2016 Haryanto stayed with the team, filling a testing and reserve role.Rio Haryanto accepts Manor F1 reserve driver offer after losing seat http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125662/haryanto-accepts-manor-f1-reserve-offer Glenn Freeman Autosport Haymarket Media Group 11 August 2016 11 August 2016 Tyres Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with 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.Cooper Adam Pirelli plans to use safer construction from Malaysian GP http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pirelli-plans-to-use-safer-construction-from-malaysian-gp-810264/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. 27 August 2016 Francorchamps 26 August 2016 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.Barretto Lawrence Sauber Formula 1 team brings raft of upgrades to Belgian Grand Prix http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125845/sauber-brings-raft-of-upgrades-to-spa 27 August 2016 Autosport Haymarket Media Group 25 August 2016 Francorchamps 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,Hamilton incurs 15-place Spa grid penalty https://speedcafe.com/hamilton-incurs-15-place-spa-grid-penalty/ Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 26 August 2016 26 August 2016 29 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129233432/http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/08/26/hamilton-incurs-15-place-spa-grid-penalty/ live 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;Verstappen edges Ricciardo in Spa practice https://speedcafe.com/verstappen-edges-ricciardo-in-spa-practice/ Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 27 August 2016 27 August 2016 29 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129233456/http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/08/27/verstappen-edges-ricciardo-in-spa-practice/ live 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.Barretto Lawrence Belgian GP: Hamilton to start at the back following further penalty http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125869/hamilton-to-start-belgian-gp-at-the-back 27 August 2016 Autosport Haymarket Media Group 26 August 2016 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 inside 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.Anderson Ben Mercedes breaks F1 gearbox seal on Hamilton's car http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125904/mercedes-breaks-hamilton-gearbox-seal 20 August 2016 Autosport Haymarket Media Group 28 August 2016 Qualifying Pos. Qualifying positionCarno. NumberDriverConstructorQualifying timesFinalgrid Final grid positionQ1Q2Q3 16 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:48.019 1:46.999 1:46.744 1 2 33 NED Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:48.407 1:47.163 1:46.893 2 3 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.912 1:47.664 1:46.910 3 4 5 DEU Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:47.802 1:47.944 1:47.108 4 5 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:48.407 1:48.027 1:47.216 5 6 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:48.106 1:47.485 1:47.407 6 7 27 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:48.080 1:47.317 1:47.543 7 8 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:48.655 1:47.918 1:47.612 8 9 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:48.700 1:48.051 1:48.114 9 10 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:47.738 1:47.667 1:48.263 10 11 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:48.751 1:48.316 11 12 20 DNK Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:48.800 1:48.485 12 13 21 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:48.748 1:48.598 181 1 14 30 GBR Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:48.901 1:48.888 13 15 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:48.876 1:49.038 14 16 94 DEU Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 1:48.554 1:49.320 15 17 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:48.949 16 18 31 FRA Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 1:49.050 17 19 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:49.058 19 20 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.071 202 2 21 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:50.033 213 3107% time: 1:55.279 22 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda No time 224 4 Source:http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/949/belgium/qualifying.html 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying Formula1.com Formula One World Championship Limited 27 August 2016 29 August 2016 Notes: 1 1 – Esteban Gutiérrez received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Pascal Wehrlein during the final practice session on Saturday.http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/8/gutierrez-penalised-for-impeding-wehrlein-in-fp3.html Gutiérrez penalised for impeding Wehrlein in FP3 27 August 2016 formula1.com Formula 1 2 2 – Marcus Ericsson was penalised 10 grid places for unscheduled power unit element changes. 3 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.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/8/alonso-joins-hamilton--ericsson-on-engine-penalty-list.html Alonso and Hamilton set to start from back of Spa grid 29 August 2016 formula1.com Formula 1 4 4 – Fernando Alonso received a 60-place grid penalty after McLaren opted to replace several elements on his power unit. As Alonso also failed to set a qualifying time, his participation in the race came at the stewards' discretion. Race Race report thumb|Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team representative Hywel Thomas on the podium. At the start Nico Rosberg got away well, Max Verstappen got a poor start and was passed by both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen, going into La Source Verstappen tried to come back at both Ferraris. Vettel could not see Verstappen and turned in on Räikkönen who couldn’t turn more because of Verstappen on his inside, this all resulting in Vettel hitting Räikkönen who was then bumped into the path of Verstappen, resulting in Verstappen hitting Räikkönen. This resulted in Vettel spinning round and all three had to come back to the pits for repairs. At Les Combes Jenson Button was hit by Manor's Pascal Wehrlein taking them both out of the race. Carlos Sainz suffered a tyre failure and pulled off the track causing a virtual safety car, at this point Fernando Alonso had made it up to 12th with all the chaos and Lewis Hamilton was up to 15th. The race restarted but soon after Kevin Magnussen suffered a crash when his car spun and smashed into the tyre wall at Raidillon, Magnussen limped out of the car but did require medical attention for an injured ankle, the race was initially neutralised under the safety car before being stopped two laps later so they could repair the tyre barrier. At the restart Hamilton was able to pass Alonso but then it took him several laps to get past the Force India of Nico Hülkenberg. Rosberg won the race followed by Daniel Ricciardo with Hamilton finishing third.Benson Andrew 28 August 2016 Lewis Hamilton finishes third from Belgian GP back row, Nico Rosberg wins BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37209244 2021-02-20 Hamilton became the first ever driver to have claimed three podiums from 20th on the grid or lower.28 August 2016 Spa stats - Hamilton takes historic podium from rear of the grid https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2016/8/f1-spa-stats-hamilton-podium-history.html 30 December 2023 Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website en Post race Kevin Magnussen had been taken to hospital as a precaution but tweeted that he was fine and he would be racing at the next Grand Prix in Italy. Race classification Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 44 1:44:51.058 125 2 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44 +14.113 518 3 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 44 +27.634 2115 4 27 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 44 +35.907 712 5 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 44 +40.660 610 6 5 DEU Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 44 +45.394 48 7 14 ESP Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 44 +59.445 226 8 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 44 +1:00.151 84 9 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 44 +1:01.109 32 10 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 44 +1:05.873 101 11 33 NED Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44 +1:11.138 2 12 21 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 44 +1:13.877 18 13 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 44 +1:16.474 11 14 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 44 +1:27.097 19 15 30 GBR Jolyon Palmer Renault 44 +1:33.165 13 16 31 FRA Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 43 +1 Lap 17 17 12 BRA Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 43 +1 Lap 16 Ret Retired 20 DNK Kevin Magnussen Renault 5 Accident 12 Ret Retired 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 3 Gearbox 20 Ret Retired 55 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1 Puncture damage 14 Ret Retired 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1 Collision damage 9 Ret Retired 94 DEU Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 0 Collision 15 Source:http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/949/belgium/race-result.html 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – Race Result Formula1.com Formula One World Championship Limited 28 August 2016 29 August 2016 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 232 10px 2 GER Nico Rosberg 223 10px 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo 151 10px 1 4 GER Sebastian Vettel 128 10px 1 5 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 124Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 2016 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 GER Mercedes 455 10px 2 AUT Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 274 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 252 10px 1 4 IND Force India-Mercedes 103 10px 1 5 GBR Williams-Mercedes 101Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round References 30em External links Belgian Grand Prix 2016 2016 German Grand Prix 2016 Italian Grand Prix 2015 Belgian Grand Prix 2017 Belgian Grand Prix Category:2016 Formula One races Grand Prix 2016 Category:August 2016 sports events in Europe