Round 17 · 2016

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates7 Oct – 9 Oct 2016Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P1

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:35.118Vettel · L36

Most laps led48Rosberg

Biggest gain+4Palmer P16→P12

Retirements0of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	0	53	1:26:43.333	2	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	53	+4.980	2	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	-1	53	+5.780	2	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	6	+2	53	+20.270 FL	2	12
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	8	+3	53	+28.370	2	10
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	4	-2	53	+33.940	2	8
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	5	-2	53	+57.500	2	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	9	+1	53	+59.180	2	4
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	12	+3	53	+1:37.760	1	2
10	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	11	+1	53	+1:38.320	1	1
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	7	-4	53	+1:39.250	2
12	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	16	+4	52	+1 lap	1
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	13	0	52	+1 lap	2
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	17	+3	52	Classified	1
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	18	+3	52	+1 lap	1
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	15	-1	52	+1 lap	2
17	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	14	-3	52	+1 lap	2
18	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	22	+4	52	+1 lap	2
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	19	0	52	+1 lap	1
20	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	10	-10	52	Classified	2
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	-1	52	Classified	2
22	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21	-1	52	Classified	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	12
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
6	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	12
7	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	12
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	17
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	12
10	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	—	—	15
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	11
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	11
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	11
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	12
16	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	12
17	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	6
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	6
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	7
20	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	7
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
22	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	14
2	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	10
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	13
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	9
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	12
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	13
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	12
8	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	13
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	10
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	11
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	12
12	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	16
13	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	9
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	11
15	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	12
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	13
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	12
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	13
19	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	11
20	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	13
21	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	10
22	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.250	35
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.322	35
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:32.573	26
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:33.061	29
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.103	34
6	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:33.570	37
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:33.873	35
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:33.985	37
9	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:34.028	33
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:34.086	33
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:34.127	33
12	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:34.150	29
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:34.241	33
14	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:34.305	27
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.339	36
16	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:34.398	29
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:34.643	11
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:34.760	40
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:34.824	26
20	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:35.292	30
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:35.400	37
22	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:36.318	26

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.431	24
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.646	21
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.525	19
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:33.817	17
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:34.112	23
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:34.379	26
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:34.530	28
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:34.767	30
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:35.003	10
10	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:35.381	31
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:35.446	23
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:35.672	27
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.677	24
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.688	17
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:35.967	15
16	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:36.169	23
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:36.219	21
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:36.294	19
19	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:36.822	30
20	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.797	29
21	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.966	24
22	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:37.992	13

Session schedule

Practice 1Final7 Oct 2016 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final7 Oct 2016 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final8 Oct 2016 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal8 Oct 2016 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal9 Oct 2016 05:00 UTC

Championship after round 17

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	313
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	280
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	212
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	170
5	Max Verstappen VER	165	▲1
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	165	▼1
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	81
8	Sergio Pérez PER	80

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Esteban Gutierrez GUT
Williams	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Toro Rosso	Daniil Kvyat KVY	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Jenson Button BUT
Renault (2016–20)	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Sauber	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Felipe Nasr NAS
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Esteban Ocon OCO	—	Pascal Wehrlein WEH

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2014	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2011	Japanese Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2010	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2009	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2006	Japanese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	5