Round 19 · 2016

Mexican Grand Prix

CircuitAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezLocationMexico city, MexicoDates28 Oct – 30 Oct 2016Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:21.134Ricciardo · L54

Most laps led56Hamilton

Biggest gain+7Palmer P21→P14

Retirements1of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	71	1:40:31.402	1	25
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2	0	71	+8.350	1	18
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	4	+1	71	+20.860 FL	2	15
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	-1	71	+21.320	1	12
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	7	+2	71	+27.310	1	10
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	6	0	71	+49.380	2	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	5	-2	71	+58.890	1	6
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	8	0	71	+1:05.610	1	4
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	9	0	71	+1:16.210	1	2
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	12	+2	71	+1:16.800	1	1
11	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	15	+4	70	Classified	1
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	13	+1	70	Classified	1
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	11	-2	70	+1 lap	2
14	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	21	+7	70	Classified	1
15	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	19	+4	70	Classified	1
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	10	-6	70	Classified	1
17	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	14	-3	70	+1 lap	2
18	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	18	0	70	+1 lap	2
19	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	17	-2	70	+1 lap	2
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	22	+2	70	Classified	2
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	-1	69	Classified	1
—	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	16		0	DNF · L0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	22
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	22
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	21
7	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	—	—	—	20
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	19
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	24
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	12
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	14
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	17
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	18
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	15
16	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	17
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	—	—	—	9
18	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	4
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	—	—	—	9
20	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	10
21	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	10
22	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:19.137	16
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:19.231	23
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:19.370	17
4	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:19.618	27
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:19.811	19
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:19.937	16
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:19.994	16
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:19.997	22
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:20.255	21
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:20.325	22
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:20.472	20
12	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:20.586	20
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:20.600	18
14	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:20.959	18
15	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:21.152	19
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:21.245	21
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:21.338	16
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:21.345	17
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:21.601	15
20	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:21.758	23
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:21.921	22
22	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:22.354	18

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:19.790	47
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:19.794	37
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:20.225	46
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:20.259	37
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:20.448	43
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:20.574	43
7	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:20.619	42
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:20.629	41
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:20.974	46
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:21.003	25
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:21.193	39
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:21.198	39
13	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:21.326	45
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:21.442	39
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:21.579	41
16	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:21.785	44
17	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:21.980	42
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:21.997	42
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:22.037	43
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:22.105	14
21	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:22.298	44
22	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:22.408	33

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:20.914	34
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:20.993	23
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:21.072	19
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:21.200	23
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:21.409	23
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:21.447	34
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:21.673	32
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:21.727	27
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:21.836	31
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:22.215	29
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:22.500	21
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:22.563	32
13	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:22.723	17
14	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:22.877	10
15	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:22.910	23
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:23.089	25
17	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:23.089	12
18	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:23.342	24
19	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:23.556	32
20	Esteban Ocon OCO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:24.083	30
21	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:24.097	35
22	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:24.350	28

Session schedule

Practice 1Final28 Oct 2016 15:00 UTC

Practice 2Final28 Oct 2016 19:00 UTC

Practice 3Final29 Oct 2016 15:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal29 Oct 2016 18:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal30 Oct 2016 19:00 UTC

Championship after round 19

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	349
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	330
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	242
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	187
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	178
6	Max Verstappen VER	177
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	85	▲1
8	Sergio Pérez PER	85	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Mexican Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
1992	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1
1991	Mexican Grand Prix	Riccardo Patrese PAC	Williams	1
1990	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	Ferrari	13
1989	Mexican Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna SEY	McLaren	1
1988	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	McLaren	2
1987	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1
1986	Mexican Grand Prix	Gerhard Berger BEG	Benetton	4