Round 4 · 2016

Russian Grand Prix

CircuitSochi AutodromLocationSochi, RussiaDates29 Apr – 1 May 2016Final

WinnerROSMercedes · from P1

PoleROS

Fastest lap1:39.094Rosberg · L52

Biggest gain+10Magnussen P17→P7

Retirements4of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1	0	53	1:32:41.997 FL	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	10	+8	53	+25.020	18
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	3	0	53	+32.000	15
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	2	-2	53	+50.220	12
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	4	-1	53	+1:14.430	10
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	14	+8	52	+1 lap	8
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	17	+10	52	+1 lap	6
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	15	+7	52	+1 lap	4
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	6	-3	52	+1 lap	2
10	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	12	+2	52	+1 lap	1
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	5	-6	52	+1 lap
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	11	-1	52	+1 lap
13	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	18	+5	52	+1 lap
14	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	22	+8	52	+1 lap
15	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	8	-7	52	+1 lap
16	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	19	+3	52	+1 lap
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	16	-1	52	+1 lap
18	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	+2	51	+2 laps
—	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	7		0	DNF · L0
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	13		0	DNF · L0
—	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	9		33	DNF · L33
—	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		0	DNF · L0

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:36.403	17
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:36.471	22
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:37.007	28
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:37.727	14
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:37.918	16
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:37.985	16
7	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:38.133	22
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:38.260	14
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:38.465	25
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:38.542	18
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:38.622	23
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:38.633	12
13	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:39.047	15
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:39.162	16
15	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:39.230	18
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:39.238	16
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:39.239	15
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:39.589	19
19	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.599	19
20	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.663	18
21	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:39.740	23
22	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:39.898	19

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:37.583	30
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:38.235	10
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:38.450	37
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:38.793	35
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:39.084	34
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:39.185	42
7	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:39.193	32
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:39.196	31
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:39.289	38
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:39.400	30
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:39.465	37
12	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:39.501	30
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:39.795	31
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:39.867	38
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Renault (2016–20)	1:40.193	41
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:40.260	24
17	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:40.508	26
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:40.688	37
19	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:40.740	31
20	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:41.080	38
21	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:41.148	23
22	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:41.652	29

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:38.127	32
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:38.849	31
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:39.175	19
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:39.332	18
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:39.365	14
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:39.650	24
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Williams	1:39.802	34
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Red Bull Racing	1:40.218	26
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:40.287	22
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Toro Rosso	1:40.654	21
11	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:40.663	19
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:40.771	18
13	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Renault (2016–20)	1:40.898	24
14	Felipe Nasr NAS	Sauber	1:41.085	21
15	Max Verstappen VER	Toro Rosso	1:41.134	22
16	Esteban Gutierrez GUT	Haas	1:41.238	18
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:41.385	20
18	Jolyon Palmer PAJ	Renault (2016–20)	1:41.671	25
19	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:41.962	22
20	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:42.483	21
21	Rio Haryanto HYO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:42.687	8
22	Alfonso Celis Jr. ACJ	Force India	1:43.432	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final29 Apr 2016 06:00 UTC

Practice 2Final29 Apr 2016 10:00 UTC

Practice 3Final30 Apr 2016 08:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal30 Apr 2016 11:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal1 May 2016 11:00 UTC

Championship after round 4

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	100
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	57
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	43	▲2
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	36	▼1
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	33	▼1
6	Felipe Massa MAS	32
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	22	▲1
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	21	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2015	Russian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2014	Russian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1