The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix)[1] was the the 4th race of the 2016 Formula One season. It was the third running of the Russian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship with all of them being held at the Sochi Autodrom. It was held between 29 April and 1 May 2016.
Background
Supersoft, soft and medium tyres were used in the Grand Prix.[2]
After the Chinese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg led the Drivers' Championship with 75 points, 36 points ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Daniel Ricciardo was third, just three points behind Hamilton.[3] Mercedes went into the Russian Grand Prix leading the Constructors' Championship with 114 points. Ferrari followed with 61 points, while Red Bull were third with 57 points.[4]
Sergey Sirotkin took part in the first practice session, being the second time he has taken part in free practice.[5]
John Booth, who was formerly the team principal of Manor, was confirmed to be Toro Rosso's director of racing,[6] while Felipe Nasr used a new chassis for his Sauber car.[7] Red Bull also tested their Aero Screen on one of their cars in the first practice session, as part of plans by the FIA to use cockpit protection starting from 2017.[8]
Entry list
Practice Overview
FP1
FP2
FP3
Practice Results
| No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
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| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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 Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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1:39.650 | 6 | 1:39.084 | 5 | 1:38.622 | 11 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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 Ferrari
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1:39.175 | 3 | 1:38.235 | 2 | 1:37.007 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
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1:38.127 | 1 | 1:38.450 | 3 | 1:36.471 | 2 | |||||
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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1:39.332 | 4 | 1:38.793 | 4 | 1:37.727 | 4 | |||||
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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 Haas-Ferrari
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1:41.385 | 17 | 1:40.260 | 16 | 1:39.239 | 17 | |||||
| 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
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 Sauber-Ferrari
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1:41.962 | 19 | 1:41.652 | 22 | 1:39.740 | 21 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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 Force India-Mercedes
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1:40.287 | 9 | 1:39.867 | 14 | 1:38.542 | 10 | |||||
| 12 |  Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
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1:41.085 | 14 | 1:40.740 | 19 | 1:39.898 | 22 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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 McLaren-Honda
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1:40.771 | 12 | 1:39.400 | 10 | 1:38.633 | 12 | |||||
| 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:39.365 | 5 | 1:39.289 | 9 | 1:37.918 | 5 | |||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Renault
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1:40.193 | 15 | 1:39.238 | 16 | |||||||
| 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Haas-Ferrari
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1:41.238 | 16 | 1:40.508 | 17 | 1:39.230 | 15 | |||||
| 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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1:40.663 | 11 | 1:39.196 | 8 | 1:38.260 | 8 | |||||
| 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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1:40.218 | 8 | 1:39.193 | 7 | 1:39.047 | 13 | |||||
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
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1:39.795 | 13 | 1:39.162 | 14 | |||||||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Renault
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1:41.671 | 18 | 1:40.688 | 18 | 1:39.589 | 18 | |||||
| 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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1:41.134 | 15 | 1:39.501 | 12 | 1:38.133 | 7 | |||||
| 34 | Alfonso Celis, Jr.
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Force India-Mercedes
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1:43.432 | 22 | |||||||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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1:38.849 | 2 | 1:37.583 | 1 | 1:36.403 | 1 | |||||
| 46 | Sergey Sirotkin
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Renault
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1:40.898 | 13 | |||||||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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1:40.654 | 10 | 1:39.465 | 11 | 1:38.465 | 9 | |||||
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:39.802 | 7 | 1:39.185 | 6 | 1:37.985 | 6 | |||||
| 88 |  Rio Haryanto
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Manor-Mercedes
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1:42.687 | 21 | 1:41.080 | 20 | 1:39.599 | 19 | |||||
| 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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1:42.483 | 20 | 1:41.148 | 21 | 1:39.663 | 20 | ||||||
| Source: [9][10][11] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
Q1
Q2
Q3
Qualifying Results
Grid
Race
Results
Milestones
- Sergio Pérez's 100th entry (97th start).
- Nico Hülkenberg's 100th entry (98th start).
Standings after race
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Notes
- ↑ "2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2016/Russia.html. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Allen, James (26 April 2016). "Analysis: Russian GP to continue trend of recent races? Big weekend for Williams?". James Allen on F1 (James Allen). http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2016/04/analysis-russian-gp-to-continue-trend-of-recent-races-big-weekend-for-williams/. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Driver Standings (as of the Chinese Grand Prix)". Formula One World Championship Limited. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160429134718/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2016-driver-standings.html. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Constructor Standings". Formula One World Championship Limited. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20160429134727/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2016-constructor-standings.html. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Sergey Sirotkin secures Renault F1 test role". speedcafe.com. 26 April 2016. http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/04/26/sirotkin-secures-renault-f1-test-role/. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Former Manor boss Booth joins Toro Rosso". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 26 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2016/4/former-manor-boss-booth-joins-toro-rosso.html. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Nasr to get new Sauber chassis for Russia". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 28 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2016/4/nasr-to-get-new-Sauber-chassis-for-russia.html. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Red Bull to debut Aero Screen concept in Sochi". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 28 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2016/4/red-bull-to-debut-canopy-concept-in-sochi.html. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2016-race-results/2016-russia-results/practice-1.html. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2016-race-results/2016-russia-results/practice-2.html. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 April 2016. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2016-race-results/2016-russia-results/practice-3.html. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Collantine, Keith (1 May 2016). "2016 Russian Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/05/01/2016-russian-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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