Race · Round 8 of 21 ·
2016 European Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes from pole at Baku City Circuit. 4 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Baku City CircuitBaku, Azerbaijan
- Winner
- Nico RosbergMercedes
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Nico Rosberg
- Entries
- 2218 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:43.685 | 1:42.520 | 1:42.758 | — | — |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:44.462 | 1:43.939 | 1:43.515 | +0.757 | +0.757 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:44.570 | 1:44.141 | 1:43.966 | +1.208 | +0.451 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:45.062 | 1:44.461 | 1:43.966 | +1.208 | +0.000 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:44.936 | 1:44.533 | 1:44.269 | +1.511 | +0.303 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:45.494 | 1:44.696 | 1:44.483 | +1.725 | +0.214 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 26 | 1:44.694 | 1:44.687 | 1:44.717 | +1.959 | +0.234 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:44.706 | 1:44.477 | 1:45.246 | +2.488 | +0.529 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:44.939 | 1:44.387 | 1:45.570 | +2.812 | +0.324 |
| 10 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:44.259 | 1:43.526 | 2:01.954 | +19.196 | +16.384 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:45.507 | 1:44.755 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:44.860 | 1:44.824 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:44.827 | 1:45.000 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:45.525 | 1:45.270 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:45.300 | 1:45.349 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:45.549 | 1:46.048 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:45.665 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:45.750 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:45.804 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:46.231 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:46.348 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:46.394 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Rosberg · Sebastian Vettel | 1 · 3 | 1 · 2 | 21 · 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Daniel Ricciardo | 1 · 2 | 1 · 7 | 21 · 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Sebastian Vettel | 2 · 3 | 7 · 2 | 6 · 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Sebastian Vettel · Sergio Perez | 3 · 7 | 2 · 3 | 20 · 16 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Kimi Raikkonen | 3 · 4 | 2 · 4 | 20 · 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Sergio Perez | 4 · 7 | 4 · 3 | 8 · 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Valtteri Bottas | 7 · 8 | 3 · 6 | 16 · 19 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 4 · 10 | 4 · 5 | 8 · 15 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Felipe Massa | 4 · 5 | 4 · 10 | 8 · 7 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Valtteri Bottas · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 8 · 10 | 6 · 5 | 19 · 15 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Max Verstappen · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 9 · 10 | 8 · 5 | 5 · 15 | Max Verstappen | Swapped places |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Romain Grosjean | 10 · 11 | 5 · 13 | 15 · 10 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Valtteri Bottas | 2 · 8 | 7 · 6 | 6 · 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Max Verstappen | 8 · 9 | 6 · 8 | 19 · 5 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Max Verstappen | 2 · 9 | 7 · 8 | 6 · 5 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · Nico Hulkenberg | 9 · 12 | 8 · 9 | 5 · 20 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Nico Hulkenberg | 5 · 12 | 10 · 9 | 7 · 20 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Romain Grosjean · Nico Hulkenberg | 11 · 12 | 13 · 9 | 10 · 20 | Romain Grosjean | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Jenson Button | 5 · 19 | 10 · 11 | 7 · 6 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Felipe Nasr · Jenson Button | 15 · 19 | 12 · 11 | 7 · 6 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Marcus Ericsson | 19 · 20 | 11 · 17 | 6 · 16 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Romain Grosjean · Felipe Nasr | 11 · 15 | 13 · 12 | 10 · 7 | Felipe Nasr | Swapped places |
| Esteban Gutierrez · Felipe Nasr | 14 · 15 | 16 · 12 | 8 · 7 | Felipe Nasr | Swapped places |
| Felipe Nasr · Rio Haryanto | 15 · 16 | 12 · 18 | 7 · 1 | Rio Haryanto | Kept their order |
| Esteban Gutierrez · Jolyon Palmer | 14 · 21 | 16 · 15 | 8 · 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Swapped places |
| Marcus Ericsson · Jolyon Palmer | 20 · 21 | 17 · 15 | 16 · 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Swapped places |
| Esteban Gutierrez · Marcus Ericsson | 14 · 20 | 16 · 17 | 8 · 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Kept their order |
| Rio Haryanto · Marcus Ericsson | 16 · 20 | 18 · 17 | 1 · 16 | Rio Haryanto | Swapped places |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:46.435 | — | — | 23 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:46.812 | +0.377 | +0.377 | 32 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:47.096 | +0.661 | +0.284 | 34 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:47.989 | +1.554 | +0.893 | 21 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:48.627 | +2.192 | +0.638 | 26 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:48.922 | +2.487 | +0.295 | 17 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:49.019 | +2.584 | +0.097 | 21 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:49.125 | +2.690 | +0.106 | 22 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:49.267 | +2.832 | +0.142 | 16 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:49.301 | +2.866 | +0.034 | 27 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:49.611 | +3.176 | +0.310 | 20 |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:49.635 | +3.200 | +0.024 | 16 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:49.778 | +3.343 | +0.143 | 17 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:50.167 | +3.732 | +0.389 | 25 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:50.473 | +4.038 | +0.306 | 18 |
| 16 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:50.485 | +4.050 | +0.012 | 7 |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 26 | 1:50.551 | +4.116 | +0.066 | 19 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:50.910 | +4.475 | +0.359 | 25 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:50.939 | +4.504 | +0.029 | 27 |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:51.219 | +4.784 | +0.280 | 24 |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:51.771 | +5.336 | +0.552 | 11 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:51.925 | +5.490 | +0.154 | 28 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:44.223 | — | — | 33 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:44.913 | +0.690 | +0.690 | 26 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:45.336 | +1.113 | +0.423 | 37 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | 1:45.764 | +1.541 | +0.428 | 35 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:45.920 | +1.697 | +0.156 | 37 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:46.027 | +1.804 | +0.107 | 35 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:46.068 | +1.845 | +0.041 | 35 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:46.219 | +1.996 | +0.151 | 36 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:46.234 | +2.011 | +0.015 | 32 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:46.293 | +2.070 | +0.059 | 32 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:46.498 | +2.275 | +0.205 | 27 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:46.681 | +2.458 | +0.183 | 29 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:46.694 | +2.471 | +0.013 | 32 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 26 | 1:46.744 | +2.521 | +0.050 | 35 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:46.830 | +2.607 | +0.086 | 26 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:47.060 | +2.837 | +0.230 | 28 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:47.329 | +3.106 | +0.269 | 38 |
| 18 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:47.487 | +3.264 | +0.158 | 33 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:47.772 | +3.549 | +0.285 | 22 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:47.794 | +3.571 | +0.022 | 35 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:48.018 | +3.795 | +0.224 | 36 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:48.081 | +3.858 | +0.063 | 38 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:44.352 | — | — | 17 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 1:44.610 | +0.258 | +0.258 | 22 |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 27 | 1:45.540 | +1.188 | +0.930 | 18 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 1:45.620 | +1.268 | +0.080 | 13 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 1:45.630 | +1.278 | +0.010 | 20 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 11 | 1:45.735 | +1.383 | +0.105 | 17 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:45.901 | +1.549 | +0.166 | 14 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:45.954 | +1.602 | +0.053 | 17 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 26 | 1:45.981 | +1.629 | +0.027 | 19 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 7 | 1:46.024 | +1.672 | +0.043 | 16 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 14 | 1:46.131 | +1.779 | +0.107 | 16 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:46.190 | +1.838 | +0.059 | 17 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 1:46.361 | +2.009 | +0.171 | 21 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 19 | 1:46.510 | +2.158 | +0.149 | 20 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 1:46.670 | +2.318 | +0.160 | 21 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 20 | 1:47.024 | +2.672 | +0.354 | 16 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 94 | 1:47.100 | +2.748 | +0.076 | 19 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 30 | 1:47.158 | +2.806 | +0.058 | 18 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | 1:47.328 | +2.976 | +0.170 | 14 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 12 | 1:47.379 | +3.027 | +0.051 | 18 |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 88 | 1:47.556 | +3.204 | +0.177 | 18 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 77 | — | — | — | 1 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid
Nico Rosberg 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari SF16-H
Sebastian Vettel 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM09
Sergio Perez 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW38
Felipe Massa 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Red Bull RB12
Max Verstappen 2016 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-31
Fernando Alonso 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Sauber C35
Marcus Ericsson 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Haas VF-16
Romain Grosjean 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Renault R.S.16
Jolyon Palmer 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Manor MRT05
Pascal Wehrlein 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR11
Carlos Sainz Jr 2016 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 8 of 2016
- Grand Prix
- European Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Mercedes
- Entrant
- Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.