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2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 28 Aug 2016
- Name
- 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/948
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:44:51.058 · 44 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:45:05.171 · 44 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45:18.692 · 44 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:45:26.965 · 44 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:45:31.718 · 44 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:45:36.452 · 44 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:45:50.503 · 44 laps · honda | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:45:51.209 · 44 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:45:52.167 · 44 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:45:56.931 · 44 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:46:02.196 · 44 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:46:04.935 · 44 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:46:07.532 · 44 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:46:18.155 · 44 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:46:24.223 · 44 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Puncture damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jenson Button | McLaren | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:48.019 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:48.407 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:47.912 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:47.802 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:48.407 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:48.106 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:48.080 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:48.655 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:48.700 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:47.738 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:48.751 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:48.800 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:48.748 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:48.901 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:48.876 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:48.554 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:48.949 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Q1 1:49.050 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:49.058 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:49.071 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:50.033 · 4 laps · mercedes | |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:46.744 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:46.893 · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:46.910 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:47.108 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:47.216 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:47.407 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:47.543 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:47.612 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:48.114 · honda | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:48.263 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:48.316 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:48.485 · renault | |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:48.888 · renault | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:49.038 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:49.320 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:48.949 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:49.050 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:48.598 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:49.058 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:49.071 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:50.033 · mercedes | |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 232 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 223 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 151 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 128 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 124 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 115 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 62 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 58 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Rio Haryanto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:48.348 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:49.078 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:49.147 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:49.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:49.768 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:49.782 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:49.865 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:50.088 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:50.394 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 10 | 1:50.583 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:50.899 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:51.122 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 1:51.125 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:51.424 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 15 | 1:51.768 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:51.787 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 17 | 1:52.308 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:52.407 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 19 | 1:52.837 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | 1:53.053 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 21 | 1:53.089 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:48.085 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:48.341 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | 1:48.657 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:49.023 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 5 | 1:49.100 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:49.161 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:49.244 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:49.419 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:49.419 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 10 | 1:49.648 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 11 | 1:49.716 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:49.772 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 13 | 1:49.782 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 14 | 1:49.916 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:50.083 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 16 | 1:50.151 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 17 | 1:50.157 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 18 | 1:50.194 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:50.375 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 20 | 1:50.562 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 21 | 1:50.659 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 22 | 1:50.719 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:47.974 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:48.189 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:48.297 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:48.504 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:48.635 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:48.739 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:48.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:48.783 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:48.915 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:49.272 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:49.453 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 12 | 1:49.631 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:49.665 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:49.716 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 15 | 1:49.761 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 16 | 1:50.023 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 17 | 1:50.078 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 18 | 1:50.241 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 1:50.420 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 20 | 1:50.693 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 21 | 1:51.319 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 22 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.