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2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 23 Oct 2016
- Name
- 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/953
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 United States Grand Prix · Circuit of the Americas
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38:12.618 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38:17.138 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38:32.310 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38:55.752 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:39:46.571 · 56 laps · honda | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:39:48.742 · 56 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Loose wheel · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 28 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Brakes · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:36.296 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:36.397 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.759 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.613 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.985 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.151 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:36.950 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:37.456 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:37.402 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.744 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:37.345 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:37.913 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.844 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:38.053 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:38.084 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:38.040 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:38.308 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:38.317 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:38.327 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:38.548 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:38.583 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 22 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Q1 1:38.806 · 8 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.999 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.215 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35.509 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.747 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.131 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.358 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.628 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.116 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:37.269 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:37.326 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.353 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.417 · honda | |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:37.480 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:37.773 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:37.935 · renault | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.356 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:38.308 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.317 · renault | |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.327 · honda | |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:38.548 · mercedes | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.583 · ferrari | |
| 22 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:38.806 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 331 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 305 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 227 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 177 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 170 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 165 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 84 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 81 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.428 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:37.743 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:39.379 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:39.407 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:39.712 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:39.776 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:39.963 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 8 | 1:39.988 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:40.131 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:40.140 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:40.191 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 12 | 1:40.287 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:40.362 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:40.826 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 15 | 1:40.970 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1:41.170 |
| freePractice1Results | Alfonso Celis Jr. | 17 | 1:41.422 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:41.663 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:41.942 |
| freePractice1Results | Jordan King | 20 | 1:42.012 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 21 | 1:42.332 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 22 | 1:43.874 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:37.358 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:37.552 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:37.649 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:38.178 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:38.258 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:38.508 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:38.568 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:38.713 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:38.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 1:38.865 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:38.971 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 12 | 1:39.159 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 13 | 1:39.189 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 14 | 1:39.197 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 15 | 1:39.202 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 16 | 1:39.281 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 17 | 1:39.455 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 18 | 1:39.554 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 19 | 1:40.086 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 20 | 1:40.114 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 21 | 1:40.219 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:41.131 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:36.766 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:37.032 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:37.284 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:37.483 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:37.784 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:37.894 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:37.948 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:38.188 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:38.212 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:38.452 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:38.512 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 12 | 1:38.528 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 13 | 1:38.607 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 14 | 1:38.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:38.710 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 16 | 1:38.939 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 17 | 1:39.097 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:39.105 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:39.239 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 20 | 1:39.509 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 21 | 1:39.771 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:41.427 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.