2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2016-05-01 · time TBA

Sirius Autodrom

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:32:41.997 · 53 laps	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:33:07.019 · 53 laps	18
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:13.995 · 53 laps	15
4	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:33:32.214 · 53 laps	12
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:33:56.424 · 53 laps	10
6	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	8
7	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	6
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	4
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	2
10	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	1
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · Power unit · Time not recorded · 33 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Felipe Massa · Williams

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Kevin Magnussen · Renault

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Jenson Button · McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Esteban Gutiérrez · Haas

Pascal Wehrlein · Manor

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Rio Haryanto · Manor

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.119 · Q2 1:35.337 · Q3 1:35.417 · 16 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.555 · Q2 1:36.623 · Q3 1:36.123 · 16 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.746 · Q2 1:37.140 · Q3 1:36.536 · 17 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.976 · Q2 1:36.741 · Q3 1:36.663 · 17 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.753 · Q2 1:37.230 · Q3 1:37.016 · 16 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.091 · Q2 1:37.569 · Q3 1:37.125 · 22 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.006 · Q2 1:37.282 · Q3 1:37.212 · 20 laps
8	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.265 · Q2 1:37.606 · Q3 1:37.459 · 22 laps
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.123 · Q2 1:37.510 · Q3 1:37.583 · 20 laps
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.006 · Q2 1:35.820 · 13 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.784 · Q2 1:37.652 · 14 laps
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.332 · Q2 1:37.701 · 14 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.562 · Q2 1:37.771 · 17 laps
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.971 · Q2 1:37.807 · 14 laps
15	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.383 · Q2 1:38.055 · 16 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.678 · Q2 1:38.115 · 18 laps
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.914 · 10 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.009 · 9 laps
19	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.018 · 10 laps
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.399 · 10 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.463 · 10 laps
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.519 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.417
2	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.536
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.663
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.016
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:37.125
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.212
7	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.123 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
8	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:37.459
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.583
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · Time not recorded
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.652
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:37.701
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.771
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:37.807
15	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:38.055
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Starting grid · 1:38.115
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Starting grid · 1:38.914
18	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:39.009
19	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:39.018
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Starting grid · 1:39.399
21	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Starting grid · 1:39.463
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:39.519

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.127 · 32 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.849 · 31 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.175 · 19 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.332 · 18 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.365 · 14 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.650 · 24 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.802 · 34 laps
8	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.218 · 26 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.287 · 22 laps
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.654 · 21 laps
11	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.663 · 19 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.771 · 18 laps
13	Sergey Sirotkin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.898 · 24 laps
14	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.085 · 21 laps
15	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.134 · 22 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.238 · 18 laps
17	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.385 · 20 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.671 · 25 laps
19	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.962 · 22 laps
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.483 · 21 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.687 · 8 laps
22	Alfonso Celis Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.432 · 23 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.583 · 30 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.235 · 10 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.450 · 37 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.793 · 35 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.084 · 34 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.185 · 42 laps
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.193 · 32 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.196 · 31 laps
9	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.289 · 38 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.400 · 30 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.465 · 37 laps
12	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.501 · 30 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.795 · 31 laps
14	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.867 · 38 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.193 · 41 laps
16	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.260 · 24 laps
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.508 · 26 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.688 · 37 laps
19	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.740 · 31 laps
20	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.080 · 38 laps
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.148 · 23 laps
22	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.652 · 29 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.403 · 17 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.471 · 22 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.007 · 28 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.727 · 14 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.918 · 16 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.985 · 16 laps
7	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.133 · 22 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.260 · 14 laps
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.465 · 25 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.542 · 18 laps
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.622 · 23 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.633 · 12 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.047 · 15 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.162 · 16 laps
15	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.230 · 18 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.238 · 16 laps
17	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.239 · 15 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.589 · 19 laps
19	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.599 · 19 laps
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.663 · 18 laps
21	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.740 · 23 laps
22	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.898 · 19 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:39.094
2	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.743
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:40.101
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.266
5	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.347
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.159
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:41.179
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:41.720
9	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:41.832
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:41.897
11	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:41.907
12	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:42.026
13	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.029
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:42.050
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.205
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:42.253
17	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:42.344
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:42.378
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:42.660

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Daniil Kvyat	1	1	41.282
Daniel Ricciardo	1	1	47.763
Marcus Ericsson	1	1	30.529
Sergio Pérez	1	1	32.800
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	1	40.169
Daniil Kvyat	2	8	38.906
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	9	25.037
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	11	30.805
Felipe Nasr	1	12	30.259
Pascal Wehrlein	1	13	31.433
Jolyon Palmer	1	14	30.805
Valtteri Bottas	1	16	29.841
Kevin Magnussen	1	16	30.585
Lewis Hamilton	1	17	30.001
Romain Grosjean	1	17	31.420
Felipe Massa	1	18	29.551
Kimi Räikkönen	1	20	30.498
Jenson Button	1	20	30.580
Nico Rosberg	1	21	29.709
Fernando Alonso	1	21	29.751
Max Verstappen	1	22	30.553
Sergio Pérez	2	27	30.400
Marcus Ericsson	2	28	30.433
Daniel Ricciardo	2	29	31.205
Pascal Wehrlein	2	39	57.151
Felipe Massa	2	46	30.065

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	100
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	57
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	36
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	32
7	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
8	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	21
9	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	19
10	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
16	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
17	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	157
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	76
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	57
4	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	51
5	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	22
6	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
7	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
8	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
9	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
10	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Manor Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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