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2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/945-qualifying
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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.
Grand Prix context
2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit
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2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34:55.831 · 52 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35:04.081 · 52 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35:12.742 · 52 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35:22.042 · 52 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36:05.574 · 52 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36:12.772 · 52 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36:13.543 · 52 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:36:21.689 · 52 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36:27.485 · 52 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:36:28.431 · 52 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 51 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 51 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 49 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 37 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Spun off · Time not recorded · 24 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Transmission · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Power unit · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Spun off · Time not recorded · 6 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:30.739 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:30.724 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.305 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.684 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.326 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.606 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:31.913 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:32.115 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:32.349 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:32.281 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:32.336 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:32.146 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:32.283 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:32.237 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:32.553 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:32.729 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:32.788 · 3 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:32.905 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Q1 1:33.098 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:33.151 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:33.544 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.287 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:29.606 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.313 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30.618 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:30.881 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:31.557 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:31.989 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.172 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.343 · honda | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.875 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.490 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32.002 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:32.050 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:32.241 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:32.306 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:37.060 · renault | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.788 · honda | |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:32.905 · renault | |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:33.098 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:33.151 · mercedes | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:33.544 · ferrari | |
| PL | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 168 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 167 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 106 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 100 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 98 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 90 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 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 |
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 | 1:31.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:31.687 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | 1:32.492 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:32.501 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:32.773 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:33.039 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:33.202 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:33.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:33.446 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:33.527 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:33.738 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:34.132 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:34.263 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 14 | 1:34.456 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:34.547 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 16 | 1:34.787 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:34.805 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 18 | 1:35.869 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 19 | 1:35.980 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 20 | 1:36.003 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 21 | 1:36.136 |
| freePractice1Results | Rio Haryanto | 22 | 1:36.647 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:31.660 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:32.051 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:32.286 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:32.570 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:32.736 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:33.040 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:33.493 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:33.614 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:33.763 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:33.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:33.840 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 12 | 1:34.000 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:34.139 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 14 | 1:34.154 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:34.321 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:34.356 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 17 | 1:34.549 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 18 | 1:34.610 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:34.722 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | 1:34.959 |
| freePractice2Results | Rio Haryanto | 21 | 1:35.841 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:30.904 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:30.967 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:31.488 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:31.561 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:32.049 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:32.736 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:32.754 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:32.798 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:32.833 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:32.889 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 11 | 1:32.895 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:33.042 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:33.344 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:33.361 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:33.440 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 16 | 1:33.538 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:33.710 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 18 | 1:33.769 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:34.049 |
| freePractice3Results | Rio Haryanto | 20 | 1:34.471 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 21 | 1:34.551 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:34.658 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.