Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2016

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

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Race

2016-05-15 · time TBA

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:41:40.017 · 66 laps	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:41:40.633 · 66 laps	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:41:45.598 · 66 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:42:23.967 · 66 laps	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:42:25.288 · 66 laps	10
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:42:41.412 · 66 laps	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · 1:42:59.555 · 66 laps	6
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · 1:43:00.724 · 66 laps	4
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	2
10	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	1
11	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 10.000 · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Power unit · Time not recorded · 45 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Oil leak · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	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.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Felipe Massa · Williams

Jenson Button · McLaren

Daniil Kvyat · Toro Rosso

Esteban Gutiérrez · Haas

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Kevin Magnussen · Renault

Pascal Wehrlein · Manor

Rio Haryanto · Manor

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:23.214 · Q2 1:22.159 · Q3 1:22.000 · 13 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:23.002 · Q2 1:22.759 · Q3 1:22.280 · 12 laps
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:23.749 · Q2 1:23.585 · Q3 1:22.680 · 12 laps
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:23.578 · Q2 1:23.178 · Q3 1:23.087 · 12 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:23.796 · Q2 1:23.504 · Q3 1:23.113 · 14 laps
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.124 · Q2 1:23.688 · Q3 1:23.334 · 12 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.251 · Q2 1:24.023 · Q3 1:23.522 · 12 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.496 · Q2 1:24.077 · Q3 1:23.643 · 12 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.698 · Q2 1:24.003 · Q3 1:23.782 · 16 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.578 · Q2 1:24.192 · Q3 1:23.981 · 12 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.463 · Q2 1:24.203 · 13 laps
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.583 · Q2 1:24.348 · 12 laps
13	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.696 · Q2 1:24.445 · 11 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.716 · Q2 1:24.480 · 12 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.669 · Q2 1:24.625 · 12 laps
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.406 · Q2 1:24.778 · 12 laps
17	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.903 · 6 laps
18	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:24.941 · 4 laps
19	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.202 · 8 laps
20	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.579 · 8 laps
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.745 · 9 laps
22	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.939 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:22.000
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:22.280
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:22.680
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:23.087
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:23.113
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:23.334
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:23.522
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:23.643
9	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:23.782
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:23.981
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:24.203
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:24.348
13	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:24.445
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:24.480
15	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Starting grid · 1:24.625
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Starting grid · 1:24.778
17	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:24.903
18	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:24.941
19	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:25.202
20	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:25.579
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Starting grid · 1:25.745
22	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Starting grid · 1:25.939

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.951 · 22 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.089 · 18 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.454 · 34 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.611 · 33 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.416 · 25 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.585 · 29 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.672 · 36 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.078 · 19 laps
9	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.186 · 32 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.243 · 18 laps
11	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.576 · 30 laps
12	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.583 · 21 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.938 · 27 laps
14	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.064 · 9 laps
15	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.253 · 27 laps
16	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.258 · 17 laps
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.283 · 18 laps
18	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.392 · 24 laps
19	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.610 · 19 laps
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.084 · 29 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.052 · 34 laps
22	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 6 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:23.922 · 35 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:24.176 · 31 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:24.641 · 27 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.017 · 35 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.131 · 39 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.194 · 37 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.342 · 31 laps
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.375 · 31 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.437 · 32 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.453 · 35 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.708 · 30 laps
12	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.893 · 20 laps
13	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.899 · 33 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.244 · 40 laps
15	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.375 · 44 laps
16	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.491 · 36 laps
17	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.770 · 16 laps
18	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.960 · 40 laps
19	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.252 · 39 laps
20	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.812 · 40 laps
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.205 · 9 laps
22	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.501 · 42 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:23.078 · 15 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:23.204 · 11 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:23.225 · 16 laps
4	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:23.719 · 10 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:23.816 · 9 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.110 · 13 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.356 · 14 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.472 · 15 laps
9	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.553 · 13 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.555 · 13 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.585 · 15 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.621 · 15 laps
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.695 · 21 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.981 · 13 laps
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.051 · 13 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.100 · 12 laps
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.130 · 17 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.376 · 13 laps
19	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.383 · 22 laps
20	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.401 · 24 laps
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.097 · 13 laps
22	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.251 · 19 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:26.948
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:27.974
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:28.209
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:28.538
5	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:28.716
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:28.816
7	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:28.974
8	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:29.081
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:29.238
10	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:29.402
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:29.663
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:29.715
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:29.750
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:29.779
15	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:29.801
16	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:29.905
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:30.139
18	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:30.260
19	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:31.182
20	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:31.810

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Felipe Massa	1	8	21.384
Sergio Pérez	1	9	22.679
Daniil Kvyat	1	9	23.277
Marcus Ericsson	1	9	22.840
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	10	22.874
Jenson Button	1	10	22.280
Nico Hülkenberg	1	10	22.176
Kevin Magnussen	1	10	22.843
Daniel Ricciardo	1	11	21.738
Fernando Alonso	1	11	21.795
Jolyon Palmer	1	11	23.283
Pascal Wehrlein	1	11	24.554
Max Verstappen	1	12	22.369
Kimi Räikkönen	1	12	22.107
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	21.856
Felipe Nasr	1	12	22.976
Sebastian Vettel	1	15	21.643
Romain Grosjean	1	15	23.187
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	16	23.206
Rio Haryanto	1	22	28.753
Marcus Ericsson	2	24	23.122
Felipe Massa	2	25	22.568
Daniil Kvyat	2	25	22.234
Daniel Ricciardo	2	28	22.104
Sebastian Vettel	2	29	22.617
Romain Grosjean	2	29	22.844
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	30	22.430
Kevin Magnussen	2	30	23.165
Jolyon Palmer	2	33	22.397
Pascal Wehrlein	2	33	24.387
Max Verstappen	2	34	22.348
Kimi Räikkönen	2	35	22.169
Sergio Pérez	2	35	21.918
Jenson Button	2	36	22.590
Felipe Nasr	2	36	23.090
Sebastian Vettel	3	37	21.603
Romain Grosjean	3	37	34.832
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	38	22.937
Valtteri Bottas	2	39	22.443
Fernando Alonso	2	39	22.987
Marcus Ericsson	3	40	22.897
Felipe Massa	3	41	21.831
Daniel Ricciardo	3	43	21.683
Rio Haryanto	2	48	26.186
Daniil Kvyat	3	51	22.769
Kevin Magnussen	3	55	22.122
Daniel Ricciardo	4	65	23.133

Recorded time penalties

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

Kevin Magnussen · 10.000

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	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	61
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	57
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	48
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	48
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	38
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	36
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	29
9	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
10	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
16	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
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	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Felipe Nasr	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	109
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	94
4	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	65
5	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
6	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	22
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
8	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
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.

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