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Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016 · qualifying
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Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/954-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
Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
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2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 19
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40:31.402 · 71 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40:39.756 · 71 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:40:52.260 · 71 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40:52.725 · 71 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40:58.715 · 71 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41:20.778 · 71 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:41:30.293 · 71 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:41:37.014 · 71 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:41:47.608 · 71 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:41:48.200 · 71 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 70 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:19.447 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:19.996 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:19.874 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:19.713 · 15 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:20.599 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:19.554 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:19.865 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:20.338 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:20.423 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:20.457 · 24 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:20.552 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:20.308 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:21.333 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:21.254 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:21.062 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:21.363 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:21.401 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:21.454 · 4 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:21.692 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Q1 1:21.881 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:21.916 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.704 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:18.958 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:19.054 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:19.133 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:19.330 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:19.376 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:19.381 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:19.551 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:20.032 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:20.378 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:20.282 · honda | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:20.287 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:20.673 · honda | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:21.131 · renault | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:21.536 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:21.785 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:21.401 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:21.454 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:21.692 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:21.881 · mercedes | |
| 21 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | |
| PL | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:21.916 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 349 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 330 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 242 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 187 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 178 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 177 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 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 | 1:20.914 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:20.993 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:21.072 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:21.200 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:21.409 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:21.447 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:21.673 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:21.727 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 9 | 1:21.836 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 10 | 1:22.215 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:22.500 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:22.563 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 1:22.723 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 14 | 1:22.877 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 15 | 1:22.910 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:23.089 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:23.089 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:23.342 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:23.556 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 20 | 1:24.083 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 21 | 1:24.097 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:24.350 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:19.790 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:19.794 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:20.225 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:20.259 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:20.448 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:20.574 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:20.619 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:20.629 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:20.974 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:21.003 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:21.193 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:21.198 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 13 | 1:21.326 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:21.442 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:21.579 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 16 | 1:21.785 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 17 | 1:21.980 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:21.997 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 1:22.037 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:22.105 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 21 | 1:22.298 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 22 | 1:22.408 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:19.137 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:19.231 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:19.370 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:19.618 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:19.811 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:19.937 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:19.994 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:19.997 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:20.255 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:20.325 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:20.472 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:20.586 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:20.600 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | 1:20.959 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 15 | 1:21.152 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1:21.245 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 17 | 1:21.338 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:21.345 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 19 | 1:21.601 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 20 | 1:21.758 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 21 | 1:21.921 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 22 | 1:22.354 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 22.087 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 1 | 1 | 23.897 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 1 | 32.608 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 11 | 22.957 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 12 | 21.775 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 12 | 22.747 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 12 | 22.271 |
| Esteban Gutiérrez | 1 | 12 | 25.198 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 13 | 22.665 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 14 | 22.134 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 14 | 21.863 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 23.866 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 16 | 22.461 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 17 | 21.709 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 17 | 22.438 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 19 | 22.396 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 20 | 21.997 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 20 | 22.398 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 20 | 22.213 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 32 | 22.035 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 45 | 22.974 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 45 | 25.171 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 47 | 22.865 |
| Esteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 48 | 23.110 |
| Felipe Nasr | 1 | 49 | 23.540 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 50 | 22.443 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 50 | 23.678 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 51 | 22.384 |