Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016
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Profile & context
Event date: 31 Jul 2016
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- Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · races/947
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
Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016 · Hockenheimring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 12
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30:44.200 · 67 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30:51.196 · 67 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30:57.613 · 67 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31:00.045 · 67 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31:16.770 · 67 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31:21.223 · 67 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:31:54.249 · 67 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 66 laps · honda | 4 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Time not recorded · 66 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 66 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Time not recorded · 66 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 66 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 66 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 66 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 66 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Power unit · Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Williams | Suspension · Time not recorded · 36 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.485 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.243 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:15.591 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:15.875 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:15.752 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:15.927 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:16.301 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:15.952 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:16.169 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:16.503 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:15.987 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:16.172 · 14 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.317 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:16.338 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:16.328 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:16.636 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:16.716 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:16.717 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.876 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | Q1 1:16.977 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:17.123 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:17.238 · 6 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.363 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.470 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:14.726 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:14.834 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.142 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:15.315 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:15.530 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.510 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:15.537 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:15.615 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:15.883 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:15.909 · honda | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:16.041 · honda | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:16.665 · renault | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:15.989 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:16.716 · renault | |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:16.717 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:16.876 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:16.977 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:16.086 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:17.123 · ferrari | |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:17.238 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 217 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 198 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 133 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 122 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 120 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 115 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 58 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 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 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:15.517 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:15.843 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:16.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:16.852 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:16.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:17.089 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:17.183 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:17.612 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:18.008 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:18.044 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 11 | 1:18.198 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:18.210 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 13 | 1:18.322 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:18.589 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:18.591 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:18.628 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 17 | 1:18.882 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:18.933 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 1:18.961 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 20 | 1:18.981 |
| freePractice1Results | Rio Haryanto | 21 | 1:19.167 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:19.975 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:15.614 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:16.008 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:16.208 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:16.456 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:16.490 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:16.512 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:16.781 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:17.087 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:17.148 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:17.225 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:17.342 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:17.367 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:17.425 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:17.602 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:17.686 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 16 | 1:18.005 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 17 | 1:18.056 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:18.130 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 19 | 1:18.193 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 20 | 1:18.313 |
| freePractice2Results | Rio Haryanto | 21 | 1:18.591 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 22 | 1:19.295 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:15.738 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:15.795 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:15.837 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:15.902 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:16.104 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:16.182 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:16.400 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:16.630 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:16.916 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:16.972 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:17.028 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:17.066 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 13 | 1:17.160 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 14 | 1:17.227 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:17.351 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 16 | 1:17.473 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:17.685 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 18 | 1:18.057 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:18.093 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 20 | 1:18.270 |
| freePractice3Results | Rio Haryanto | 21 | 1:18.272 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 22 | 1:25.160 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.