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Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 · qualifying
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Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/955-qualifying
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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.
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 20
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3:01:01.335 · 71 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3:01:12.790 · 71 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3:01:22.816 · 71 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 3:01:26.681 · 71 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3:01:27.669 · 71 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 3:01:30.495 · 71 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 3:01:31.162 · 71 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3:01:31.821 · 71 laps · tag-heuer | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 3:01:43.955 · 71 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 3:01:45.767 · 71 laps · honda | 1 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3:01:46.627 · 71 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 3:01:47.144 · 71 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 3:01:52.527 · 71 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 3:01:52.890 · 71 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 3:02:01.833 · 71 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3:02:23.329 · 71 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Electrical · Time not recorded · 60 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 46 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 20 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Accident · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Accident · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Accident · Time not recorded · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:11.511 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:11.815 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:12.100 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:11.957 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:12.159 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:12.409 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:12.893 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:12.428 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:12.684 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:12.700 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:12.680 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:13.052 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:12.432 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:13.071 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:12.950 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:13.259 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:13.276 · 10 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:13.410 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:13.427 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Q1 1:13.432 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:13.623 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:13.681 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:10.736 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:10.838 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:11.404 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11.485 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11.495 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:11.540 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:11.937 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:12.104 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:12.165 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.266 · honda | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:12.420 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:12.431 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:12.521 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:12.726 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:12.920 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:13.258 · renault | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.276 · honda | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:13.410 · renault | |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:13.427 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:13.623 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:13.681 · ferrari | |
| 22 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:13.432 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 367 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 355 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 246 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 197 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 192 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 178 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 97 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 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 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | 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 | 1:11.895 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:11.991 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:12.125 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:12.371 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:13.129 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 6 | 1:13.289 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:13.293 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:13.318 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:13.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 1:13.569 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:13.711 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:14.090 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:14.252 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:14.296 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:14.507 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 16 | 1:14.631 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:14.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 18 | 1:14.827 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 19 | 1:14.908 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 20 | 1:14.948 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 21 | 1:15.391 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 22 | 1:15.800 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:12.271 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:12.301 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:12.761 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:12.789 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:12.828 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:12.928 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 7 | 1:13.002 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:13.047 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:13.299 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:13.440 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:13.572 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:13.689 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:13.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:13.918 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:14.074 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:14.109 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 17 | 1:14.309 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 18 | 1:14.317 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 19 | 1:14.436 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 20 | 1:14.558 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 21 | 1:14.695 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 22 | 1:14.958 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:11.740 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:11.833 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:11.959 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:12.027 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:12.077 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:12.287 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 7 | 1:12.614 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 8 | 1:12.968 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 9 | 1:12.990 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:13.002 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:13.203 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:13.231 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 13 | 1:13.255 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:13.293 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:13.344 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 16 | 1:13.596 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 17 | 1:13.609 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:13.750 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 19 | 1:13.972 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 20 | 1:13.992 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 21 | 1:14.222 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 22 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.