2016 Mexican Grand Prix

The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2016) was the nineteenth race of the 2016 Formula One season, and the sixteenth time the Mexican Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 28 October and 30 October 2016.
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position at the circuit, being joined on the front row by his teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg. Hamilton went on to win the race (and complete a sweep of the North American races!), with Rosberg coming home in second place, while Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo made a battle for third place in the closing stages, eventually putting Ricciardo on the podium after Verstappen and Vettel were each given time penalties for different offences. The results reduced Rosberg and Hamilton's gap in the championship to nineteen points.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W07 Hybrid	 	PU106C Hybrid	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W07 Hybrid	 	PU106C Hybrid	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF16-H 	 	059/5 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF16-H 	 	059/5 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW38 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW38 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB12 	 	TAG Heuer 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB12 	 	TAG Heuer 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM09 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM09 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	RS16 	 	RE16 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	RS16 	 	RE16 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR11 	 	059/4 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR11 	 	059/4 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C35 	 	059/5 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C35 	 	059/5 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-31 	 	RA616H 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-31 	 	RA616H 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	Manor Racing MRT 	 	MRT05 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Manor Racing MRT 	 	MRT05 	 	PU106C Hybrid	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-16 	 	059/5 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-16 	 	059/5 	
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==Practice Overview==
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:21.727	8 	1:20.448	5 	1:19.370	3
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:20.993	2 	1:19.790	1 	1:19.937	6
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:21.673	7 	1:20.225	3 	1:19.618	4
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:21.072	3 	1:20.259	4 	1:19.994	7
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:22.500	11 	1:22.105	20 	1:21.601	19
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:22.723	13 	1:21.997	18 	1:21.245	16
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:21.200	4 	1:21.579	15 	1:20.472	11
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:23.089	17 	1:22.037	19 	1:22.354	22
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:23.089	16 	1:21.003	10 	1:20.600	13
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:21.836	9 	1:21.326	13 	1:19.997	8
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:23.556	19 	1:21.442	14 	1:21.345	18
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:22.910	15 	1:22.408	22 	1:21.338	17
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:23.342	18 	1:21.198	12 	1:21.152	15
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:22.215	10 	1:21.193	11 	1:20.586	12
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:21.409	5 	1:20.574	6 	1:20.255	9
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:24.097	21 	1:21.785	16 	1:20.959	14
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:24.083	20 	1:22.298	21 	1:21.921	21
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:22.877	14 	1:20.619	7 	1:19.137	1
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:20.914	1 	1:19.794	2 	1:19.231	2
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:22.563	12 	1:20.974	9 	1:20.325	10
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:21.447	6 	1:20.629	8 	1:19.811	5
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:24.350	22 	1:21.980	17 	1:21.758	20
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==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:19.447 	 	2 	1:19.137 	 	1 	1:18.704 	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	6 	1:19.996 	 	5 	1:19.761 	 	2 	1:18.958 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:19.874 	 	1 	1:18.972 	 	3 	1:19.054 	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	3 	1:19.713 	 	4 	1:19.553 	 	4 	1:19.133 	4
5 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	12 	1:20.599 	 	6 	1:19.769 	 	5 	1:19.330 	5
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	2 	1:19.554 	 	7 	1:19.936 	 	6 	1:19.376 	6
7 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:19.865 	 	3 	1:19.385 	 	7 	1:19.381 	7
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	8 	1:20.338 	 	8 	1:19.958 	 	8 	1:19.551 	8
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	9 	1:20.423 	 	9 	1:20.151 	 	9 	1:20.032 	9
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	10 	1:20.457 	 	10 	1:20.169 	 	10 	1:20.378 	10
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:20.552 	 	11 	1:20.282 	 	 	 	11
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	7 	1:20.308 	 	12 	1:20.287 	 	 	 	12
13 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	15 	1:21.333 	 	13 	1:20.673 	 	 	 	13
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	14 	1:21.254 	 	14 	1:21.131 	 	 	 	14
15 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	13 	1:21.062 	 	15 	1:21.536 	 	 	 	15
16 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	16 	1:21.363 	 	16 	1:21.785 	 	 	 	16
17 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	 	17 	1:21.401 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	18 	1:21.454 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	19 	1:21.692 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	20 	1:21.881 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	21 	1:21.916 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL*
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NC 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	22 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21†
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** Grosjean had to start from the pit lane due to work on his car under parc fermé conditions.
*† Palmer did not meet the 107% rule due to damage on his car. However, the stewards gave him permission to race.
===Grid===
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** Palmer did not meet the 107% rule due to damage on his car. However, the stewards gave him permission to race.
*† Grosjean had to start from the pit lane due to work on his car under parc fermé conditions.
==Race==
===Report===
In the final laps of the race, Verstappen went off the track at Turn 1 on Lap 70 and did not gave the position to Vettel. Still refusing to move, Vettel got very angry during the team radio, and in the final lap of the race, Vettel got even more angrier, telling Charlie Whiting to "[bleep] off".
Verstappen was handed a 5-second time penalty for the incident, but the stewards decided to give Vettel a 10-second time penalty for the erratic driving towards Daniel Ricciardo.
Tony Walton Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	1h 40m 31.402s	1 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	71 	+8.354 	2 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	71 	+20.858 	4 	15
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	+21.323* 	3 	12
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	71 	+27.313† 	7 	10
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	71 	+49.376 	6 	8
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	71 	+58.891 	5 	6
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+65.612 	8 	4
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	71 	+76.206 	9 	2
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+76.798 	12 	1
11 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	15 	
12 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	13 	
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	11 	
14 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	21 	
15 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	19 	
16 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	70 	+1 Lap‡ 	10 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	14 	
18 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	70 	+1 Lap§ 	18 	
19 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	70 	+1 Lap 	17 	
20 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	22 	
21 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	44 	Fuel pressure 	20 	
Ret 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	0 	Accident 	16 	
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** Verstappen originally finished third, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at Turn 1.
*† Vettel originally finished fourth, then third after Verstappen's penalty, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for moving in the braking zone on the approach to Turn 4 while defending from Ricciardo.
*‡ Sainz was given a five-second time penalty for forcing Alonso off the track.
*§ Kvyat was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Grosjean off the track.
==Milestones==
*Felipe Massa's 250th entry (248th start).
*Kimi Räikkönen's 250th start (251st entry).
*Lewis Hamilton's 51st win puts him in a draw with Alain Prost for second in the all time standings.
*Hamilton's 30th double.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Nico Rosberg 	349 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	330 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	242 	 	
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	187 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	178 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	177 	 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	85 	 	
8 	Valtteri Bottas 	85 	 	
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	60 	 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	52 	 	
11 	Felipe Massa 	51 	 	
12 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	38 	 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	29 	 	
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	25 	 	
15 	Jenson Button 	21 	 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	7 	 	
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	1 	 	
18 	Pascal Wehrlein 	1 	 	
19 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	1 	 	
20 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	 	
21 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
22 	Felipe Nasr 	0 	 	
23 	Rio Haryanto 	0 	 	
24 	Esteban Ocon 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	679 	 	
2 	 	427 	 	
3 	 	365 	 	
4 	 	145 	 	
5 	 	136 	 	
6 	 	74 	 	
7 	 	55 	 	
8 	 	29 	 	
9 	 	8 	 	
10 	 	1 	 	
11 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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