2016 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016) was the eleventh round of the 2016 Formula One season, and the 31st time the Hungarian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 22 July and 24 July 2016.
The first qualifying session had four red flags, one due to heavy rainfall, and the other three due to accidents from Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Massa and Rio Haryanto. Throughout the first two qualifying sessions, due to the mixed weather conditions, the results had drivers such as Felipe Nasr being temporarily in the top ten before he fell down to sixteenth in Q2 as the track was drying since the final minutes of Q1. The final qualifying session started with Lewis Hamilton fastest at the time, but as the session ended, Nico Rosberg snatched pole position, while Hamilton was unable to improve due to having slow down under yellow flags. However, in the race, Hamilton took the lead at the first corner, and went on to take victory and the championship lead, while Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium.
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==Background==
Following the , Nico Rosberg was still leading the Drivers' Championship with 168 points, though only one point over Lewis Hamilton, following Hamilton's win in Britain and a time penalty for Rosberg putting him down to third in the race. Sebastian Vettel's ninth-place finish in Britain led to Kimi Räikkönen and Daniel Ricciardo both overtaking him in the standings. Räikkönen was 62 points behind Rosberg, while Ricciardo was another six points behind. In the Constructors' Championship, led with 335 points, 131 points ahead of . were third with only six points behind Ferrari, while were far behind with 92 points after failing to score points in the British Grand Prix. followed with 73 points.
As per what was mentioned in an announcement before the , Charles Leclerc competed in FP1 for the team. Also competing in FP1 was Esteban Ocon for , following his good runs for in the in-season test at the Silverstone Circuit the previous week.
Driver tyre choices
Team		Driver 	 	 	 		Driver 	 	 	
 		Hamilton 	8	4	1		Rosberg 	8	4	1
 		Vettel 	9	3	1		Räikkönen 	9	3	1
 		Bottas 	7	5	1		Massa 	7	5	1
 		Ricciardo 	7	5	1		Verstappen	7	5	1
 		Magnussen 	7	5	1		Palmer 	7	5	1
 		Hülkenberg	7	4	2		Pérez 	7	4	2
 		Kvyat 	7	5	1		Sainz 	7	5	1
 		Alonso 	7	5	1		Button 	7	5	1
 		Ericsson 	8	4	1		Nasr 	8	4	1
 		Wehrlein 	7	5	1		Haryanto 	7	5	1
 		Grosjean 	8	4	1		Gutiérrez 	8	3	2
Medium, soft and supersoft tyres are to be used for the Grand Prix, marking the first time the supersoft tyres are used at the Hungaroring. chose nine sets of supersofts, while other teams chose either seven or eight. Sergio Pérez, Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutiérrez were the only drivers to choose two sets of medium tyres, as the rest of the drivers chose only one set.
Meanwhile, announced that their financial problems were being solved by Longbow Finance S.A. buying the team. Ironically, the team did not change their name or flag, and kept Monisha Kaltenborn as their team principal, although Longbow Finance S.A.'s President and CEO Pascal Picci replaced Sauber's founder Peter Sauber to be Chairman, while Peter himself announced he was retiring.
==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 	
88 	Rio Haryanto 	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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45 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	RS16 	 	RE16 	
50 	Charles Leclerc 	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 	 	1:23.174	5 	1:21.030	2 	1:20.726	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:22.991	3 	1:21.348	3 	1:21.185	6 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:21.584	2 	1:20.435	1 	1:20.261	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:23.082	4 	1:22.058	6 	1:20.859	5 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:24.013	9 	1:22.864	15 	1:22.284	15 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:24.981	15 	1:23.437	18 	1:23.219	20 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:24.073	10 	1:22.653	10 	1:21.672	9 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:25.256	17 	1:23.986	20 	1:22.816	19 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:23.935	7 	1:22.328	7 	1:21.584	7 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:24.154	12 	1:22.681	12 	1:21.975	11 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	1:23.347	17 	1:21.989	12 	 	 	 	 	 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	 	1:22.673	11 	1:22.142	14 	 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:23.961	8 	1:22.387	8 	1:22.009	13 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:25.324	19 	1:22.948	16 	1:22.541	18 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:24.120	11 	1:22.449	9 	1:22.427	17 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:28.560	22 	1:23.528	19 	1:21.935	10 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:23.457	6 	1:21.770	4 	1:20.263	2 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:21.347	1 	1:21.960	5 	1:20.769	4 	 	 	 	 	
45 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:25.260	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:25.181	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:24.579	14 	1:22.689	13 	1:22.402	16 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:24.370	13 	1:22.773	14 	1:21.649	8 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Rio Haryanto 	 	1:27.012	20 	1:24.265	22 	1:23.513	22 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:27.249	21 	1:23.992	21 	1:23.311	21 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:33.302 	 	2 	1:22.806 	 	1 	1:19.965 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:34.210 	 	10 	1:24.836 	 	2 	1:20.108 	2
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo* 	 	 	12 	1:39.968 	 	3 	1:23.234 	 	3 	1:20.280 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen* 	 	 	13 	1:40.424 	 	1 	1:22.660 	 	4 	1:20.557 	4
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:35.718 	 	6 	1:24.082 	 	5 	1:20.874 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	6 	1:36.115 	 	9 	1:24.734 	 	6 	1:21.131 	6
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	3 	1:35.165 	 	4 	1:23.816 	 	7 	1:21.211 	7
8 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	10 	1:37.983 	 	7 	1:24.456 	 	8 	1:21.597 	8
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg* 	 	 	15 	1:41.471 	 	5 	1:23.901 	 	9 	1:21.823 	9
10 	77 	Valtteri Bottas* 	 	 	16 	1:42.758 	 	8 	1:24.506 	 	10 	1:22.182 	10
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	5 	1:35.906 	 	11 	1:24.941 	 	 	 	11
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	7 	1:36.714 	 	12 	1:25.301 	 	 	 	12
13 	11 	Sergio Pérez* 	 	 	14 	1:41.411 	 	13 	1:25.416 	 	 	 	13
14 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	8 	1:36.853 	 	14 	1:25.435 	 	 	 	14
15 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	 	11 	1:38.959 	 	15 	1:26.189 	 	 	 	15
16 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	9 	1:37.772 	 	16 	1:27.063 	 	 	 	16
107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833	107% time: 1:39.833
NC 	30 	Jolyon Palmer† 	 	 	17 	1:43.965 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
NC 	19 	Felipe Massa† 	 	 	18 	1:43.999 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
NC 	20 	Kevin Magnussen† 	 	 	19 	1:44.543 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
NC 	9 	Marcus Ericsson† 	 	 	20 	1:46.984 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL‡
NC 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein† 	 	 	21 	1:47.343 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
NC 	88 	Rio Haryanto† 	 	 	22 	1:50.189 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21§
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** Ricciardo, Verstappen, Hülkenberg, Bottas and Pérez were unable to set a time faster than the 107% requirement in Q1, though they were not in the knockout zone. However, they were permitted to keep their positions and compete in Q2.
*† Palmer, Massa, Magnussen, Ericsson, Wehrlein and Haryanto all did not go faster than 107% of Rosberg's fastest lap in Q1, but were allowed to take part in the race in the order of their fastest times in FP3.
*‡ Ericsson had to start from the pit lane due to his car's survival cell being changed.
*§ Haryanto was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
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** Haryanto was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Ericsson had to start from the pit lane due to his car's survival cell being changed.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	70 	1h 40m 30.115s	2 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	70 	+1.977 	1 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	70 	+27.539 	3 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+28.213 	5 	12
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	70 	+48.659 	4 	10
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+49.044 	14 	8
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	7 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	69 	+1 Lap 	6 	4
9 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	10 	2
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	9 	1
11 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	17 	
13 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	69 	+1 Lap* 	15 	
14 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	11 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	19 	
16 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	12 	
17 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	16 	
18 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	68 	+2 Laps 	18 	
19 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	68 	+2 Laps 	20 	
20 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	68 	+2 Laps 	PL 	
21 	88 	Rio Haryanto 	 	68 	+2 Laps 	21 	
Ret 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	Oil leak 	8 	
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** Gutiérrez was given a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.
==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton overtook Michael Schumacher to have won the Hungarian Grand Prix five times.
*First time that both cars got into Q3 since the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	192 	1 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	186 	1 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	115 	1 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	114 	1 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	110 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	100 	 	
7 	Valtteri Bottas 	56 	 	
8 	Sergio Pérez 	47 	 	
9 	Felipe Massa 	38 	 	
10 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	30 	2 	
11 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	1 	
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	27 	1 	
13 	Fernando Alonso 	24 	1 	
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	23 	1 	
15 	Jenson Button 	13 	 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	6 	 	
17 	Pascal Wehrlein 	1 	 	
18 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	1 	 	
19 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	 	
20 	Jolyon Palmer 	0 	 	
21 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
22 	Felipe Nasr 	0 	 	
23 	Rio Haryanto 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	378 	 	
2 	 	224 	 	
3 	 	223 	 	
4 	 	94 	 	
5 	 	74 	 	
6 	 	45 	 	
7 	 	38 	 	
8 	 	28 	 	
9 	 	6 	 	
10 	 	1 	 	
11 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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