2016 British Grand Prix

The 2016 British Grand Prix (officially known as the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix) was the tenth round of the 2016 Formula One season, the seventy-first time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-second time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 8 July and 10 July 2016.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his fourth pole position at the circuit, ahead of Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen. The race started under the safety car, with a damp track following a short rainfall that occurred before the race. Hamilton went on to win the race, his fourth British Grand Prix win. Rosberg originally finished second, but race stewards penalised him due to the Mercedes team giving him disallowed advice on the team radio. As a result, Verstappen, who was originally third, moved up to second, while Rosberg was pushed down to third.
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==Background==
Before the , Charles Leclerc was announced to compete for in the first practice session of the British Grand Prix, alongside practice sessions of several other Grands Prix later in the season. Four drivers were even confirmed to take part the test following the British Grand Prix: Sergio Sette Camara, Santino Ferrucci, Nikita Mazepin and Pierre Gasly. , meanwhile, confirmed they would not take part in the test, saying that "cost effectiveness" prevented them from making an aero package at the time.
Driver tyre choices
Team		Driver 	 	 	 		Driver 	 	 	
 		Hamilton 	7	5	1		Rosberg 	7	5	1
 		Vettel 	8	3	2		Räikkönen 	8	3	2
 		Bottas 	7	5	1		Massa 	7	5	1
 		Ricciardo 	7	4	2		Verstappen	7	4	2
 		Magnussen 	7	5	1		Palmer 	7	5	1
 		Hülkenberg	6	4	3		Pérez 	6	4	3
 		Kvyat 	8	3	2		Sainz 	8	3	2
 		Alonso 	7	5	1		Button 	7	5	1
 		Ericsson 	9	3	1		Nasr 	9	3	1
 		Wehrlein 	7	5	1		Haryanto 	7	5	1
 		Grosjean 	7	4	2		Gutiérrez 	7	5	1
As part of the rules of the season, a third dry compound would be included for each Grands Prix. For the British Grand Prix, the soft compound was chosen, alongside the medium and hard compounds.
During the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix, drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided as Rosberg did not turn in hard enough while Hamilton was the outside, though it did not put them out of the race like in Spain. In response, Toto Wolff demanded that team orders be used in the future. However, Hamilton, Bernie Ecclestone and Damon Hill all disagreed, saying it would not make the races so exciting for the fans. Eventually, Wolff decided that the Mercedes drivers shall race without any team orders, but with "strengthened rules of engagement", along with giving the drivers a final warning.
Alongside Leclerc, Esteban Ocon was announced to take part in the first practice session, driving for . Kimi Räikkönen's contract was extended to the end of , while said that they would leave their doors open for Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas in 2017.
Laurent Mekies was also confirmed to take over the role of race director from 2017, after Herbie Blash was announced to leave at the end of 2016. Pirelli also revealed details about their test on tyres for 2017, while the second challenge of the 2016 F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize was announced by Tata Communications.
After Austria, Daniel Ricciardo stated that he would hope he would better at the Silverstone Circuit than the Red Bull Ring, noting how he did not seem so competitive in the previous race. McLaren revealed they would use an engine upgrade so to have bigger chances of them being competitive in the race in front of the home crowd. Different crew members of selected teams also shared their different opinions on if their teams would be affected by the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, such as Wolff saying that it would be a "huge impact", and and Vijay Mallya saying that there would be no problems with Force India because they are "largely British-centric".
==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 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
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==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:32.773 	5 	1:32.051 	2 	1:31.488	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:32.501 	4 	1:32.570 	4 	1:32.049	5 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:31.687 	2 	No Time 	22 	1:30.967	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:33.039 	6 	1:32.736 	5 	1:32.833	9 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:34.547 	15 	1:33.614 	8 	1:33.344	13 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:36.003 	20 	1:34.722 	19 	1:34.551	21 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:33.235 	8 	1:34.356 	16 	1:33.361	14 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:34.805 	17 	1:34.154 	14 	1:33.710	17 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:33.527 	10 	1:33.040 	6 	1:32.754	7 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:34.456 	14 	1:33.801 	10 	1:33.440	15 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	align="center"	1:34.959	20 	1:34.049 	19 	 	 	 	 	 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	align="center"	1:34.000	12 	1:32.895 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:34.132 	12 	1:33.763 	9 	1:33.042	12 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:33.738 	11 	1:34.139 	13 	1:33.538	16 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:32.492 	3 	1:34.321 	15 	1:32.798	8 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:34.787 	16 	1:34.610 	18 	1:33.769	18 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:33.202 	7 	1:32.286 	3 	1:31.561	4 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:31.654 	1 	1:31.660 	1 	1:30.904	1 	 	 	 	 	
45 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:35.980 	19 	align="center"	align="center"	 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:35.869 	18 	align="center"	align="center"	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:33.446 	9 	1:33.840 	11 	1:32.889	10 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:34.263 	13 	1:33.493 	7 	1:32.736	6 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Rio Haryanto 	 	1:36.647 	22 	1:35.841 	21 	1:34.471	20 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:36.136 	21 	1:34.549 	17 	1:34.658	22 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===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 	 	 	2 	1:30.739 	 	1 	1:29.243 	 	1 	1:29.287 	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:30.724 	 	2 	1:29.970 	 	2 	1:29.606 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:31.305 	 	3 	1:30.697 	 	3 	1:30.313 	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:31.684 	 	5 	1:31.319 	 	4 	1:30.618 	4
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	4 	1:31.326 	 	6 	1:31.385 	 	5 	1:30.881 	5
6 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	5 	1:31.606 	 	4 	1:30.711 	 	6 	1:31.490 	11*
7 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	7 	1:31.913 	 	7 	1:31.478 	 	7 	1:31.557 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	8 	1:32.115 	 	8 	1:31.708 	 	8 	1:31.989 	7
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	14 	1:32.349 	 	10 	1:31.770 	 	9 	1:32.172 	8
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:32.281 	 	9 	1:31.740 	 	10 	1:32.343 	9
11 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	13 	1:32.336 	 	11 	1:31.875 	 	 	 	10
12 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	9 	1:32.146 	 	12 	1:32.002 	 	 	 	12
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	12 	1:32.283 	 	13 	1:32.050 	 	 	 	13
14 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	 	10 	1:32.237 	 	14 	1:32.241 	 	 	 	14
15 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	15 	1:32.553 	 	15 	1:32.306 	 	 	 	15
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	16 	1:32.729 	 	16 	1:37.060 	 	 	 	16
17 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	17 	1:32.788 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	18 	1:32.905 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	88 	Rio Haryanto 	 	 	19 	1:33.098 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	20 	1:33.151 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	21 	1:33.544 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074	107% time: 1:37.074
NC 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	22 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL†
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** Vettel was given a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.
*† Ericsson did not set a time due to a crash in FP3. He was, however, given permission to race by the stewards. With a new chassis and gearbox, Ericsson started from the pit lane.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
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** Vettel was given a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.
*† Ericsson did not set a time due to a crash in FP3. He was, however, given permission to race by the stewards. With a new chassis and gearbox, Ericsson started from the pit lane.
== Race==
===Report===
=== Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	1:34:55.831 	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	52 	+8.250s 	3 	18
3 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	52 	+16.911s* 	2 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	52 	+26.211s 	4 	12
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+69.743s 	5 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	52 	+76.941s 	10 	8
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+77.712s 	8 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	52 	+85.858s 	7 	4
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+91.654s* 	11 	2
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	52 	+92.600s 	15 	1
11 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	12 	
12 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	17 	
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	9 	
14 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	6 	
15 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	21 	
16 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	51 	+1 Lap 	14 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	49 	Gearbox 	16 	
NC 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	37 	Gearbox 	18 	
NC 	88 	Rio Haryanto 	 	24 	Spun off 	19 	
NC 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	17 	Transmission	13 	
NC 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	11 	Power Unit 	PL 	
NC 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	6 	Spun off 	20 	
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** Note - Rosberg had 10s added to his race time for receiving illegal assistance via team radio. Vettel had 5s added to his race time for forcing Massa off track. 
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Nico Rosberg 	168 	 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	167 	 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	106 	1 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	100 	1 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	98 	2 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	90 	 	
7 	Valtteri Bottas 	54 	 	
8 	Sergio Pérez 	47 	 	
9 	Felipe Massa 	38 	 	
10 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	 	
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	26 	2 	
12 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	26 	 	
13 	Daniil Kvyat 	23 	2 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	18 	 	
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 	 	335 	 	
2 	 	204 	 	
3 	 	198 	 	
4 	 	92 	 	
5 	 	73 	 	
6 	 	41 	 	
7 	 	32 	 	
8 	 	28 	 	
9 	 	6 	 	
10 	 	1 	 	
11 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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