2016 Italian Grand Prix

The 2016 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2016) was the fourteenth race of the 2016 Formula One season, and the 86th time the Italian Grand Prix has been held. It was held between 2 September and 4 September 2016.
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==Background==
After Nico Rosberg won the with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium, the gap between Hamilton and Rosberg in the Drivers' Championship was reduced to nine points, with Hamilton on 232 points. Ricciardo remained third, twenty-three points ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who overtook Kimi Räikkönen in the championship despite them both finishing outside the top five in Belgium. was once again the leader of the Constructors' Championship, with 455 points. Ricciardo's podium kept ahead of , leaving both of them separated by twenty-two points. 's double points finish in the top five put them ahead of , who only received five points in Belgium.
In the Belgian Grand Prix, Magnussen received an injury to his ankle when his car crashed heavily into the tyre barrier during the race. However, he was still confident that he was fit enough to compete in Italy.
Driver tyre choices
Team		Driver 	 	 	 		Driver 	 	 	
 		Hamilton 	7	5	1		Rosberg 	7	4	2
 		Vettel 	7	5	1		Räikkönen 	7	4	2
 		Bottas 	7	5	1		Massa 	7	4	2
 		Ricciardo 	6	5	2		Verstappen	6	5	2
 		Magnussen 	7	5	1		Palmer 	7	4	2
 		Hülkenberg	8	2	3		Pérez 	7	3	3
 		Kvyat 	7	4	2		Sainz 	7	4	2
 		Alonso 	7	4	2		Button 	7	4	2
 		Ericsson 	6	5	2		Nasr 	6	5	2
 		Wehrlein 	7	4	2		Ocon 	7	4	2
 		Grosjean 	9	3	1		Gutiérrez 	9	2	2
Medium, soft and supersoft tyres are to be used, with the supersoft tyres being used at the Italian Grand Prix for the first time. Most drivers chose either six or seven sets of supersoft tyres, while Nico Hülkenberg chose eight, and the drivers chose nine. Force India were the only team to choose three sets of mediums, as the others chose either one or two, which Hamilton and Vettel were a couple of those who chose just one set.
On 1 September, Williams driver Felipe Massa gave news that was surprising to some, that 2016 would be his last year in F1 and Abu Dhabi would be the last time he has taken part in a Grand Prix. However, he ended up retaining his seat at Williams in 2017 due to Nico Rosberg's retirement, which caused Mercedes to sign Valtteri Bottas 
==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 	
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
34 	Alfonso Celis, Jr. 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM09 	 	PU106C Hybrid 	
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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 	 	1:25.120	10 	1:24.003	6 	1:23.709	7
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:24.307	4 	1:23.254	3 	1:22.946	3
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:22.959	1 	1:22.994	2 	1:22.401	2
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:24.047	3 	1:23.427	4 	1:23.149	4
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:24.763	6 	1:24.516	9 	1:24.463	14
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:25.853	15 	1:24.981	15 	1:24.542	16
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:24.650	5 	1:24.653	13 	1:23.917	9
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:26.439	19 	1:25.643	21 	1:24.715	18
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	1:25.507	13 	1:24.259	7 	1:24.658	17
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:25.840	14 	1:24.556	11 	1:23.647	6
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:26.956	22 	1:25.555	19 	1:24.793	19
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	1:25.113	9 	1:24.674	14 	1:24.034	10
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:25.351	11 	1:24.549	10 	1:24.104	12
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:26.074	17 	1:25.614	20 	1:24.845	20
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	1:24.587	12 	1:24.041	11 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:26.811	21 	1:25.833	22 	1:24.533	15
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Manor Racing MRT	1:26.391	18 	1:25.275	18 	1:24.938	22
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:24.982	8 	1:23.732	5 	1:23.740	8
34 	Alfonso Celis, Jr.	 	1:25.367	12 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:23.162	2 	1:22.801	1 	1:22.008	1
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:25.973	16 	1:25.240	17 	1:24.240	13
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:24.785	7 	1:24.299	8 	1:23.500	5
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:26.762	20 	1:25.083	16 	1:24.893	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 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:21.854 	 	1 	1:21.498 	 	1 	1:21.135 	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	2 	1:22.497 	 	2 	1:21.809 	 	2 	1:21.613 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:23.077 	 	3 	1:22.275 	 	3 	1:21.972 	3
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	5 	1:23.217 	 	5 	1:22.568 	 	4 	1:22.065 	4
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	8 	1:23.264 	 	4 	1:22.499 	 	5 	1:22.388 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	4 	1:23.158 	 	6 	1:22.638 	 	6 	1:22.389 	6
7 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	6 	1:23.229 	 	8 	1:22.857 	 	7 	1:22.411 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	11 	1:23.439 	 	9 	1:22.922 	 	8 	1:22.814 	8
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	7 	1:23.259 	 	10 	1:22.951 	 	9 	1:22.836 	9
10 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	 	 	9 	1:23.386 	 	7 	1:22.856 	 	10 	1:23.184 	10
11 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	12 	1:23.489 	 	11 	1:22.967 	 	 	 	11
12 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	10 	1:23.421 	 	12 	1:23.092 	 	 	 	12
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	16 	1:23.783 	 	13 	1:23.273 	 	 	 	13
14 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	15 	1:23.760 	 	14 	1:23.315 	 	 	 	14
15 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	14 	1:23.666 	 	15 	1:23.399 	 	 	 	15
16 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	13 	1:23.661 	 	16 	1:23.496 	 	 	 	16
17 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	17 	1:23.825 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	18 	1:23.956 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:24.087 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	20 	1:24.230 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	21 	1:24.436 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
NC 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	22 	DNF 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
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===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
Note - Grosjean and Ocon penalised 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes. Ocon failed to set a time within the Q1 107% requirement - races at stewards' discretion.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	53 	1h 17m 28.089s 	2 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+15.070 	1 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	53 	+20.990 	3 	15
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+27.561 	4 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+45.295 	6 	10
6 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+51.015 	5 	8
7 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+54.236 	7 	6
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+64.954 	8 	4
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	53 	+65.617 	11 	2
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	53 	+78.656 	9 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	17 	
12 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	
13 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	52 	+1 Lap 	10 	
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	12 	
15 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	19 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	21 	
18 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	22 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	36 	Battery 	16 	
Ret 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	26 	Oil Leak 	13 	
Ret 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	7 	Collision damage	20 	
Ret 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	6 	Collision damage	18 	
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==Milestones==
*Nico Rosberg's 50th podium finish.
*Daniil Kvyat's 50th start (52nd entry).
*First time since the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix that a car has set the fastest lap, and the first time since returned to supply their engines starting from 2015.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	250 	 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	248 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	161 	 	
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	143 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	136 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	121 	 	
7 	Valtteri Bottas 	70 	 	
8 	Sergio Pérez 	62 	 	
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	46 	 	
10 	Felipe Massa 	41 	 	
11 	Fernando Alonso 	30 	 	
12 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	30 	 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	 	
14 	Daniil Kvyat 	23 	 	
15 	Jenson Button 	17 	 	
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 	 	
24 	Esteban Ocon 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	498 	 	
2 	 	290 	 	
3 	 	279 	 	
4 	 	111 	1 	
5 	 	108 	1 	
6 	 	48 	 	
7 	 	45 	 	
8 	 	28 	 	
9 	 	6 	 	
10 	 	1 	 	
11 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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