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2016 United States Grand Prix

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

| Type = F1

| Country = USA

| Grand Prix = United States

| Details ref ={{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/United_States.html|title=United States|work=formula1.com|access-date=3 October 2016}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|10|23}}

| Year = 2016

| Race_No = 18

| Season_No = 21

| Image = Austin circuit.svg

| image-size = 250px

| Caption = Layout of the Circuit of the Americas

| Official name = 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

| Location = Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_km = 5.513

| Course_mi = 3.426

| Distance_laps = 56

| Distance_km = 308.405

| Distance_mi = 191.634

| Weather = Sunny and hot with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|84|F|C}}; wind speeds approaching speeds of {{convert|9.2|mph|km/h}}{{cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Austin/2016-10-23|title=Weather information for the "2016 United States Grand Prix"|publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac|access-date=August 31, 2018}}

| Attendance = 269,889 (Weekend)[http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/formula-1-usgp-sets-new-attendance-record-cota-after-years-struggling-numbers Autoweek - Formula 1 USGP sets new attendance record for COTA after years of struggling numbers]

| Pole_Driver = Lewis Hamilton

| Pole_Country = GBR

| Pole_Team = Mercedes

| Pole_Time = 1.34.999

| Fast_Driver = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel}}

| Fast_Team = Ferrari

| Fast_Time = 1:39.877

| Fast_Lap = 55

| First_Driver = Lewis Hamilton

| First_Country = GBR

| First_Team = Mercedes

| Second_Driver = Nico Rosberg

| Second_Country = GER

| Second_Team = Mercedes

| Third_Driver = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo}}

| Third_Team = {{nowrap|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer}}

| Lapchart = {{F1Laps2016|USA}}

|Next_round=2016 Mexican Grand Prix|Previous_round=2016 Japanese Grand Prix}}

The 2016 United States Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 October 2016 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race marked the forty-sixth running of the United States Grand Prix, and the thirty-eighth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in {{F1|1950}}.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with a thirty-three-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Mercedes team held an unassailable 208-point lead over Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship, having secured the Constructors' title in the previous race in Japan. This was also the last time the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button scored points in a Formula One Grand Prix.

Report

=Race=

The race started off well for Hamilton, leading on the run up to Turn 1, with Jenson Button and a Toro Rosso running wide out of the first corner. Daniel Ricciardo slotted into second while Hamilton's teammate and closest championship rival Nico Rosberg fell back to third. Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture and had to pit after the first lap. Nico Hülkenberg retired on lap 7 due to earlier collision damage. On the corner before the backstraight DRS zone, Esteban Gutiérrez of the Haas F1 Team locked up the front right tyre heavily and retired subsequently due to brake problems. On lap 31, Max Verstappen retired due to a gearbox problem and stopped out of the first DRS zone, triggering a Virtual Safety Car period. Kimi Räikkönen retired after coming out of the pit lane during a routine stop with a loose wheel. Hamilton went on to win his 5th race in the United States, with Nico Rosberg in second and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the podium spots. Hamilton reduced Rosberg's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 26 points with 3 races left in the season.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}}

!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Car
no.|Number}}

!rowspan="2"|Driver

!rowspan="2"|Constructor

!colspan="3"|{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}

!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Final
grid|Final grid position}}

Q1

!Q2

!Q3

1

|align="center"|44

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton}}

|Mercedes

|1:36.296

|1:36.450

|1:34.999

|align="center"|1

2

|align="center"|6

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg}}

|Mercedes

|1:36.397

|1:36.351

|1:35.215

|align="center"|2

3

|align="center"|3

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo}}

|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer

|1:36.759

|1:36.255

|1:35.509

|align="center"|3

4

|align="center"|33

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen}}

|{{nowrap|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer}}

|1:36.613

|1:36.857

|1:35.747

|align="center"|4

5

|align="center"|7

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen}}

|Ferrari

|1:36.985

|1:36.584

|1:36.131

|align="center"|5

6

|align="center"|5

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel}}

|Ferrari

|1:37.151

|1:36.462

|1:36.358

|align="center"|6

7

|align="center"|27

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Nico Hülkenberg}}

|{{nowrap|Force India-Mercedes}}

|1:36.950

|1:36.626

|1:36.628

|align="center"|7

8

|align="center"|77

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas}}

|Williams-Mercedes

|1:37.456

|1:37.202

|1:37.116

|align="center"|8

9

|align="center"|19

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa}}

|Williams-Mercedes

|1:37.402

|1:37.214

|1:37.269

|align="center"|9

10

|align="center"|55

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz Jr.}}

|Toro Rosso-Ferrari

|1:37.744

|1:37.175

|1:37.326

|align="center"|10

11

|align="center"|11

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez}}

|Force India-Mercedes

|1:37.345

|1:37.353

|

|align="center"|11

12

|align="center"|14

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso}}

|McLaren-Honda

|1:37.913

|1:37.417

|

|align="center"|12

13

|align="center"|26

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Kvyat}}

|Toro Rosso-Ferrari

|1:37.844

|1:37.480

|

|align="center"|13

14

|align="center"|21

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez}}

|Haas-Ferrari

|1:38.053

|1:37.773

|

|align="center"|14

15

|align="center"|30

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer}}

|Renault

|1:38.084

|1:37.935

|

|align="center"|15

16

|align="center"|9

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson}}

|Sauber-Ferrari

|1:38.040

|1:39.356

|

|align="center"|16

17

|align="center"|8

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean}}

|Haas-Ferrari

|1:38.308

|

|

|align="center"|17

18

|align="center"|20

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEN}}  Kevin Magnussen}}

|Renault

|1:38.317

|

|

|align="center"|18

19

|align="center"|22

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button}}

|McLaren-Honda

|1:38.327

|

|

|align="center"|19

20

|align="center"|94

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein}}

|MRT-Mercedes

|1:38.548

|

|

|align="center"|20

21

|align="center"|12

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr}}

|Sauber-Ferrari

|1:38.583

|

|

|align="center"|21

22

|align="center"|31

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon}}

|MRT-Mercedes

|1:38.806

|

|

|align="center"|22

colspan="8"|107% time: 1:43.036
colspan=8|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/954/united-states.html|title=2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix – Qualifying|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|date=22 October 2016|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023115041/http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/954/united-states.html}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Constructor

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center"|44

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

|Mercedes

|56

|1:38:12.618

|1

|align="center"|25

2

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

|Mercedes

|56

| +4.520

|2

|align="center"|18

3

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo

|{{nowrap|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer}}

|56

| +19.692

|3

|align="center"|15

4

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

|Ferrari

|56

| +43.134

|6

|align="center"|12

5

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

|McLaren-Honda

|56

| +1:33.953

|12

|align="center"|10

6

|align="center"|55

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz Jr.

|Toro Rosso-Ferrari

|56

| +1:36.124

|10

|align="center"|8

7

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

|Williams-Mercedes

|55

| +1 Lap

|9

|align="center"|6

8

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez

|{{nowrap|Force India-Mercedes}}

|55

| +1 Lap

|11

|align="center"|4

9

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button

|McLaren-Honda

|55

| +1 Lap

|19

|align="center"|2

10

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

|Haas-Ferrari

|55

| +1 Lap

|17

|align="center"|1

11

|align="center"|26

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Kvyat

|Toro Rosso-Ferrari

|55

| +1 Lap

|13

|

12

|align="center"|20

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|DEN}}  Kevin Magnussen}}

|Renault

|55

| +1 Lap{{ref|1|1}}

|18

|

13

|align="center"|30

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

|Renault

|55

| +1 Lap

|15

|

14

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

|Sauber-Ferrari

|55

| +1 Lap

|16

|

15

|align="center"|12

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

|Sauber-Ferrari

|55

| +1 Lap

|21

|

16

|align="center"|77

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Williams-Mercedes

|55

| +1 Lap

|8

|

17

|align="center"|94

|{{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein

|MRT-Mercedes

|55

| +1 Lap

|20

|

18

|align="center"|31

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon

|MRT-Mercedes

|54

| +2 Laps

|22

|

Ret

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

|Ferrari

|38

|Loose wheel

|5

|

Ret

|align="center"|33

|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen

|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer

|28

|Gearbox

|4

|

Ret

|align="center"|21

|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez}}

|Haas-Ferrari

|16

|Brakes

|14

|

Ret

|align="center"|27

|{{flagicon|GER}} Nico Hülkenberg

|Force India-Mercedes

|1

|{{nowrap|Collision damage}}

|7

|

colspan="8"|Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.fia.com/file/49588/download?token=iRm2zH2-|title=2016 United States Grand Prix Race – Provisional Classification|date=23 October 2016|work=FIA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023234710/http://www.fia.com/file/49588/download?token=iRm2zH2-|archive-date=23 October 2016}}

;Notes

  • {{note|1|1}} – Kevin Magnussen received a five-second penalty after the race for an illegal overtake on Daniil Kvyat.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left" |10px

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg*

| 331

align="left" | 10px

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton*

| 305

align="left" | 10px

| align="center" | 3

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo}}

| 227

align="left" | 10px 2

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

| 177

align="left" | 10px 1

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

| 170

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016/etats-unis/championnat.aspx|title=United States 2016 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=21 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Constructor

! Points

align="left" | 10px

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes*

| 636

align="left" | 10px

| align="center" | 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer}}

| 400

align="left" | 10px

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| 347

align="left" |10px

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|IND}} Force India-Mercedes

| 138

align="left" |10px

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Mercedes

| 130

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

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{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = United States Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2016

| Previous_race_in_season = 2016 Japanese Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2016 Mexican Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2015 United States Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2017 United States Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 10-19}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:United States Grand Prix, 2016}}

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