2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
(Sochi) * April 29 - May 1, 2016
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) jumping for joy after winning his 7th race in a row in Sochi, at 2016 Russian Grand Prix!
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) jumping for joy at podium after winning his 7th GP in a row at 2016 Russian Grand Prix; while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) finishes 2nd and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 3rd.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) after 2016 Russian Grand Prix, at press conference
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) wins Russian Grand Prix from
start to finish, to take a commanding lead in the Drivers
Championship, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) comes from 10th on the
grid to finish 2nd and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) finishes 3rd!
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) earns pole, while Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Valtteri Bottas (Williams) come in 2nd and 3rd at qualifying during 2016 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi!
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) earns pole, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Valtteri Bottas (Williams) finish 2nd and 3rd during qualifying session at Sochi.
Sochi Autodrom - Russian Grand Prix
Track History
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 2016 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2015 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2014
2016 Formula 1 Racing - Russia Grand Prix
Russia GP - Race Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 NICO ROSBERG GER MERCEDES 1:32:41.997 25
2 LEWIS HAMILTON GBR MERCEDES +25.022s 18
3 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FIN FERRARI +31.998s 15
4 VALTTERI BOTTAS FIN WILLIAMS +50.217s 12
5 FELIPE MASSA BRA WILLIAMS +74.427s 10
6 FERNANDO ALONSO ESP MCLAREN +1 lap 8
7 KEVIN MAGNUSSEN DEN RENAULT +1 lap 6
8 ROMAIN GROSJEAN FRA HAAS +1 lap 4
9 SERGIO PEREZ MEX FORCE INDIA +1 lap 2
10 JENSON BUTTON GBR MCLAREN +1 lap 1
11 DANIEL RICCIARDO AUS RED BULL RACING +1 lap 0
12 CARLOS SAINZ ESP TORO ROSSO +1 lap 0
13 JOLYON PALMER GBR RENAULT +1 lap 0
14 MARCUS ERICSSON SWE SAUBER +1 lap 0
15 DANIIL KVYAT RUS RED BULL RACING +1 lap 0
16 FELIPE NASR BRA SAUBER +1 lap 0
17 ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ MEX HAAS +1 lap 0
18 PASCAL WEHRLEIN GER MANOR +2 laps 0
NC MAX VERSTAPPEN NED TORO ROSSO DNF 0
NC SEBASTIAN VETTEL GER FERRARI DNF 0
NC NICO HULKENBERG GER FORCE INDIA DNF 0
NC RIO HARYANTO INA MANOR DNF 0
* Sainz received a 10-second time penalty for forcing another driver off the track.
* Nasr received a 5-second time penalty for not respecting the race director's instructions.
Fastest lap - Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:39.094s (L52)
2016 Formula 1 Racing - Russia Grand Prix
Russia GP - Qualifying Results
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 6 NICO ROSBERG MERCEDES 1:36.119 1:35.337 1:35.417 16
2 5 SEBASTIAN VETTEL FERRARI 1:36.555 1:36.623 1:36.123 16
3 77 VALTTERI BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1:37.746 1:37.140 1:36.536 17
4 7 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1:36.976 1:36.741 1:36.663 17
5 19 FELIPE MASSA WILLIAMS 1:37.753 1:37.230 1:37.016 16
6 3 DANIEL RICCIARDO RED BULL RACING 1:38.091 1:37.569 1:37.125 22
7 11 SERGIO PEREZ FORCE INDIA 1:38.006 1:37.282 1:37.212 20
8 26 DANIIL KVYAT RED BULL RACING 1:38.265 1:37.606 1:37.459 22
9 33 MAX VERSTAPPEN TORO ROSSO 1:38.123 1:37.510 1:37.583 20
10 44 LEWIS HAMILTON MERCEDES 1:36.006 1:35.820 13
11 55 CARLOS SAINZ TORO ROSSO 1:37.784 1:37.652 14
12 22 JENSON BUTTON MCLAREN 1:38.332 1:37.701 14
13 27 NICO HULKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1:38.562 1:37.771 17
14 14 FERNANDO ALONSO MCLAREN 1:37.971 1:37.807 14
15 8 ROMAIN GROSJEAN HAAS 1:38.383 1:38.055 16
16 21 ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ HAAS 1:38.678 1:38.115 18
17 20 KEVIN MAGNUSSEN RENAULT 1:38.914 10
18 30 JOLYON PALMER RENAULT 1:39.009 9
19 12 FELIPE NASR SAUBER 1:39.018 10
20 94 PASCAL WEHRLEIN MANOR 1:39.399 10
21 88 RIO HARYANTO MANOR 1:39.463 10
22 9 MARCUS ERICSSON SAUBER 1:39.519 10
Note - Vettel penalised five grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.
2015 Formula 1 Racing - Russia GP - Top 10
Russia GP - Race Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 LEWIS HAMILTON GBR MERCEDES 1:37:11.024 25
2 SEBASTIAN VETTEL GER FERRARI +5.953s 18
3 SERGIO PEREZ MEX FORCE INDIA +28.918s 15
4 FELIPE MASSA BRA WILLIAMS +38.831s 12
5 DANIIL KVYAT RUS RED BULL RACING +47.566s 10
6 FELIPE NASR BRA SAUBER +56.508s 8
7 PASTOR MALDONADO VEN LOTUS +61.088s 6
8 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FIN FERRARI +72.358s 4
9 JENSON BUTTON GBR MCLAREN +79.467s 2
10 MAX VERSTAPPEN NED TORO ROSSO +88.424s 1
2015 Formula 1 Racing - Russia GP - Top 10
Russia GP - Qualifying Results
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 6 NICO ROSBERG MERCEDES 1:37.113 20
2 44 LEWIS HAMILTON MERCEDES 1:37.433 18
3 77 VALTTERI BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1:37.912 26
4 5 SEBASTIAN VETTEL FERRARI 1:37.965 15
5 7 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1:38.348 18
6 27 NICO HULKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1:38.659 21
7 11 SERGIO PEREZ FORCE INDIA 1:38.691 19
8 8 ROMAIN GROSJEAN LOTUS 1:38.787 19
9 33 MAX VERSTAPPEN TORO ROSSO 1:38.924 23
10 3 DANIEL RICCIARDO RED BULL RACING 1:39.728 18
2014 Formula 1 Racing - Russia GP - Top 10
Russia GP - Race Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:31:50.744 1 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +13.6 secs 2 18
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 53 +17.4 secs 3 15
4 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +30.2 secs 4 12
5 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +53.6 secs 11 10
6 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 +60.0 secs 7 8
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +61.8 secs 6 6
8 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +66.1 secs 10 4
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +78.8 secs 8 2
10 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 53 +80.0 secs 12 1
2014 Formula 1 Racing - Russia GP - Top 10
Russia GP - Qualifying Results
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.759 1:38.338 1:38.513 18
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.076 1:38.606 1:38.713 18
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:39.125 1:38.971 1:38.920 23
4 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.560 1:39.381 1:39.121 22
5 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:40.074 1:39.296 1:39.277 27
6 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.735 1:39.022 1:39.629 21
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.519 1:39.666 1:39.635 21
8 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:40.255 1:39.786 1:39.709 25
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:40.098 1:39.838 1:39.771 26
10 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:40.354 1:39.929 1:40.020 27
