Pit Lane F1
2016 Season - Round 17 - 2016-10-09
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) home for Mercedes.
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:35.118. Jolyon Palmer (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P12 at the flag â a 4-place improvement. Every starter made it to the chequered flag.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:36.049 | 25 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:36.386 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:35.152 | 15 |
| 4 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:35.118 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 1:35.990 | 10 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:35.511 | 8 |
| 7 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Force India | 5 | Finished | 1:36.756 | 6 |
| 8 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 9 | Finished | 1:37.351 | 4 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 12 | Finished | 1:37.785 | 2 |
| 10 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1:37.844 | 1 |
| 11 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 7 | Finished | 1:37.020 | 0 |
| 12 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:37.978 | 0 |
| 13 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:37.597 | 0 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:38.036 | 0 |
| 15 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:38.496 | 0 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:38.208 | 0 |
| 17 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:37.723 | 0 |
| 18 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:37.177 | 0 |
| 19 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:38.544 | 0 |
| 20 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:37.775 | 0 |
| 21 | 31Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:38.380 | 0 |
| 22 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:38.000 | 0 |
