2016 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 24 July 2016 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the eleventh round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 32nd running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and 31st time it had been held as a round of the World Championship.

2016 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Race details[1]
Date 24 July 2016
Official name Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016[2][3]
Location Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 306.630 km (190.539 mi)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 176,000 (Weekend) [4]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:19.965
Fastest lap
Driver Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Time 1:23.086 on lap 52
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Mercedes
Third
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with a one-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship while Mercedes led in the Constructors' Championship ahead of Ferrari. The race was won by Hamilton, with Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo completing the podium, meaning Hamilton took over the lead in the Drivers' Championship after the race.

Report

In the week before the race, the FIA revised the rules governing pit-to-car communications following criticism from the teams in light of a penalty given to Nico Rosberg at the British Grand Prix for receiving assistance outside those allowed under the regulations; and in the aftermath of Sergio Pérez's brake failure and subsequent retirement from the Austrian Grand Prix, which Force India was particularly critical of in light of the safety implications arising from Pérez's accident.[5] The rules, first introduced during the 2015 season, were intended to crack down on driver coaching—stating that a competitor must drive the car "alone and unaided"—but allowing teams the scope to alert drivers to the imminent failure of components.[5] Under the revisions introduced for the Hungarian Grand Prix, a car must pit or be retired immediately if an issue arises that is deemed serious enough to warrant intervention from the team.[5] The revised regulations were poorly received, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel being particularly critical during interviews.

After introducing "baguette" kerbs at the Austrian Grand Prix as a means of policing track limits and prevent drivers from deliberately running wide to gain an advantage, the Hungarian Grand Prix saw the introduction of electronic monitoring at selected corners, with pressure-sensitive plates placed under kerbs to detect cars running wide, with the system tied to the car transponders to detect when a driver had run too wide.[6]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. Car
no.		 Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.302 1:22.806 1:19.965 1
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:34.210 1:24.836 1:20.108 2
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo1 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:39.968 1:23.234 1:20.280 3
4 33 Max Verstappen1 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:40.424 1:22.660 1:20.557 4
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:35.718 1:24.082 1:20.874 5
6 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:36.115 1:24.734 1:21.131 6
7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:35.165 1:23.816 1:21.211 7
8 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:37.983 1:24.456 1:21.597 8
9 27 Nico Hülkenberg1 Force India-Mercedes 1:41.471 1:23.901 1:21.823 9
10 77 Valtteri Bottas1 Williams-Mercedes 1:42.758 1:24.506 1:22.182 10
11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:35.906 1:24.941 11
12 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:36.714 1:25.301 12
13 11 Sergio Pérez1 Force India-Mercedes 1:41.411 1:25.416 13
14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.853 1:25.435 14
15 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 1:38.959 1:26.189 15
16 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.772 1:27.063 16
107% time: 1:39.833
— 30 Jolyon Palmer2 Renault 1:43.965 17
— 19 Felipe Massa2 Williams-Mercedes 1:43.999 18
— 20   Kevin Magnussen2 Renault 1:44.543 19
— 9 Marcus Ericsson2 Sauber-Ferrari 1:46.984 PL3
— 94 Pascal Wehrlein2 MRT-Mercedes 1:47.343 20
— 88 Rio Haryanto2 MRT-Mercedes 1:50.189 214
Source:[7][8]

Notes:

Race
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 70 1:40:30.115 2 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 +1.977 1 18
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 70 +27.539 3 15
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 70 +28.213 5 12
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 70 +48.659 4 10
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 +49.044 14 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 69 +1 Lap 7 6
8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 6 4
9 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 10 2
10 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 9 1
11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 13
12 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 69 +1 Lap 17
131 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 15
14 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 11
15 20   Kevin Magnussen Renault 69 +1 Lap 19
16 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 12
17 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 16
18 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 68 +2 Laps 18
19 94 Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 68 +2 Laps 20
20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 68 +2 Laps PL
21 88 Rio Haryanto MRT-Mercedes 68 +2 Laps 21
Ret 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 60 Oil leak 8
Source:[10]
Notes
  • ^1 – Esteban Gutiérrez originally finished 12th, but received a five-second time penalty after the race for ignoring blue flags.[10]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016". Formula1.com. FOM. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Hungaroring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "F1 attendance figures hit four million in 2017". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. Parkes, Ian (21 July 2016). "F1 news: F1 radio ban: FIA tightens rules on messages before Hungarian GP". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  6. "F1 now using technology to enforce track limits". Foxsports.com. Fox Sports Digital Media. GMM Newswire. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. "2016 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. "2016 Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying Session Official Classification". FIA. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  9. "2016 Hungarian Grand Prix – Official Starting Grid". FIA. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  10. "2016 Hungarian Grand Prix – Official Race Classification". FIA. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  11. "Hungary 2016 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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