| 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 21 in the2016 Formula One World Championship
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 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 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 306.630 km (190.539 miles) | ||||
| 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 | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2016 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally known as theFormula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016) was aFormula Onemotor race that was held on 24 July 2016 at theHungaroring inMogyoród,Hungary. It was the eleventh round of the2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 32nd running of theHungarian Grand Prix, and 31st time it had been held as a round of the World Championship.
Mercedes driverNico Rosberg entered the round with a one-point lead over teammateLewis Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship while Mercedes led in the Constructors' Championship ahead ofFerrari. The race was won by Hamilton, with Rosberg andDaniel Ricciardo completing the podium, meaning Hamilton took over the lead in the Drivers' Championship after the race.
In the week before the race, theFIA revised the rules governing pit-to-car communications following criticism from the teams in light of a penalty given toNico Rosberg at theBritish Grand Prix for receiving assistance outside those allowed under the regulations; and in the aftermath ofSergio Pérez's brake failure and subsequent retirement from theAustrian Grand Prix, whichForce India was particularly critical of in light of the safety implications arising from Pérez's accident.[5] The rules, first introduced during the2015 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, withFerrari'sSebastian 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]
Mixed conditions in the first qualifying session meant that a record eleven drivers failed to make the107% time:Red Bull Racing'sMax Verstappen andDaniel Ricciardo;Williams'Felipe Massa andValtteri Bottas;Force India'sNico Hulkenberg andSergio Pérez;Renault'sKevin Magnussen andJolyon Palmer;Manor'sPascal Wehrlein andRio Haryanto; andSauber'sMarcus Ericsson. Due to the exceptional circumstances, all eleven were permitted to start the race, and the fastest five - Ricciardo, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Bottas, and Pérez - were allowed to proceed to Q2 as normal.
Lewis Hamilton took a comfortable win ahead of his teammate Rosberg, their only challenge came fromDaniel Ricciardo who did threaten but ultimately faded away before finishing in 3rd place holding off a charge fromFerrari'sSebastian Vettel.Jenson Button was the only retirement from the race when he was instructed to stop after an oil leak in hisMcLaren in what he described as "A race from hell".[7]
Notes:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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 | |
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