The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix started November 27th, 2016 at 14:00 on Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Nico Rosberg next to him. Daniel Ricciardo started from third place.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 04 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nico Rosberg in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:43.729.
After the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 385 points. Rosberg is 5 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 04 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nico Rosberg in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:43.729.
After the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 385 points. Rosberg is 5 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date
November 27th, 2016 at 14:00
Round
21/21
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:38:04.013
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:43.729
Fastest pitstop
Nico Rosberg 21.218 (lap 29)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38:04.013 | 1 | 55 | 25 |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +0.439 | 2 | 55 | 18 |
| 3 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +0.843 | 5 | 55 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +1.685 | 6 | 55 | 12 |
| 5 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +5.315 | 3 | 55 | 10 |
| 6 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +18.816 | 4 | 55 | 8 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +50.114 | 7 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +58.776 | 8 | 55 | 4 |
| 9 1 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +59.436 | 10 | 55 | 2 |
| 10 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +59.896 | 9 | 55 | 1 |
| 11 3 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:16.777 | 14 | 55 | 0 |
| 12 1 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | +1:35.113 | 13 | 55 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 54 | 0 |
| 14 2 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 16 | 54 | 0 |
| 15 7 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 22 | 54 | 0 |
| 16 3 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 Lap | 19 | 54 | 0 |
| 17 2 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1 Lap | 15 | 54 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | DNF (Collision damage) | 21 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | DNF (Gearbox) | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | DNF (Suspension) | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | DNF (Suspension) | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | DNF (Suspension) | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.487 | 1:39.382 | 1:38.755 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.511 | 1:39.490 | 1:39.058 | +0.303 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.002 | 1:40.429 | 1:39.589 | +0.834 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.338 | 1:39.629 | 1:39.604 | +0.849 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.341 | 1:40.034 | 1:39.661 | +0.906 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40.424 | 1:39.903 | 1:39.818 | +1.063 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:41.000 | 1:40.709 | 1:40.501 | +1.746 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:40.864 | 1:40.743 | 1:40.519 | +1.764 |
| 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:41.616 | 1:41.044 | 1:41.106 | +2.351 |
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:41.157 | 1:40.858 | 1:41.213 | +2.458 |
| 11 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:41.192 | 1:41.084 | ||
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:41.158 | 1:41.272 | ||
| 13 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:41.639 | 1:41.480 | ||
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:41.467 | 1:41.564 | ||
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:41.775 | 1:41.820 | ||
| 16 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:41.886 | 1:41.995 | ||
| 17 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:42.003 | |||
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:42.142 | |||
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:42.247 | |||
| 20 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:42.286 | |||
| 21 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:42.393 | |||
| 22 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:42.637 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.775 | 16 | |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40.912 | +0.137 | 21 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.999 | +0.224 | 14 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:41.065 | +0.290 | 15 |
| 5 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.168 | +0.393 | 19 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.831 | +1.056 | 20 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:41.885 | +1.110 | 19 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.067 | +1.292 | 13 |
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:42.076 | +1.301 | 19 |
| 10 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:42.354 | +1.579 | 16 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.585 | +1.810 | 14 |
| 12 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:42.616 | +1.841 | 18 |
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.664 | +1.889 | 15 |
| 14 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:42.683 | +1.908 | 20 |
| 15 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:42.805 | +2.030 | 17 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:43.057 | +2.282 | 17 |
| 17 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:43.145 | +2.370 | 17 |
| 18 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:43.301 | +2.526 | 10 |
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:43.417 | +2.642 | 22 |
| 20 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:43.733 | +2.958 | 15 |
| 21 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:44.105 | +3.330 | 13 |
| 22 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:44.238 | +3.463 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40.861 | 36 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.940 | +0.079 | 38 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:41.130 | +0.269 | 31 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.389 | +0.528 | 24 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.390 | +0.529 | 33 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41.464 | +0.603 | 34 |
| 7 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:41.959 | +1.098 | 35 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:42.041 | +1.180 | 35 |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.264 | +1.403 | 36 |
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:42.268 | +1.407 | 36 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.366 | +1.505 | 33 |
| 12 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.823 | +1.962 | 24 |
| 13 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.012 | +2.151 | 35 |
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.108 | +2.247 | 17 |
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:43.272 | +2.411 | 33 |
| 16 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:43.600 | +2.739 | 35 |
| 17 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:43.754 | +2.893 | 33 |
| 18 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:43.903 | +3.042 | 36 |
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:44.045 | +3.184 | 34 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:44.117 | +3.256 | 25 |
| 21 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:44.478 | +3.617 | 5 |
| 22 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:45.948 | +5.087 | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.869 | 28 | |
| 2 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.243 | +0.374 | 31 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:43.297 | +0.428 | 26 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:43.362 | +0.493 | 27 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:44.005 | +1.136 | 27 |
| 6 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:44.155 | +1.286 | 23 |
| 7 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:44.556 | +1.687 | 27 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:44.685 | +1.816 | 21 |
| 9 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:45.039 | +2.170 | 27 |
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:45.168 | +2.299 | 20 |
| 11 | #34 Alfonso Celis Jr. | Force India | 1:45.476 | +2.607 | 26 |
| 12 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.600 | +2.731 | 13 |
| 13 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:45.778 | +2.909 | 17 |
| 14 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.925 | +3.056 | 20 |
| 15 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:45.940 | +3.071 | 31 |
| 16 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:46.219 | +3.350 | 33 |
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:46.372 | +3.503 | 21 |
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:46.379 | +3.510 | 21 |
| 19 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:46.458 | +3.589 | 29 |
| 20 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:47.127 | +4.258 | 10 |
| 21 | #42 Jordan King | Manor Marussia | 1:47.558 | +4.689 | 27 |
| 22 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 2:01.989 | +19.120 | 4 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 16 | 385 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 17 | 380 | -5 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 8 | 256 | -129 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 7 | 212 | -173 | |
| 5 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 7 | 204 | -181 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 186 | -199 | |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 2 | 101 | -284 | |
| 8 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1 | 85 | -300 | |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 72 | -313 | ||
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 54 | -331 | ||
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 53 | -332 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 46 | -339 | ||
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 29 | -356 | ||
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1 | 25 | -360 | |
| 15 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 21 | -364 | ||
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 7 | -378 | ||
| 17 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 2 | -383 | ||
| 18 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1 | -384 | ||
| 19 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1 | -384 | ||
| 20 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -384 | ||
| 21 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -385 | ||
| 22 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -385 | ||
| 23 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 0 | -385 | ||
| 24 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 0 | -385 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 19 | 33 | 765 | |
| 2 | Red Bull | 2 | 16 | 468 | -297 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 11 | 398 | -367 | |
| 4 | Force India | 2 | 173 | -592 | |
| 5 | Williams | 1 | 138 | -627 | |
| 6 | McLaren | 76 | -689 | ||
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 63 | -702 | ||
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 29 | -736 | ||
| 9 | Renault | 8 | -757 | ||
| 10 | Sauber | 2 | -763 | ||
| 11 | Manor Marussia | 1 | -764 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | George Russell | 1:26.993 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:28.391 - Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz | 1:26.103 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.926 - Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:39.283 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:40.867 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.650 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:44.517 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Valtteri Bottas | 1:44.496 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:43.434 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.964 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:42.612 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | 1:41.274 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:40.279 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |