The 2016 Japanese Grand Prix started October 9th, 2016 at 07:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Nico Rosberg started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Max Verstappen started from third place.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 43 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:35.118.
After the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 313 points. Rosberg is 33 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 43 seconds Nico Rosberg finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:35.118.
After the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 313 points. Rosberg is 33 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 9th, 2016 at 07:00
Round
17/21
Winner
Nico Rosberg
Winning time
1:26:43.333
Pole position
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:35.118
Fastest pitstop
Felipe Massa 22.463 (lap 24)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26:43.333 | 1 | 53 | 25 |
| 2 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +4.978 | 3 | 53 | 18 |
| 3 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +5.776 | 2 | 53 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +20.269 | 6 | 53 | 12 |
| 5 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +28.370 | 8 | 53 | 10 |
| 6 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +33.941 | 4 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +57.495 | 5 | 53 | 6 |
| 8 1 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +59.177 | 9 | 53 | 4 |
| 9 3 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +1:37.763 | 12 | 53 | 2 |
| 10 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +1:38.323 | 11 | 53 | 1 |
| 11 4 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:39.254 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1 Lap | 16 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 13 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | +1 Lap | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 3 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 16 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 15 | 52 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| 18 4 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 Lap | 22 | 52 | 0 |
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | +1 Lap | 19 | 52 | 0 |
| 20 10 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 21 1 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 22 1 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | +1 Lap | 21 | 52 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.858 | 1:30.714 | 1:30.647 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.218 | 1:31.129 | 1:30.660 | +0.013 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.674 | 1:31.406 | 1:30.949 | +0.302 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.659 | 1:31.227 | 1:31.028 | +0.381 |
| 5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.487 | 1:31.489 | 1:31.178 | +0.531 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:32.538 | 1:31.719 | 1:31.240 | +0.593 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.682 | 1:32.237 | 1:31.961 | +1.314 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.458 | 1:32.176 | 1:31.961 | +1.314 |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.448 | 1:32.200 | 1:32.142 | +1.495 |
| 10 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.620 | 1:32.155 | 1:32.547 | +1.900 |
| 11 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.383 | 1:32.315 | ||
| 12 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32.562 | 1:32.380 | ||
| 13 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:32.645 | 1:32.623 | ||
| 14 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:32.789 | 1:32.685 | ||
| 15 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.819 | 1:32.689 | ||
| 16 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:32.796 | 1:32.807 | ||
| 17 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.851 | |||
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.023 | |||
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:33.222 | |||
| 20 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:33.332 | |||
| 21 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:33.353 | |||
| 22 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:33.561 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.092 | 14 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:32.394 | +0.302 | 10 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.731 | +0.639 | 13 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.784 | +0.692 | 9 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.011 | +0.919 | 12 |
| 6 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.271 | +1.179 | 13 |
| 7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.284 | +1.192 | 12 |
| 8 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:33.639 | +1.547 | 13 |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.639 | +1.547 | 10 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.646 | +1.554 | 11 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.714 | +1.622 | 12 |
| 12 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.787 | +1.695 | 16 |
| 13 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:33.865 | +1.773 | 9 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.921 | +1.829 | 11 |
| 15 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:34.037 | +1.945 | 12 |
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.272 | +2.180 | 13 |
| 17 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.388 | +2.296 | 12 |
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.544 | +2.452 | 13 |
| 19 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.548 | +2.456 | 11 |
| 20 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:35.230 | +3.138 | 13 |
| 21 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:37.256 | +5.164 | 10 |
| 22 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:56.323 | +24.231 | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.250 | 35 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.322 | +0.072 | 35 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.573 | +0.323 | 26 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.061 | +0.811 | 29 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.103 | +0.853 | 34 |
| 6 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.570 | +1.320 | 37 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.873 | +1.623 | 35 |
| 8 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.985 | +1.735 | 37 |
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.028 | +1.778 | 33 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.086 | +1.836 | 33 |
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.127 | +1.877 | 33 |
| 12 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.150 | +1.900 | 29 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.241 | +1.991 | 33 |
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:34.305 | +2.055 | 27 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:34.339 | +2.089 | 36 |
| 16 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.398 | +2.148 | 29 |
| 17 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.643 | +2.393 | 11 |
| 18 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:34.760 | +2.510 | 40 |
| 19 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.824 | +2.574 | 26 |
| 20 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:35.292 | +3.042 | 30 |
| 21 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:35.400 | +3.150 | 37 |
| 22 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.318 | +4.068 | 26 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.431 | 24 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.646 | +0.215 | 21 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.525 | +1.094 | 19 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.817 | +1.386 | 17 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.112 | +1.681 | 23 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.379 | +1.948 | 26 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.530 | +2.099 | 28 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.767 | +2.336 | 30 |
| 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.003 | +2.572 | 10 |
| 10 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:35.381 | +2.950 | 31 |
| 11 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:35.446 | +3.015 | 23 |
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:35.672 | +3.241 | 27 |
| 13 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.677 | +3.246 | 24 |
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.688 | +3.257 | 17 |
| 15 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:35.967 | +3.536 | 15 |
| 16 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:36.169 | +3.738 | 23 |
| 17 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.219 | +3.788 | 21 |
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.294 | +3.863 | 19 |
| 19 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:36.822 | +4.391 | 30 |
| 20 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:37.797 | +5.366 | 29 |
| 21 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:37.966 | +5.535 | 24 |
| 22 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:37.992 | +5.561 | 13 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 12 | 313 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 13 | 280 | -33 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 6 | 212 | -101 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 170 | -143 | |
| 5 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 6 | 165 | -148 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6 | 165 | -148 | |
| 7 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1 | 81 | -232 | |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 2 | 80 | -233 | |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 54 | -259 | ||
| 10 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 43 | -270 | ||
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 42 | -271 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 30 | -283 | ||
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 28 | -285 | ||
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1 | 25 | -288 | |
| 15 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 19 | -294 | ||
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 7 | -306 | ||
| 17 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1 | -312 | ||
| 18 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1 | -312 | ||
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -312 | ||
| 20 | #21 Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -313 | ||
| 21 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -313 | ||
| 22 | #12 Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 0 | -313 | ||
| 23 | #88 Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 0 | -313 | ||
| 24 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 0 | -313 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 15 | 25 | 593 | |
| 2 | Red Bull | 2 | 13 | 385 | -208 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 10 | 335 | -258 | |
| 4 | Force India | 2 | 134 | -459 | |
| 5 | Williams | 1 | 124 | -469 | |
| 6 | McLaren | 62 | -531 | ||
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 47 | -546 | ||
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 28 | -565 | ||
| 9 | Renault | 8 | -585 | ||
| 10 | Manor Marussia | 1 | -592 | ||
| 11 | Sauber | 0 | -593 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |