2016 Russian Grand Prix
The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; Russian: Гран-при России 2016 года, romanized: Gran-pri Rossii 2016 goda) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 May 2016. The race, contested over fifty-three laps, was held at the Sochi Autodrom. It was the fourth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifth running of the Russian Grand Prix, the third time as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950. Nico Rosberg of Mercedes came into the race leading the championship ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was the defending race winner.
| 2016 Russian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Sochi Autodrom | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 1 May 2016 | ||||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Sochi Autodrom, Adlersky City District, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.848 km (3.634 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 309.745 km (192.467 miles) | ||||
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Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) air temperature 37–41 °C (99–106 °F) track temperature 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s) wind from the southwest | ||||
| Attendance | 158,000 (Weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:35.417 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:39.094 on lap 52 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second |
| Mercedes | |||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Nico Rosberg won the race from pole position, ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. While Rosberg extended his winning streak to seven consecutive Grands Prix, Sebastian Vettel retired from the race on the first lap, after contact with Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat. With the maximum number of 100 points from the first four races of the season, Rosberg left Russia with a 43-point lead to Hamilton. By securing pole position, winning the race, setting the fastest lap and leading every lap, Nico Rosberg achieved the first grand slam of his career.