2016 United States Grand Prix
The 2016 United States Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 October 2016 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race marked the forty-sixth running of the United States Grand Prix, and the thirty-eighth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.
| 2016 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 18 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit of the Americas | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 23 October 2016 | ||||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.513 km (3.426 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny and hot with temperatures reaching up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h) | ||||
| Attendance | 269,889 (Weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
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| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1.34.999 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:39.877 on lap 55 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Mercedes | |||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with a thirty-three-point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Mercedes team held an unassailable 208-point lead over Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship, having secured the Constructors' title in the previous race in Japan. This was also the last time the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button scored points in a Formula One Grand Prix.