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Japanese Grand Prix

2016 Formula 1 Emirates Japanese Grand Prix

Round 17 of 21Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 9 201653 laps

Podium

VERRed Bull

ROSMercedes

HAMMercedes

Key facts

WinnerROS1:26:43.333 from P1

PoleROS1:30.647

Fastest lapVET1:35.118 on lap 36

Pit stops38recorded stops

Finishers22 / 22classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	ROSNico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	–	53	1:26:43.333	25	1:36.049	2
2	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▲1	53	+4.978s	18	1:36.386	2
3	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▼1	53	+5.776s	15	1:35.152	2
4	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	6	▲2	53	+20.269s	12	1:35.118	2
5	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	8	▲3	53	+28.370s	10	1:35.990	2
6	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	4	▼2	53	+33.941s	8	1:35.511	2
7	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	5	▼2	53	+57.495s	6	1:36.756	2
8	HULNico Hülkenberg	Force India	9	▲1	53	+59.177s	4	1:37.351	2
9	MASFelipe Massa	Williams	12	▲3	53	+97.763s	2	1:37.785	1
10	BOTValtteri Bottas	Williams	11	▲1	53	+98.323s	1	1:37.844	1
11	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	7	▼4	53	+99.254s		1:37.020	2
12	PALJolyon Palmer	Renault	16	▲4	52	+1 lap		1:37.978	1
13	KVYDaniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	13	–	52	+1 lap		1:37.597	2
14	MAGKevin Magnussen	Renault	17	▲3	52	+1 lap		1:38.036	1
15	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	18	▲3	52	+1 lap		1:38.496	1
16	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	15	▼1	52	+1 lap		1:38.208	2
17	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	14	▼3	52	+1 lap		1:37.723	2
18	BUTJenson Button	McLaren	22	▲4	52	+1 lap		1:37.177	2
19	NASFelipe Nasr	Sauber	19	–	52	+1 lap		1:38.544	1
20	GUTEsteban Gutiérrez	Haas	10	▼10	52	+1 lap		1:37.775	2
21	OCOEsteban Ocon	Manor	20	▼1	52	+1 lap		1:38.380	2
22	WEHPascal Wehrlein	Manor	21	▼1	52	+1 lap		1:38.000	2

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	MAS	24	22.5s
2	ROS	12	22.7s
3	PER	29	22.7s
4	HAM	33	22.7s
5	RAI	26	22.8s
6	ALO	9	22.8s
7	VER	28	22.8s
8	HUL	11	22.8s
9	VER	10	22.9s
10	VET	34	22.9s
11	SAI	37	22.9s
12	KVY	23	22.9s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 38 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	ROSNico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:31.858	1:30.714	1:30.647
2	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:32.218	1:31.129	1:30.660	+0.013s
3	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:31.674	1:31.406	1:30.949	+0.302s
4	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:31.659	1:31.227	1:31.028	+0.381s
5	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	1:32.487	1:31.489	1:31.178	+0.531s
6	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:32.538	1:31.719	1:31.240	+0.593s
7	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	1:32.682	1:32.237	1:31.961	+1.314s
8	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	1:32.458	1:32.176	1:31.961	+1.314s
9	HULNico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.448	1:32.200	1:32.142	+1.495s
10	GUTEsteban Gutiérrez	Haas	1:32.620	1:32.155	1:32.547	+1.900s
11	BOTValtteri Bottas	Williams	1:32.383	1:32.315	–	+1.668s
12	MASFelipe Massa	Williams	1:32.562	1:32.380	–	+1.733s
13	KVYDaniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:32.645	1:32.623	–	+1.976s
14	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	1:32.789	1:32.685	–	+2.038s
15	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	1:32.819	1:32.689	–	+2.042s
16	PALJolyon Palmer	Renault	1:32.796	1:32.807	–	+2.160s
17	BUTJenson Button	McLaren	1:32.851	–	–	+2.204s
18	MAGKevin Magnussen	Renault	1:33.023	–	–	+2.376s
19	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:33.222	–	–	+2.575s
20	NASFelipe Nasr	Sauber	1:33.332	–	–	+2.685s
21	OCOEsteban Ocon	Manor	1:33.353	–	–	+2.706s
22	WEHPascal Wehrlein	Manor	1:33.561	–	–	+2.914s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2016. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2011	Jenson Button	McLaren
2010	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault
2005	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari

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