Starting Grid 2016 Brazilian F1 GP
Lewis Hamilton locking up his right-front during qualifying for the 2016 Brazilian GP
Event: Brazilian Grand Prix
Track: Autodrome Interlagos
Weather:
Tarmac: 28°C dry
Weather: 21°C dry & sunny
Humidity: 39%
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix Tyre Compounds
Orange hard: used for only the fifth time in 2016. Mandatory set: must be available for the race.
- White medium: another mandatory set, which is set to form a key part of the race strategy.
- Yellow soft: despite the heavy demands of the track, this compound has raced in Brazil before.
What happened a year ago
Nico Rosberg won the 71-lap race with a three-stop strategy, starting on soft and then stopping for mediums on laps 13, 33 and 48. The top three all stopped three times. Best alternative strategy: Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth with a two-stop strategy, starting on soft and then switching to mediums on laps 12 and 46.
F1 grid 2016 Brazilian GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | 1st Gap |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:10,736 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:10,838 | 0,102 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:11,404 | 0,668 |
| 4 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11,485 | 0,749 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11,495 | 0,759 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:11,540 | 0,804 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:11,937 | 1,201 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:12,104 | 1,368 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:12,165 | 1,429 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:12,266 | 1,530 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:12,420 | 1,684 |
| 12 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 1:12,431 | 1,695 |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:12,521 | 1,785 |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:12,726 | 1,990 |
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:12,920 | 2,184 |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:13,258 | 2,522 |
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13,276 | 2,540 |
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:13,410 | 2,674 |
| 19 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:13,427 | 2,691 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:13,623 | 2,887 |
| 21 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:13,681 | 2,945 |
| 22 | 45 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:13,432 | 2,696 |
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