Round 12 · 31 July 2016
2016 German Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2016 German Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 31 July 2016 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 2. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nico Rosberg. The fastest lap was set by Daniel Ricciardo (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:30:44.200 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3 | +6.996 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +13.413 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | +15.845 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6 | +32.570 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | +37.023 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | +70.049 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 21 | — | — | Power Unit |
| 22 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 10 | — | — | Suspension |