Round 17 · 9 October 2016
2016 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 9 October 2016 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1:26:43.333 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | +4.978 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +5.776 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6 | +20.269 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 8 | +28.370 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | +33.941 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 5 | +57.495 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | +59.177 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 12 | +97.763 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 11 | +98.323 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 7 | +99.254 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 21 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |