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Russian Grand Prix

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Sun 1st May 2016 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2016

Round
4

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Location
Sochi Autodrom

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The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; Russian: Гран-при России 2016 года) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 May 2016. The race, contested over fifty-three laps, was held at the Sochi Autodrom. It was the fourth round of the 2016 season and marked the fifth running of the Russian Grand Prix, the third time as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950. Nico Rosberg of Mercedes came into the race leading the championship ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was the defending race winner.

Nico Rosberg won the race from pole position, ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. While Rosberg extended his winning streak to seven consecutive Grands Prix, Sebastian Vettel retired from the race on the first lap, after contact with Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat. With the maximum number of 100 points from the first four races of the season, Rosberg left Russia with a 43-point lead to Hamilton. By securing pole position, winning the race, setting the fastest lap and leading every lap, Nico Rosberg achieved the first grand slam of his career.

Going into the fourth Grand Prix weekend of the season, Nico Rosberg and his team Mercedes were leading the Drivers' and Constructors' championships respectively. Rosberg was 36 points ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, having taken 75 out of 75 available points from the first three races of the season. Daniel Ricciardo followed in third place, three points behind Hamilton. In the Constructors' standings, Mercedes headed the field with 114 points, 53 points ahead of Ferrari and 57 points clear of Red Bull. This was the third time since the Russian Grand Prix debuted in Formula One in 2014 that the race was held as part of the World Championship. Two early editions of the race were held in 1913 and 1914.

Red Bull Racing used the first practice session to test the "aeroscreen", a form of cockpit protection developed in response to fatal accidents of the drivers such as Jules Bianchi, Justin Wilson and Henry Surtees, who were struck on the head by flying debris. The aeroscreen was developed as an alternative to the "halo" device trialled by Ferrari during pre-season testing. The device was fitted to Daniel Ricciardo's car and he completed a single installation lap to assess it before it was removed for the remainder of the session. Ricciardo was satisfied with the device, saying: "Where we have the structure in place is pretty much where the mirrors are so I wouldn’t say it hindered any more than we are now in terms of visibility. Peripheral vision was fine as well."

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli brought the medium, soft and supersoft tyres to the event, continuing the trend established in the Australian, Bahrain and Chinese Grands Prix. Per the regulations of the 2016 season, every driver needs to set aside one set each of the two softest compounds for the race and one set of the ultrasofts for Q3 (should they advance). The drivers have freedom of what other compounds they choose for the remaining ten out of thirteen sets.


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01			Nico Rosberg	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	32:42.0
02			Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	+0:25.022
03			Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:31.998
04			Valtteri Bottas	Williams Racing	+0:50.217
05			Felipe Massa	Williams Racing	+1:14.427
06			Fernando Alonso	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
07			Kevin Magnussen	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
08			Romain Grosjean	Haas Factory Team	+1 Lap
09			Sergio Perez	Force India	+1 Lap
10			Jenson Button	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
11			Daniel Ricciardo	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
12			Carlos Sainz Jr	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
13			Jolyon Palmer	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
14			Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1 Lap
15			Daniil Kvyat	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
16			Felipe Nasr	Sauber	+1 Lap
17			Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas Factory Team	+1 Lap
18			Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing GP3	+2 Laps
19			Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	DNF
20			Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
21			Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	DNF
22			Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing GP3	DNF

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