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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Sun 27th November 2016 (UTC)

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2016

Round
21

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Location
Yas Marina Circuit

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The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 November 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was the final round of the 2016 season and determined the 2016 World Drivers' Championship. It marked the eighth running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the eighth time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

Defending race winner Nico Rosberg entered the round with a twelve point lead over team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. Their team, Mercedes, held a lead of two hundred and seventy-six points over Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship. Rosberg required a podium finish to secure the championship; Hamilton required a podium to remain in mathematical contention. Hamilton started the race from pole and went on to win the race, while Rosberg finished second, securing his maiden World Drivers Championship title. Sebastian Vettel completed the podium in third.

A week after the Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from Formula One, making this Grand Prix his last.

At the start, Max Verstappen went into a spin after gently touching Nico Hulkenberg's Force India. In their last ever races, Jenson Button was forced to retire with broken right front suspension but Felipe Massa was able to finish in 9th position.

The final laps of the race saw Lewis Hamilton slowing down to allow other drivers to challenge Nico Rosberg for second and third placing. If Rosberg was bypassed for a podium finishing, Hamiltion would have won the World Championship Drivers' title and denied Rosberg his first title. Hamilton had ignored commands, first by his race engineer then by the team's technical director - to speed up as they saw the opposing teams catching up. They were concerned that Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had faster closing laps of up to two seconds per lap. Hamilton was reprimanded for insubordination by the management, having placed his own interests before that of the team. Others have supported him, going with the principle that "drivers are free to race".

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Result List

01	Lewis Hamilton	38:04.0
02	Nico Rosberg	+0:00.439
03	Sebastian Vettel	+0:00.843
04	Max Verstappen	+0:01.685
05	Daniel Ricciardo	+0:05.315
06	Kimi Raikkonen	+0:18.816
07	Nico Hulkenberg	+0:50.114
08	Sergio Perez	+0:58.776
09	Felipe Massa	+0:59.436
10	Fernando Alonso	+0:59.896
11	Romain Grosjean	+1:16.777
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	+1:35.113
13	Esteban Ocon	+1 Lap
14	Pascal Wehrlein	+1 Lap
15	Marcus Ericsson	+1 Lap
16	Felipe Nasr	+1 Lap
17	Jolyon Palmer	+1 Lap
18	Carlos Sainz Jr	DNF
19	Daniil Kvyat	DNF
20	Jenson Button	DNF
21	Valtteri Bottas	DNF
22	Kevin Magnussen	DNF

Result Description
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 55 1:38:04.013 1 25
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 55 +0.439 2 18
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 55 +0.843 5 15
4 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 55 +1.685 6 12
5 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 55 +5.315 3 10
6 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 55 +18.816 4 8
7 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 55 +50.114 7 6
8 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 55 +58.776 8 4
9 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 55 +59.436 10 2
10 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 55 +59.896 9 1
11 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 55 +1:16.777 14
12 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Haas-Ferrari 55 +1:35.113 13
13 31 France Esteban Ocon MRT-Mercedes 54 +1 Lap 20
14 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein MRT-Mercedes 54 +1 Lap 16
15 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 54 +1 Lap 22
16 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 54 +1 Lap 19
17 30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Renault 54 +1 Lap1 15
Ret 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 41 Collision damage 21
Ret 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Ferrari 14 Gearbox 17
Ret 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 12 Suspension 12
Ret 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 6 Suspension 11
Ret 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Renault 5 Suspension 18

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