2016 Austrian Grand Prix

2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 9 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Race details
Date	3 July 2016
Official name	Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis von Österreich 2016[1][2][3]
Location	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.326 km (2.684 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 307.146 km (190.564 miles)
Weather	Cloudy
Attendance	85,000 (Weekend)[4]
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:07.922
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:08.411 on lap 67
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2016) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race, which was contested over 71 laps, was the ninth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the 30th running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 29th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round as the defending race winner and championship leader, with a 24-point advantage over his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton started the race from pole and went on to win the race after colliding with Rosberg on the final lap; as a result, Rosberg finished fourth behind Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen, and saw his championship lead cut to eleven points. Mercedes led rivals Ferrari by 81 points in the Constructors' standings at the start of the round, extending their lead to 103 after Sebastian Vettel retired.