- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, and Max Verstappen
- Race date
- July 31, 2016
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Daniel Ricciardo is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Romain Grosjean from P20 to P13 (+7), Jenson Button from P12 to P8 (+4), and Marcus Ericsson from P22 to P18 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nico Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 1 Power unit, and 1 Suspension. Daniel Ricciardo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.442 on lap 48. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.