- Winner
- Nico Rosberg
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, and Lewis Hamilton
- Race date
- August 28, 2016
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Lewis Hamilton
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Daniel Ricciardo is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.
Grid to finish
Lewis Hamilton from P21 to P3 (+18), Fernando Alonso from P22 to P7 (+15), and Esteban Gutiérrez from P18 to P12 (+6) 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 15 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 1 Accident, 1 Collision, and 1 Collision damage. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.583 on lap 40. 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.