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Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Italian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Nico Rosberg
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
September 4, 2016
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Romain Grosjean from P17 to P11 (+6), Kevin Magnussen from P21 to P17 (+4), and Esteban Ocon from P22 to P18 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 Collision damage, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Battery. Fernando Alonso holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.340 on lap 51. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:17:28.08925
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:17:43.15918
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:17:49.07915
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:17:55.65012
5Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:18:13.38410
6Valtteri BottasWilliams1:18:19.1048
7Max VerstappenRed Bull1:18:22.3256
8Sergio PérezForce India1:18:33.0434
9Felipe MassaWilliams1:18:33.7062
10Nico HülkenbergForce India1:18:46.7451
11Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
12Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap0
13Esteban GutiérrezHaas+1 lap0
14Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
15Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso+1 lap0
16Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
17Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
18Esteban OconManor+2 laps0
DNFDaniil KvyatToro RossoBattery0
DNFPascal WehrleinManorOil leak0