- Winner
- Nico Rosberg
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Nico Rosberg, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton
- Race date
- October 9, 2016
- Pole
- Nico Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Nico Rosberg finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.
Grid to finish
Jolyon Palmer from P16 to P12 (+4), Jenson Button from P22 to P18 (+4), and Kimi Räikkönen from P8 to P5 (+3) 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 11 +1 lap and 11 Finished. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.118 on lap 36. 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.