- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Daniel Ricciardo
- Race date
- October 23, 2016
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit of the Americas
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Nico Rosberg is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Daniel Ricciardo 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Jenson Button from P19 to P9 (+10), Fernando Alonso from P12 to P5 (+7), and Romain Grosjean from P17 to P10 (+7) 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 11 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 1 +2 laps, 1 Brakes, and 1 Collision damage. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.877 on lap 55. 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.