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Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 United States Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo at Circuit of the Americas.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:38:12.61825
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:38:17.13818
3Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:38:32.31015
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:38:55.75212
5Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:39:46.57110
6Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:39:48.7428
7Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap6
8Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap4
9Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap2
10Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap1
11Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
13Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
14Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
15Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
16Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap0
17Pascal WehrleinManor+1 lap0
18Esteban OconManor+2 laps0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariLoose wheel0
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullGearbox0