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Max Verstappen won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Kimi Räikkönen, and Sebastian Vettel
Race date
May 15, 2016
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Daniil Kvyat
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Felipe Massa from P18 to P8 (+10), Marcus Ericsson from P19 to P12 (+7), and Felipe Nasr from P20 to P14 (+6) 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 9 +1 lap, 8 Finished, 2 Collision, 1 Brakes, and 1 Oil leak. Daniil Kvyat holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.948 on lap 53. 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
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:41:40.01725
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:41:40.63318
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:41:45.59815
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:42:23.96712
5Valtteri BottasWilliams1:42:25.28810
6Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:42:41.4128
7Sergio PérezForce India1:42:59.5556
8Felipe MassaWilliams1:43:00.7244
9Jenson ButtonMcLaren+1 lap2
10Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap1
11Esteban GutiérrezHaas+1 lap0
12Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
13Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
14Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
15Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
16Pascal WehrleinManor+1 lap0
17Rio HaryantoManor+1 lap0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasBrakes0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenPower unit0
DNFNico HülkenbergForce IndiaOil leak0