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Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
July 3, 2016
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Felipe Nasr from P21 to P13 (+8), Carlos Sainz Jr. from P15 to P8 (+7), and Jolyon Palmer from P19 to P12 (+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 8 +1 lap, 8 Finished, 2 Brakes, 1 Accident, and 1 Battery. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:08.411 on lap 67. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:27:38.10725
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:27:43.82618
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:27:44.13115
4Nico RosbergMercedes1:28:04.81712
5Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:28:09.08810
6Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:28:15.8138
7Romain GrosjeanHaas1:28:22.7756
8Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:28:25.5074
9Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap2
10Pascal WehrleinManor+1 lap1
11Esteban GutiérrezHaas+1 lap0
12Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
13Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
14Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
15Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
16Rio HaryantoManor+1 lap0
17Sergio PérezForce IndiaAccident0
18Fernando AlonsoMcLarenBattery0
19Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaBrakes0
20Felipe MassaWilliamsBrakes0