- 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.