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Suzuka Circuit Nico Rosberg won the Japanese Grand Prix 2016 at Suzuka Circuit on 9 October 2016, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:35.118.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 53 | 1:26:43.333 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 53 | +4.978 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 53 | +5.776 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 53 | +20.269 | 12 | ⚡ 1:35.118 |
| 5 | 8 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | +28.370 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 53 | +33.941 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 53 | +57.495 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 53 | +59.177 | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 53 | +1:37.763 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 53 | +1:38.323 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 53 | +1:39.254 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 13 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 15 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Esteban OconOCO | Manor Marussia | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 22 | 21 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Nico Rosberg
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.858 | 1:30.714 | 1:30.647 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.218 | 1:31.129 | 1:30.660 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.674 | 1:31.406 | 1:30.949 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.659 | 1:31.227 | 1:31.028 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.487 | 1:31.489 | 1:31.178 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:32.538 | 1:31.719 | 1:31.240 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.682 | 1:32.237 | 1:31.961 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.458 | 1:32.176 | 1:31.961 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.448 | 1:32.200 | 1:32.142 |
| 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.620 | 1:32.155 | 1:32.547 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:32.383 | 1:32.315 | - |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:32.562 | 1:32.380 | - |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:32.645 | 1:32.623 | - |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:32.789 | 1:32.685 | - |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.819 | 1:32.689 | - |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:32.796 | 1:32.807 | - |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.851 | - | - |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:33.023 | - | - |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:33.222 | - | - |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:33.332 | - | - |
| 21 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:33.353 | - | - |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:33.561 | - | - |