Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2016 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 13 November 2016, starting from pole position. Nico Rosberg finished second for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull. Max Verstappen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:25.305.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 71 | 3:01:01.335 | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 71 | +11.455 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 71 | +21.481 | 15 | ⚡ 1:25.305 |
| 4 | 9 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 71 | +25.346 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 71 | +26.334 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 71 | +29.160 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 71 | +29.827 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 71 | +30.486 | 4 | |
| 9 | 21 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 71 | +42.620 | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 71 | +44.432 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 71 | +45.292 | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | Esteban OconOCO | Manor Marussia | 71 | +45.809 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso | 71 | +51.192 | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 71 | +51.555 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 71 | +1:00.498 | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 71 | +1:21.994 | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 60 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 20 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 7 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.511 | 1:11.238 | 1:10.736 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:11.815 | 1:11.373 | 1:10.838 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.100 | 1:12.301 | 1:11.404 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11.957 | 1:11.834 | 1:11.485 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:12.159 | 1:12.010 | 1:11.495 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:12.409 | 1:12.047 | 1:11.540 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:12.893 | 1:12.343 | 1:11.937 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:12.428 | 1:12.360 | 1:12.104 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:12.684 | 1:12.331 | 1:12.165 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.700 | 1:12.312 | 1:12.266 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:12.680 | 1:12.420 | - |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.052 | 1:12.431 | - |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:12.432 | 1:12.521 | - |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:13.071 | 1:12.726 | - |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:12.950 | 1:12.920 | - |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:13.259 | 1:13.258 | - |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.276 | - | - |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:13.410 | - | - |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:13.427 | - | - |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:13.432 | - | - |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:13.623 | - | - |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:13.681 | - | - |