2016 Russian Grand Prix

2016 Russian Grand Prix
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Race 4 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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	Layout of the Sochi Autodrom
Race details
Date	1 May 2016
Official name	2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix
Location	Sochi Autodrom, ; Adlersky City District, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.848 km (3.634 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 309.745 km (192.467 miles)
Weather	Partly cloudy; 16 °C (61 °F) air temperature; 37–41 °C (99–106 °F) track temperature; 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s) wind from the southwest
Attendance	158,000 (Weekend)
Pole position
Driver	Nico Rosberg;
Time	1:35.417
Fastest lap
Driver	Nico Rosberg
Time	1:39.094 on lap 52
Podium
First	Nico Rosberg;
Second	Lewis Hamilton;
Third	Kimi Räikkönen;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; Russian: Гран-при России 2016 года, romanized: Gran-pri Rossii 2016 goda) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 May 2016. The race, contested over fifty-three laps, was held at the Sochi Autodrom. It was the fourth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifth running of the Russian Grand Prix, the third time as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in 1950. Nico Rosberg of Mercedes came into the race leading the championship ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was the defending race winner.

Nico Rosberg won the race from pole position, ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. While Rosberg extended his winning streak to seven consecutive Grands Prix, Sebastian Vettel retired from the race on the first lap, after contact with Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat. With the maximum number of 100 points from the first four races of the season, Rosberg left Russia with a 43-point lead to Hamilton. By securing pole position, winning the race, setting the fastest lap and leading every lap, Nico Rosberg achieved the first grand slam of his career.

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^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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[formal-1] "2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[2] Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[3] Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sochi Autodrom - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[4] "GP Russland in Sotschi / Rennen". motorsport-total.com (in German). Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[5] "F1 reveals overall rise in 2017 attendance". GPupdate.net. JHED Media BV. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017.

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