The 2016 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016) was a

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that took place on 31 July 2016. After a one-year absence, the race returned to the

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near

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in the German state of

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, which last held the race in

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. It was the twelfth round of the

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, and marked the seventy-sixth running of the

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, and the sixty-second time the race has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

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entered the round with a six-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship over teammate and defending race winner

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. Hamilton won the race and extended his lead over Rosberg to nineteen points. Their team, Mercedes, further extended its lead in the World Constructors' Championship.

Report

In the week before the race,

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driver

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was the subject of increased media scrutiny amidst reports that his primary sponsor—Indonesian petrochemical company

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—had not met its financial obligations to the team, thus placing his future with MRT and in the sport in jeopardy. Haryanto was ultimately able to secure the seat for the race, but his long-term future with the team remained in doubt. Following the handing out of several controversial penalties and extensive debate over the application of amendments to the sporting regulations, the FIA repealed all of the rules restricting pit-to-car communications. This was the first Grand Prix that double yellow flags would be the same as a red flag in qualifying after the controversial qualifying in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Tyre supplier

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provided teams with the medium, soft and supersoft compounds. In the race itself

won claiming his 4th victory in a row to move into a 19-point lead in the Championship,

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came home 2nd ahead of his teammate

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slipped back to 4th after being penalised for forcing Verstappen off the track.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes: * –

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received a one-place grid penalty for incorrectly using his tyre allocation during the first part of qualifying. * –

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received a three-place grid penalty for impeding

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during qualifying. * –

Romain Grosjean Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 28 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Grosjean had previously spent nine ...

received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Race

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

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