| Name of Driver | Team | Country | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICO ROSBERG | MERCEDES | GER | 9 | 385 |
| LEWIS HAMILTON | MERCEDES | GBR | 10 | 380 |
| DANIEL RICCIARDO | RED BULL RACING | AUS | 1 | 256 |
| SEBASTIAN VETTEL | FERRARI | GER | 0 | 212 |
| MAX VERSTAPPEN | RED BULL RACING | NED | 1 | 204 |
| KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN | FERRARI | FIN | 0 | 186 |
| SERGIO PEREZ | FORCE INDIA | MEX | 0 | 101 |
| VALTTERI BOTTAS | WILLIAMS | FIN | 0 | 85 |
| NICO HULKENBERG | FORCE INDIA | GER | 0 | 72 |
| FERNANDO ALONSO | MCLAREN | ESP | 0 | 54 |
| FELIPE MASSA | WILLIAMS | BRA | 0 | 53 |
| CARLOS SAINZ | TORO ROSSO | ESP | 0 | 46 |
| ROMAIN GROSJEAN | HAAS | FRA | 0 | 29 |
| DANIIL KVYAT | TORO ROSSO | RUS | 0 | 25 |
| JENSON BUTTON | MCLAREN | GBR | 0 | 21 |
| KEVIN MAGNUSSEN | RENAULT | DEN | 0 | 7 |
| FELIPE NASR | SAUBER | BRA | 0 | 2 |
| JOLYON PALMER | RENAULT | GBR | 0 | 1 |
| PASCAL WEHRLEIN | MRT | GER | 0 | 1 |
| STOFFEL VANDOORNE | MCLAREN | BEL | 0 | 1 |
Monday, 28 November 2016
2016 Driver's Standings.
2016 Formula one World Champion - Nico Rosberg.
2016 Season Stats,
Starts: 21
Wins: 9
Podiums: 16
Poles: 8
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016: Results.
Nico Rosberg wins the Formula One title despite Lewis Hamilton's race victory.
Nico Rosberg has secured the first Formula 1 world championship title of his career after cruising to a podium finish in Abu Dhabi, 34 years after his father Keke triumphed on the main stage.
Rosberg started the evening second on the grid at Yas Marina, trailing in the wake of Mercedes team-mate and rival Lewis Hamilton, but the German knew a podium finish would be enough and, despite Hamilton's increased efforts to slow down the pack and place drivers between the two on the field, it was Rosberg who would hold his nerve to clinch the title that had until now evaded him.
Nico Rosberg has secured the first Formula 1 world championship title of his career after cruising to a podium finish in Abu Dhabi, 34 years after his father Keke triumphed on the main stage.
Rosberg started the evening second on the grid at Yas Marina, trailing in the wake of Mercedes team-mate and rival Lewis Hamilton, but the German knew a podium finish would be enough and, despite Hamilton's increased efforts to slow down the pack and place drivers between the two on the field, it was Rosberg who would hold his nerve to clinch the title that had until now evaded him.
| Name of Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS HAMILTON | MERCEDES | 1:38:04.013 | 25 |
| NICO ROSBERG | MERCEDES | +0.439s | 18 |
| SEBASTIAN VETTEL | FERRARI | +0.843s | 15 |
| MAX VERSTAPPEN | RED BULL RACING | +1.685s | 12 |
| DANIEL RICCIARDO | RED BULL RACING | +5.315s | 10 |
| KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN | FERRARI | +18.816s | 8 |
| NICO HULKENBERG | FORCE INDIA | +50.114s | 6 |
| SERGIO PEREZ | FORCE INDIA | +58.776s | 4 |
| FELIPE MASSA | WILLIAMS | +59.436s | 2 |
Saturday, 26 November 2016
Abu Dhabi's previous title deciders.
Abu Dhabi will determine the outcome of this year's tense world championship fight, with Mercedes team mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton just 12 points apart heading into the 2016 finale. It's not the first time that the Yas Marina Circuit has played host to a dramatic championship showdown.
2010 - Vettel's maiden triumph,
BEFORE - 1. Alonso, 246 pts; 2. Webber, 238; 3. Vettel, 231; 4. Hamilton, 222
AFTER - 1. Vettel, 256 pts; 2. Alonso, 252; 3. Webber, 242; 4. Hamilton, 240
One of the closest-fought seasons in recent history came down to a four-way showdown in 2010. Five men had won races during the year, and five men had enjoyed spells at the top of the championship. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was the favourite, leading as he did by eight points from Red Bull's Mark Webber. The Australian was duly centre of attention for the Scuderia - but that would come back to haunt them.
It was Webber's team mate Sebastian Vettel who captured pole and led from the start, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton second and Alonso falling back one spot to fourth, just ahead of Webber. So far so good for the Spaniard. The race would turn, though, on the first set of stops. Webber pitted early and Ferrari reacted, bringing Alonso in too. As Vettel and Hamilton continued to go faster despite being on worn tyres, Alonso and Webber - still together on track - found themselves bottled up behind Renault's early-stopping Vitaly Petrov. The battle, which would rage until the chequered flag, would undo Alonso's title hopes. Stuck behind the Russian, the Ferrari man was only seventh at the finish - enough to keep him ahead of Webber, but not the triumphant Vettel. A new champion - the youngest in the sport's history - was born.
2014 - Hamilton vs Rosberg,
BEFORE - 1. Hamilton, 334 pts; 2. Rosberg, 317 pts
AFTER - 1. Hamilton, 384 pts; 2. Rosberg, 317 pts
With Mercedes the clear class of the field under F1's new regulations, the title became an increasingly fraught two-horse race between team mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Gradually the scintillating early battles spilled into something more, with the tipping point coming in Belgium when the two collided while contesting the lead - costing both men the chance of victory. Hamilton was now 29 points behind, but after clear-the-air talks he was a man on a mission, hunting Rosberg down in Italy and the USA to carry the advantage into the Abu Dhabi finale - and as if things weren't tense enough, there was the small matter of double points being on offer for the last round of the season...
Everything hung in the balance: Hamilton needed to finish in the top two to guarantee the title, but Rosberg piled on the pressure by claiming pole. The Briton hit back immediately, vaulting ahead at the start, but Rosberg shadowed him constantly for the first 22 laps - and then disaster struck. The German's ERS failed, and he began plummeting down the order, his title hopes obliterated. The German showed his class by fighting to the end, crossing the line in 14th - and then congratulating his triumphant team mate, who was now a two-time world champion.
2010 - Vettel's maiden triumph,
BEFORE - 1. Alonso, 246 pts; 2. Webber, 238; 3. Vettel, 231; 4. Hamilton, 222
AFTER - 1. Vettel, 256 pts; 2. Alonso, 252; 3. Webber, 242; 4. Hamilton, 240
One of the closest-fought seasons in recent history came down to a four-way showdown in 2010. Five men had won races during the year, and five men had enjoyed spells at the top of the championship. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was the favourite, leading as he did by eight points from Red Bull's Mark Webber. The Australian was duly centre of attention for the Scuderia - but that would come back to haunt them.
It was Webber's team mate Sebastian Vettel who captured pole and led from the start, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton second and Alonso falling back one spot to fourth, just ahead of Webber. So far so good for the Spaniard. The race would turn, though, on the first set of stops. Webber pitted early and Ferrari reacted, bringing Alonso in too. As Vettel and Hamilton continued to go faster despite being on worn tyres, Alonso and Webber - still together on track - found themselves bottled up behind Renault's early-stopping Vitaly Petrov. The battle, which would rage until the chequered flag, would undo Alonso's title hopes. Stuck behind the Russian, the Ferrari man was only seventh at the finish - enough to keep him ahead of Webber, but not the triumphant Vettel. A new champion - the youngest in the sport's history - was born.
2014 - Hamilton vs Rosberg,
BEFORE - 1. Hamilton, 334 pts; 2. Rosberg, 317 pts
AFTER - 1. Hamilton, 384 pts; 2. Rosberg, 317 pts
Everything hung in the balance: Hamilton needed to finish in the top two to guarantee the title, but Rosberg piled on the pressure by claiming pole. The Briton hit back immediately, vaulting ahead at the start, but Rosberg shadowed him constantly for the first 22 laps - and then disaster struck. The German's ERS failed, and he began plummeting down the order, his title hopes obliterated. The German showed his class by fighting to the end, crossing the line in 14th - and then congratulating his triumphant team mate, who was now a two-time world champion.
Friday, 25 November 2016
Jenson Button says he will be treating this weekend's season finale in Abu Dhabi as his final Formula One Grand Prix.
The Briton announced he would not be racing in 2017 earlier this year, making way for Stoffel Vandoorne to partner Fernando Alonso - but he was insistent that he was not retiring and had an option to return in 2018, should both he and McLaren wish to do so.
Speaking on Thursday at the Yas Marina Circuit however, Button said he isn't anticipating trying to take up that option, and that his mindset is therefore that this weekend will be his F1 farewell.
"I go into this weekend thinking it will be my last race," Button said. "I think that's the best way to be.
"At this moment in time I don't want to be racing in F1 past this race, and that was the whole idea. So I think of this as my last race, and hopefully everyone else does as well.
"I don't want to go in thinking it isn't my last and it is my last. It is true I have a contract for 2018 but at this moment in time I am not going to be racing in 2018.
"The whole idea about having a contract is that in three months’ time, when I have eaten myself stupid and thinking of things to do in the future, maybe I realise I need F1 back in my life, but in this moment of time that isn't the case – so this is my last race."
Button said he can look back with intense pride on a career that has included 15 wins, 50 podiums and one world championship crown - and that will reach 305 Grand Prix starts in Abu Dhabi, just one behind Michael Schumacher and a tie of second all-time.
"I raced with two of the teams I dreamt of racing [with] as a kid, Williams and McLaren," he added.
"And when I did win the world championship it was with a privateer team [Brawn], which I think is also pretty special. Obviously a very memorable year in my life, and in the future something I will hopefully be telling my grandkids all about - that from nothing we ended up winning the world championship."
Speaking on Thursday at the Yas Marina Circuit however, Button said he isn't anticipating trying to take up that option, and that his mindset is therefore that this weekend will be his F1 farewell.
"I go into this weekend thinking it will be my last race," Button said. "I think that's the best way to be.
"At this moment in time I don't want to be racing in F1 past this race, and that was the whole idea. So I think of this as my last race, and hopefully everyone else does as well.
"I don't want to go in thinking it isn't my last and it is my last. It is true I have a contract for 2018 but at this moment in time I am not going to be racing in 2018.
"The whole idea about having a contract is that in three months’ time, when I have eaten myself stupid and thinking of things to do in the future, maybe I realise I need F1 back in my life, but in this moment of time that isn't the case – so this is my last race."
Button said he can look back with intense pride on a career that has included 15 wins, 50 podiums and one world championship crown - and that will reach 305 Grand Prix starts in Abu Dhabi, just one behind Michael Schumacher and a tie of second all-time.
"I raced with two of the teams I dreamt of racing [with] as a kid, Williams and McLaren," he added.
"And when I did win the world championship it was with a privateer team [Brawn], which I think is also pretty special. Obviously a very memorable year in my life, and in the future something I will hopefully be telling my grandkids all about - that from nothing we ended up winning the world championship."
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016.
Three days to go......
Fri 25 – Sun 27 Nov 2016
Practice 1 Fri 13:00 – 14:30
Practice 2 Fri 17:00 – 18:30
Practice 3 Sat 14:00 – 15:00
Qualifying Sat 17:00 – 18:00
Race Sun 17:00 – 19:00
First Grand Prix: 2009
Number Of Laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.554 KM
Race Distance: 305.355 KM
Lap Record: 1:40.279 Sebestian Vettel (2009)
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
The 2016 title permutations for Abu Dhabi.
For the second time in three years, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton head into the Abu Dhabi season finale locked in a tense fight for the world championship crown. Unlike 2014, it is Rosberg who is the clear favourite given his 12-point lead - but there are still several ways Hamilton could come from behind to snatch the crown from his team mate.
Rosberg will win the 2016 crown if,
Hamilton will win the 2016 crown if,
Interestingly, Rosberg is the form man at the Yas Marina Circuit, even if Hamilton has the better overall record. The Briton has taken two poles (2009 and 2012) and two wins (2011, 2014) in Abu Dhabi - but Rosberg has been on pole for the last two straight years, and triumphed in last year's race.
Indeed, since they became team mates in 2013, Hamilton is yet to get the better of Rosberg in qualifying in Abu Dhabi - while the only time he has finished ahead of him on Sunday was in 2014, when Rosberg was famously hit with technical issues.
Rosberg will win the 2016 crown if,
- He finishes on the podium in Abu Dhabi (regardless of where Hamilton finishes)
- He finishes sixth or higher, and Hamilton doesn't win
- He finishes eighth or higher, and Hamilton is no higher than third
- Hamilton finishes fourth or lower (regardless of where Rosberg finishes)
Hamilton will win the 2016 crown if,
- He triumphs, and Rosberg is fourth or lower
- He finishes second, and Rosberg finishes outside the top six
- He finishes third, and Rosberg finishes outside the top eight
Indeed, since they became team mates in 2013, Hamilton is yet to get the better of Rosberg in qualifying in Abu Dhabi - while the only time he has finished ahead of him on Sunday was in 2014, when Rosberg was famously hit with technical issues.
Source: http://www.formula1.com/
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