Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has won the 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX in Sotchi ahead of his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS teammate Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen in a Ferrari.
Rosberg said: “This weekend really went really perfectly for me. I had a great start and from there was able to control the pace at the front. Thank you so much to everybody at the factories for building such an amazing car. If you have a car like this, you are really able to push to the limits and that’s an awesome feeling. It´s unbelievable to go into the European races with four wins and I really look forward to Barcelona now. Thanks, Russia – you were very good to me!”
It is Rosbergs 4th victory in the 4th Grand Prix™ this year and his 7th overall consecutive victory. He now leads the Drivers’ Championship by 43 points (100) from Hamilton (57) in P2 and Räikkönen (43). MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS (157) lead Ferrari (76) by 81 points in the Constructors’ Championship, third is Red Bull-TAG Heuer (57).
| 1. Nico Rosberg | 100 |
| 2. Lewis Hamilton | 57 |
| 3. Kimi Räikkönen | 43 |
| 4. Daniel Ricciardo | 36 |
| 5. Sebastian Vettel | 33 |
| 6. Felipe Massa | 32 |
| 7. Romain Grosjean | 22 |
| 8. Daniil Kvyat | 21 |
| 9. Valtteri Bottas | 19 |
| 10. Max Verstappen | 13 |
| 1. Mercedes | 157 |
| 2. Ferrari | 76 |
| 3. Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 57 |
| 4. Williams-Mercedes | 51 |
| 5. Haas-Ferrari | 22 |
| 6. Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 17 |
| 7. McLaren | 10 |
| 8. Force India-Mercedes | 8 |
| 9. Renault | 6 |
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