2016 British Grand Prix Race Results

July 10, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory in a hectic British Grand Prix to cut team-mate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead to one point.

Hamilton led 51 of the 52 race laps that started under the safety car in wet conditions but dried, to take his fourth career win at Silverstone.

Rosberg in the other Mercedes was left to battle back to second past the Red Bull of the impressive Max Verstappen. But Rosberg was demoted to third after an illegal radio transmission.

Daniel Ricciardo was fourth but he was out-driven by another starring performance from Verstappen, while Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen had a wild race, losing control at Abbey three times but still managing to pass Force India’s Sergio Perez for fifth place in the closing stages.

The Finn’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who also spun at Abbey, was 10th, after being hit with a five-second penalty for forcing Williams’ Felipe Massa off the track while overtaking him.

Jenson Button finished 12th for McLaren, one place ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso, who was challenging Massa for ninth when he became one of many to fall victim to Abbey.