October 24, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton stylishly won his fifth United States Grand Prix on Sunday, as he comfortably headed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg all the way through and led him home by 4.5s. It was also the 50th victory of Hamilton’s F1 career, putting him one behind Alain Prost for second place in the all-time list, and wiped seven points off Rosberg’s 33-point title lead with three races to go.
Daniel Ricciardo took the final podium place for Red Bull, with team mate Max Verstappen having retired mid-race with suspected transmission issues. Sebastian Vettel finished fourth for Ferrari, whose second car also failed to make the flag as Kimi Raikkonen was the victim of a botched pit stop.
Fernando Alonso was a fighting fifth for McLaren, ahead of Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz and Williams’ Felipe Massa. Force India’s Sergio Perez, McLaren’s Jenson Button and Haas’s Romain Grosjean completed the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | 1h38m12.618s |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | 4.520s |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 56 | 19.692s |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 56 | 43.134s |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 56 | 1m33.953s |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 56 | 1m36.124s |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 55 | 1 Lap |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Manor/Mercedes | 54 | 2 Laps |
| – | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 38 | Wheel |
| – | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 28 | Gearbox |
| – | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 16 | Brakes |
| – | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1 | Collision |
