The 2016 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2016) was a

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motor race that took place on 12 June 2016 at the

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, Canada. The race was the seventh round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifty-third running of the

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as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series' inception in . The race was won by Lewis Hamilton. This was Valtteri Bottas's last podium until the 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

Report

Background

Daniil Kvyat and

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both took three-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the previous race in

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. After heavily damaging his car in an accident during the Monaco Grand Prix,

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prepared a brand new Renault R.S.16 chassis for

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for the race. Tyre supplier

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made the soft, supersoft and ultrasoft tyres available to teams for the race. Renault and Haas chose radical tyre allocation strategies, with both teams avoiding the supersoft compound entirely. This also marked the 100th race start for

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driver

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Race report

At the start

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made a fast start to lead into the first corner ahead of the two Mercedes who touched slightly forcing

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off the track and

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continued in 2nd place. However the race changed when a virtual safety car was deployed to remove

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's McLaren which had had an engine failure. Vettel pitted and lost out to Hamilton, Ferrari team principal

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admitted later that the decision was "wrong". Hamilton won the race ahead of Vettel with Valtteri Bottas in the Williams claiming the final podium spot, Championship leader Rosberg could only manage 5th after suffering from a slow puncture and being forced to make an extra stop.

Classification

Qualifying

; Notes * – Daniil Kvyat received a three-place grid penalty for causing an accident with

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during the previous race in

. * –

received a three-place grid penalty for causing an accident with his teammate Felipe Nasr during the previous race in Monaco. * –

failed to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap during Q1. As a result, his participation in the race came at the discretion of the stewards. * –

received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. * – Carlos Sainz Jr. 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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