2016 Formula One season

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The 2016 Formula One season was a dramatic and highly competitive championship year dominated by the Mercedes works team, culminating in Nico Rosberg winning his first and only drivers’ title before retiring.

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instanceOf Formula One World Championship
sports season
championTeamDrivers Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
closingGrandPrix Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
constructorsChampion Mercedes
dominantTeam Mercedes
driversChampion Nico Rosberg
endDate 2016-11-27
featuredEngineManufacturer Ferrari
Honda
Mercedes
Renault
featuredGrandPrix Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

2016 Australian Grand Prix
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Bahrain Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

2016 Belgian Grand Prix
Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
surface form: 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix

2016 British Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Canadian Grand Prix

2016 Chinese Grand Prix
2016 European Grand Prix
2016 German Grand Prix
2016 Hungarian Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Italian Grand Prix

Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix

2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Mexican Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Mexican Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Monaco Grand Prix

2016 Russian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Singapore Grand Prix

2016 Spanish Grand Prix
United States Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 United States Grand Prix
featuredTyreSupplier Pirelli
followedBy 2017 Formula One season
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
introducedGrandPrix 2016 European Grand Prix
introducedGrandPrixLocation Baku City Circuit
notableEvent Nico Rosberg announced retirement from Formula One after winning the title
numberOfGrandsPrix 21
openingGrandPrix Formula One Australian Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Australian Grand Prix
pointsSystem FIA Formula One 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 scoring system
precededBy 2015 Formula One season
regulationChange introduction of elimination-style qualifying (later abandoned)
revised tyre compound rules with three dry compounds per race
runnerUpDriver Lewis Hamilton
seasonNumber 2016 Formula One season self-linksurface differs
surface form: 67th Formula One World Championship
secondPlaceConstructor Red Bull Racing
sport Formula One
startDate 2016-03-20
thirdPlaceConstructor Ferrari
thirdPlaceDriver Daniel Ricciardo
titleDeciderGrandPrix Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
surface form: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
year 2016

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Silver Arrows notablePeriod 2016 Formula One season
Haas F1 Team firstSeason 2016 Formula One season
this entity surface form: 2016 Formula One World Championship
2015 Formula One season nextSeason 2016 Formula One season
2016 Formula One season seasonNumber 2016 Formula One season self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 67th Formula One World Championship
Mercedes-AMG F1 W07 Hybrid season 2016 Formula One season
this entity surface form: 2016 Formula One World Championship
Force India Formula One Team bestConstructorsChampionshipSeason 2016 Formula One season
this entity surface form: 2016 Formula One World Championship