Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix 2016 at Hockenheimring on 31 July 2016, starting from P2 on the grid. Daniel Ricciardo finished second for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull. Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap with a time of 1:18.442.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 67 | 1:30:44.200 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 67 | +6.996 | 18 | ⚡ 1:18.442 |
| 3 | 4 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 67 | +13.413 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 67 | +15.845 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 67 | +32.570 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 67 | +37.023 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 67 | +1:10.049 | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 66 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 66 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 66 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 14 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 19 | Rio HaryantoHAR | Manor Marussia | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 57 | Power Unit | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 36 | Suspension | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.485 | 1:14.839 | 1:14.363 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:15.243 | 1:14.748 | 1:14.470 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:15.591 | 1:15.545 | 1:14.726 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:15.875 | 1:15.124 | 1:14.834 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.752 | 1:15.242 | 1:15.142 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:15.927 | 1:15.630 | 1:15.315 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:16.301 | 1:15.623 | 1:15.510 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:15.952 | 1:15.490 | 1:15.530 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:16.169 | 1:15.500 | 1:15.537 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:16.503 | 1:15.699 | 1:15.615 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.987 | 1:15.883 | - |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:16.172 | 1:15.909 | - |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:16.317 | 1:15.989 | - |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:16.338 | 1:16.041 | - |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.328 | 1:16.086 | - |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:16.636 | 1:16.665 | - |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:16.716 | - | - |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:16.717 | - | - |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:16.876 | - | - |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:16.977 | - | - |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:17.123 | - | - |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:17.238 | - | - |