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Lewis Hamilton claims pole position for title showdown

Lewis Hamilton claims pole position for title showdown

Published on 26 Nov 2016 15:01
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By: Dominik Wilde

Lewis Hamilton has beaten Nico Rosberg to pole position for the championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton's fastest lap of one minute 38.755 seconds was three tenths of a second quicker than Rosberg.

It was Hamilton's 12th pole position of the season - a personal record - as opposed to Rosberg's eight. Both drivers are locked on nine race wins apiece, however.

Daniel Ricciardo was third fastest for Red Bull, eight tenths of a second off the pole time, while the Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top five.

Max Verstappen will line up sixth for tomorrow's season finale, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, competing in his final race for Force India, and Sergio Perez.

Former Ferrari team mates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa - racing for the final time this weekend, were the last of the Q3 runners.

Massa's Williams team mate Valtteri Bottas just missed out on the final part of qualifying. He will start 11th, ahead of Jenson Button - another driver retiring after this weekend - Esteban Gutierrez, and Romain Grosjean.

Jolyon Palmer and Manor's Pascal Wehrlein were the final two drivers in the second session, while Daniil Kvyat, who has endured a torrid weekend so far, Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Nasr, Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz, and Marcus Ericsson went out in the first part of qualifying.

F1Grand Prix United Arab Emirates - Qualifying

Yas Marina Circuit - 26 November 2016

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

Laps
1

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:38.755

12
2

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

1:39.058

+0.303

12
3

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing

1:39.589

+0.834

17
4

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

1:39.604

+0.849

14
5

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:39.661

+0.906

14
6

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:39.818

+1.063

13
7

Nico Hülkenberg

Force India

1:40.501

+1.746

12
8

Sergio Perez

Force India

1:40.519

+1.764

12
9

Fernando Alonso

McLaren

1:41.106

+2.351

17
10

Felipe Massa

Williams

1:41.213

+2.458

15

Q2
11

Valtteri Bottas

Williams

1:41.084

+2.329

9
12

Jenson Button

McLaren

1:41.272

+2.517

14
13

Esteban Gutierrez

Haas F1

1:41.480

+2.725

16
14

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:41.564

+2.809

15
15

Jolyon Palmer

Renault

1:41.820

+3.065

14
16

Pascal Wehrlein

Manor F1

1:41.995

+3.240

14

Q1
17

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

1:42.003

+3.248

9
18

Kevin Magnussen

Renault

1:42.142

+3.387

6
19

Felipe Nasr

Sauber

1:42.247

+3.492

8
20

Esteban Ocon

Manor F1

1:42.286

+3.531

8
21

Carlos Sainz jr

Toro Rosso

1:42.393

+3.638

9
22

Marcus Ericsson

Sauber

1:42.637

+3.882

8

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- Nov 27 2016 - 08:23

Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
Free practice 1

11:00 - 12:30

V. Bottas

1:44.493

Free practice 3

12:00 - 13:00

L. Hamilton

1:43.255

Race

15:10 - 17:10

L. Hamilton

no time
Free practice 2

15:00 - 16:30

M. Verstappen

1:43.744

Qualifying

15:00 - 16:00

L. Hamilton

1:41.252

Fastest lap

15:10 - 17:10

D. Ricciardo

1:47.483

Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time

Friday
Free practice 1

11:00 - 12:30

V. Bottas

1:44.493
Saturday
Free practice 3

12:00 - 13:00

L. Hamilton

1:43.255
Sunday
Race

15:10 - 17:10

L. Hamilton

no time
Friday
Free practice 2

15:00 - 16:30

M. Verstappen

1:43.744
Saturday
Qualifying

15:00 - 16:00

L. Hamilton

1:41.252
Sunday
Fastest lap

15:10 - 17:10

D. Ricciardo

1:47.483

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Standings drivers
Standings team

Pos

Driver

Team

Points

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

44

2

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

43

3

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

30

4

Carlos Sainz jr

Ferrari

20

5

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

20

Pos

Team

Points

1

Red Bull Racing

87

2

Aston Martin

38

3

Mercedes

38

4

Ferrari

26

5

Alpine F1

8

6

Alfa Romeo Racing

4

7

Williams

1

8

Haas F1

1

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Lewis Hamilton

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Country GB
Date of b. Jan 7 1985 (38)
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