2016 season · Red Bull

Max Verstappen

5th in the championship · 204 points · Average finish P4.9

Starts21

Wins1

Podiums7

Poles0

Fastest laps1

DNFs3

Best finishP1

Best gridP2

Average finishP4.9

Points204

Race-by-race results

R1P10
R2P6
R3P8
R4DNF
R5P1
R6DNF
R7P4
R8P8
R9P2
R10P2
R11P5
R12P3
R13P11
R14P7
R15P6
R16P2
R17P2
R18DNF
R19P4
R20P3
R21P4

2016 race-by-race results
RoundR	Event	Team	GridG	ResultFin	Pts	Fastest lap	Status
1	Australian GP	Toro Rosso	5	P10	1	1:31.516	Finished
2	Bahrain GP	Toro Rosso	10	P6	8	1:35.504	Finished
3	Chinese GP	Toro Rosso	9	P8	4	1:40.399	Finished
4	Russian GP	Toro Rosso	9	DNF	0	1:42.029	Power unit
5	Spanish GP	Red Bull	4	P1	25	1:28.816	Finished
6	Monaco GP	Red Bull	—	DNF	0	1:26.563	Accident
7	Canadian GP	Red Bull	5	P4	12	1:16.319	Finished
8	European GP	Red Bull	9	P8	4	1:46.973	Finished
9	Austrian GP	Red Bull	8	P2	18	1:09.618	Finished
10	British GP	Red Bull	3	P2	18	1:36.407	Finished
11	Hungarian GP	Red Bull	4	P5	10	1:24.687	Finished
12	German GP	Red Bull	4	P3	15	1:18.91	Finished
13	Belgian GP	Red Bull	2	P11	0	1:53.281	Finished
14	Italian GP	Red Bull	7	P7	6	1:26.405	Finished
15	Singapore GP	Red Bull	4	P6	8	1:49.05	Finished
16	Malaysian GP	Red Bull	3	P2	18	1:37.376	Finished
17	Japanese GP	Red Bull	3	P2	18	1:36.386	Finished
18	United States GP	Red Bull	4	DNF	0	1:42.424	Gearbox
19	Mexican GP	Red Bull	3	P4	12	1:22.887	Finished
20	Brazilian GP	Red Bull	4	P3	15	1:25.305	Finished
21	Abu Dhabi GP	Red Bull	6	P4	12	1:45.187	Finished

Championship progression

Highest 5th · Final 5th

2016 championship points by round
RoundR	Points	Rank
1	1	10th
2	9	8th
3	13	9th
4	13	10th
5	38	6th
6	38	6th
7	50	6th
8	54	6th
9	72	6th
10	90	6th
11	100	6th
12	115	6th
13	115	6th
14	121	6th
15	129	6th
16	147	6th
17	165	5th
18	165	6th
19	177	6th
20	192	5th
21	204	5th

Focus or hover a point on the chart for round-by-round detail.

Qualifying analysis

Average: 5.5Best: 2Q3 rate: 95.2%

Swipe across the table to view Q2 and Q3

2016 qualifying results
Round	Event	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Australian GP	5	1:26.934	1:25.615	1:25.434
2	Bahrain GP	10	1:31.888	1:31.772	—
3	Chinese GP	9	1:38.181	1:37.265	1:37.194
4	Russian GP	9	1:38.123	1:37.51	1:37.583
5	Spanish GP	4	1:23.578	1:23.178	1:23.087
6	Monaco GP	—	1:22.467	—	—
7	Canadian GP	5	1:14.601	1:13.793	1:13.414
8	European GP	9	1:44.939	1:44.387	1:45.57
9	Austrian GP	9	1:07.131	1:06.866	1:11.153
10	British GP	3	1:31.305	1:30.697	1:30.313
11	Hungarian GP	4	1:40.424	1:22.66	1:20.557
12	German GP	4	1:15.875	1:15.124	1:14.834
13	Belgian GP	2	1:48.407	1:47.163	1:46.893
14	Italian GP	7	1:23.229	1:22.857	1:22.411
15	Singapore GP	4	1:45.036	1:44.112	1:43.328
16	Malaysian GP	3	1:35.443	1:33.775	1:33.42
17	Japanese GP	5	1:32.487	1:31.489	1:31.178
18	United States GP	4	1:36.613	1:36.857	1:35.747
19	Mexican GP	3	1:19.874	1:18.972	1:19.054
20	Brazilian GP	4	1:11.957	1:11.834	1:11.485
21	Abu Dhabi GP	6	1:40.424	1:39.903	1:39.818

Deep race metrics

Win rate4.8%Podium rate33.3%Top 5 rate52.4%Top 10 rate81.0%DNF rate14.3%Average finish4.9Average grid5.3Avg positions gained0.3Points per start9.71Laps completed1176

Race position change

Grid position compared with the classified finish

12 gained1 held5 lost

2016 grid position versus finish position by round
Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Teammate comparison

17 shared starts
Metric	Verstappen	Daniel Ricciardo
Championship	5th	3rd
Points	191	220
Wins	1	1
Podiums	7	8
Poles	0	1
Average finish	6	4.1
Qualifying H2H	6	10
Race H2H	7	10

4 shared starts
Metric	Verstappen	Carlos Sainz
Championship	5th	12th
Points	13	4
Wins	0	0
Podiums	0	0
Poles	0	0
Average finish	10.8	12
Qualifying H2H	3	1
Race H2H	2	2

Consistency

Longest classified streak11Longest podium streak2Longest points streak6

Result distribution

P11
P24
P32
P43
P51
P62
P71
P82
P101
P111
DNF3

Season milestones

First winSpanish GPRound 5
First podiumSpanish GPRound 5
Best points haulSpanish GP · 25 ptsRound 5
Best startBelgian GPRound 13
Best finishSpanish GP · P1Round 5

RoundR

Event

Team

GridG

ResultFin

Pts

Fastest lap

Status

Australian GP

Toro Rosso

P10

1:31.516

Finished

Bahrain GP

Toro Rosso

1:35.504

Finished

Chinese GP

Toro Rosso

1:40.399

Finished

Russian GP

Toro Rosso

DNF

1:42.029

Power unit

Spanish GP

Red Bull

1:28.816

Finished

Monaco GP

Red Bull

—

DNF

1:26.563

Accident

Canadian GP

Red Bull

1:16.319

Finished

European GP

Red Bull

1:46.973

Finished

Austrian GP

Red Bull

1:09.618

Finished

British GP

Red Bull

1:36.407

Finished

Hungarian GP

Red Bull

1:24.687

Finished

German GP

Red Bull

1:18.91

Finished

Belgian GP

Red Bull

P11

1:53.281

Finished

Italian GP

Red Bull

1:26.405

Finished

Singapore GP

Red Bull

1:49.05

Finished

Malaysian GP

Red Bull

1:37.376

Finished

Japanese GP

Red Bull

1:36.386

Finished

United States GP

Red Bull

DNF

1:42.424

Gearbox

Mexican GP

Red Bull

1:22.887

Finished

Brazilian GP

Red Bull

1:25.305

Finished

Abu Dhabi GP

Red Bull

1:45.187

Finished

2016 championship points by round
RoundR	Points	Rank
1	1	10th
2	9	8th
3	13	9th
4	13	10th
5	38	6th
6	38	6th
7	50	6th
8	54	6th
9	72	6th
10	90	6th
11	100	6th
12	115	6th
13	115	6th
14	121	6th
15	129	6th
16	147	6th
17	165	5th
18	165	6th
19	177	6th
20	192	5th
21	204	5th

2016 championship points by round

RoundR

Points

Rank

10th

8th

9th

10th

6th

100

6th

115

6th

115

6th

121

6th

129

6th

147

6th

165

5th

165

6th

177

6th

192

5th

204

5th

Round

Event

Pos

Australian GP

1:26.934

1:25.615

1:25.434

Bahrain GP

1:31.888

1:31.772

—

Chinese GP

1:38.181

1:37.265

1:37.194

Russian GP

1:38.123

1:37.51

1:37.583

Spanish GP

1:23.578

1:23.178

1:23.087

Monaco GP

—

1:22.467

—

Canadian GP

1:14.601

1:13.793

1:13.414

European GP

1:44.939

1:44.387

1:45.57

Austrian GP

1:07.131

1:06.866

1:11.153

British GP

1:31.305

1:30.697

1:30.313

Hungarian GP

1:40.424

1:22.66

1:20.557

German GP

1:15.875

1:15.124

1:14.834

Belgian GP

1:48.407

1:47.163

1:46.893

Italian GP

1:23.229

1:22.857

1:22.411

Singapore GP

1:45.036

1:44.112

1:43.328

Malaysian GP

1:35.443

1:33.775

1:33.42

Japanese GP

1:32.487

1:31.489

1:31.178

United States GP

1:36.613

1:36.857

1:35.747

Mexican GP

1:19.874

1:18.972

1:19.054

Brazilian GP

1:11.957

1:11.834

1:11.485

Abu Dhabi GP

1:40.424

1:39.903

1:39.818

2016 grid position versus finish position by round
Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

2016 grid position versus finish position by round

Round

Grid

Finish

17 shared starts

Metric

Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo

Championship

5th

3rd

Points

191

220

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Average finish

4.1

Qualifying H2H

Race H2H

4 shared starts

Metric

Verstappen

Carlos Sainz

Championship

5th

12th

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Average finish

10.8

Qualifying H2H

Race H2H

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4

Round	Grid	Finish
1	5	10
2	10	6
3	9	8
5	4	1
7	5	4
8	9	8
9	8	2
10	3	2
11	4	5
12	4	3
13	2	11
14	7	7
15	4	6
16	3	2
17	3	2
19	3	4
20	4	3
21	6	4