Almost every driver who finished the British Grand Prix ignored Pirelli’s stint length advice.
A wet start to the race reduced the strategic options available to teams as all the drivers had to start the race on the wet weather tyres. By the time the start was given five laps in ten drivers felt the conditions were ready for intermediate tyres and pitted.
Felipe Massa was one of the few drivers who made a late pit stop to switch to the soft tyres, dropping out of the points as a result. Unusually Williams did not have the fastest complete pit stop of the race – their best effort was only eighth-quickest.
2016 British Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
| Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | Stint 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | Wet (7) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (35) | |
| Nico Rosberg | Wet (7) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (35) | |
| Max Verstappen | Wet (7) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (34) | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Wet (6) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (35) | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | Wet (5) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (36) | |
| Sergio Perez | Wet (7) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (35) | |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Wet (5) | Intermediate (12) | Medium (35) | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | Wet (5) | Intermediate (12) | Medium (35) | |
| Sebastian Vettel | Wet (5) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (37) | |
| Daniil Kvyat | Wet (6) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (36) | |
| Felipe Massa | Wet (6) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (22) | Soft (13) |
| Jenson Button | Wet (6) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (34) | |
| Fernando Alonso | Wet (5) | Intermediate (12) | Medium (22) | Medium (12) |
| Valtteri Bottas | Wet (5) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (35) | |
| Felipe Nasr | Wet (7) | Intermediate (9) | Medium (35) | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | Wet (5) | Intermediate (12) | Medium (34) | |
| Kevin Magnussen | Wet (5) | Intermediate (12) | Medium (23) | Soft (9) |
| Jolyon Palmer | Wet (6) | Intermediate (10) | Medium (3) | Medium (18) |
| Rio Haryanto | Wet (6) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (7) | |
| Romain Grosjean | Wet (5) | Intermediate (11) | Medium (1) | |
| Marcus Ericsson | Wet (7) | Intermediate (3) | Intermediate (1) | |
| Pascal Wehrlein | Wet (5) | Intermediate (1) |
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2016 British Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
| Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 28.450 | 40 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28.728 | 0.278 | 17 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 28.799 | 0.349 | 17 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 28.915 | 0.465 | 17 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 28.936 | 0.486 | 39 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 29.163 | 0.713 | 15 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 29.201 | 0.751 | 17 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 29.243 | 0.793 | 6 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 29.282 | 0.832 | 16 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 29.346 | 0.896 | 38 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 29.395 | 0.945 | 7 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 29.403 | 0.953 | 16 |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 29.429 | 0.979 | 18 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 29.475 | 1.025 | 7 |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 29.578 | 1.128 | 5 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 29.588 | 1.138 | 17 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 29.715 | 1.265 | 17 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 29.784 | 1.334 | 6 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 29.808 | 1.358 | 5 |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 29.813 | 1.363 | 17 |
| 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 29.867 | 1.417 | 17 |
| 22 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 29.884 | 1.434 | 17 |
| 23 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | 29.895 | 1.445 | 17 |
| 24 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 29.998 | 1.548 | 6 |
| 25 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 30.093 | 1.643 | 6 |
| 26 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 30.135 | 1.685 | 17 |
| 27 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 30.143 | 1.693 | 16 |
| 28 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 30.198 | 1.748 | 6 |
| 29 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 30.315 | 1.865 | 6 |
| 30 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 30.327 | 1.877 | 16 |
| 31 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 30.343 | 1.893 | 7 |
| 32 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 30.462 | 2.012 | 16 |
| 33 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 30.747 | 2.297 | 5 |
| 34 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | 30.786 | 2.336 | 5 |
| 35 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 30.804 | 2.354 | 5 |
| 36 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 30.882 | 2.432 | 16 |
| 37 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 30.981 | 2.531 | 7 |
| 38 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 31.381 | 2.931 | 5 |
| 39 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 31.632 | 3.182 | 5 |
| 40 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 31.812 | 3.362 | 5 |
| 41 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 31.995 | 3.545 | 7 |
| 42 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 32.374 | 3.924 | 5 |
| 43 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 35.393 | 6.943 | 7 |
| 44 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 41.486 | 13.036 | 19 |
| 45 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 41.508 | 13.058 | 5 |
| 46 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 55.697 | 27.247 | 16 |
| 47 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 104.980 | 76.530 | 10 |
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JayR (@deidunxf1)
10th July 2016, 17:55
How much time did the cars that pitted right after the SC came in lose to the driver’s who stayed out and pitted during the VSC period? Seems like that played the biggest part in today’s race. PER jumped from 10th to 4th with a cushion to RIC in 5th when he came out.
Anyone know the delta laptimes for the VSC period?
F1 in Figures (@f1infigures)
10th July 2016, 19:56
I was indeed expecting drivers to make a late switch to the soft tires, but it never came. Possibly the lower track temperatures made the tires last longer.