2016 Russian Grand Prix 2016 Russian Grand Prix The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; ) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 May 2016. The race, contested over fifty-three laps, was held at the Sochi Autodrom. It was the fourth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifth running of the Russian Grand Prix, the third time as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the series inception in . Nico Rosberg of Mercedes came into the race leading the championship ahead of his
United States Grand Prix calendar since 1989. Previously, however, there were additionally four other separate F1 events in the U.S. From until , the Long Beach circuit hosted a newly created United States Grand Prix West, which ran in the same seasons as the "United States Grand Prix (East)". The United States was thus the first nation since Italy in to hold two Formula One Grands Prix in the same season. During the years – when both Grands Prix ran, the "United States Grand Prix" was also referred to as the "United States Grand Prix East". The Caesars Palace Grand Prix ran as a