Jack Leslie F1: 2016 Spanish Grand Prix In Pictures

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a home away from home for the F1 paddock and produced a surprising result last weekend.

Max Verstappen stormed to a memorable maiden victory for Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix. Here is how the race weekend progressed in pictures.

Friday

Esteban Ocon replaces Jolyon Palmer in the Renault for first practice but various issues meant he failed to complete a timed lap.

Sebastian Vettel set the pace for Ferrari in FP1, finishing half a second clear of the two Mercedes cars.

Reliability woes prevented Esteban Gutierrez from completing many laps in second practice on Friday afternoon.

Nico Rosberg moved to the top of the timesheets in second practice as Mercedes started to show its true pace.

Palmer failed to get much running in during second practice, mainly thanks to a dramatic puncture on the pit straight.

Saturday

Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen got a bit too close at Turn 5 during third practice on Saturday.

Rosberg retained his advantage in FP3, beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton by one tenth of a second.

Felipe Massa surprisingly dropped out of qualifying in Q1, finishing just behind Palmer and ahead of Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr, Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto.

Nico Hulkenberg and Jenson Button just missed out on Q3 and were joined in the drop-zone by Daniil Kvyat, Grosjean, Magnussen and Gutierrez.

Vettel was sixth quickest, with Valtteri Bottas seventh, Carlos Sainz Jr. eighth, Sergio Perez ninth and Fernando Alonso in 10th.

Hamilton stormed to pole position from Rosberg, Ricciardo, new Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen.

Sunday

Rosberg tucked into Hamilton's slipstream at the start, charging into the lead at the first corner.

Things got bunched up in the midfield as drivers battled for position, with a clean first corner.

But then the safety car was deployed after Hamilton and Rosberg collided at Turn 4, turning the race on its head.

A strong first lap saw Button leapfrog several drivers, including his team-mate Alonso, to run in the top 10.

The two Sauber drivers were involved in some very close scraps during the Spanish Grand Prix.

Ricciardo led the way early on, with Verstappen in second and Sainz in third, before the Ferrari duo moved up the order.

Red Bull and Ferrari split their strategies, which proved to benefit Verstappen and Raikkonen.

Verstappen went on to claim a hugely memorable first F1 victory, on his debut for the Red Bull team.

Raikkonen finished six tenths further back in second, with Vettel completing the podium in third.

17 May 2016

2016 Spanish Grand Prix In Pictures

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