Brazil Grand Prix live: Lewis Hamilton wins as Max Verstappen claims thrilling podium after rain masterclass

Follwo lap-by-lap updates from the Brazil Grand Prix at Interlagos

Max Verstappen passes Kimi Raikkonen towards the start of the Grand Prix (Getty)

Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix to keep his hopes of claiming a third consecutive world championship alive as he heads to Abu Dhabi trailing Nico Rosberg by 12 points, but the day belonged to Max Verstappen after a thrilling third-place finish. Re-live the action here.

• Hamilton wins after leading every lap
• Rosberg finishes second to take 12 point lead to Abu Dhabi
• Verstappen takes third after battling back from 16th
• Ericsson, Raikkonen and Massa involved in heavy accidents
• Race red flagged twice after starting behind safety car

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Starting grid:

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 10.736secs

2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:10.838

3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:11.404

4 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:11.485

5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:11.495

6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:11.540

7 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:11.937

8 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:12.104

9 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:12.165

10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:12.266

11 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:12.420

12 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Haas F1 1:12.431

13 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:12.521

14 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.726

15 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.920

16 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:13.258

17 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:13.276

18 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:13.410

19 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor Racing 1:13.427

20 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.623

21 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.681

22 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Manor Racing 1:13.432 + grid penalty

[13 November 2016 16:19 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 5: Not much to report. All cars driving line astern and the drivers are still saying it's too tricky to green just yet. 

[13 November 2016 16:23 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 7: SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP!

[13 November 2016 16:25 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 8: We go green! Expert start from Hamilton as he gets away quickly, and Verstappen immediately dives underneath Raikkonen to take third. Magnussen pits and puts intermediates on...yikes.

[13 November 2016 16:27 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 9: Button also pits for inters, but I think this is part gambling on the track drying and part getting drivers out of the spray to they can actually see where they're going.

[13 November 2016 16:28 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 10: More drivers dive in to the pits, with Alonso, Bottas, Massa and Ericsson dive in along with Palmer. All of them go for inters, but Magnussen is going slower at the moment.

[13 November 2016 16:29 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 11: Vettel spins! He loses it coming out of the final turn and is facing the wrong way with the field heading towards him. He times it just right to get back in the right direction without being collected, and he dives straight into the pits for inters.

[13 November 2016 16:32 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 12: Hamilton leads by 3.3 seconds over Rosberg, and to be honest both of them will be happy with that. Rosberg would see his lead cut to 12 points, but right now every driver will be delighted just to finish. There's an awful long way to go though.

[13 November 2016 16:33 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 13: Massa and Gutierrez are under investigation for overtaking before the safety car line. Another crash! Ericsson's hit the wall and safety car is deployed!

[13 November 2016 16:34 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 14: Controversy here! Ericsson's blocked the pit lane entry, and stewards have closer the pits as a result. Verstappen comes in and has to take avoiding action as he comes in. Ricciardo also comes in, and Red Bull might be in trouble there.

[13 November 2016 16:37 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 15: This could play out either way for Red Bull. They could see both drivers penalised for pitting when the entry was closed, but it looked like Verstappen may have come in before the message went out. If he gets away with it, then he's in great shape as he's running in fourth and gained about 20 seconds on the leaders.