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 18:48 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 55: GREEN GREEN GREEN!

[13 November 2016 18:50 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 56: Alonso spins on the restart coming out of the penultimate corner, as he lights up the tyres. He recovers and is behind Button at the back of the field.

15 laps, 21 minutes to go, so it looks like it'll be a timed race. Hamilton leads, Rosberg is second and Verstappen is charging from 16th. He takes three places within two laps!

[13 November 2016 18:53 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 59: This is getting tasty, as the next man in Verstappen's sights is his Red Bull teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, with the paid in 10th and 11th. Ahead, Hulkenberg is all over the back of the the Sauber of Nasr.

[13 November 2016 18:55 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 60: Verstappen drives around the outside of Ricciardo! Brilliant from the young Dutchman and he quickly makes his way past Kvyat too. We might have a new rainmeister on our hands here. Hulkenberg also gets by Nasr, and the two are on the charge.

[13 November 2016 18:58 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 62: Verstappen continues his one-man crusade as he passes Nasr for seventh, while Ricciardo gets by Kvyat to move up to ninth. Gutierrez meanwhile comes in to retire. A bad day for Haas.

[13 November 2016 19:00 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 63: I'll tell you who isn't safe. Sebastian Vettel, running in fifth, has Hulkenberg less than two seconds behind and taking a second a lap out of him, with Verstappen closing quickly too. Ricciardo meanwhile takes Nasr around the outside of turn one. 

[13 November 2016 19:04 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 66: Verstappen makes easy work of Hulkenberg and hs Vettel in touching distance. He has a run down the second straight towards turn four, but Vettel positions his car well and refuses to give in. Verstappen moves to the inside towards the penultimate corner, and Vettel refuses to budge again and gets pushes wide as a result. You know what's coming...

[13 November 2016 19:05 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 67: Two corners later, Verstappen passes Sainz for fourth! He has 1.7 seconds between himself and a podium finish!

[13 November 2016 19:08 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 69: Sainz is doing his best to fend off Verstappen but you get the idea that the Force India is a sitting duck. Here he comes! He goes around the outside of Perez at the hairpin and sticks with it to take third, and the crowd are roaring him on like he's a native Brazilian!

[13 November 2016 19:10 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 71: Hamilton starts his final lap...