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Spanish Grand Prix - LIVE! Max Verstappen wins after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crash out

Follow the latest news from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Jack de Menezes
Sunday 15 May 2016 14:49 BST
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Lewis Hamilton started from pole position in Barcelona as he looked to win the Spanish Grand Prix and end team-mate Nico Rosberg's run of seven consecutive victories.

  • Hamilton and Rosberg crash on the first lap
  • Hamilton started from pole; Rosberg was second
  • Red Bulls of Ricciardo and Verstappen started on second row
  • Ferrari made up third row with Raikkonen fifth and Vettel sixth
  • The race started at 13.00 BST.

Follow the live action below...

Starting grid:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes

3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer

4. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer

5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari

6. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari

7. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes

8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Ferrari

9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes

10. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren

11. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes

12. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren

13. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari

14. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari

15. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Renault

16. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Haas - Ferrari

17. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault

18. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes

19. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari

20. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari

21. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Manor - Mercedes

22. Rio Haryanto (Indonesia) Manor - Mercedes

Lap 58: The race win looks like it's gone from a four-way battle to a two-way fight, with Verstappen and Raikkonen showing no signs of fading tyres yet.

Jack de Menezes15 May 2016 14:33

Lap 59: Ricciardo goes for it! He dives under Vettel from a long way back into turn one, catching Vettel completely unaware. He's going way to fast though and drifts wide, allowing Vettel the chance to pull onto the outside of turn two and hold on to third. Thrilling stuff, but Vettel is furious with the move and screams down the radio "are we racing or playing ping-pong?!"

Jack de Menezes15 May 2016 14:35

Lap 61: Ricciardo flashes up the inside of Vettel again, but this time backs out of it as Vettel closes the door. Out in front, Verstappen leads by just 0.7 seconds.

Jack de Menezes15 May 2016 14:37

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