The stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, heard from the driver and team representatives and examined audio evidence, have considered the following matter, determine a breach of the regulations has been committed.
Reason: Having considered the matter extensively, the stewards determined that the team gave some instructions to the driver that we specifically permitted under Technical Directive 014-16.
However, the Stewards determined that the team went further and gave instructions to the driver that were not permitted under the Technical Directive, and were in Breach of Art.27.1 of the Sporting Regulations, that the driver must drive the car alone and unaided.
Race results :
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Gap | Pit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG | 52 laps - 1h34m55.831s | 2 |
| 02 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Tag Heuer | +8.250 | 2 |
| 03 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG | +16.911 | 2 |
| 04 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Tag Heuer | +26.211 | 2 |
| 05 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +69.743 | 2 |
| 06 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | +76.941 | 2 |
| 07 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | +77.712 | 2 |
| 08 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso Ferrari | +85.858 | 2 |
| 09 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +91.654 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso Ferrari | +92.600 | 2 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 3 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | +1 lap | 2 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | +1 lap | 3 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 2 |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | +1 lap | 2 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault F1 | +3 laps | 4 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault F1 | DNF | 4 |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Mercedes | DNF | 2 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | DNF | 2 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | DNF | 3 |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Mercedes | DNF | 1 |