 Nico Rosberg was the defending race winner and entered the round with a forty @-@ three point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship . Their team , Mercedes , held an eighty @-@ one point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors ' Championship . Hamilton took pole position during qualifying , ahead of teammate Rosberg and Red Bull 's Daniel Ricciardo . 
 Nico Rosberg was the defending race winner and entered the round with a forty @-@ three point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>Championship . Their team , Mercedes , held an eighty @-@ one point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>Championship . Hamilton took pole position during qualifying , ahead of teammate Rosberg and Red Bull <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Daniel Ricciardo . 
Nico Rosberg was da defending race winner and entered the round with a forty @-@ three point lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers  Championship . Their team , Mercedes , held an eighty @-@ one point lead ova Ferrari in the Constructors  Championship . Hamilton took pole position during qualifying , ahead of teammate Rosberg and Red Bull  Daniel Ricciardo .