Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton on 29 May 2016 won the 2016 Monaco F1 Grand Prix. He emerged victorious in a close battle with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

The Formula One motor race was held at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco. It was the sixth round of the 2016 season.

About Lewis Hamilton

• Lewis Hamilton is a British Formula One racing driver from England.

• He currently races for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team.

• He is the 2008, 2014 and 2015 Formula One World Champion.

• In his first season in Formula One, he set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship.

• He won the World Championship the following season, becoming the then-youngest Formula One world champion in history before Sebastian Vettel broke the record two years later.

• Following his second world title in 2014, he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

• In 2015, he became the first British driver in history to win consecutive F1 titles.

• He is the only driver in the history of the sport to have won at least one race in each season he has competed to date.

About Monaco Grand Prix

• The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco.

• It is run since 1929.

• It is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world.

• The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as a tunnel, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One.

• It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305-kilometre minimum race distance.

• Nico Rosberg was the winner of the 2015 Monaco F1 Grand Prix.

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