2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

Belgium    2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series season
and
Round 6 of 9 rounds in the
2016 GP3 Series season

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Feature race
Date 27 August 2016
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 1:56.607
Podium
First France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering
Third United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time
Time 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 28 August 2016
Laps 18
Podium
First Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Second Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax
Third Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 2:01.329 (on lap 2)
Race 1
Date 27 August 2016
Laps 17
Pole position
Driver Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 2:04.896
Podium
First Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Second United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International
Third Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 2:09.918 (on lap 5)
Race 2
Date 28 August 2016
Laps 13
Podium
First United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International
Second Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident
Third United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International
Time 2:09.435 (on lap 8)

The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgium as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the eighth round of the 2016 GP2 season and the sixth round of the 2016 GP3 season. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

Background

In GP2, Sergio Canamasas announced his return to Carlin for the round, replacing Rene Binder[1]

Meanwhile, in GP3, Óscar Tunjo will taking the third entry at Jenzer Motorsport to return to the category.[2] Another driver change for this weekend was in the Koiranen GP camp where Red Bull junior driver Niko Kari would be replacing Ralph Boschung.[3]

Report

GP2

Qualifying

Antonio Giovinazzi led a Prema Racing 1-2 in qualifying, once again showcasing Prema's run of dominance in GP2 as of late. Gustav Malja proved the surprise candidate for third, albeit half a second adrift of Giovinazzi.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:56.607 1
2 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:56.768 + 0.161 s 2
3 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 1:57.124 + 0.517 s 3
4 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:57.211 + 0.604 s 4
5 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:57.411 + 0.804 s 5
6 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 1:57.462 + 0.855 s 6
7 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:57.512 + 0.905 s 7
8 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 1:57.658 + 1.051 s 8
9 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:57.665 + 1.058 s 9
10 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:57.750 + 1.143 s 10
11 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:57.768 + 1.161 s 11
12 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:57.906 + 1.299 s 12
13 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:57.927 + 1.320 s 13
14 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:57.964 + 1.357 s 14
15 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:57.987 + 1.380 s 15
16 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:58.165 + 1.558 s 16
17 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:58.252 + 1.645 s 17
18 23 Netherlands Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 1:58.342 + 1.735 s 18
19 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:58.386 + 1.779 s 19
20 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:58.674 + 2.067 s 20
21 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:59.292 + 2.685 s 22 1
22 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:59.577 + 2.970 s 21
Source:[4]
Notes
1.^ – Jeffri was given a grid penalty from the previous round in Hockenheim, after having been deemed to have caused a collision.[5]

Feature Race

Pierre Gasly took another win with a dominant performance and with rival Sergey Sirotkin absent from the podium, he stretched his lead in the standings. Brits Jordan King and Alex Lynn tookk second and third respectively, comfortably ahead of the Russian Time pair of Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 25 53min 00.853sec 2 25
2 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 25 + 11.262 s 5 18
3 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 25 + 15.519 s 8 15
4 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 25 + 19.163 s 7 12
5 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 25 + 20.723 s 12 10 (2)
6 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 25 + 24.616 s 1 8 (3)
7 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 25 + 28.703 s 14 6
8 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 25 + 32.404 s 3 4
9 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 25 + 35.778 s 13 2
10 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 25 + 36.489 s 15 1
11 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 25 + 36.620 s 9
12 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 25 + 36.819 s 16
13 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 25 + 41.909 s 11
14 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 25 + 46.297 s 6
15 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 25 + 47.842 s 20
16 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 25 + 51.263 s 19
17 23 Netherlands Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 25 + 59.821 s 18
18 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 25 + 1:10.120 s 17
19 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 25 + 1:11.915 s 22
20 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 25 + 1:35.380 s 21
Ret 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 Collision damage 4
Ret 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1 Collision damage 10
Fastest lap: Russia Artem Markelov (Russian Time) — 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
Source:

Sprint Race

Antonio Giovinazzi took the sprint race win to complete a dominant weekend for the Prema Racing outfit. Gustav Malja finished in second to record his best finish in GP2 and Luca Ghiotto achieved third for the Trident team.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 18 36min 48.422sec 3 15 (2)
2 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 18 + 2.359 s 1 12
3 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 18 + 3.921 s 2 10
4 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 18 + 4.479 s 8 8
5 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 18 + 6.634 s 5 6
6 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 18 + 13.133 s 10 4
7 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 18 + 16.274 s 12 2
8 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 + 17.011 s 21 1
9 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 18 + 18.821 s 13
10 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 18 + 9.045 s 1 6
11 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 18 + 20.170 s 11
12 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 18 + 10.458 s 2 7
13 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 18 + 20.713 s 16
14 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 18 + 24.657 s 22
15 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 18 + 34.203 s 18
16 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 18 + 15.557 s 3 9
17 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 18 + 25.989 s 4 17
18 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 18 + 31.645 s 5 19
19 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 18 + 43.500 s 20
20 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 18 + 1:26.962 s 6 15
21 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 17 + 1 Lap 7 14
NC 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 17 Collision 4
Fastest lap: Italy Antonio Giovinazzi (Prema Racing) — 2:01.329 (on lap 2)
Source:
Notes
1.^ – Lynn, King, Pic, de Jong, Jeffri, Erikkson and Sirotkin were all given ten-second penalties after being found guilty of using their DRS on lap one.[6]

GP3

Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took his first pole position since the Red Bull Ring round with a time over three-tenths faster than his nearest rival, Hughes. Nyck de Vries took third with a time just under half a second slower than Leclerc.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 2:04.896 1
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 2:05.259 + 0.363 s 2
3 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 2:05.393 + 0.497 s 3
4 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 2:05.448 + 0.552 s 4
5 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 2:05.612 + 0.716 s 5
6 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 2:05.653 + 0.765 s 6
7 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 2:05.661 + 0.862 s 7
8 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 2:05.758 + 0.862 s 8
9 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 2:05.852 + 0.956 s 9
10 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 2:05.880 + 0.984 s 10
11 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 2:06.012 + 1.116 s 11
12 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 2:06.145 + 1.249 s 12
13 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 2:06.179 + 1.283 s 13
14 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 2:06.185 + 1.289 s 14
15 23 Spain Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 2:06.201 + 1.305 s 15
16 19 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 2:06.282 + 1.386 s 16
17 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 2:06.421 + 1.525 s 17
18 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 2:06.531 + 1.635 s 18
19 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 2:06.740 + 1.844 s 19
20 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 2:06.769 + 1.873 s 20
21 17 Finland Niko Kari Koiranen GP 2:06.772 + 1.876 s 21
22 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 2:06.900 + 2.004 s 22
23 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 2:07.086 + 2.190 s 23
Source:[7]

Race 1

Charles Leclerc took another win to inch further ahead in the championship, finishing 2.3 seconds ahead of Jake Dennis and 15.4 seconds ahead of teammate, Nyck de Vries.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 17 40min 06.695sec 1 25 (5)
2 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 17 + 2.305 s 13 18
3 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 17 + 15.402 s 3 15
4 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 17 + 19.427 s 4 12
5 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 17 + 19.837 s 14 10
6 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 17 + 21.419 s 15 8
7 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 17 + 24.337 s 9 6
8 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 17 + 28.856 s 12 4
9 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 17 + 30.076 s 17 2
10 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 17 + 31.045 s 19 1
11 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 17 + 39.185 s 5
12 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 17 + 42.364 s 18
13 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 17 + 48.122 s 10
14 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 17 + 41.141 s 1 22
15 19 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 17 + 59.185 s 2 16
16 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 17 + 1:15.690 s 23
17 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 17 + 1:12.750 s 3 20
Ret 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 13 Retired 8
Ret 17 Finland Niko Kari Koiranen GP 4 Retired 21
Ret 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1 Retired 11
Ret 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 0 Retired 6
Ret 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 0 Retired 2
Ret 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 0 Retired 7
Fastest lap: Monaco Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) — 2:09.918 (on lap 5)
Source:
Notes
1.^ – Calderón was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Niko Kari.[8]
2.^ – Tunjo was given a 10-second penalty for a dangerous re-entry onto the circuit, causing a collision with Konstantin Tereshchenko.[8]
3.^ – Tereshchenko was given a 10-second penalty for forcing Tunjo off of the circuit.[8]

Race 2

Jack Aitken took his first GP3 win in a tight battle between himself and Antonio Fuoco. Haas F1 development driver, Santino Ferrucci achieved his first podium, 5.8 seconds adrift of the leader.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 13 31min 56.599sec 4 15 (2)
2 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 13 + 1.769 s 5 12
3 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 13 + 5.820 s 2 10
4 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 13 + 7.207 s 1 8
5 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 13 + 7.708 s 7 6
6 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 13 + 8.436 s 8 4
7 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 13 + 9.345 s 3 2
8 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 13 + 9.851 s 6 1
9 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 13 + 11.614 s 12
10 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 13 + 12.363 s 9
11 22 Spain Alex Palou Campos Racing 13 + 14.531 s 13
12 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 13 + 15.919 s 10
13 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 13 + 16.579 s 16
14 17 Finland Niko Kari Koiranen GP 13 + 17.591 s 19
15 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 13 + 23.275 s 20
16 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 13 + 15.372 s 1 23
NC 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 12 + 1 Lap 18
Ret 28 Switzerland Kevin Jorg DAMS 8 Retired 11
Ret 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 5 Collision 21
Ret 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 5 Collision 22
Ret 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 2 Puncture 17
Ret 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderon Arden International 1 Accident 14
Fastest lap: United Kingdom Jack Aitken (Arden International) — 2:09.435 (on lap 8)
Source:
Notes
1.^ – Maini was given a ten-second penalty after causing a collision with Alexander Albon.[9]

Standings after the round

GP2 Series

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 France Pierre Gasly 146
2 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 129
3 Italy Raffaele Marciello 120
4 Russia Sergey Sirotkin 115
5 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 104

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Italy Prema Racing 275
2 Russia Russian Time 197
3 Spain Racing Engineering 180
4 France ART Grand Prix 173
5 Netherlands MP Motorsport 110

GP3 Series

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc 161
2 Italy Antonio Fuoco 139
3 Thailand Alexander Albon 125
4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries 81
5 United Kingdom Matt Parry 70

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 France ART Grand Prix 401
2 Italy Trident 150
3 Finland Koiranen GP 135
4 United Kingdom Arden International 129
5 France DAMS 99

References

  1. "Canamasas makes GP2 return at Spa with Carlin". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. "Tunjo in, Boschung out for Spa GP3 round". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. "Red Bull junior Kari handed GP3 debut at Spa". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. "Hockenheim Post Sprint Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. "Drivers Penalised After Sprint Race in Spa". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Spa-Francorchamps Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. "Spa-Francorchamps Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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2016 Hockenheimring GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
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