2016 Silverstone GP2 Series round
The 2016 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 9 and 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the fifth round of the 2016 GP2 season and the third round of the 2016 GP3 season. The race weekend supported the 2016 British Grand Prix.
Background
ART Grand Prix's Nobuharu Matsushita returned to the series after serving his one-round ban in Austria.
It was announced that Arjun Maini would be replacing Oscar Tunjo at Jenzer Motorsport GP3 team for the Silverstone round.[1]
Report
GP2 Series
Qualifying
In a somewhat controversial manner, Norman Nato achieved the fastest time of 1:38.216, thereby achieving his first pole position of the year. He was under investigation for setting his pole lap under red flag conditions. He was deemed by officials to set the lap time under green conditions and his pole time stood. Pierre Gasly achieved second place two-tenths behind Nato and Nicholas Latifi achieved a career-best of third.
- Notes
- 1.^ – Sirotkin was penalised after he failed to stop at the weighbridge and the car was not brought back before the mechanics worked on it, thereby violating the parc ferme ruling. He will start from the pitlane.[3]
- 2.^ – Canamasas received a three-place grid penalty after having been deemed to demonstrate unsporting behaviour towards Oliver Rowland after the conclusion of practice.[4]
Feature Race
The preferred tyre strategy for the feature race was often to start on the hard compound and then to switch to soft later in the race. Prema Racing went against this using the opposite strategy to great effect, with Pierre Gasly taking his maiden GP2 win from teammate Antonio Giovinazzi. Oliver Rowland also went with this strategy, achieving third despite struggling for grip in the dying laps. This result elevates both Prema drivers to first and second in the standings, with Evans maintaining third.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 21 |  Pierre Gasly
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Prema Racing | 29 | 51:39.383 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 20 |  Antonio Giovinazzi
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Prema Racing | 29 | +9.422 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 |  Oliver Rowland
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MP Motorsport | 29 | +16.090 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 |  Mitch Evans
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Campos Racing | 29 | +21.667 | 6 | 12 (2) |
| 5 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto
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Trident | 29 | +24.591 | 21 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 |  Nobuharu Matsushita
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ART Grand Prix | 29 | +25.165 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Norman Nato
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Racing Engineering | 29 | +25.474 | 1 | 6 (4) |
| 8 | 4 | Jordan King
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Racing Engineering | 29 | +25.651 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello
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Russian Time | 29 | +31.757 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 |  Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 29 | +33.115 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 29 | +34.220 | 3 | |
| 12 | 19 |  Marvin Kirchhöfer
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Carlin | 29 | +34.409 | 12 | |
| 13 | 18 |  Sergio Canamasas
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Carlin | 29 | +37.898 | 16 | |
| 14 | 12 | Arthur Pic
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Rapax | 29 | +42.610 | 8 | |
| 15 | 25 |  Jimmy Eriksson
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Arden International | 29 | +55.205 | 18 | |
| 16 | 5 | Alex Lynn
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DAMS | 29 | +56.604 | 15 | |
| 17 | 24 |  Nabil Jeffri
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Arden International | 29 | +57.490 | 13 | |
| 18 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin
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ART Grand Prix | 29 | +1:02.096 | PL | |
| 19 | 23 |  Daniël de Jong
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MP Motorsport | 29 | +1:23.661 | 17 | |
| 20 | 14 |  Philo Paz Armand
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Trident | 29 | +1:39.764 | 20 | |
| 21 | 8 | Sean Gelael
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Campos Racing | 28 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 22 | 11 | Gustav Malja
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Rapax | 28 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (Campos Racing) – 1:43.172 (on lap 24)
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Sprint Race
The sprint race saw another dominant performance from Jordan King who led from start to finish despite a late charge from Luca Ghiotto. The race was rather calm for the most part until three-laps from the end when the rain started to descend upon the circuit. As the circuit became more and more slippery, the drivers soon found themselves struggling for grip. Norman Nato spun off and several others left the circuit. Rowland passed Matsushita in the final laps to achieve another podium, the only driver to do so throughout the weekend.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jordan King
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Racing Engineering | 21 | 37:35.325 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto
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Trident | 21 | +0.580 | 4 | 12 (2) |
| 3 | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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MP Motorsport | 21 | +11.664 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi
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Prema Racing | 21 | +11.786 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita
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ART Grand Prix | 21 | +17.518 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello
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Russian Time | 21 | +20.467 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Pierre Gasly
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Prema Racing | 21 | +23.126 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer
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Carlin | 21 | +25.873 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas
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Carlin | 21 | +26.721 | 13 | |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 21 | +27.370 | 11 | |
| 11 | 12 | Arthur Pic
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Rapax | 21 | +28.061 | 14 | |
| 12 | 10 | Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 21 | +28.632 | 10 | |
| 13 | 7 | Mitch Evans
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Campos Racing | 21 | +28.844 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | Alex Lynn
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DAMS | 21 | +29.598 | 16 | |
| 15 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri
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Arden International | 21 | +31.284 | 17 | |
| 16 | 23 | Daniël de Jong
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MP Motorsport | 21 | +32.249 | 19 | |
| 17 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson
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Arden International | 21 | +35.412 | 15 | |
| 18 | 8 | Sean Gelael
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Campos Racing | 21 | +40.058 | 21 | |
| 19 | 11 | Gustav Malja
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Rapax | 21 | +46.964 | 22 | |
| 20 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand
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Trident | 21 | +1:30.028 | 20 | |
| 21 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin
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ART Grand Prix | 21 | +1:30.624 | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Norman Nato
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Racing Engineering | 19 | Spun off | 2 | |
| Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (Trident) – 1:44.199 (on lap 3)
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GP3 Series
Qualifying
In changing conditions, Alexander Albon prevailed an achieved his first pole position and the second for ART Grand Prix for the year. Being over seven-tenths faster than nearest competitor Charles Leclerc, it was a dominant display from Albon. Because of Leclerc's grid penalty, Sandy Stuvik will line up second on the grid, thereby making it the first ever all-Thai front row. Debutant Arjun Maini achieved a time of 1:48.393 to put himself third on the grid.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Alexander Albon
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ART Grand Prix | 1:47.348 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |  Charles Leclerc
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ART Grand Prix | 1:48.098 | +0.750 | 7 1 |
| 3 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
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Trident | 1:48.290 | +0.942 | 2 |
| 4 | 20 |  Arjun Maini
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Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.393 | +1.045 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan
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Koiranen GP | 1:48.539 | +1.191 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | Jake Hughes
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DAMS | 1:48.567 | +1.219 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco
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Trident | 1:48.568 | +1.220 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Akash Nandy
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Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.658 | +1.310 | 13 2 |
| 9 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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ART Grand Prix | 1:48.664 | +1.316 | 8 |
| 10 | 17 |  Ralph Boschung
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Koiranen GP | 1:48.674 | +1.326 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 1:48.749 | +1.401 | 10 |
| 12 | 14 | Matt Parry
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Koiranen GP | 1:48.758 | +1.410 | 11 |
| 13 | 9 | Jake Dennis
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Arden International | 1:48.831 | +1.483 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Aitken
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Arden International | 1:48.855 | +1.507 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Álex Palou
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Campos Racing | 1:49.053 | +1.705 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
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Campos Racing | 1:49.138 | +1.790 | 16 |
| 17 | 26 |  Santino Ferrucci
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DAMS | 1:49.269 | +1.921 | PL 3 |
| 18 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
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Campos Racing | 1:49.358 | +2.010 | 17 |
| 19 | 10 |  Tatiana Calderón
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Arden International | 1:49.733 | +2.385 | 18 |
| 20 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 1:49.934 | +2.586 | 19 |
| 21 | 6 |  Artur Janosz
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Trident | 1:50.005 | +2.657 | 20 |
| – | 28 | Kevin Jörg
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DAMS | no time | – | 21 |
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- Notes
- 1.^ – Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision at the previous round in Austria.[7]
- 2.^ – Nandy was given a five-place grid penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit at the previous round in Austria.[7]
- 3.^ – Ferrucci was handed a five-place grid penalty for impeding and causing a collision during the qualifying session. Seeing as how he could not carry out this penalty in full, he started from the pitlane.[8]
Race 1
It was a dominant performance from Albon from the start of the race, with him maintaining the lead with a comfortable buffer over the rest of the pack. The race began to settle toward the middle of the race, with Stuvik falling back through the pack and Leclerc started to chase after his teammate. Jake Hughes was on a charge, but after a rear wing failure, he was forced to retire after running as high as fourth. Matt Parry was also on a charge, with him climbing from 12th on the grid, although he found himself hounded by Nyck de Vries who had started from 19th. However, at the front, Albon was victorious from teammate Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon
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ART Grand Prix | 20 | 37:53.666 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Leclerc
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ART Grand Prix | 20 | +1.647 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco
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Trident | 20 | +12.239 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Matt Parry
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Koiranen GP | 20 | +19.583 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 20 | +25.000 | 19 | 10 |
| 6 | 17 | Ralph Boschung
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Koiranen GP | 20 | +29.094 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
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Trident | 20 | +33.337 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Arjun Maini
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Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +34.157 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 1 | 6 | Artur Janosz
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Trident | 20 | +35.434 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Álex Palou
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Campos Racing | 20 | +36.256 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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ART Grand Prix | 20 | +36.476 | 8 | |
| 12 2 | 12 | Jake Dennis
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Arden International | 20 | +36.696 | 12 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jack Aitken
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Arden International | 20 | +36.852 | 14 | |
| 14 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
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Campos Racing | 20 | +37.040 | 17 | |
| 15 | 28 | Kevin Jörg
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DAMS | 20 | +38.077 | 21 | |
| 16 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 20 | +38.851 | 10 | |
| 17 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón
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Arden International | 20 | +39.607 | 18 | |
| 18 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci
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DAMS | 20 | +42.932 | PL | |
| 19 | 18 | Akash Nandy
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Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +43.180 | 13 | |
| 20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
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Campos Racing | 20 | +50.729 | 16 | |
| 21 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan
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Koiranen GP | 20 | +51.679 | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jake Hughes
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DAMS | 11 | Rear Wing | 5 | |
| Fastest lap: Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.174 (on lap 3)
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- Notes
- 1.^ – Janosz was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[9]
- 2.^ – Dennis was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[9]
Race 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco
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Trident | 11 | 27:55.438 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 22 | Álex Palou
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Campos Racing | 11 | +0.459 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Leclerc
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ART Grand Prix | 11 | +0.583 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci
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DAMS | 11 | +3.695 | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
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Campos Racing | 11 | +5.060 | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Jack Aitken
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Arden International | 11 | +5.626 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.344 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.370 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Jake Dennis
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Arden International | 11 | +7.733 | 12 | (2) |
| 10 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
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Trident | 11 | +9.914 | 2 | |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg
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DAMS | 11 | +10.890 | 15 | |
| 12 | 17 | Ralph Boschung
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Koiranen GP | 11 | +12.091 | 3 | |
| 13 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
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Campos Racing | 11 | +24.918 | 20 | |
| 14 | 3 | Alexander Albon
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ART Grand Prix | 11 | +35.466 | 8 | |
| 15 | 6 | Artur Janosz
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Trident | 11 | +46.637 | 9 | |
| 16 | 14 | Matt Parry
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Koiranen GP | 11 | +50.407 | 5 | |
| 17 | 27 | Jake Hughes
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DAMS | 11 | +51.960 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan
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Koiranen GP | 11 | +55.404 | 21 | |
| 19 | 20 | Arjun Maini
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Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | +1:16.796 | 1 | |
| 20 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón
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Arden International | 10 | Rear Wing | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Akash Nandy
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Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Spun off | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 2 | Collision damage | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 2:05.175 (on lap 11)
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Standings after the round
- GP2 Series
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- GP3 Series
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Maini in for Tunjo at Jenzer". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Round 5 Post Qualifying Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Round 5 Post Free Practice Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Round 5 Post Feature Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Spielberg Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Silverstone Post-Qualifying Penalty". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Silverstone Post-Race Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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