2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round
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 Belgium as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the eighth round of the 2016 GP2 Series and the sixth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.
Background
In GP2, Sergio Canamasas announced his return to Carlin for the round, replacing René 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 |  Antonio Giovinazzi
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Prema Racing | 1:56.607 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 21 |  Pierre Gasly
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Prema Racing | 1:56.768 | +0.161 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 |  Gustav Malja
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Rapax | 1:57.124 | +0.517 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Norman Nato
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Racing Engineering | 1:57.211 | +0.604 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 |  Jordan King
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Racing Engineering | 1:57.411 | +0.804 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Arthur Pic
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Rapax | 1:57.462 | +0.855 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello
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Russian Time | 1:57.512 | +0.905 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Alex Lynn
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DAMS | 1:57.658 | +1.051 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 |  Nobuharu Matsushita
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ART Grand Prix | 1:57.665 | +1.058 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 |  Marvin Kirchhöfer
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Carlin | 1:57.750 | +1.143 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 1:57.768 | +1.161 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 |  Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 1:57.906 | +1.299 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin
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ART Grand Prix | 1:57.927 | +1.320 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto
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Trident | 1:57.964 | +1.357 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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MP Motorsport | 1:57.987 | +1.380 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 |  Sergio Canamasas
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Carlin | 1:58.165 | +1.558 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 |  Sean Gelael
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Campos Racing | 1:58.252 | +1.645 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 |  Daniel de Jong
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MP Motorsport | 1:58.342 | +1.735 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 |  Mitch Evans
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Campos Racing | 1:58.386 | +1.779 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson
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Arden International | 1:58.674 | +2.067 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 |  Nabil Jeffri
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Arden International | 1:59.292 | +2.685 | 221 |
| 22 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand
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Trident | 1:59.577 | +2.970 | 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 took 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 | Pierre Gasly
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Prema Racing | 25 | 53:00.853 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Jordan King
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Racing Engineering | 25 | +11.262 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Alex Lynn
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DAMS | 25 | +15.519 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello
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Russian Time | 25 | +19.163 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 25 | +20.723 | 12 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi
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Prema Racing | 25 | +24.616 | 1 | 8 (4) |
| 7 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto
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Trident | 25 | +28.703 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Gustav Malja
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Rapax | 25 | +32.404 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin
|
ART Grand Prix | 25 | +35.778 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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MP Motorsport | 25 | +36.489 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita
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ART Grand Prix | 25 | +36.620 | 9 | |
| 12 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas
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Carlin | 25 | +36.819 | 16 | |
| 13 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 25 | +41.909 | 11 | |
| 14 | 12 | Arthur Pic
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Rapax | 25 | +46.297 | 6 | |
| 15 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson
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Arden International | 25 | +47.842 | 20 | |
| 16 | 7 | Mitch Evans
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Campos Racing | 25 | +51.263 | 19 | |
| 17 | 23 | Daniel de Jong
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MP Motorsport | 25 | +59.821 | 18 | |
| 18 | 8 | Sean Gelael
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Campos Racing | 25 | +1:10.120 | 17 | |
| 19 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri
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Arden International | 25 | +1:11.915 | 22 | |
| 20 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand
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Trident | 25 | +1:35.380 | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | Norman Nato
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Racing Engineering | 18 | Collision damage | 4 | |
| Ret | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer
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Carlin | 1 | Collision damage | 10 | |
| Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
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| Source:[4] | |||||||
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.
- 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 |  Charles Leclerc
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ART Grand Prix | 2:04.896 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Hughes
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DAMS | 2:05.259 | +0.363 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 2:05.393 | +0.497 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco
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Trident | 2:05.448 | +0.552 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 |  Kevin Jörg
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DAMS | 2:05.612 | +0.716 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Matt Parry
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Koiranen GP | 2:05.653 | +0.765 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 |  Arjun Maini
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Jenzer Motorsport | 2:05.661 | +0.862 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |  Sandy Stuvik
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Trident | 2:05.758 | +0.862 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 |  Santino Ferrucci
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DAMS | 2:05.852 | +0.956 | 9 |
| 10 | 22 | Álex Palou
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Campos Racing | 2:05.880 | +0.984 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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ART Grand Prix | 2:06.012 | +1.116 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan
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Koiranen GP | 2:06.145 | +1.249 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Jake Dennis
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Arden International | 2:06.179 | +1.283 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Aitken
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Arden International | 2:06.185 | +1.289 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
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Campos Racing | 2:06.201 | +1.305 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 |  Óscar Tunjo
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Jenzer Motorsport | 2:06.282 | +1.386 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Alexander Albon
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ART Grand Prix | 2:06.421 | +1.525 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 |  Artur Janosz
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Trident | 2:06.531 | +1.635 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 2:06.740 | +1.844 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
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Campos Racing | 2:06.769 | +1.873 | 20 |
| 21 | 17 |  Niko Kari
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Koiranen GP | 2:06.772 | +1.876 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón
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Arden International | 2:06.900 | +2.004 | 22 |
| 23 | 18 | Akash Nandy
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Jenzer Motorsport | 2:07.086 | +2.190 | 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 | Charles Leclerc
|
ART Grand Prix | 17 | 40:06.695 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 9 | Jake Dennis
|
Arden International | 17 | +2.305 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
|
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +15.402 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco
|
Trident | 17 | +19.427 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Jack Aitken
|
Arden International | 17 | +19.837 | 14 | 10 |
| 6 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
|
Campos Racing | 17 | +21.419 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci
|
DAMS | 17 | +24.337 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan
|
Koiranen GP | 17 | +28.856 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Alexander Albon
|
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +30.076 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi
|
Trident | 17 | +31.045 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg
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DAMS | 17 | +39.185 | 5 | |
| 12 | 6 | Artur Janosz
|
Trident | 17 | +42.364 | 18 | |
| 13 | 22 | Álex Palou
|
Campos Racing | 17 | +48.122 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón
|
Arden International | 17 | +51.1411 | 22 | |
| 15 | 19 | Óscar Tunjo
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Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:09.1852 | 16 | |
| 16 | 18 | Akash Nandy
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Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:15.690 | 23 | |
| 17 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
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Campos Racing | 17 | +1:22.7503 | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
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Trident | 13 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Niko Kari
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Koiranen GP | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 | Matt Parry
|
Koiranen GP | 0 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jake Hughes
|
DAMS | 0 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arjun Maini
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Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 2:09.918 (on lap 5)
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| Source:[7] | |||||||
- 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.
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
- ^ "Canamasas makes GP2 return at Spa with Carlin". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Tunjo in, Boschung out for Spa GP3 round". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Red Bull junior Kari handed GP3 debut at Spa". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Hockenheim Post Sprint Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Drivers Penalised After Sprint Race in Spa". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Spa-Francorchamps Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Spa-Francorchamps Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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