2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round
Round details | |||
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Round 6 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
Date | 27 August 2016 | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 27 August 2016 | ||
Laps | 17 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 2:04.896 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
Third | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 2:09.918 (on lap 5) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 28 August 2016 | ||
Laps | 13 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Jack Aitken | Arden International | |
Second | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | |
Third | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jack Aitken | Arden International | |
Time | 2:09.435 (on lap 8) |
The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. It was the sixth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.
Background
[edit]Óscar Tunjo will taking the third entry at Jenzer Motorsport to return to the category.[1] Another driver change for this weekend was in the Koiranen GP camp where Red Bull junior driver Niko Kari would be replacing Ralph Boschung.[2]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]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 |
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1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 2:04.896 | – | 1 |
2 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 2:05.259 | +0.363 | 2 |
3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 2:05.393 | +0.497 | 3 |
4 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 2:05.448 | +0.552 | 4 |
5 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 2:05.612 | +0.716 | 5 |
6 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 2:05.653 | +0.765 | 6 |
7 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:05.661 | +0.862 | 7 |
8 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 2:05.758 | +0.862 | 8 |
9 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 2:05.852 | +0.956 | 9 |
10 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 2:05.880 | +0.984 | 10 |
11 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 2:06.012 | +1.116 | 11 |
12 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 2:06.145 | +1.249 | 12 |
13 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 2:06.179 | +1.283 | 13 |
14 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 2:06.185 | +1.289 | 14 |
15 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 2:06.201 | +1.305 | 15 |
16 | 19 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:06.282 | +1.386 | 16 |
17 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 2:06.421 | +1.525 | 17 |
18 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 2:06.531 | +1.635 | 18 |
19 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 2:06.740 | +1.844 | 19 |
20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 2:06.769 | +1.873 | 20 |
21 | 17 | Niko Kari | Koiranen GP | 2:06.772 | +1.876 | 21 |
22 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 2:06.900 | +2.004 | 22 |
23 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:07.086 | +2.190 | 23 |
Source:[3] |
Race 1
[edit]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 |
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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 | 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 | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:09.1852 | 16 | |
16 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:15.690 | 23 | |
17 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 17 | +1:22.7503 | 20 | |
Ret | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 13 | Retired | 8 | |
Ret | 17 | Niko Kari | Koiranen GP | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
Ret | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | 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 | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 7 | |
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 2:09.918 (on lap 5) | |||||||
Source:[3] |
- Notes
- 1.^ – Calderón was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Niko Kari.[4]
- 2.^ – Tunjo was given a 10-second penalty for a dangerous re-entry onto the circuit, causing a collision with Konstantin Tereshchenko.[4]
- 3.^ – Tereshchenko was given a 10-second penalty for forcing Tunjo off of the circuit.[4]
Race 2
[edit]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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tunjo in, Boschung out for Spa GP3 round". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Red Bull junior Kari handed GP3 debut at Spa". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 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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