2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

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.

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

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 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 1:56.607
Podium
First Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Jordan King Racing Engineering
Third Alex Lynn DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Artem Markelov Russian Time
Time 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 28 August 2016
Laps 18
Podium
First Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Second Gustav Malja Rapax
Third Luca Ghiotto Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 2:01.329 (on lap 2)
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)

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

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 Prema Racing 1:56.607 – 1
2 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:56.768 +0.161 2
3 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 1:57.124 +0.517 3
4 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:57.211 +0.604 4
5 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:57.411 +0.804 5
6 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 1:57.462 +0.855 6
7 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:57.512 +0.905 7
8 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:57.658 +1.051 8
9 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:57.665 +1.058 9
10 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:57.750 +1.143 10
11 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:57.768 +1.161 11
12 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:57.906 +1.299 12
13 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:57.927 +1.320 13
14 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:57.964 +1.357 14
15 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:57.987 +1.380 15
16 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:58.165 +1.558 16
17 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:58.252 +1.645 17
18 23 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 1:58.342 +1.735 18
19 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:58.386 +1.779 19
20 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:58.674 +2.067 20
21 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:59.292 +2.685 221
22 14 Philo Paz Armand 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 Prema Racing 25 53:00.853 2 25
2 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 25 +11.262 5 18
3 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 25 +15.519 8 15
4 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 25 +19.163 7 12
5 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 25 +20.723 12 10 (2)
6 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 25 +24.616 1 8 (4)
7 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 25 +28.703 14 6
8 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 25 +32.404 3 4
9 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 25 +35.778 13 2
10 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 25 +36.489 15 1
11 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 25 +36.620 9
12 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 25 +36.819 16
13 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 25 +41.909 11
14 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 25 +46.297 6
15 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 25 +47.842 20
16 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 25 +51.263 19
17 23 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 25 +59.821 18
18 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 25 +1:10.120 17
19 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 25 +1:11.915 22
20 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 25 +1:35.380 21
Ret 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 Collision damage 4
Ret 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1 Collision damage 10
Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
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.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 18 36:48.422 3 15 (2)
2 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 18 +2.359 1 12
3 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 18 +3.921 2 10
4 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 18 +4.479 8 8
5 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 18 +6.634 5 6
6 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 18 +13.133 10 4
7 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 18 +16.274 12 2
8 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 +17.011 21 1
9 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 18 +18.821 13
10 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 18 +19.0451 6
11 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 18 +20.170 11
12 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 18 +20.4582 7
13 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 18 +20.713 16
14 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 18 +24.657 22
15 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 18 +34.203 18
16 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 18 +35.5573 9
17 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 18 +35.9894 17
18 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 18 +41.6455 19
19 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 18 +43.500 20
20 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 18 +1:36.9626 15
21 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 17 +1 Lap7 14
NC 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 17 Collision 4
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi (Prema Racing) – 2:01.329 (on lap 2)
Source:[4]


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]

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 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:[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 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:[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.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 13 31:56.599 4 15 (2)
2 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 13 +1.769 5 12
3 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 13 +5.820 2 10
4 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 13 +7.207 1 8
5 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 13 +7.708 7 6
6 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 13 +8.436 8 4
7 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 13 +9.345 3 2
8 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 13 +9.851 6 1
9 6 Artur Janosz Trident 13 +11.614 12
10 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 13 +12.363 9
11 22 Alex Palou Campos Racing 13 +14.531 13
12 7 Giuliano Alesi Trident 13 +15.919 10
13 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 13 +16.579 16
14 17 Niko Kari Koiranen GP 13 +17.591 19
15 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 13 +23.275 20
16 20 Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 13 +25.3721 23
17 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 12 +1 Lap 18
Ret 28 Kevin Jorg DAMS 8 Retired 11
Ret 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 5 Collision 21
Ret 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 5 Collision 22
Ret 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 2 Puncture 17
Ret 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1 Accident 14
Fastest lap: Jack Aitken (Arden International) – 2:09.435 (on lap 8)
Source:[7]
Notes
1.^ – Maini was given a ten-second penalty after causing a collision with Alexander Albon.[9]

Standings after the round
GP2 Series
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
GP3 Series
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. "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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