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.
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]
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] |
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] |
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.
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