2016 Red Bull Ring GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2016 Red Bull Ring GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 2 and 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the fourth round of the 2016 GP2 season and the second round of the 2016 GP3 season. The race weekend supported the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.

   2016 Red Bull Ring GP2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series
and
Round 2 of 9 rounds in the
2016 GP3 Series

Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Location Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Feature race
Date 2 July 2016
Laps 40
Pole position
Driver Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:13.663
Podium
First Mitch Evans Campos Racing
Second Sean Gelael Campos Racing
Third Raffaele Marciello Russian Time
Fastest lap
Driver Mitch Evans Campos Racing
Time 1:15.534 (on lap 38)
Sprint race
Date 3 July 2016
Laps 28
Podium
First Jordan King Racing Engineering
Second Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport
Third Alex Lynn DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Jordan King Racing Engineering
Time 1:25.150 (on lap 27)
Race 1
Date 2 July 2016
Laps 24
Pole position
Driver Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:19.041
Podium
First Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Second Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:20.859 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date 3 July 2016
Laps 17
Podium
First Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP
Second Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Antonio Fuoco Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP
Time 1:35.850 (on lap 10)

Background

Following the Baku round, Nobuharu Matsushita was suspended from competing in the Austrian GP2 round due to erratic driving that caused several collisions during the restarts.[1] On 28 June, ART Grand Prix announced René Binder as Matsushita's replacement.[2]

Before the weekend commenced, Mahaveer Raghunathan announced that he would call time on his GP3 campaign to focus on his efforts in Auto GP.[3] In the weekend's only practice session, Giuliano Alesi withdrew from the weekend after an accident which saw him unfit to complete the rest of the weekend.[4]

Report

Qualifying

Arden International GP2 driver, Jimmy Eriksson will carry through a three-place grid penalty from the previous round after GP2 stewards deemed him to be at fault in the collision between himself and Jordan King.

Sergey Sirotkin achieved the fastest time of 1:13.663, thereby achieving his second pole position of the year. Antonio Giovinazzi narrowly missed out by six-thousandths of a second and Pierre Gasly occupied third. The session however, ended under yellow flags after Jimmy Eriksson's car stopped at turn seven.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:13.663 1
2 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:13.669 2
3 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:13.803 3
4 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:14.091 4
5 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:14.099 5
6 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:14.184 6
7 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:14.316 7
8 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:14.387 8
9 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:14.456 9
10 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:14.574 10
11 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:14.626 14 1
12 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:14.647 11
13 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 1:14.688 12
14 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:14.815 13
15 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:14.832 17 2
16 1 René Binder ART Grand Prix 1:14.886 15
17 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:14.958 20 3
18 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 1:15.020 16
19 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:15.112 18
20 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:15.307 19
21 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:15.531 PL 4
22 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:15.675 21
Source:[5]
Notes
1.^ – Jeffri received a three-place grid penalty after having failed to slow down under yellow flag conditions.[6]
2.^ – Canamasas received a three-place grid penalty after having been deemed to impede a fellow driver.[6]
3.^ – Latifi received a three-place grid penalty after having been deemed to impede a fellow driver.[6]
4.^ – Eriksson received a three-place grid penalty adhered from the previous round in Baku. Arden subsequently elected to start him from the pitlane.[7]

Feature Race

The Feature Race for GP2 was delayed by 15 minutes due to incidents that occurred in the preceding Formula One qualifying session. The race saw changing conditions that effected the outcome of the race. While the bottom of the circuit would be dry, heavy rainfall would be at the top. Gasly spun from the lead which triggered a safety car and a flurry of pitstops. On lap 28, Marvin Kirchhöfer also spun, which triggered another safety car. Upon exiting the pitlane shortly thereafter, Artem Markelov hit the wall on pit exit, prompting a red flag due to damage to the track. After a lengthy delay, the race was restarted behind the safety car with the Campos pair of Mitch Evans and Sean Gelael leading and Philo Paz Armand, who incurred a penalty after overtaking the safety car. Raffaele Marciello began to charge through the field on fresh super soft tyres, but as the pace in the compound started to fade away, Evans took control and won his first race of the season.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 40 1:18:32.399 10 25 (2)
2 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 40 +4.600 18 18
3 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 40 +10.789 6 15
4 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 40 +12.363 4 12
5 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 40 +12.691 PL 10
6 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 40 +15.557 7 8
7 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 40 +16.559 9 6
8 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 40 +22.762 13 4
9 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 40 +24.738 12 2
10 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 40 +25.629 20 1
11 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 40 +27.000 8
12 1 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 40 +29.708 1 (4)
13 2 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 40 +30.258 16
14 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 39 +1 Lap 19
15 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 39 +1 Lap 21
16 1 René Binder ART Grand Prix 38 +2 Laps 15
Ret 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 29 Ignition 2
Ret 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 28 Accident 5
Ret 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 26 Spun off 11
Ret 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 17 Spun off 3
Ret 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1 Collision damage 14
Ret 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 0 Collision 17
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (Campos Racing) – 1:15.534 (on lap 38)
Source:[5]
Notes
1.^ – Sirotkin was given a ten-second time penalty for failing to re-establish his original starting position before the safety car line and of failing to re-enter the pitlane.[8]
2.^ – Malja was given a ten-second time penalty for passing several cars as well as the safety car between turns seven and eight during the safety car period without permission from the Race Director.[8]

Sprint Race

The Sprint Race was held under atrocious conditions, with rain affecting the entire race. This would catch out drivers throughout the race and would lead to two safety cars. The first of which came as a result of Sean Gelael retiring after being hit by Arthur Pic on lap three. The second safety car came after Nicholas Latifi spun on the exit of turn one on lap ten. By this stage, the circuit was beginning to dry and some drivers elected to pit for dry tyres in an attempt to take advantage of the changing conditions. However, the track had not dried out sufficiently by this stage and so saw most of the competitors struggling for grip for the first few laps into the stint. As well as this, the restart was prompt and the group that had pitted for dry tyres were left far behind the leading pack by the time of the restart. In the end, Racing Engineering's Jordan King completed a dominant performance and earned his first GP2 win and Racing Engineering's second of the season.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 28 44:34.966 1 15 (2)
2 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 28 +6.019 3 12
3 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 28 +7.702 11 10
4 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 28 +10.234 6 8
5 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 28 +10.417 17 6
6 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 28 +11.821 12 4
7 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 28 +12.594 20 2
8 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 28 +12.881 8 1
9 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 28 +15.878 5
10 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 28 +35.019 22
11 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 28 +57.740 18
12 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 28 +1:00.076 2
13 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 28 +1:00.107 4
14 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 28 +1:16.880 15
15 1 René Binder ART Grand Prix 28 +1:17.325 16
16 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 27 +1 Lap 13
17 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 27 +1 Lap 21
18 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 27 +1 Lap 9
19 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 27 +1 Lap 19
20 23 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 27 +1 Lap 14
Ret 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 20 Spun off 10
Ret 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 3 Collision damage 7
Fastest lap: Jordan King (Racing Engineering) – 1:25.150 (on lap 27)
Source:[5]

Qualifying

It was a dominant session for the ART Grand Prix outfit with the top-three being Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and Nyck de Vries. Leclerc achieved a time of 1:19.071, half a second faster than his nearest competitor, Albon.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:19.041 1
2 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:19.567 +0.526 2
3 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:19.734 +0.693 3
4 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:19.775 +0.734 4
5 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:19.842 +0.801 5
6 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:19.868 +0.827 6
7 20 Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 1:19.878 +0.837 7
8 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 1:19.917 +0.876 8
9 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 1:19.925 +0.884 9
10 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:19.980 +0.939 10
11 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:20.080 +1.039 11
12 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:20.102 +1.061 12
13 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:20.104 +1.063 13
14 6 Artur Janosz Trident 1:20.126 +1.085 14
15 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 1:20.227 +1.186 15
16 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:20.294 +1.253 16
17 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:20.309 +1.268 17
18 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:20.378 +1.337 18
19 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS 1:20.429 +1.388 19
20 19 Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.579 +1.538 20
21 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.593 +1.552 21
22 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:20.651 +1.610 22
Source:[9]

Race 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 24 35:01.756 1 25 (6)
2 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 24 +2.292 2 18
3 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 24 +8.949 3 15
4 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 24 +11.840 4 12
5 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 24 +13.131 11 10
6 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 24 +15.494 6 8
7 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 24 +16.694 5 6
8 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 24 +18.500 9 4
9 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 24 +19.129 15 2
10 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 24 +20.726 12 1
11 6 Artur Janosz Trident 24 +43.114 14
12 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 24 +45.524 21
13 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS 19 +45.621 8
14 20 Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 24 +46.119 7
15 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 24 +46.534 10
16 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 24 +47.672 17
17 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 24 +54.379 13
18 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 23 +1 Lap 22
19 19 Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 23 +1 Lap 20
20 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 23 +1 Lap 18
Ret 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 4 Retired 16
Ret 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 3 Retired 8
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 1:20.859 (on lap 27)
Source:[9]

Race 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 17 33:57.642 5 15 (2)
2 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 17 +0.841 7 12
3 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 17 +1.784 4 10
4 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 17 +2.276 6 8
5 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 17 +2.440 9 6
6 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 17 +3.103 1 4
7 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 17 +3.486 3 2
8 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 17 +4.802 10 1
9 6 Artur Janosz Trident 17 +5.038 11
10 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 17 +6.017 15
11 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 17 +6.169 16
12 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 17 +7.080 20
13 20 Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 17 +7.349 14
14 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS 17 +9.539 13
Ret 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 14 Retired 22
Ret 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 13 Retired 17
Ret 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 13 Retired 8
Ret 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 10 Retired 12
Ret 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 9 Retired 18
Ret 16 Matevos Isaakyan Trident 8 Retired 21
Ret 19 Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 5 Retired 19
Ret 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1 Retired 7
Fastest lap: Ralph Boschung (Koiranen GP) – 1:35.850 (on lap 10)
Source:[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
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  3. "Raghunathan calls time on GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. "Alesi ruled out of Red Bull Ring round after practice shunt". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. "Round 4 Post Qualifying Penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. "Round 3 Post Sprint Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. "Round 4 Post Feature Race Penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  9. "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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2016 Baku GP2 Series round		 GP2 Series
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2016 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
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