2016 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2016 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 9 and 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the fifth round of the 2016 GP2 season and the third round of the 2016 GP3 season. The race weekend supported the 2016 British Grand Prix.

   2016 Silverstone GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series
and
Round 3 of 9 rounds in the
2016 GP3 Series

Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
5.891 km (3.660 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 July 2016
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Norman Nato Racing Engineering
Time 1:38.216
Podium
First Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Third Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Mitch Evans Campos Racing
Time 1:43.172 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2016
Laps 21
Podium
First Jordan King Racing Engineering
Second Luca Ghiotto Trident
Third Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Luca Ghiotto Trident
Time 1:44.199 (on lap 3)
Race 1
Date 9 July 2016
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.348
Podium
First Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Second Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Third Antonio Fuoco Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Time 1:52.174 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date 10 July 2016
Laps 15
Podium
First Antonio Fuoco Trident
Second Álex Palou Campos Racing
Third Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Jake Dennis Arden International
Time 2:05.175 (on lap 11)

Background

ART Grand Prix's Nobuharu Matsushita returned to the series after serving his one-round ban in Austria.

It was announced that Arjun Maini would be replacing Oscar Tunjo at Jenzer Motorsport GP3 team for the Silverstone round.[1]

Report

Qualifying

In a somewhat controversial manner, Norman Nato achieved the fastest time of 1:38.216, thereby achieving his first pole position of the year. He was under investigation for setting his pole lap under red flag conditions. He was deemed by officials to set the lap time under green conditions and his pole time stood. Pierre Gasly achieved second place two-tenths behind Nato and Nicholas Latifi achieved a career-best of third.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:38.216 1
2 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:38.441 2
3 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:38.797 3
4 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:38.842 4
5 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:38.904 PL 1
6 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:38.912 5
7 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:39.084 6
8 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:39.123 7
9 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 1:39.160 8
10 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:39.192 9
11 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:39.370 10
12 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:39.572 11
13 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:39.668 12
14 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:39.749 16 2
15 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:39.750 13
16 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 1:39.798 14
17 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:39.928 15
18 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:40.459 17
19 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:40.838 18
20 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:41.160 19
21 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:41.385 20
– 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident no time 21
Source:[2]
Notes
1.^ – Sirotkin was penalised after he failed to stop at the weighbridge and the car was not brought back before the mechanics worked on it, thereby violating the parc ferme ruling. He will start from the pitlane.[3]
2.^ – Canamasas received a three-place grid penalty after having been deemed to demonstrate unsporting behaviour towards Oliver Rowland after the conclusion of practice.[4]

Feature Race

The preferred tyre strategy for the feature race was often to start on the hard compound and then to switch to soft later in the race. Prema Racing went against this using the opposite strategy to great effect, with Pierre Gasly taking his maiden GP2 win from teammate Antonio Giovinazzi. Oliver Rowland also went with this strategy, achieving third despite struggling for grip in the dying laps. This result elevates both Prema drivers to first and second in the standings, with Evans maintaining third.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 29 51:39.383 2 25
2 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 29 +9.422 5 18
3 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 29 +16.090 1 9 15
4 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 29 +21.667 6 12 (2)
5 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 29 +24.591 21 10
6 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 29 +25.165 11 8
7 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 29 +25.474 1 6 (4)
8 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 29 +25.651 7 4
9 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 29 +31.757 4 2
10 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 29 +33.115 10 1
11 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 29 +34.220 3
12 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 29 +34.409 12
13 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 29 +37.898 16
14 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 29 +42.610 8
15 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 29 +55.205 18
16 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 29 +56.604 15
17 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 29 +57.490 13
18 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 29 +1:02.096 PL
19 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 29 +1:23.661 17
20 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 29 +1:39.764 20
21 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 28 +1 Lap 13
22 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 28 +1 Lap 14
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (Campos Racing) – 1:43.172 (on lap 24)
Source:
Notes
1.^ – Rowland was given a five-second time penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[5]

Sprint Race

The sprint race saw another dominant performance from Jordan King who led from start to finish despite a late charge from Luca Ghiotto. The race was rather calm for the most part until three-laps from the end when the rain started to descend upon the circuit. As the circuit became more and more slippery, the drivers soon found themselves struggling for grip. Norman Nato spun off and several others left the circuit. Rowland passed Matsushita in the final laps to achieve another podium, the only driver to do so throughout the weekend.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 21 37:35.325 1 15
2 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 21 +0.580 4 12 (2)
3 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 21 +11.664 6 10
4 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 21 +11.786 7 8
5 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 21 +17.518 3 6
6 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 21 +20.467 9 4
7 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 21 +23.126 8 2
8 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 21 +25.873 12 1
9 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 21 +26.721 13
10 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 21 +27.370 11
11 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 21 +28.061 14
12 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 21 +28.632 10
13 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 21 +28.844 5
14 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 21 +29.598 16
15 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 21 +31.284 17
16 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 21 +32.249 19
17 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 21 +35.412 15
18 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 21 +40.058 21
19 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 21 +46.964 22
20 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 21 +1:30.028 20
21 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 21 +1:30.624 18
Ret 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 19 Spun off 2
Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (Trident) – 1:44.199 (on lap 3)
Source:

Qualifying

In changing conditions, Alexander Albon prevailed an achieved his first pole position and the second for ART Grand Prix for the year. Being over seven-tenths faster than nearest competitor Charles Leclerc, it was a dominant display from Albon. Because of Leclerc's grid penalty, Sandy Stuvik will line up second on the grid, thereby making it the first ever all-Thai front row. Debutant Arjun Maini achieved a time of 1:48.393 to put himself third on the grid.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:47.348 – 1
2 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:48.098 +0.750 7 1
3 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:48.290 +0.942 2
4 20 Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.393 +1.045 3
5 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:48.539 +1.191 4
6 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 1:48.567 +1.219 5
7 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:48.568 +1.220 6
8 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.658 +1.310 13 2
9 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:48.664 +1.316 8
10 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:48.674 +1.326 9
11 7 Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:48.749 +1.401 10
12 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:48.758 +1.410 11
13 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 1:48.831 +1.483 12
14 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 1:48.855 +1.507 14
15 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:49.053 +1.705 15
16 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:49.138 +1.790 16
17 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:49.269 +1.921 PL 3
18 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:49.358 +2.010 17
19 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:49.733 +2.385 18
20 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:49.934 +2.586 19
21 6 Artur Janosz Trident 1:50.005 +2.657 20
– 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS no time – 21
Source:[6]
Notes
1.^ – Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision at the previous round in Austria.[7]
2.^ – Nandy was given a five-place grid penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit at the previous round in Austria.[7]
3.^ – Ferrucci was handed a five-place grid penalty for impeding and causing a collision during the qualifying session. Seeing as how he could not carry out this penalty in full, he started from the pitlane.[8]

Race 1

It was a dominant performance from Albon from the start of the race, with him maintaining the lead with a comfortable buffer over the rest of the pack. The race began to settle toward the middle of the race, with Stuvik falling back through the pack and Leclerc started to chase after his teammate. Jake Hughes was on a charge, but after a rear wing failure, he was forced to retire after running as high as fourth. Matt Parry was also on a charge, with him climbing from 12th on the grid, although he found himself hounded by Nyck de Vries who had started from 19th. However, at the front, Albon was victorious from teammate Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 20 37:53.666 1 25 (6)
2 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 20 +1.647 7 18
3 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 20 +12.239 6 15
4 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 20 +19.583 11 12
5 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 20 +25.000 19 10
6 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 20 +29.094 9 8
7 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 20 +33.337 2 6
8 20 Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 20 +34.157 3 4
9 1 6 Artur Janosz Trident 20 +35.434 20 2
10 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 20 +36.256 15 1
11 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 20 +36.476 8
12 2 12 Jake Dennis Arden International 20 +36.696 12
13 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 20 +36.852 14
14 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 20 +37.040 17
15 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS 20 +38.077 21
16 7 Giuliano Alesi Trident 20 +38.851 10
17 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 20 +39.607 18
18 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 20 +42.932 PL
19 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 20 +43.180 13
20 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 20 +50.729 16
21 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 20 +51.679 4
Ret 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 11 Rear Wing 5
Fastest lap: Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.174 (on lap 3)
Source:
Notes
1.^ – Janosz was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[9]
2.^ – Dennis was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[9]

Race 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Antonio Fuoco Trident 11 27:55.438 6 15
2 22 Álex Palou Campos Racing 11 +0.459 10 12
3 1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 11 +0.583 7 10
4 26 Santino Ferrucci DAMS 11 +3.695 18 8
5 23 Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 11 +5.060 14 6
6 11 Jack Aitken Arden International 11 +5.626 13 4
7 2 Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 11 +6.344 11 2
8 4 Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 11 +6.370 4 1
9 9 Jake Dennis Arden International 11 +7.733 12 (2)
10 8 Sandy Stuvik Trident 11 +9.914 2
11 28 Kevin Jörg DAMS 11 +10.890 15
12 17 Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 11 +12.091 3
13 24 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 11 +24.918 20
14 3 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 11 +35.466 8
15 6 Artur Janosz Trident 11 +46.637 9
16 14 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 11 +50.407 5
17 27 Jake Hughes DAMS 11 +51.960 22
18 16 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 11 +55.404 21
19 20 Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 11 +1:16.796 1
20 10 Tatiana Calderón Arden International 10 Rear Wing 17
Ret 18 Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 7 Spun off 19
Ret 7 Giuliano Alesi Trident 2 Collision damage 16
Fastest lap: Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 2:05.175 (on lap 11)
Source:

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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