2016 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

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United Kingdom    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
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 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering
Time 1:38.216
Podium
First France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Third United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing
Time 1:43.172 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2016
Laps 21
Podium
First United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering
Second Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident
Third United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident
Time 1:44.199 (on lap 3)
Race 1
Date 9 July 2016
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.348
Podium
First Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Second Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Third Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Time 1:52.174 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date 10 July 2016
Laps 15
Podium
First Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident
Second Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing
Third Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International
Time 2:05.175 (on lap 11)

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.

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[]

GP2 Series[]

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 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:38.216 1
2 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:38.441 2
3 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:38.797 3
4 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:38.842 4
5 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:38.904 PL 1
6 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:38.912 5
7 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:39.084 6
8 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:39.123 7
9 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 1:39.160 8
10 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:39.192 9
11 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:39.370 10
12 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:39.572 11
13 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:39.668 12
14 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:39.749 16 2
15 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:39.750 13
16 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 1:39.798 14
17 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 1:39.928 15
18 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:40.459 17
19 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:40.838 18
20 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:41.160 19
21 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:41.385 20
– 15 Italy 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 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 29 51:39.383 2 25
2 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 29 +9.422 5 18
3 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 29 +16.090 1 9 15
4 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 29 +21.667 6 12 (2)
5 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 29 +24.591 21 10
6 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 29 +25.165 11 8
7 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 29 +25.474 1 6 (4)
8 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 29 +25.651 7 4
9 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 29 +31.757 4 2
10 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 29 +33.115 10 1
11 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 29 +34.220 3
12 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 29 +34.409 12
13 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 29 +37.898 16
14 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 29 +42.610 8
15 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 29 +55.205 18
16 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 29 +56.604 15
17 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 29 +57.490 13
18 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 29 +1:02.096 PL
19 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 29 +1:23.661 17
20 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 29 +1:39.764 20
21 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 28 +1 Lap 13
22 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 28 +1 Lap 14
Fastest lap: New Zealand 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 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 21 37:35.325 1 15
2 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 21 +0.580 4 12 (2)
3 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 21 +11.664 6 10
4 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 21 +11.786 7 8
5 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 21 +17.518 3 6
6 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 21 +20.467 9 4
7 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 21 +23.126 8 2
8 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 21 +25.873 12 1
9 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 21 +26.721 13
10 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 21 +27.370 11
11 12 France Arthur Pic Rapax 21 +28.061 14
12 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 21 +28.632 10
13 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 21 +28.844 5
14 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 21 +29.598 16
15 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 21 +31.284 17
16 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 21 +32.249 19
17 25 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 21 +35.412 15
18 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 21 +40.058 21
19 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 21 +46.964 22
20 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 21 +1:30.028 20
21 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 21 +1:30.624 18
Ret 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 19 Spun off 2
Fastest lap: Italy Luca Ghiotto (Trident) – 1:44.199 (on lap 3)
Source:

GP3 Series[]

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 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:47.348 – 1
2 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:48.098 +0.750 7 1
3 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:48.290 +0.942 2
4 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.393 +1.045 3
5 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:48.539 +1.191 4
6 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 1:48.567 +1.219 5
7 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:48.568 +1.220 6
8 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.658 +1.310 13 2
9 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:48.664 +1.316 8
10 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:48.674 +1.326 9
11 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:48.749 +1.401 10
12 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:48.758 +1.410 11
13 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 1:48.831 +1.483 12
14 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 1:48.855 +1.507 14
15 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:49.053 +1.705 15
16 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:49.138 +1.790 16
17 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:49.269 +1.921 PL 3
18 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:49.358 +2.010 17
19 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:49.733 +2.385 18
20 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:49.934 +2.586 19
21 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 1:50.005 +2.657 20
– 28 Switzerland 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 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 20 37:53.666 1 25 (6)
2 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 20 +1.647 7 18
3 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 20 +12.239 6 15
4 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 20 +19.583 11 12
5 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 20 +25.000 19 10
6 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 20 +29.094 9 8
7 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 20 +33.337 2 6
8 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 20 +34.157 3 4
9 1 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 20 +35.434 20 2
10 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 20 +36.256 15 1
11 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 20 +36.476 8
12 2 12 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 20 +36.696 12
13 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 20 +36.852 14
14 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 20 +37.040 17
15 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 20 +38.077 21
16 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 20 +38.851 10
17 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 20 +39.607 18
18 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 20 +42.932 PL
19 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 20 +43.180 13
20 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 20 +50.729 16
21 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 20 +51.679 4
Ret 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 11 Rear Wing 5
Fastest lap: Thailand 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 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 11 27:55.438 6 15
2 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 11 +0.459 10 12
3 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 11 +0.583 7 10
4 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 11 +3.695 18 8
5 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 11 +5.060 14 6
6 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 11 +5.626 13 4
7 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 11 +6.344 11 2
8 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 11 +6.370 4 1
9 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 11 +7.733 12 (2)
10 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 11 +9.914 2
11 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 11 +10.890 15
12 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 11 +12.091 3
13 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 11 +24.918 20
14 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 11 +35.466 8
15 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 11 +46.637 9
16 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 11 +50.407 5
17 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 11 +51.960 22
18 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 11 +55.404 21
19 20 India Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 11 +1:16.796 1
20 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 10 Rear Wing 17
Ret 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 7 Spun off 19
Ret 7 France Giuliano Alesi Trident 2 Collision damage 16
Fastest lap: United Kingdom 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[]

  1. ^ "Maini in for Tunjo at Jenzer". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Round 5 Post Qualifying Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Round 5 Post Free Practice Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Round 5 Post Feature Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Spielberg Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Silverstone Post-Qualifying Penalty". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Silverstone Post-Race Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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