2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round

   2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 round
Round details
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)
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)

The 2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.

Background

Before the weekend commenced, Mahaveer Raghunathan announced that he would call time on his GP3 campaign to focus on his efforts in Auto GP.[1] 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.[2]

Classification

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:[3]

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:[3]

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:[3]

Standings after the round

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Raghunathan calls time on GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Alesi ruled out of Red Bull Ring round after practice shunt". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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