2016 Sepang GP2 Series round

   2016 Sepang GP2 round
Round details
Round 10 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series

Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Location Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Feature race
Date 1 October 2016
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:42.181
Podium
First Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Second Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Third Norman Nato Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:45.791 (on lap 10)
Sprint race
Date 2 October 2016
Laps 22
Podium
First Luca Ghiotto Trident
Second Raffaele Marciello Russian Time
Third Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:45.813 (on lap 18)

The 2016 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. It was the tenth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Background

Johnny Cecotto Jr. made his return to GP2 for this round with the Rapax team, whilst Jimmy Eriksson pulled out of the round due to financial setbacks.

Report

Qualifying

Pierre Gasly took another pole with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi in second making it another Prema Racing one-two for qualifying.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:42.181 1
2 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:42.263 +0.082 2
3 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:42.526 +0.345 3
4 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:42.528 +0.347 4
5 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:42.623 +0.442 5
6 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:42.775 +0.594 6
7 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:42.800 +0.619 7
8 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:42.851 +0.670 8
9 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:42.902 +0.721 9
10 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:42.934 +0.753 10
11 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:42.934 +0.753 11
12 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:43.130 +0.949 12
13 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 1:43.224 +1.043 13
14 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:43.290 +1.109 14
15 12 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1:43.385 +1.204 15
16 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:43.606 +1.425 16
17 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:43.761 +1.580 17
18 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:43.965 +1.784 18
19 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:43.977 +1.796 19
20 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:44.087 +1.906 20
21 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:44.578 +2.397 21
Source:[1]

Feature Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 29 52:18.049 2 25
2 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 29 +5.858 4 18 (2)
3 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 29 +8.015 7 15
4 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 29 +16.214 6 12
5 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 29 +18.742 8 10
6 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 29 +20.694 3 8
7 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 29 +24.964 11 6
8 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 29 +28.550 16 4
9 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 29 +28.741 13 2
10 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 29 +33.209 19 1
11 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 29 +35.538 1 (4)
12 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 29 +35.550 9
13 12 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 29 +35.703 15
14 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 29 +41.169 12
15 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 29 +41.288 15
16 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 29 +42.969 20
17 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 29 +47.208 18
18 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 29 +1:03.069 17
19 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 29 +1:06.464 21
Ret 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 Retired 5
DNS 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 0 Did not start 10
Fastest lap: Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:45.791 (on lap 10)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 22 40:22.211 2 15
2 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 22 +0.694 3 12
3 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 22 +4.786 11 10 (2)
4 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 22 +5.402 8 8
5 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 22 +9.693 9 6
6 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 22 +13.333 1 4
7 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 +13.997 20 2
8 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 22 +15.893 12 1
9 12 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 22 +17.623 13
10 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 22 +24.245 14
11 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 22 +25.837 15
12 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 22 +27.198 5
13 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 22 +29.287 21
14 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 22 +1:12.416 4
15 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 22 +1:26.372 10
Ret 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 18 Retired 19
Ret 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 18 Retired 18
Ret 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 13 Retired 7
Ret 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 7 Retired 16
Ret 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1 Retired 6
Ret 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 0 Retired 17
Fastest lap: Pierre Gasly (Prema Racing) – 1:45.813 (on lap 18)
Source:[1]

Standings after the round

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2016 Sepang – GP2 – Results". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.


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