2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

   2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Feature race
Date 27 August 2016
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 1:56.607
Podium
First Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Jordan King Racing Engineering
Third Alex Lynn DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Artem Markelov Russian Time
Time 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 28 August 2016
Laps 18
Podium
First Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Second Gustav Malja Rapax
Third Luca Ghiotto Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Time 2:01.329 (on lap 2)

The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. It was the eighth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

Background

Sergio Canamasas announced his return to Carlin for the round, replacing René Binder[1]

Report

Qualifying

Antonio Giovinazzi led a Prema Racing 1-2 in qualifying, once again showcasing Prema's run of dominance in GP2 as of late. Gustav Malja proved the surprise candidate for third, albeit half a second adrift of Giovinazzi.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:56.607 – 1
2 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:56.768 +0.161 2
3 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 1:57.124 +0.517 3
4 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:57.211 +0.604 4
5 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:57.411 +0.804 5
6 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 1:57.462 +0.855 6
7 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:57.512 +0.905 7
8 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:57.658 +1.051 8
9 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:57.665 +1.058 9
10 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:57.750 +1.143 10
11 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:57.768 +1.161 11
12 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:57.906 +1.299 12
13 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:57.927 +1.320 13
14 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:57.964 +1.357 14
15 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:57.987 +1.380 15
16 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:58.165 +1.558 16
17 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:58.252 +1.645 17
18 23 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 1:58.342 +1.735 18
19 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:58.386 +1.779 19
20 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 1:58.674 +2.067 20
21 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:59.292 +2.685 221
22 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:59.577 +2.970 21
Source:[2]
Notes
1.^ – Jeffri was given a grid penalty from the previous round in Hockenheim, after having been deemed to have caused a collision.[3]

Feature Race

Pierre Gasly took another win with a dominant performance and with rival Sergey Sirotkin absent from the podium, he stretched his lead in the standings. Brits Jordan King and Alex Lynn took second and third respectively, comfortably ahead of the Russian Time pair of Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 25 53:00.853 2 25
2 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 25 +11.262 5 18
3 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 25 +15.519 8 15
4 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 25 +19.163 7 12
5 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 25 +20.723 12 10 (2)
6 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 25 +24.616 1 8 (4)
7 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 25 +28.703 14 6
8 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 25 +32.404 3 4
9 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 25 +35.778 13 2
10 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 25 +36.489 15 1
11 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 25 +36.620 9
12 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 25 +36.819 16
13 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 25 +41.909 11
14 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 25 +46.297 6
15 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 25 +47.842 20
16 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 25 +51.263 19
17 23 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 25 +59.821 18
18 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 25 +1:10.120 17
19 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 25 +1:11.915 22
20 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 25 +1:35.380 21
Ret 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 Collision damage 4
Ret 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1 Collision damage 10
Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:01.187 (on lap 24)
Source:[2]

Sprint Race

Antonio Giovinazzi took the sprint race win to complete a dominant weekend for the Prema Racing outfit. Gustav Malja finished in second to record his best finish in GP2 and Luca Ghiotto achieved third for the Trident team.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 18 36:48.422 3 15 (2)
2 11 Gustav Malja Rapax 18 +2.359 1 12
3 15 Luca Ghiotto Trident 18 +3.921 2 10
4 21 Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 18 +4.479 8 8
5 9 Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 18 +6.634 5 6
6 22 Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 18 +13.133 10 4
7 18 Sergio Canamasas Carlin 18 +16.274 12 2
8 3 Norman Nato Racing Engineering 18 +17.011 21 1
9 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 18 +18.821 13
10 5 Alex Lynn DAMS 18 +19.0451 6
11 1 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 18 +20.170 11
12 4 Jordan King Racing Engineering 18 +20.4582 7
13 7 Mitch Evans Campos Racing 18 +20.713 16
14 19 Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 18 +24.657 22
15 8 Sean Gelael Campos Racing 18 +34.203 18
16 2 Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 18 +35.5573 9
17 23 Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 18 +35.9894 17
18 24 Nabil Jeffri Arden International 18 +41.6455 19
19 14 Philo Paz Armand Trident 18 +43.500 20
20 25 Jimmy Eriksson Arden International 18 +1:36.9626 15
21 12 Arthur Pic Rapax 17 +1 Lap7 14
NC 10 Artem Markelov Russian Time 17 Collision 4
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi (Prema Racing) – 2:01.329 (on lap 2)
Source:[2]
Notes
1.^ – Lynn, King, Pic, de Jong, Jeffri, Erikkson and Sirotkin were all given ten-second penalties after being found guilty of using their DRS on lap one.[4]

Standings after the round

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canamasas makes GP2 return at Spa with Carlin". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hockenheim Post Sprint Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Drivers Penalised After Sprint Race in Spa". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.


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