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.
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.
- 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 |
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1 | 21 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 29 | 51:39.383 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 29 | +9.422 | 5 | 18 |
3 | 22 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 29 | +16.090 1 | 9 | 15 |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 29 | +21.667 | 6 | 12 (2) |
5 | 15 | ![]() |
Trident | 29 | +24.591 | 21 | 10 |
6 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 29 | +25.165 | 11 | 8 |
7 | 3 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 29 | +25.474 | 1 | 6 (4) |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 29 | +25.651 | 7 | 4 |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 29 | +31.757 | 4 | 2 |
10 | 10 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 29 | +33.115 | 10 | 1 |
11 | 6 | ![]() |
DAMS | 29 | +34.220 | 3 | |
12 | 19 | ![]() |
Carlin | 29 | +34.409 | 12 | |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Carlin | 29 | +37.898 | 16 | |
14 | 12 | ![]() |
Rapax | 29 | +42.610 | 8 | |
15 | 25 | ![]() |
Arden International | 29 | +55.205 | 18 | |
16 | 5 | ![]() |
DAMS | 29 | +56.604 | 15 | |
17 | 24 | ![]() |
Arden International | 29 | +57.490 | 13 | |
18 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 29 | +1:02.096 | PL | |
19 | 23 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 29 | +1:23.661 | 17 | |
20 | 14 | ![]() |
Trident | 29 | +1:39.764 | 20 | |
21 | 8 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 28 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
22 | 11 | ![]() |
Rapax | 28 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
Fastest lap: ![]() | |||||||
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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 |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 21 | 37:35.325 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 15 | ![]() |
Trident | 21 | +0.580 | 4 | 12 (2) |
3 | 22 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 21 | +11.664 | 6 | 10 |
4 | 20 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 21 | +11.786 | 7 | 8 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 21 | +17.518 | 3 | 6 |
6 | 9 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 21 | +20.467 | 9 | 4 |
7 | 21 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 21 | +23.126 | 8 | 2 |
8 | 19 | ![]() |
Carlin | 21 | +25.873 | 12 | 1 |
9 | 18 | ![]() |
Carlin | 21 | +26.721 | 13 | |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
DAMS | 21 | +27.370 | 11 | |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
Rapax | 21 | +28.061 | 14 | |
12 | 10 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 21 | +28.632 | 10 | |
13 | 7 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 21 | +28.844 | 5 | |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
DAMS | 21 | +29.598 | 16 | |
15 | 24 | ![]() |
Arden International | 21 | +31.284 | 17 | |
16 | 23 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 21 | +32.249 | 19 | |
17 | 25 | ![]() |
Arden International | 21 | +35.412 | 15 | |
18 | 8 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 21 | +40.058 | 21 | |
19 | 11 | ![]() |
Rapax | 21 | +46.964 | 22 | |
20 | 14 | ![]() |
Trident | 21 | +1:30.028 | 20 | |
21 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 21 | +1:30.624 | 18 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 19 | Spun off | 2 | |
Fastest lap: ![]() | |||||||
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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 |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:47.348 | – | 1 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:48.098 | +0.750 | 7 1 |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:48.290 | +0.942 | 2 |
4 | 20 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.393 | +1.045 | 3 |
5 | 16 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:48.539 | +1.191 | 4 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
DAMS | 1:48.567 | +1.219 | 5 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:48.568 | +1.220 | 6 |
8 | 18 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.658 | +1.310 | 13 2 |
9 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:48.664 | +1.316 | 8 |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:48.674 | +1.326 | 9 |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:48.749 | +1.401 | 10 |
12 | 14 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:48.758 | +1.410 | 11 |
13 | 9 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:48.831 | +1.483 | 12 |
14 | 11 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:48.855 | +1.507 | 14 |
15 | 22 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:49.053 | +1.705 | 15 |
16 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:49.138 | +1.790 | 16 |
17 | 26 | ![]() |
DAMS | 1:49.269 | +1.921 | PL 3 |
18 | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:49.358 | +2.010 | 17 |
19 | 10 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:49.733 | +2.385 | 18 |
20 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:49.934 | +2.586 | 19 |
21 | 6 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:50.005 | +2.657 | 20 |
– | 28 | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 20 | 37:53.666 | 1 | 25 (6) |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 20 | +1.647 | 7 | 18 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
Trident | 20 | +12.239 | 6 | 15 |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 20 | +19.583 | 11 | 12 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 20 | +25.000 | 19 | 10 |
6 | 17 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 20 | +29.094 | 9 | 8 |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Trident | 20 | +33.337 | 2 | 6 |
8 | 20 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +34.157 | 3 | 4 |
9 1 | 6 | ![]() |
Trident | 20 | +35.434 | 20 | 2 |
10 | 22 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 20 | +36.256 | 15 | 1 |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 20 | +36.476 | 8 | |
12 2 | 12 | ![]() |
Arden International | 20 | +36.696 | 12 | |
13 | 11 | ![]() |
Arden International | 20 | +36.852 | 14 | |
14 | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 20 | +37.040 | 17 | |
15 | 28 | ![]() |
DAMS | 20 | +38.077 | 21 | |
16 | 7 | ![]() |
Trident | 20 | +38.851 | 10 | |
17 | 10 | ![]() |
Arden International | 20 | +39.607 | 18 | |
18 | 26 | ![]() |
DAMS | 20 | +42.932 | PL | |
19 | 18 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +43.180 | 13 | |
20 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 20 | +50.729 | 16 | |
21 | 16 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 20 | +51.679 | 4 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
DAMS | 11 | Rear Wing | 5 | |
Fastest lap: ![]() | |||||||
Source: | |||||||
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | ![]() |
Trident | 11 | 27:55.438 | 6 | 15 |
2 | 22 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 11 | +0.459 | 10 | 12 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 11 | +0.583 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 26 | ![]() |
DAMS | 11 | +3.695 | 18 | 8 |
5 | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 11 | +5.060 | 14 | 6 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Arden International | 11 | +5.626 | 13 | 4 |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.344 | 11 | 2 |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.370 | 4 | 1 |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
Arden International | 11 | +7.733 | 12 | (2) |
10 | 8 | ![]() |
Trident | 11 | +9.914 | 2 | |
11 | 28 | ![]() |
DAMS | 11 | +10.890 | 15 | |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 11 | +12.091 | 3 | |
13 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 11 | +24.918 | 20 | |
14 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 11 | +35.466 | 8 | |
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Trident | 11 | +46.637 | 9 | |
16 | 14 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 11 | +50.407 | 5 | |
17 | 27 | ![]() |
DAMS | 11 | +51.960 | 22 | |
18 | 16 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 11 | +55.404 | 21 | |
19 | 20 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | +1:16.796 | 1 | |
20 | 10 | ![]() |
Arden International | 10 | Rear Wing | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Spun off | 19 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Trident | 2 | Collision damage | 16 | |
Fastest lap: ![]() | |||||||
Source: | |||||||
Standings after the round
- GP2 Series
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- GP3 Series
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "Maini in for Tunjo at Jenzer". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- "Spielberg Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- "Silverstone Post-Qualifying Penalty". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- "Silverstone Post-Race Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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