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2016 Silverstone GP3 Series round

The 2016 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. It was the third round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 British Grand Prix.

United Kingdom    2016 Silverstone GP3 round
Round details
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)
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)

Background edit

It was announced that Arjun Maini would be replacing Oscar Tunjo at Jenzer Motorsport GP3 team for the Silverstone round.[1]

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

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   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:47.348 – 1
2 1   Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:48.098 +0.750 7 1
3 8   Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:48.290 +0.942 2
4 20   Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.393 +1.045 3
5 16   Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:48.539 +1.191 4
6 27   Jake Hughes DAMS 1:48.567 +1.219 5
7 5   Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:48.568 +1.220 6
8 18   Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:48.658 +1.310 13 2
9 2   Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:48.664 +1.316 8
10 17   Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:48.674 +1.326 9
11 7   Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:48.749 +1.401 10
12 14   Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:48.758 +1.410 11
13 9   Jake Dennis Arden International 1:48.831 +1.483 12
14 11   Jack Aitken Arden International 1:48.855 +1.507 14
15 22   Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:49.053 +1.705 15
16 24   Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:49.138 +1.790 16
17 26   Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:49.269 +1.921 PL 3
18 23   Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:49.358 +2.010 17
19 10   Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:49.733 +2.385 18
20 4   Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:49.934 +2.586 19
21 6   Artur Janosz Trident 1:50.005 +2.657 20
– 28   Kevin Jörg DAMS no time – 21
Source:[2]
Notes
1.^ – Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision at the previous round in Austria.[3]
2.^ – Nandy was given a five-place grid penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit at the previous round in Austria.[3]
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.[4]

Race 1 edit

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   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 20 37:53.666 1 25 (6)
2 1   Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 20 +1.647 7 18
3 5   Antonio Fuoco Trident 20 +12.239 6 15
4 14   Matt Parry Koiranen GP 20 +19.583 11 12
5 4   Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 20 +25.000 19 10
6 17   Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 20 +29.094 9 8
7 8   Sandy Stuvik Trident 20 +33.337 2 6
8 20   Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 20 +34.157 3 4
9 1 6   Artur Janosz Trident 20 +35.434 20 2
10 22   Álex Palou Campos Racing 20 +36.256 15 1
11 2   Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 20 +36.476 8
12 2 12   Jake Dennis Arden International 20 +36.696 12
13 11   Jack Aitken Arden International 20 +36.852 14
14 23   Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 20 +37.040 17
15 28   Kevin Jörg DAMS 20 +38.077 21
16 7   Giuliano Alesi Trident 20 +38.851 10
17 10   Tatiana Calderón Arden International 20 +39.607 18
18 26   Santino Ferrucci DAMS 20 +42.932 PL
19 18   Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 20 +43.180 13
20 24   Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 20 +50.729 16
21 16   Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 20 +51.679 4
Ret 27   Jake Hughes DAMS 11 Rear Wing 5
Fastest lap:   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.[5]
2.^ – Dennis was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.[5]

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Antonio Fuoco Trident 11 27:55.438 6 15
2 22   Álex Palou Campos Racing 11 +0.459 10 12
3 1   Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 11 +0.583 7 10
4 26   Santino Ferrucci DAMS 11 +3.695 18 8
5 23   Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 11 +5.060 14 6
6 11   Jack Aitken Arden International 11 +5.626 13 4
7 2   Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 11 +6.344 11 2
8 4   Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 11 +6.370 4 1
9 9   Jake Dennis Arden International 11 +7.733 12 (2)
10 8   Sandy Stuvik Trident 11 +9.914 2
11 28   Kevin Jörg DAMS 11 +10.890 15
12 17   Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 11 +12.091 3
13 24   Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 11 +24.918 20
14 3   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 11 +35.466 8
15 6   Artur Janosz Trident 11 +46.637 9
16 14   Matt Parry Koiranen GP 11 +50.407 5
17 27   Jake Hughes DAMS 11 +51.960 22
18 16   Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 11 +55.404 21
19 20   Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 11 +1:16.796 1
20 10   Tatiana Calderón Arden International 10 Rear Wing 17
Ret 18   Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 7 Spun off 19
Ret 7   Giuliano Alesi Trident 2 Collision damage 16
Fastest lap:   Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 2:05.175 (on lap 11)
Source:

Standings after the round edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maini in for Tunjo at Jenzer". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Britain". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Spielberg Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Silverstone Post-Qualifying Penalty". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Silverstone Post-Race Penalties". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

External links edit


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