2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round

The 2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 and 27 November 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

United Arab Emirates    2016 Yas Marina GP2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Location Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Feature race
Date 26 November 2016
Laps 31
Pole position
Driver France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:47.476
Podium
First France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix
Third Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix
Time 1:51.175 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date 27 November 2016
Laps 22
Podium
First United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax
Third Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:52.863 (on lap 14)

This was the final round run with the "GP2 Series" name, as the championship was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017. It was also originally planned to be the final race for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was first introduced in 2011 and the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that had been used since the inaugural season of the series in 2005, before a new chassis and engine package was introduced for 2017, but both the current chassis and engine package had their services extended for one more season.

Background

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Carlin announced that Louis Delétraz would be replacing Marvin Kirchhöfer for the final round in Abu Dhabi. As well as Carlin, Arden International also announced that Emil Bernstorff would be replacing Jimmy Eriksson.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pierre Gasly took a crucial pole position which would help his bid to win the 2016 GP2 Series, with closest rival, Antonio Giovinazzi qualifying in sixth place.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 21   Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:47.476 1
2 2   Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:47.804 +0.328 2
3 10   Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:47.901 +0.425 3
4 1   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:47.997 +0.521 4
5 22   Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:48.130 +0.654 5
6 20   Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:48.288 +0.812 6
7 3   Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:48.307 +0.831 7
8 9   Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:48.368 +0.892 8
9 5   Alex Lynn DAMS 1:48.524 +1.048 9
10 7   Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:48.559 +1.083 10
11 4   Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:48.712 +1.236 11
12 15   Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:48.830 +1.354 12
13 12   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1:48.976 +1.500 13
14 6   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:49.075 +1.599 14
15 11   Gustav Malja Rapax 1:49.206 +1.730 15
16 18   Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:49.779 +2.303 16
17 14   Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:49.950 +2.474 17
18 24   Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:50.135 +2.659 18
19 8   Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:50.233 +2.757 19
20 19   Louis Delétraz Carlin 1:50.234 +2.758 20
21 23   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:50.276 +2.800 21
22 25   Emil Bernstorff Arden International 1:50.470 +2.994 22
Source:[1]

Feature Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 31 59:14.764 1 25 (4)
2 1   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 31 +6.737 4 18 (2)
3 10   Artem Markelov Russian Time 31 +11.309 3 15
4 2   Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 31 +14.111 2 12
5 20   Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 31 +20.172 6 10
6 3   Norman Nato Racing Engineering 31 +23.686 7 8
7 12   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 31 +26.630 13 6
8 5   Alex Lynn DAMS 31 +35.974 9 4
9 6   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 31 +39.007 14 2
10 9   Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 31 +41.589 8 1
11 15   Luca Ghiotto Trident 31 +43.486 12
12 18   Sergio Canamasas Carlin 31 +43.960 16
13 4   Jordan King Racing Engineering 31 +46.090 11
14 23   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 31 +1:04.814 21
15 7   Mitch Evans Campos Racing 31 +1:26.008 10
16 14   Philo Paz Armand Trident 31 +1:27.892 17
17 25   Emil Bernstorff Arden International 31 +1:42.538 22
Ret 19   Louis Delétraz Carlin 7 Retired 20
Ret 8   Sean Gelael Campos Racing 6 Retired 19
Ret 22   Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 6 Retired 5
Ret 11   Gustav Malja Rapax 5 Retired 15
Ret 24   Nabil Jeffri Arden International 3 Retired 18
Fastest lap:   Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) – 1:51.175 (on lap 28)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Alex Lynn DAMS 22 41:36.580 1 15
2 12   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 22 +4.945 2 12
3 2   Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 22 +6.607 5 10 (2)
4 1   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 +8.078 7 8
5 3   Norman Nato Racing Engineering 22 +13.375 3 6
6 20   Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 22 +16.716 4 4
7 10   Artem Markelov Russian Time 22 +17.807 6 2
8 7   Mitch Evans Campos Racing 22 +22.609 15 1
9 21   Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 22 +23.226 8
10 4   Jordan King Racing Engineering 22 +28.848 13
11 22   Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 22 +30.312 19
12 6   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 22 +33.447 9
13 9   Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 22 +37.784 10
14 11   Gustav Malja Rapax 22 +38.996 20
15 25   Emil Bernstorff Arden International 22 +45.390 17
16 18   Sergio Canamasas Carlin 22 +45.936 12
17 19   Louis Delétraz Carlin 22 +46.716 18
18 14   Philo Paz Armand Trident 22 +50.219 16
19 15   Luca Ghiotto Trident 22 +1:08.896 11
20 24   Nabil Jeffri Arden International 22 +1:10.410 21
21 8   Sean Gelael Campos Racing 22 +1:27.122 22
Ret 23   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 0 Retired 14
Fastest lap:   Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.863 (on lap 14)
Source:[1]

Standings after the round

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2016 Yas Marina – GP2 – Results". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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