2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round

The 2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.

Austria    2016 Red Bull Ring GP2 round
Round details

and
Round 2 of 9 rounds in the
2016 GP3 Series
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Location Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Race 1
Date 2 July 2016
Laps 24
Pole position
Driver Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:19.041
Podium
First Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Second Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:20.859 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date 3 July 2016
Laps 17
Podium
First Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP
Second Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP
Time 1:35.850 (on lap 10)

Background

Before the weekend commenced, Mahaveer Raghunathan announced that he would call time on his GP3 campaign to focus on his efforts in Auto GP.[1] In the weekend's only practice session, Giuliano Alesi withdrew from the weekend after an accident which saw him unfit to complete the rest of the weekend.[2]

Classification

Qualifying

It was a dominant session for the ART Grand Prix outfit with the top-three being Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and Nyck de Vries. Leclerc achieved a time of 1:19.071, half a second faster than his nearest competitor, Albon.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:19.041 1
2 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:19.567 +0.526 2
3 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:19.734 +0.693 3
4 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:19.775 +0.734 4
5 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:19.842 +0.801 5
6 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:19.868 +0.827 6
7 20 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 1:19.878 +0.837 7
8 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 1:19.917 +0.876 8
9 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 1:19.925 +0.884 9
10 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:19.980 +0.939 10
11 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:20.080 +1.039 11
12 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:20.102 +1.061 12
13 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:20.104 +1.063 13
14 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 1:20.126 +1.085 14
15 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 1:20.227 +1.186 15
16 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:20.294 +1.253 16
17 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:20.309 +1.268 17
18 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:20.378 +1.337 18
19 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 1:20.429 +1.388 19
20 19 Slovakia Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.579 +1.538 20
21 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.593 +1.552 21
22 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:20.651 +1.610 22
Source:[3]

Race 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 24 35:01.756 1 25 (6)
2 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 24 +2.292 2 18
3 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 24 +8.949 3 15
4 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 24 +11.840 4 12
5 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 24 +13.131 11 10
6 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 24 +15.494 6 8
7 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 24 +16.694 5 6
8 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 24 +18.500 9 4
9 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 24 +19.129 15 2
10 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 24 +20.726 12 1
11 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 24 +43.114 14
12 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 24 +45.524 21
13 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 19 +45.621 8
14 20 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 24 +46.119 7
15 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 24 +46.534 10
16 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 24 +47.672 17
17 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 24 +54.379 13
18 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 23 +1 Lap 22
19 19 Slovakia Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 23 +1 Lap 20
20 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 23 +1 Lap 18
Ret 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 4 Retired 16
Ret 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 3 Retired 8
Fastest lap: Monaco Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 1:20.859 (on lap 27)
Source:[3]

Race 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 17 33:57.642 5 15 (2)
2 3 Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 17 +0.841 7 12
3 5 Italy Antonio Fuoco Trident 17 +1.784 4 10
4 4 Netherlands Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 17 +2.276 6 8
5 11 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Arden International 17 +2.440 9 6
6 27 United Kingdom Jake Hughes DAMS 17 +3.103 1 4
7 14 United Kingdom Matt Parry Koiranen GP 17 +3.486 3 2
8 8 Thailand Sandy Stuvik Trident 17 +4.802 10 1
9 6 Poland Artur Janosz Trident 17 +5.038 11
10 26 United States Santino Ferrucci DAMS 17 +6.017 15
11 22 Spain Álex Palou Campos Racing 17 +6.169 16
12 23 Netherlands Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 17 +7.080 20
13 20 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 17 +7.349 14
14 28 Switzerland Kevin Jörg DAMS 17 +9.539 13
Ret 9 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Arden International 14 Retired 22
Ret 10 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Arden International 13 Retired 17
Ret 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 13 Retired 8
Ret 18 Malaysia Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 10 Retired 12
Ret 24 Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 9 Retired 18
Ret 16 Russia Matevos Isaakyan Trident 8 Retired 21
Ret 19 Slovakia Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 5 Retired 19
Ret 2 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1 Retired 7
Fastest lap: Switzerland Ralph Boschung (Koiranen GP) – 1:35.850 (on lap 10)
Source:[3]

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

See also

References
  1. "Raghunathan calls time on GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. "Alesi ruled out of Red Bull Ring round after practice shunt". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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