2016 Sepang GP2 Series round

The 2016 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. It was the tenth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Malaysia    2016 Sepang GP2 round
Round details
Round 10 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series
Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Location Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Feature race
Date 1 October 2016
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:42.181
Podium
First Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing
Second Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Third France Norman Nato Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:45.791 (on lap 10)
Sprint race
Date 2 October 2016
Laps 22
Podium
First Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident
Second Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time
Third France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:45.813 (on lap 18)

Background

Johnny Cecotto Jr. made his return to GP2 for this round with the Rapax team, whilst Jimmy Eriksson pulled out of the round due to financial setbacks.

Report

Qualifying

Pierre Gasly took another pole with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi in second making it another Prema Racing one-two for qualifying.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:42.181 1
2 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:42.263 +0.082 2
3 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:42.526 +0.345 3
4 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:42.528 +0.347 4
5 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:42.623 +0.442 5
6 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 1:42.775 +0.594 6
7 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:42.800 +0.619 7
8 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:42.851 +0.670 8
9 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:42.902 +0.721 9
10 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:42.934 +0.753 10
11 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:42.934 +0.753 11
12 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:43.130 +0.949 12
13 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 1:43.224 +1.043 13
14 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 1:43.290 +1.109 14
15 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1:43.385 +1.204 15
16 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:43.606 +1.425 16
17 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:43.761 +1.580 17
18 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:43.965 +1.784 18
19 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:43.977 +1.796 19
20 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:44.087 +1.906 20
21 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:44.578 +2.397 21
Source:[1]

Feature Race
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 29 52:18.049 2 25
2 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 29 +5.858 4 18 (2)
3 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 29 +8.015 7 15
4 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 29 +16.214 6 12
5 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 29 +18.742 8 10
6 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 29 +20.694 3 8
7 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 29 +24.964 11 6
8 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 29 +28.550 16 4
9 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 29 +28.741 13 2
10 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 29 +33.209 19 1
11 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 29 +35.538 1 (4)
12 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 29 +35.550 9
13 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 29 +35.703 15
14 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 29 +41.169 12
15 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 29 +41.288 15
16 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 29 +42.969 20
17 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 29 +47.208 18
18 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 29 +1:03.069 17
19 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 29 +1:06.464 21
Ret 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 Retired 5
DNS 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 0 Did not start 10
Fastest lap: Russia Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:45.791 (on lap 10)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 22 40:22.211 2 15
2 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 22 +0.694 3 12
3 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 22 +4.786 11 10 (2)
4 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 22 +5.402 8 8
5 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 22 +9.693 9 6
6 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 22 +13.333 1 4
7 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 +13.997 20 2
8 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 22 +15.893 12 1
9 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 22 +17.623 13
10 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 22 +24.245 14
11 19 Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer Carlin 22 +25.837 15
12 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 22 +27.198 5
13 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 22 +29.287 21
14 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 22 +1:12.416 4
15 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 22 +1:26.372 10
Ret 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 18 Retired 19
Ret 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 18 Retired 18
Ret 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 13 Retired 7
Ret 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 7 Retired 16
Ret 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1 Retired 6
Ret 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 0 Retired 17
Fastest lap: France Pierre Gasly (Prema Racing) – 1:45.813 (on lap 18)
Source:[1]

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

See also

References
  1. "2016 Sepang – GP2 – Results". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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