Round details | |||
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Round 2 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
![]() 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 |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:19.041 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Second |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Third |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:20.859 (on lap 11) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 3 July 2016 | ||
Laps | 17 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Second |
![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Third |
![]() | Trident | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Time | 1:35.850 (on lap 10) |
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.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]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 |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.041 | 1 | |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.567 | +0.526 | 2 |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.734 | +0.693 | 3 |
4 | 17 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:19.775 | +0.734 | 4 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.842 | +0.801 | 5 |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:19.868 | +0.827 | 6 |
7 | 20 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:19.878 | +0.837 | 7 |
8 | 9 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:19.917 | +0.876 | 8 |
9 | 27 | ![]() |
DAMS | 1:19.925 | +0.884 | 9 |
10 | 26 | ![]() |
DAMS | 1:19.980 | +0.939 | 10 |
11 | 5 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:20.080 | +1.039 | 11 |
12 | 8 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:20.102 | +1.061 | 12 |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:20.104 | +1.063 | 13 |
14 | 6 | ![]() |
Trident | 1:20.126 | +1.085 | 14 |
15 | 11 | ![]() |
Arden International | 1:20.227 | +1.186 | 15 |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 1:20.294 | +1.253 | 16 |
17 | 22 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:20.309 | +1.268 | 17 |
18 | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:20.378 | +1.337 | 18 |
19 | 28 | ![]() |
DAMS | 1:20.429 | +1.388 | 19 |
20 | 19 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.579 | +1.538 | 20 |
21 | 18 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.593 | +1.552 | 21 |
22 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 1:20.651 | +1.610 | 22 |
Source:[3] |
Race 1
[edit]Race 2
[edit]Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Raghunathan calls time on GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Alesi ruled out of Red Bull Ring round after practice shunt". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
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