2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round

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Flag of Austria.svg    2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 round
Round details
Round 2 of 9 rounds in the
2016 GP3 Series
RedBull Ring vector map.png
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 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:19.041
Podium
First Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix
Time 1:20.859 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date 3 July 2016
Laps 17
Podium
First Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP
Second Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung 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.

Contents

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.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
11 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:19.0411
23 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:19.567+0.5262
34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:19.734+0.6933
417 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:19.775+0.7344
52 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:19.842+0.8015
614 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:19.868+0.8276
720 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 1:19.878+0.8377
89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis Arden International 1:19.917+0.8768
927 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes DAMS 1:19.925+0.8849
1026 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:19.980+0.93910
115 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:20.080+1.03911
128 Flag of Thailand.svg Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:20.102+1.06112
1310 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón Arden International 1:20.104+1.06313
146 Flag of Poland.svg Artur Janosz Trident 1:20.126+1.08514
1511 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Arden International 1:20.227+1.18615
1616 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:20.294+1.25316
1722 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:20.309+1.26817
1823 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:20.378+1.33718
1928 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg DAMS 1:20.429+1.38819
2019 Flag of Slovakia.svg Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.579+1.53820
2118 Flag of Malaysia.svg Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:20.593+1.55221
2224 Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:20.651+1.61022
Source: [3]

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 2435:01.756125 (6)
23 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 24+2.292218
34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 24+8.949315
417 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 24+11.840412
55 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Trident 24+13.1311110
614 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Parry Koiranen GP 24+15.49468
72 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 24+16.69456
827 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes DAMS 24+18.50094
911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Arden International 24+19.129152
108 Flag of Thailand.svg Sandy Stuvik Trident 24+20.726121
116 Flag of Poland.svg Artur Janosz Trident 24+43.11414
1218 Flag of Malaysia.svg Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 24+45.52421
1328 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg DAMS 19+45.6218
1420 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 24+46.1197
1526 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci DAMS 24+46.53410
1622 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Campos Racing 24+47.67217
1710 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón Arden International 24+54.37913
1824 Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 23+1 Lap22
1919 Flag of Slovakia.svg Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 23+1 Lap20
2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 23+1 Lap18
Ret16 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 4Retired16
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis Arden International 3Retired8
Fastest lap: Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 1:20.859 (on lap 27)
Source: [3]

Race 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
117 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1733:57.642515 (2)
23 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 17+0.841712
35 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Trident 17+1.784410
44 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 17+2.27668
511 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Arden International 17+2.44096
627 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes DAMS 17+3.10314
714 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Parry Koiranen GP 17+3.48632
88 Flag of Thailand.svg Sandy Stuvik Trident 17+4.802101
96 Flag of Poland.svg Artur Janosz Trident 17+5.03811
1026 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci DAMS 17+6.01715
1122 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Campos Racing 17+6.16916
1223 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 17+7.08020
1320 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 17+7.34914
1428 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg DAMS 17+9.53913
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis Arden International 14Retired22
Ret10 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón Arden International 13Retired17
Ret1 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 13Retired8
Ret18 Flag of Malaysia.svg Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 10Retired12
Ret24 Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 9Retired18
Ret16 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Trident 8Retired21
Ret19 Flag of Slovakia.svg Richard Gonda Jenzer Motorsport 5Retired19
Ret2 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1Retired7
Fastest lap: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung (Koiranen GP) – 1:35.850 (on lap 10)
Source: [3]

Standings after the round

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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. 1 2 3 "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Austria". GP3 Series . GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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