Round details | |||
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Round 8 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
Layout of the Sepang International Circuit | |||
Location | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 1 October 2016 | ||
Laps | 19 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:49.861 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
Third | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:51.934 (on lap 18) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 2 October 2016 | ||
Laps | 14 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
Second | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | Jack Aitken | Arden International | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
Time | 1:51.971 (on lap 14) |
The 2016 Sepang GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. It was the penultimate round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Alessio Lorandi made his debut for the Jenzer Motorsport outfit.
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Sepang International Circuit, currently known as Petronas Sepang International Circuit for commercial reasons, is a motorsport race track in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of Kuala Lumpur, and close to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It hosted the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix between 1999 and 2017, and is also the venue for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race and other major motorsport events. Previously known as the Sepang F1 Circuit, it was renamed to the Sepang International Circuit. On 31 October 2023, it was announced that Petronas has acquired the naming rights to the circuit for three years in an undisclosed fee.
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