Round details | |||
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Round 6 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
Date | 27 August 2016 | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 27 August 2016 | ||
Laps | 17 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 2:04.896 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
Third | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 2:09.918 (on lap 5) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 28 August 2016 | ||
Laps | 13 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Jack Aitken | Arden International | |
Second | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | |
Third | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jack Aitken | Arden International | |
Time | 2:09.435 (on lap 8) |
The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. It was the sixth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.
Óscar Tunjo will taking the third entry at Jenzer Motorsport to return to the category. [1] Another driver change for this weekend was in the Koiranen GP camp where Red Bull junior driver Niko Kari would be replacing Ralph Boschung. [2]
Charles Leclerc took his first pole position since the Red Bull Ring round with a time over three-tenths faster than his nearest rival, Hughes. Nyck de Vries took third with a time just under half a second slower than Leclerc.
Charles Leclerc took another win to inch further ahead in the championship, finishing 2.3 seconds ahead of Jake Dennis and 15.4 seconds ahead of teammate, Nyck de Vries.
Jack Aitken took his first GP3 win in a tight battle between himself and Antonio Fuoco. Haas F1 development driver, Santino Ferrucci achieved his first podium, 5.8 seconds adrift of the leader.
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