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
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. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Charles Leclerc
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.041 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Alexander Albon
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.567 | +0.526 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |  Nyck de Vries
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.734 | +0.693 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 |  Ralph Boschung
|
Koiranen GP | 1:19.775 | +0.734 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 |  Nirei Fukuzumi
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:19.842 | +0.801 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 |  Matt Parry
|
Koiranen GP | 1:19.868 | +0.827 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 |  Óscar Tunjo
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:19.878 | +0.837 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Jake Dennis
|
Arden International | 1:19.917 | +0.876 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Jake Hughes
|
DAMS | 1:19.925 | +0.884 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 |  Santino Ferrucci
|
DAMS | 1:19.980 | +0.939 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 |  Antonio Fuoco
|
Trident | 1:20.080 | +1.039 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
|
Trident | 1:20.102 | +1.061 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón
|
Arden International | 1:20.104 | +1.063 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 |  Artur Janosz
|
Trident | 1:20.126 | +1.085 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Jack Aitken
|
Arden International | 1:20.227 | +1.186 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |  Matevos Isaakyan
|
Koiranen GP | 1:20.294 | +1.253 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 |  Álex Palou
|
Campos Racing | 1:20.309 | +1.268 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
|
Campos Racing | 1:20.378 | +1.337 | 18 |
| 19 | 28 | Kevin Jörg
|
DAMS | 1:20.429 | +1.388 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 |  Richard Gonda
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.579 | +1.538 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 |  Akash Nandy
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.593 | +1.552 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
|
Campos Racing | 1:20.651 | +1.610 | 22 |
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Race 1
Race 2
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
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