2016 Sepang GP3 Series round
| 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.
Background
[edit]Alessio Lorandi made his debut for the Jenzer Motorsport outfit.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:49.861 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Albon
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:50.030 | +0.169 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |  Nyck de Vries
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:50.192 | +0.331 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Jack Aitken
|
Arden International | 1:50.218 | +0.357 | 4 |
| EX | 22 |  Álex Palou
|
Campos Racing | 1:50.371 | +0.510 | 221 |
| 5 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:50.430 | +0.569 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 |  Arjun Maini
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:50.503 | +0.642 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik
|
Trident | 1:50.533 | +0.672 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Jake Dennis
|
Arden International | 1:50.698 | +0.837 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst
|
Campos Racing | 1:50.717 | +0.856 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 |  Antonio Fuoco
|
Trident | 1:50.733 | +0.872 | 10 |
| 11 | 18 |  Akash Nandy
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:50.749 | +0.888 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Matt Parry
|
Koiranen GP | 1:50.781 | +0.920 | 12 |
| 13 | 26 |  Santino Ferrucci
|
DAMS | 1:50.783 | +0.922 | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Alessio Lorandi
|
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:50.831 | +0.970 | 14 |
| 15 | 28 |  Kevin Jörg
|
DAMS | 1:51.047 | +1.186 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Jake Hughes
|
DAMS | 1:51.084 | +1.223 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 |  Giuliano Alesi
|
Trident | 1:51.184 | +1.323 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 |  Matevos Isaakyan
|
Koiranen GP | 1:51.426 | +1.565 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 |  Tatiana Calderón
|
Arden International | 1:51.456 | +1.595 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko
|
Campos Racing | 1:51.679 | +1.818 | 20 |
| 21 | 6 |  Artur Janosz
|
Trident | 1:51.881 | +2.020 | 21 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – Álex Palou was excluded from qualifying after his underfloor was found to be below the required dimensions. He would start the race from the back of the grid.
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]- ^ a b c "GP3 Series 2016 Results – Kuala Lumpur". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
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