The 2016 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. It was the tenth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 10 of 11 rounds in the 2016 GP2 Series | |||
 Layout of the Sepang International Circuit | |||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 1 October 2016 | ||
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |  Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 1:42.181 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | |
| Second |  Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:45.791 (on lap 10) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 2 October 2016 | ||
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | |
| Second | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | |
| Third | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 1:45.813 (on lap 18) | ||
Background edit
Johnny Cecotto Jr. made his return to GP2 for this round with the Rapax team, whilst Jimmy Eriksson pulled out of the round due to financial setbacks.
Report edit
Qualifying edit
Pierre Gasly took another pole with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi in second making it another Prema Racing one-two for qualifying.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 1:42.181 | 1 | |
| 2 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 1:42.263 | +0.082 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 1:42.526 | +0.345 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.528 | +0.347 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 |  Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.623 | +0.442 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |  Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:42.775 | +0.594 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 1:42.800 | +0.619 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:42.851 | +0.670 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 1:42.902 | +0.721 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:42.934 | +0.753 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:42.934 | +0.753 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:43.130 | +0.949 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 |  Gustav Malja | Rapax | 1:43.224 | +1.043 | 13 |
| 14 | 19 |  Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 1:43.290 | +1.109 | 14 |
| 15 | 12 |  Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 1:43.385 | +1.204 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 |  Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 1:43.606 | +1.425 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 |  Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 1:43.761 | +1.580 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 |  Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:43.965 | +1.784 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 |  Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 1:43.977 | +1.796 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 |  Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 1:44.087 | +1.906 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 1:44.578 | +2.397 | 21 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
Feature Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 29 | 52:18.049 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +5.858 | 4 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 29 | +8.015 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 29 | +16.214 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 29 | +18.742 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 29 | +20.694 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 29 | +24.964 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 29 | +28.550 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 29 | +28.741 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 29 | +33.209 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 29 | +35.538 | 1 | (4) |
| 12 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 29 | +35.550 | 9 | |
| 13 | 12 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 29 | +35.703 | 15 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 29 | +41.169 | 12 | |
| 15 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 29 | +41.288 | 15 | |
| 16 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 29 | +42.969 | 20 | |
| 17 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 29 | +47.208 | 18 | |
| 18 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 29 | +1:03.069 | 17 | |
| 19 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 29 | +1:06.464 | 21 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 22 | Retired | 5 | |
| DNS | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 0 | Did not start | 10 | |
| Fastest lap: Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:45.791 (on lap 10) | |||||||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
Sprint Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 22 | 40:22.211 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 22 | +0.694 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 22 | +4.786 | 11 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 22 | +5.402 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 22 | +9.693 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 22 | +13.333 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +13.997 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 22 | +15.893 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 22 | +17.623 | 13 | |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 22 | +24.245 | 14 | |
| 11 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 22 | +25.837 | 15 | |
| 12 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 22 | +27.198 | 5 | |
| 13 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 22 | +29.287 | 21 | |
| 14 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 22 | +1:12.416 | 4 | |
| 15 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 22 | +1:26.372 | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 18 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 18 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 13 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 7 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 1 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Pierre Gasly (Prema Racing) – 1:45.813 (on lap 18) | |||||||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
Standings after the round edit
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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 "2016 Sepang – GP2 – Results". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links edit
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