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
Alessio Lorandi made his debut for the Jenzer Motorsport outfit.
Classification
Qualifying
| 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
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
- ^ a b c "GP3 Series 2016 Results – Kuala Lumpur". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links