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2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

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The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. It was the eighth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

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Background

Sergio Canamasas announced his return to Carlin for the round, replacing René Binder[1]

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Qualifying

Antonio Giovinazzi led a Prema Racing 1-2 in qualifying, once again showcasing Prema's run of dominance in GP2 as of late. Gustav Malja proved the surprise candidate for third, albeit half a second adrift of Giovinazzi.

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1.^ – Jeffri was given a grid penalty from the previous round in Hockenheim, after having been deemed to have caused a collision.[3]

Feature Race

Pierre Gasly took another win with a dominant performance and with rival Sergey Sirotkin absent from the podium, he stretched his lead in the standings. Brits Jordan King and Alex Lynn took second and third respectively, comfortably ahead of the Russian Time pair of Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov

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Sprint Race

Antonio Giovinazzi took the sprint race win to complete a dominant weekend for the Prema Racing outfit. Gustav Malja finished in second to record his best finish in GP2 and Luca Ghiotto achieved third for the Trident team.

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1.^ – Lynn, King, Pic, de Jong, Jeffri, Erikkson and Sirotkin were all given ten-second penalties after being found guilty of using their DRS on lap one.[4]

Standings after the round

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Canamasas makes GP2 return at Spa with Carlin". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "GP2 Series 2016 Results - Belgium". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Hockenheim Post Sprint Race Penalty". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Drivers Penalised After Sprint Race in Spa". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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