2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round

United Arab Emirates    2016 Yas Marina GP2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 11 rounds in the
2016 GP2 Series
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Location Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Feature race
Date 26 November 2016
Laps 31
Pole position
Driver France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Time 1:47.476
Podium
First France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing
Second Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix
Third Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix
Time 1:51.175 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date 27 November 2016
Laps 22
Podium
First United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax
Third Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:52.863 (on lap 14)

The 2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 and 27 November 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

This was the final round run with the "GP2 Series" name, as the championship was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017. It was also originally planned to be the final race for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was first introduced in 2011 and the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that had been used since the inaugural season of the series in 2005, before a new chassis and engine package was introduced for 2017, but both the current chassis and engine package had their services extended for one more season.

Background

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Carlin announced that Louis Delétraz would be replacing Marvin Kirchhöfer for the final round in Abu Dhabi. As well as Carlin, Arden International also announced that Emil Bernstorff would be replacing Jimmy Eriksson.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pierre Gasly took a crucial pole position which would help his bid to win the 2016 GP2 Series, with closest rival, Antonio Giovinazzi qualifying in sixth place.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 1:47.476 1
2 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:47.804 +0.328 2
3 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:47.901 +0.425 3
4 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:47.997 +0.521 4
5 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 1:48.130 +0.654 5
6 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 1:48.288 +0.812 6
7 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 1:48.307 +0.831 7
8 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 1:48.368 +0.892 8
9 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 1:48.524 +1.048 9
10 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 1:48.559 +1.083 10
11 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:48.712 +1.236 11
12 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:48.830 +1.354 12
13 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1:48.976 +1.500 13
14 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:49.075 +1.599 14
15 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 1:49.206 +1.730 15
16 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 1:49.779 +2.303 16
17 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:49.950 +2.474 17
18 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 1:50.135 +2.659 18
19 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 1:50.233 +2.757 19
20 19 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Carlin 1:50.234 +2.758 20
21 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:50.276 +2.800 21
22 25 United Kingdom Emil Bernstorff Arden International 1:50.470 +2.994 22
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Feature Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 31 59:14.764 1 25 (4)
2 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 31 +6.737 4 18 (2)
3 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 31 +11.309 3 15
4 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 31 +14.111 2 12
5 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 31 +20.172 6 10
6 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 31 +23.686 7 8
7 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 31 +26.630 13 6
8 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 31 +35.974 9 4
9 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 31 +39.007 14 2
10 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 31 +41.589 8 1
11 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 31 +43.486 12
12 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 31 +43.960 16
13 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 31 +46.090 11
14 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 31 +1:04.814 21
15 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 31 +1:26.008 10
16 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 31 +1:27.892 17
17 25 United Kingdom Emil Bernstorff Arden International 31 +1:42.538 22
Ret 19 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Carlin 7 Retired 20
Ret 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 6 Retired 19
Ret 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 6 Retired 5
Ret 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 5 Retired 15
Ret 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 3 Retired 18
Fastest lap: Japan Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) – 1:51.175 (on lap 28)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn DAMS 22 41:36.580 1 15
2 12 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 22 +4.945 2 12
3 2 Russia Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 22 +6.607 5 10 (2)
4 1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 +8.078 7 8
5 3 France Norman Nato Racing Engineering 22 +13.375 3 6
6 20 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Prema Racing 22 +16.716 4 4
7 10 Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time 22 +17.807 6 2
8 7 New Zealand Mitch Evans Campos Racing 22 +22.609 15 1
9 21 France Pierre Gasly Prema Racing 22 +23.226 8
10 4 United Kingdom Jordan King Racing Engineering 22 +28.848 13
11 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland MP Motorsport 22 +30.312 19
12 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS 22 +33.447 9
13 9 Italy Raffaele Marciello Russian Time 22 +37.784 10
14 11 Sweden Gustav Malja Rapax 22 +38.996 20
15 25 United Kingdom Emil Bernstorff Arden International 22 +45.390 17
16 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Carlin 22 +45.936 12
17 19 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Carlin 22 +46.716 18
18 14 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand Trident 22 +50.219 16
19 15 Italy Luca Ghiotto Trident 22 +1:08.896 11
20 24 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri Arden International 22 +1:10.410 21
21 8 Indonesia Sean Gelael Campos Racing 22 +1:27.122 22
Ret 23 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 0 Retired 14
Fastest lap: Russia Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.863 (on lap 14)
Source:[1]

Standings after the round

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2016 Yas Marina – GP2 – Results". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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