2016 Monza GP3 Series round explained

Country:Italy
Grand Prix:Monza
Gp3 Round No:7
Gp3 Season No:9
Year:2016
Location:Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:3.6
Course Km:5.793
Date R1:3 September
Gp3date R1:3 September
Gp3laps R1:22
Gp3pole Driver Country:MON
Gp3pole Driver:Charles Leclerc
Gp3pole Team:ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:1:38.546
Gp3first Driver Country R1:GBR
Gp3first Driver R1:Jake Dennis
Gp3first Team R1:Arden International
Gp3second Driver Country R1:GBR
Gp3second Driver R1:Jack Aitken
Gp3second Team R1:Arden International
Gp3third Driver Country R1:GBR
Gp3third Driver R1:Jake Hughes
Gp3third Team R1:DAMS
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:GBR
Gp3fast Driver R1:Jake Hughes
Gp3fast Team R1:DAMS
Gp3fast Time R1:1:40.706
Gp3fast Lap R1:18
Gp3date R2:4 September
Gp3laps R2:17
Gp3first Driver Country R2:NED
Gp3first Driver R2:Nyck de Vries
Gp3first Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Gp3second Driver Country R2:THA
Gp3second Driver R2:Alexander Albon
Gp3second Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R2:ITA
Gp3third Driver R2:Antonio Fuoco
Gp3third Team R2:Trident
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:NED
Gp3fast Driver R2:Nyck de Vries
Gp3fast Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R2:1:40.766
Gp3fast Lap R2:8

The 2016 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 3 and 4 September 2016 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. It was the seventh round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Italian Grand Prix.

Background

Ralph Boschung would return to the category after sitting out the previous round in Belgium due to financial difficulties. As well as this, Óscar Tunjo would not return to the category for this round after making his return in Belgium.

Classification

Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took his third pole of the year and ART Grand Prix's sixth straight of the year, followed by the Arden International duo of Jake Dennis and Jack Aitken.

DriverTeamTimeGap
11 Charles LeclercART Grand Prix1:38.5461
29 Jake DennisArden International1:38.712+0.1662
311 Jack AitkenArden International1:38.729+0.1833
43 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix1:38.847+0.3014
527 Jake HughesDAMS1:38.850+0.3045
628 Kevin JörgDAMS1:38.872+0.3266
72 Nirei FukuzumiART Grand Prix1:38.878+0.3327
85 Antonio FuocoTrident1:38.879+0.3338
94 Nyck de VriesART Grand Prix1:38.885+0.3399
1017 Ralph BoschungKoiranen GP1:38.945+0.39910
1122 Álex PalouCampos Racing1:39.045+0.49911
128 Sandy StuvikTrident1:39.084+0.53812
1316 Matevos IsaakyanKoiranen GP1:39.255+0.70913
1426 Santino FerrucciDAMS1:39.268+0.72214
1510 Tatiana CalderónArden International1:39.286+0.74015
167 Giuliano AlesiTrident1:39.377+0.83116
1714 Matt ParryKoiranen GP1:39.430+0.88417
1823 Steijn SchothorstCampos Racing1:39.439+0.89318
1920 Arjun MainiJenzer Motorsport1:39.535+0.98919
2018 Akash NandyJenzer Motorsport1:39.558+1.01220
216 Artur JanoszTrident1:39.869+1.323PL
2224 Konstantin TereshchenkoCampos Racing1:40.216+1.67021
Source:[1]
Notes

1. – Janosz was issued a three-place grid penalty after causing a collision with Arjun Maini. Seeing as how he could not serve his penalty in full, he started the feature race from the pitlane.[2]

Race 1

It was a British lockout with Jake Dennis taking the victory, Jack Aitken achieving second and Jake Hughes third, as well as the fastest lap of the race.

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Jake DennisArden International2238:06.844225
211 Jack AitkenArden International22+1.987318
327 Jake HughesDAMS22+2.532815 (2)
41 Charles LeclercART Grand Prix22+7.139112 (4)
52 Nirei FukuzumiART Grand Prix22+7.561610
63 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix22+8.17148
74 Nyck de VriesART Grand Prix22+8.34396
85 Antonio FuocoTrident22+16.20774
914 Matt ParryKoiranen GP22+16.607172
1010 Tatiana CalderónArden International22+17.003151
1122 Alex PalouCampos Racing22+19.20210
128 Sandy StuvikTrident22+20.44411
1323 Steijn SchothorstCampos Racing22+22.17918
1420 Arjun MainiJenzer Motorsport22+25.07619
1518 Akash NandyJenzer Motorsport22+27.80420
166 Artur JanoszTrident22+30.36522
1724 Konstantin TereshchenkoCampos Racing22+32.96321
1817 Ralph BoschungKoiranen GP22+34.81313
1926 Santino FerrucciDAMS21+1 Lap14
NC28 Kevin JörgDAMS18+4 Laps5
Ret16 Matevos IsaakyanKoiranen GP4Retired12
DNS7 Giuliano AlesiTrident0Did not start16
Fastest lap: Jake Hughes (DAMS) – 1:40.706 (on lap 18)
Source:

Race 2

Nyck de Vries took his first GP3 victory to put ART Grand Prix beyond reach in the GP3 Teams Championship. Team-mate Albon took second place whilst Antonio Fuoco achieved third in his home race.

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Nyck de VriesART Grand Prix1730:24.854215 (2)
23 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix17+1.741312
35 Antonio FuocoTrident17+6.382110
49 Jake DennisArden International17+7.13988
511 Jack AitkenArden International17+8.33126
620 Arjun MainiJenzer Motorsport17+11.991144
722 Alex PalouCampos Racing17+12.264112
86 Artur JanoszTrident17+12.504161
917 Ralph BoschungKoiranen GP17+12.50418
1027 Jake HughesDAMS17+13.9103
1126 Santino FerrucciDAMS17+14.71619
1228 Kevin JörgDAMS17+16.88620
1323 Steijn SchothorstCampos Racing17+17.56113
1424 Konstantin TereshchenkoCampos Racing17+20.60917
158 Sandy StuvikTrident17+20.95820
1610 Tatiana CalderónArden International17+21.27310
1714 Matt ParryKoiranen GP17+22.0229
1818 Akash NandyJenzer Motorsport17+1:03.57115
197 Giuliano AlesiTrident16+1 Lap22
Ret16 Matevos IsaakyanKoiranen GP18Retired5
Ret2 Nirei FukuzumiART Grand Prix4Collision4
Ret1 Charles LeclercART Grand Prix2Collision5
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) – 1:40.766 (on lap 8)
Source:

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Charles Leclerc177
2 Antonio Fuoco153
3 Alexander Albon145
4 Nyck de Vries104
25 Jake Dennis96
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 ART Grand Prix465
22 Arden International187
13 Trident165
14 Koiranen GP137
5 DAMS116

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: GP3 Series 2016 Results - Italy. GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 3 September 2016.
  2. News: Monza Post-Qualifying Penalty. GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 2 September 2016. 3 September 2016.