2016 Yas Marina GP3 Series round

The 2016 Yas Marina GP3 Series round was a GP3 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 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

   2016 Yas Marina GP3 round

Round details
Round 9 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series
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)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	26 November 2016
Laps	18
Pole position
Driver	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:55.274
Podium
First	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix
Second	Jake Dennis	Arden International
Third	Jack Aitken	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Aitken	Arden International
Time	2:01.350 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	27 November 2016
Laps	14
Podium
First	Jake Hughes	DAMS
Second	Jack Aitken	Arden International
Third	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Jake Dennis	Arden International
Time	1:59.847 (on lap 5)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	3	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:55.274		1
2	9	Jake Dennis	Arden International	1:55.514	+0.240	2
3	11	Jack Aitken	Arden International	1:55.604	+0.330	3
4	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:55.629	+0.355	4
5	1	Charles Leclerc	ART Grand Prix	1:55.660	+0.386	5
6	26	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	1:55.678	+0.404	6
7	20	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	1:55.683	+0.409	7
8	28	Kevin Jörg	DAMS	1:55.892	+0.618	8
9	23	Steijn Schothorst	Campos Racing	1:55.981	+0.707	9
10	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	1:56.094	+0.820	10
11	5	Antonio Fuoco	Trident	1:56.145	+0.871	11
12	6	Artur Janosz	Trident	1:56.154	+0.880	12
13	22	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	1:56.155	+0.881	13
14	14	Matt Parry	Koiranen GP	1:56.256	+0.982	14
15	7	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:56.361	+1.087	15
16	24	Konstantin Tereshchenko	Campos Racing	1:56.563	+1.289	16
17	8	Sandy Stuvik	Trident	1:56.570	+1.296	17
18	10	Tatiana Calderón	Arden International	1:56.729	+1.455	18
19	18	Akash Nandy	Jenzer Motorsport	1:56.732	+1.458	19
20	27	Jake Hughes	DAMS	1:56.995	+1.721	22
21	16	Matevos Isaakyan	Koiranen GP	1:57.513	+2.239	20
–	19	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	no time		21
Source:[1]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	18	38:06.651	4	25
2	9	Jake Dennis	Arden International	18	+1.012	2	18
3	11	Jack Aitken	Arden International	18	+3.881	3	15 (2)
4	28	Kevin Jörg	DAMS	18	+9.601	8	12
5	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	18	+10.618	10	10
6	23	Steijn Schothorst	Campos Racing	18	+14.369	9	8
7	27	Jake Hughes	DAMS	18	+15.225	22	6
8	24	Konstantin Tereshchenko	Campos Racing	18	+17.292	16	4
9	26	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	18	+18.990	6	2
10	22	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	18	+20.776	13	1
11	7	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	18	+23.009	15
12	19	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+26.262	21
13	18	Akash Nandy	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+26.335	19
14	20	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+27.325	7
15	8	Sandy Stuvik	Trident	18	+32.912	17
16	5	Antonio Fuoco	Trident	18	+54.535	11
Ret	1	Charles Leclerc	ART Grand Prix	13	Spun off	5
Ret	16	Matevos Isaakyan	Koiranen GP	12	Retired	20
Ret	3	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	10	Collision	1	(4)
Ret	10	Tatiana Calderón	Arden International	6	Collision	18
Ret	14	Matt Parry	Koiranen GP	3	Failure	14
Ret	6	Artur Janosz	Trident	2	Accident	12
Fastest lap: Jack Aitken (Arden International) – 2:01.350 (on lap 2)
Source:[1]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Jake Hughes	DAMS	14	30:21.199	2	15
2	11	Jack Aitken	Arden International	14	+2.825	6	12
3	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	14	+7.191	4	10
4	9	Jake Dennis	Arden International	14	+7.471	7	8 (2)
5	22	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	14	+8.747	10	6
6	24	Konstantin Tereshchenko	Campos Racing	14	+8.774	1	4
7	23	Steijn Schothorst	Campos Racing	14	+9.158	3	2
8	28	Kevin Jörg	DAMS	14	+12.846	5	1
9	1	Charles Leclerc	ART Grand Prix	14	+14.035	17
10	7	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	14	+15.909	11
11	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	14	+17.639	8
12	14	Matt Parry	Koiranen GP	14	+19.946	21
13	18	Akash Nandy	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+20.467	13
14	20	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+20.925	14
15	26	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	14	+21.153	9
16	16	Matevos Isaakyan	Koiranen GP	14	+23.085	18
17	5	Antonio Fuoco	Trident	14	+23.266	16
18	8	Sandy Stuvik	Trident	14	+24.506	15
19	6	Artur Janosz	Trident	14	+35.455	22
20	19	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+1:04.408	12
Ret	10	Tatiana Calderón	Arden International	0	Collision damage	20
Ret	3	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	0	Accident	19
Fastest lap: Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 1:59.847 (on lap 5)
Source:[1]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Charles Leclerc 202 2 Alexander Albon 177 3 Antonio Fuoco 157 4 Jake Dennis 149 5 Jack Aitken 146

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 588 2 Arden International 297 3 Trident 170 1 4 DAMS 152 1 5 Koiranen GP 147

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

See also

• 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round