GP3 series 2016

GP3 series 2016

master
Driver:	Charles Leclerc
Team:	ART Grand Prix
Season dates
Number of races:	18th
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The 2016 GP3 Series is the seventh season of the GP3 Series .

Rule changes

After three years with the GP3 / 13 chassis, Dallara introduced the GP3 / 16 chassis for the 2016 season . The new chassis is to be used for three years. The engine is supplied by Mecachrome . It's a 3.4 liter V6 engine with 400 horsepower.

The maximum number of vehicles a team can use has been increased from three to four.

Teams and drivers

All teams use the Dallara chassis Dallara GP3 / 16 , 3.4 liter V6 engines from Mecachrome and tires from Pirelli .

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
ART Grand Prix	01	Charles Leclerc	1-9
	02	Nirei Fukuzumi	1-9
	03	Alexander Albon	1-9
	04th	Nyck de Vries	1-9
Trident	05	Antonio Fuoco	1-9
	06th	Artur Janosz	1-9
	07th	Giuliano Alesi	1-9
	08th	Sandy Stuvik	1-9
Arden International	09	Jake Dennis	1-9
	10	Tatiana Calderón	1-9
	11	Jack Aitken	1-9
	12	NN
Koiranen GP	14th	Matthew Parry	1-9
	15th	Mahaveer Raghunathan	1
	16	Matewos Issaakjan	1-9
	17th	Ralph Boschung	1-5, 7
		Niko Kari	6th
Jenzer Motorsport	18th	Akash Nandy	1-9
	19th	Richard Gonda	1, 2, 4
		Óscar Tunjo	6th
		Alessio Lorandi	8, 9
	20th	Óscar Tunjo	1, 2
		Arjun Maini	3-9
	21st	NN
Campos Racing	22nd	Alex Palou	1-9
	23	Steijn Schothorst	1-9
	24	Konstantin Tereshchenko	1-9
	25th	NN
DAMS	26th	Santino Ferrucci	1-9
	27	Jake Hughes	1-9
	28	Kevin Jörg	1-9
	29	NN

Changes in the teams

The two racing teams Carlin and Status Grand Prix , which had been active since the GP3 series was founded, withdrew from the championship. The places went to DAMS and Virtuosi Racing UK . However, Virtousi withdrew his report at the end of 2015, so that the number of teams fell from eight to seven.

Racing calendar

In 2016, nine race weekends will be held. All events take place as part of the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
01.	May 14th	Barcelona	Charles Leclerc	Jake Hughes	Nirei Fukuzumi
02.	May 15		Alexander Albon	Óscar Tunjo	Antonio Fuoco
03.	02nd July	Spielberg	Charles Leclerc	Alexander Albon	Nyck de Vries
04th	03rd of July		Ralph Boschung	Alexander Albon	Antonio Fuoco
05.	0July 9	Silverstone	Alexander Albon	Charles Leclerc	Antonio Fuoco
06th	10th of July		Antonio Fuoco	Alex Palou	Charles Leclerc
07th	July 23	Mogyoród	Matthew Parry	Antonio Fuoco	Jake Dennis
08th.	24th July		Alexander Albon	Arjun Maini	Charles Leclerc
09.	30th July	Hockenheim	Antonio Fuoco	Nyck de Vries	Matthew Parry
10.	July 31		Jake Hughes	Jack Aitken	Charles Leclerc
11.	August 27	Spa Francorchamps	Charles Leclerc	Jake Dennis	Nyck de Vries
12.	August 28th		Jack Aitken	Antonio Fuoco	Santino Ferrucci
13.	0September 3	Monza	Jake Dennis	Jack Aitken	Jake Hughes
14th	0September 4th		Nyck de Vries	Alexander Albon	Antonio Fuoco
15th	0October 1	Sepang	Alexander Albon	Jack Aitken	Charles Leclerc
16.	0October 2nd		Jake Dennis	Nirei Fukuzumi	Jack Aitken
17th	November 26th	Yas Island	Nyck de Vries	Jake Dennis	Jack Aitken
18th	November 27th		Jake Hughes	Jack Aitken	Nirei Fukuzumi

Rating

Point system

In the main race (HAU), the first ten of the race get 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 1 point (s). In the sprint race (SPR), the first eight of the race receive 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 1 point (s). In addition, the winner of the qualifying, who starts from pole position in the main race, receives four points. The driver who achieves the fastest lap of the first ten classified drivers receives two points.

Driver ranking

Item driver  ESP  AUT  GBR  HUN  GER  BEL  ITA  MAS  UAE Points HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR 01  C. Leclerc 1 9 1 DNF 2 3 6th 3 5 3 1 6th 4th DNF 3 5 DNF 9 202 02  A. Albon 6th 1 2 2 1 14th 7th 1 4th DNF 9 10 6th 2 1 8th DNF DNF 177 03  A. Fuoco 4th 3 5 3 3 1 2 10 1 18 * 4th 2 8th 3 8th DNF 16 17th 157 04th  J. Dennis 7th 4th DNF DNF 12 9 3 7th 12 6th 2 5 1 4th 6th 1 2 4th 149 05  J. Aitken 20th 19th 9 5 13 6th 9 6th 6th 2 5 1 2 5 2 3 3 2 146 06th  N. de Vries 9 5 3 4th 5 8th 20th 13 2 8th 3 8th 7th 1 13 6th 1 11 133 07th  N. Fukuzumi 3 13 7th DNF 11 7th 4th 4th DNF 11 DNF 15th 5 DNF 7th 2 5 3 91 08th  J. Hughes 2 8th 8th 6th DNF 17th 23 19th 8th 1 DNF DNF 3 10 DNF 12 7th 1 90 09  M. Parry 12 20th 6th 7th 4th 16 1 5 3 7th DNF DNF 9 17th 9 4th DNF 12 82 10  A. Maini         8th 19th 8th 2 7th 5 DNF 16 14th 6th 4th 7th 14th 14th 50 11  R. Boschung 10 10 4th 1 6th 12 5 22nd 15th DNF     18th 9         48 12  S. Ferrucci 15th 11 15th 10 18th 4th 15th 11 9 4th 7th 3 19 * 11 DNF DNF 9 15th 36 13  S. Schothorst DNF 22nd 20th 12 14th 5 22nd 20th DNF 17th 6th 7th 13 13 5 10 6th 7th 36 14th  K. Jörg 5 7th 13 14th 15th 11 10 9 14th 10 11 DNF NC 12 12 11 4th 8th 26th 15th  A. Palou 19th 14th 16 11 10 2 11 14th 16 19 * 13 11 11 7th 14th 19th 10 5 22nd 16  O. Tunjo 8th 2 14th 13             15th DNS             18th 17th  M. Issaakjan 11 6th DNF DNF 21st 18th 12 8th DNF 13 8th 4th DNF DNF 15th 14th DNF 16 17th 18th  S. Stuvik 18th 15th 10 8th 7th 10 18th 18th DNF 12 DNF 17 * 12 15th 10 20th 15th 18th 9 19th  K. Tereshchenko 17th 21st 18 * DNF 20th 13 16 17th DNF 15th 17th DNF 17th 14th 17th 17th 8th 6th 8th 20th  A. Janosz 16 12 11 9 9 15th 14th 12 11 DNF 12 9 16 8th DNF 16 DNF 19th 3 21st  T. Calderón 14th 18th 17th DNF 17th 20 * 21st 21st 10 9 14th DNF 10 16 DNF 15th DNF DNF 2 22nd  G. Alesi 22nd 16 DNS DNS 16 DNF 19th 16 DNF 14th 10 12 DNS 19th 16 13 11 10 1 23  A. Lorandi                             11 9 12 20th 0 24  A. Nandy 21st 23 12 DNF 19th DNF 17th DNF 13 16 16 13 15th 18th DNF 18th 13 13 0 25th  R. Gonda 13 17th 19 * DNF     13 15th                     0 26th  N. Kari                     DNF 14th             0 27  M. Raghunathan 23 24                                 0 Item driver HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR Points  ESP  AUT  GBR  HUN  GER  BEL  ITA  MAS  UAE

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) other formats and characters P / bold Pole position italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers) * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered underlined Leader in the overall standings Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} GP3 Series increases number of cars per team. gp3series.com, November 13, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 . 
2. ^ New GP3 / 16 revealed in Monza. gp3series.com, September 3, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Peter Allen: Charles Leclerc confirmed in GP3 move with ART. paddockscout.com, February 29, 2016, accessed on February 29, 2016 . 
4. ↑ RJ O'Connell: Nirei Fukuzumi joins ART for rookie GP3 campaign. paddockscout.com, February 12, 2016, accessed on February 12, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Peter Allen: Alex Albon secures ART GP3 seat. paddockscout.com, February 26, 2016, accessed February 26, 2016 (English). 
6. ↑ Peter Allen: Nyck de Vries gets ART GP3 drive for 2016. paddockscout.com, February 24, 2016, accessed on February 24, 2016 (English). 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Gruz David: Trident sign Fuoco and Alesi to lead four-car GP3 lineup. paddockscout.com, February 1, 2016, accessed February 1, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Aaron Rook: GP3 series and Le Mans 24 Hours debut for Jake Dennis in 2016. autosport.com, December 11, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 . 
9. ^ Tatiana Calderon moves from F3 to GP3 with Arden. autosport.com, February 8, 2016, accessed February 8, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Peter Allen: Jack Aitken moves into GP3 with Arden for 2016. paddockscout.com, January 25, 2016, accessed on January 25, 2016 (English). 
11. ↑ Peter Allen: Matt Parry sticks with Koiranen for 2016 GP3 season. paddockscout.com, December 17, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 . 
12. ^ Koiranen GP sign Mahaveer Raghunathan. gp3series.com, March 16, 2016, accessed March 22, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Peter Allen: Matevos Isaakyan to stay on in GP3 with Koiranen in 2016. paddockscout.com, December 14, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 (English). 
14. ^ Peter Allen: Ralph Boschung makes Koiranen switch in GP3. paddockscout.com, March 22, 2016, accessed on March 22, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Peter Allen: Jenzer signs Akash Nandy as its first 2016 GP3 driver. paddockscout.com, February 26, 2016, accessed February 26, 2016 (English). 
16. ↑ Gruz David Richard Gonda Becomes Jenzer's third signing in GP3. paddockscout.com, April 4, 2016, accessed April 6, 2016 . 
17. ↑ Peter Allen: Oscar Tunjo seals GP3 return for 2016 with Jenzer. paddockscout.com, April 4, 2016, accessed April 6, 2016 . 
18. ↑ Peter Allen: Maini switches to GP3 in depleted Jenzer line-up. paddockscout.com, July 7, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 . 
19. ^ ^{A b c} Peter Allen: Campos names Palou, Tereschchenko and Schothorst for GP3. paddockscout.com, January 21, 2016, accessed January 21, 2016 . 
20. ↑ ^{a b c} DAMS announces Hughes, Ferrucci and Jorg as 2016 GP3 Series drivers. autosport.com, January 28, 2016, accessed January 28, 2016 . 
21. ^ Charles Bradley: DAMS and Virtuosi join 2016 grid as Carlin and Status exit. motorsport.com, October 1, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 . 

Web links

• Official website of the GP3 series