2016 Sepang GP2 Series round
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Round 10 of 11 rounds in the 2016 GP2 Series | |||
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Layout of the Sepang International Circuit | |||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 1 October 2016 | ||
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | France Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 1:42.181 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Italy Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | |
| Second | Russia Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | France Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Russia Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:45.791 (on lap 10) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 2 October 2016 | ||
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Italy Luca Ghiotto | Trident | |
| Second | Italy Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | |
| Third | France Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | France Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 1:45.813 (on lap 18) | ||
The 2016 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. It was the tenth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Background
[edit | edit source]Johnny Cecotto Jr. made his return to GP2 for this round with the Rapax team, whilst Jimmy Eriksson pulled out of the round due to financial setbacks.
Report
[edit | edit source]Qualifying
[edit | edit source]Pierre Gasly took another pole with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi in second making it another Prema Racing one-two for qualifying.
Feature Race
[edit | edit source]Sprint Race
[edit | edit source]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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