# 2016 Pau Grand Prix

The 2016 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 15 May 2016 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was run as the third round of the 2016 European Formula 3 Championship and was won by Alessio Lorandi, driving for Carlin. Lance Stroll finished second and George Russell third.

## Entry List

| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| Prema Powerteam | 1 | Lance Stroll | F316/002 | Mercedes |
| Prema Powerteam | 2 | Nick Cassidy | F314/015 | Mercedes |
| Prema Powerteam | 16 | Ralf Aron | F315/005 | Mercedes |
| Prema Powerteam | 17 | Maximilian Günther | F315/006 | Mercedes |
| Carlin | 3 | Ryan Tveter | F316/014 | Volkswagen |
| Carlin | 4 | Alessio Lorandi | F315/016 | Volkswagen |
| Carlin | 18 | Zhi Cong Li | F314/020 | Volkswagen |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 5 | Pedro Piquet | F316/009 | Mercedes |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | Callum Ilott | F312/043 | Mercedes |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | Harrison Newey | F316/010 | Mercedes |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | Anthoine Hubert | F314/009 | Mercedes |
| kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | Mikkel Jensen | F316/007 | Mercedes |
| kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 8 | David Beckmann | F316/012 | Mercedes |
| Motopark | 9 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | F314/018 | Volkswagen |
| Motopark | 10 | Niko Kari | F315/003 | Volkswagen |
| Motopark | 22 | Joel Eriksson | F315/007 | Volkswagen |
| Motopark | 23 | Guanyu Zhou | F314/016 | Volkswagen |
| HitechGP | 11 | Nikita Mazepin | F315/009 | Mercedes |
| HitechGP | 12 | George Russell | F315/010 | Mercedes |
| HitechGP | 24 | Ben Barnicoat | F316/006 | Mercedes |
| Threebond with T-Sport | 14 | Arjun Maini | F314/019 | NBE |

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Alessio Lorandi | Carlin | 25 | 35min 09.190sec | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | 25 | + 0.460 s | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | George Russell | HitechGP | 25 | + 2.385 s | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | + 2.806 s | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | Mikkel Jensen | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | + 6.393 s | 8 |
| 6 | 22 | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | 25 | + 6.920 s | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | Ryan Tveter | Carlin | 25 | + 12.097 s | 9 |
| 8 | 10 | Niko Kari | Motopark | 25 | + 12.599 s | 14 |
| 9 | 14 | Arjun Maini | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 25 | + 13.179 s | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | Pedro Piquet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | + 22.901 s | 16 |
| 11 | 24 | Ben Barnicoat | HitechGP | 25 | + 25.011 s | 7 |
| 12 | 21 | Anthoine Hubert | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | + 29.981 s | 10 |
| 13 | 17 | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | 25 | + 35.100 s | 21 |
| 14 | 20 | Harrison Newey | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | + 39.856 s | 17 |
| 15 | 16 | Ralf Aron | Prema Powerteam | 25 | + 44.042 s | 13 |
| Ret | 23 | Guanyu Zhou | Motopark | 21 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 11 | Nikita Mazepin | HitechGP | 1 | Retired | 15 |
| Ret | 9 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Motopark | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 2 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| Ret | 8 | David Beckmann | Mücke Motorsport | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| Ret | 18 | Zhi Cong Li | Carlin | 0 | Accident | 19 |
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| Preceded by2015 Pau Grand Prix | Pau Grand Prix 2016 | Succeeded by2017 Pau Grand Prix |