# 2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round

The 2016 Yas Marina GP2 Series round was a GP2 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 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
This was the final round run with the "GP2 Series" name, as the championship was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017. It was also originally planned to be the final race for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was first introduced in 2011 and the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that had been used since the inaugural season of the series in 2005, before a new chassis and engine package was introduced for 2017, but both the current chassis and engine package had their services extended for one more season.

## Background

Carlin announced that Louis Delétraz would be replacing Marvin Kirchhöfer for the final round in Abu Dhabi. As well as Carlin, Arden International also announced that Emil Bernstorff would be replacing Jimmy Eriksson.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Pierre Gasly took a crucial pole position which would help his bid to win the 2016 GP2 Series, with closest rival, Antonio Giovinazzi qualifying in sixth place.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 1:47.476 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.804 | +0.328 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:47.901 | +0.425 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.997 | +0.521 | 4 |
| 5 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 1:48.130 | +0.654 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 1:48.288 | +0.812 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 1:48.307 | +0.831 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 1:48.368 | +0.892 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:48.524 | +1.048 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 1:48.559 | +1.083 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:48.712 | +1.236 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:48.830 | +1.354 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 1:48.976 | +1.500 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:49.075 | +1.599 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 1:49.206 | +1.730 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 1:49.779 | +2.303 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 1:49.950 | +2.474 | 17 |
| 18 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 1:50.135 | +2.659 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 1:50.233 | +2.757 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 1:50.234 | +2.758 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:50.276 | +2.800 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Emil Bernstorff | Arden International | 1:50.470 | +2.994 | 22 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 31 | 59:14.764 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 31 | +6.737 | 4 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 31 | +11.309 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 31 | +14.111 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 31 | +20.172 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 31 | +23.686 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 31 | +26.630 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 31 | +35.974 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 31 | +39.007 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 31 | +41.589 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 31 | +43.486 | 12 | |
| 12 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 31 | +43.960 | 16 | |
| 13 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 31 | +46.090 | 11 | |
| 14 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 31 | +1:04.814 | 21 | |
| 15 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 31 | +1:26.008 | 10 | |
| 16 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 31 | +1:27.892 | 17 | |
| 17 | 25 | Emil Bernstorff | Arden International | 31 | +1:42.538 | 22 | |
| Ret | 19 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 7 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 6 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 5 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 3 | Retired | 18 |
| Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) – 1:51.175 (on lap 28) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 22 | 41:36.580 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 12 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 22 | +4.945 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +6.607 | 5 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +8.078 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 22 | +13.375 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 22 | +16.716 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 22 | +17.807 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 22 | +22.609 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 22 | +23.226 | 8 | |
| 10 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 22 | +28.848 | 13 | |
| 11 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 22 | +30.312 | 19 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 22 | +33.447 | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 22 | +37.784 | 10 | |
| 14 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 22 | +38.996 | 20 | |
| 15 | 25 | Emil Bernstorff | Arden International | 22 | +45.390 | 17 | |
| 16 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 22 | +45.936 | 12 | |
| 17 | 19 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 22 | +46.716 | 18 | |
| 18 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 22 | +50.219 | 16 | |
| 19 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 22 | +1:08.896 | 11 | |
| 20 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 22 | +1:10.410 | 21 | |
| 21 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 22 | +1:27.122 | 22 | |
| Ret | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.863 (on lap 14) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Pierre Gasly | 219 |
| 1 | 2 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 211 |
| 1 | 3 | Sergey Sirotkin | 159 |
| 1 | 4 | Raffaele Marciello | 159 |
| 1 | 5 | Norman Nato | 136 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 430 |
| 2 | Racing Engineering | 258 |
| 3 | Russian Time | 256 |
| 4 | ART Grand Prix | 251 |
| 5 | DAMS | 147 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.