# 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.

## 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 |
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### 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) ||||||||
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### 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) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

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