# 2016 Monza GP3 Series round

The 2016 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 3 and 4 September 2016 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. It was the seventh round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Italian Grand Prix.

## Background

Ralph Boschung would return to the category after sitting out the previous round in Belgium due to financial difficulties. As well as this, Óscar Tunjo would not return to the category for this round after making his return in Belgium.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took his third pole of the year and ART Grand Prix's sixth straight of the year, followed by the Arden International duo of Jake Dennis and Jack Aitken.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.546 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 1:38.712 | +0.166 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 1:38.729 | +0.183 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.847 | +0.301 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 1:38.850 | +0.304 | 5 |
| 6 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 1:38.872 | +0.326 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.878 | +0.332 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 1:38.879 | +0.333 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.885 | +0.339 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 1:38.945 | +0.399 | 10 |
| 11 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 1:39.045 | +0.499 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 1:39.084 | +0.538 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1:39.255 | +0.709 | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1:39.268 | +0.722 | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 1:39.286 | +0.740 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:39.377 | +0.831 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1:39.430 | +0.884 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 1:39.439 | +0.893 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.535 | +0.989 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.558 | +1.012 | 20 |
| 21 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1:39.869 | +1.323 | PL |
| 22 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 1:40.216 | +1.670 | 21 |
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#### Notes

    1.^ – Janosz was issued a three-place grid penalty after causing a collision with Arjun Maini. Seeing as how he could not serve his penalty in full, he started the feature race from the pitlane.

### Race 1

It was a British lockout with Jake Dennis taking the victory, Jack Aitken achieving second and Jake Hughes third, as well as the fastest lap of the race.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 22 | 38:06.844 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 22 | +1.987 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 22 | +2.532 | 8 | 15 (2) |
| 4 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +7.139 | 1 | 12 (4) |
| 5 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +7.561 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +8.171 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +8.343 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 22 | +16.207 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 22 | +16.607 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 22 | +17.003 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 22 | +19.202 | 10 | |
| 12 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 22 | +20.444 | 11 | |
| 13 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 22 | +22.179 | 18 | |
| 14 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +25.076 | 19 | |
| 15 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +27.804 | 20 | |
| 16 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 22 | +30.365 | 22 | |
| 17 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 22 | +32.963 | 21 | |
| 18 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 22 | +34.813 | 13 | |
| 19 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 21 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| NC | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 18 | +4 Laps | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 4 | Retired | 12 | |
| DNS | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 0 | Did not start | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Jake Hughes (DAMS) – 1:40.706 (on lap 18) ||||||||
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### Race 2

Nyck de Vries took his first GP3 victory to put ART Grand Prix beyond reach in the GP3 Teams Championship. Team-mate Albon took second place whilst Antonio Fuoco achieved third in his home race.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 17 | 30:24.854 | 2 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +1.741 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 17 | +6.382 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 17 | +7.139 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 17 | +8.331 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +11.991 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | 22 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 17 | +12.264 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 17 | +12.504 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 17 | +12.504 | 18 | |
| 10 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 17 | +13.910 | 3 | |
| 11 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 17 | +14.716 | 19 | |
| 12 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 17 | +16.886 | 20 | |
| 13 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 17 | +17.561 | 13 | |
| 14 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 17 | +20.609 | 17 | |
| 15 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 17 | +20.958 | 20 | |
| 16 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 17 | +21.273 | 10 | |
| 17 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 17 | +22.022 | 9 | |
| 18 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:03.571 | 15 | |
| 19 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 16 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| Ret | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 18 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 4 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 2 | Collision | 5 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) – 1:40.766 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 177 |
| | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | 153 |
| | 3 | Alexander Albon | 145 |
| | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 104 |
| 2 | 5 | Jake Dennis | 96 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 465 |
| 2 | 2 | Arden International | 187 |
| 1 | 3 | Trident | 165 |
| 1 | 4 | Koiranen GP | 137 |
| | 5 | DAMS | 116 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.