# 2016 Hungaroring GP3 Series round

The 2016 Hungaroring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 July 2016 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the fourth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.

## Background

Richard Gonda returned to the GP3 grid after missing the third round at Silverstone.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Nyck de Vries secured his first pole position of the season with a time of 1:32.979 - nearly half a second faster than that of second-placed driver, Matt Parry. Antonio Fuoco achieved third place, only marginally less than half a second off the pace of de Vries.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.979 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1:33.464 | +0.485 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 1:33.478 | +0.499 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 1:33.548 | +0.569 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1:33.660 | +0.681 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1:33.672 | +0.693 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 1:33.682 | +0.703 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1:33.866 | +0.887 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:33.874 | +0.895 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 1:33.892 | +0.913 | 10 |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 1:33.974 | +0.995 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 1:34.017 | +1.038 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1:34.053 | +1.074 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1:34.056 | +1.077 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.114 | +1.135 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:34.177 | +1.198 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 1:34.225 | +1.246 | 17 |
| 18 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 1:34.233 | +1.254 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 1:34.322 | +1.343 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.462 | +1.483 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 1:34.520 | +1.541 | 21 |
| 22 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1:34.609 | +1.630 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 1:34.678 | +1.699 | 23 |
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### Race 1

Matt Parry took his first GP3 win and Koiranen GP's second for the year. Fuoco achieved second and Jake Dennis in third.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 22 | 35:49.008 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 22 | +3.283 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 22 | +4.208 | 4 | 15 (2) |
| 4 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +5.875 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 22 | +6.444 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +9.762 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +10.425 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +13.777 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 22 | +14.226 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 22 | +14.977 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 22 | +18.728 | 12 | |
| 12 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 22 | +19.943 | 13 | |
| 13 | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +20.320 | 15 | |
| 14 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 22 | +20.914 | 14 | |
| 15 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 22 | +22.111 | 22 | |
| 16 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 22 | +23.244 | 18 | |
| 17 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +23.790 | 20 | |
| 18 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 22 | +25.665 | 21 | |
| 19 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 22 | +26.571 | 16 | |
| 20 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +26.885 | 1 | (4) |
| 21 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 22 | +27.914 | 17 | |
| 22 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 22 | +28.312 | 23 | |
| 23 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 22 | +43.965 | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 1:36.407 (on lap 21) ||||||||
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### Race 2

Alexander Albon took his third win of the season, extending his lead in the championship over teammate, Leclerc. Arjun Maini achieved second place in his fourth outing with the Jenzer Motorsport team, whilst Leclerc came through in third place.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 17 | 30:01.514 | 2 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +3.365 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +4.363 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +6.955 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 17 | +8.848 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 17 | +5.908 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 17 | +13.635 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 17 | +14.600 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 26 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 17 | +15.820 | 10 | |
| 10 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 17 | +16.562 | 7 | |
| 11 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 17 | +18.051 | 15 | |
| 12 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 17 | +19.330 | 14 | |
| 13 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +20.150 | 20 | |
| 14 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 17 | +22.892 | 11 | |
| 15 | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +23.631 | 13 | |
| 16 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 17 | +24.330 | 19 | |
| 17 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 17 | +27.348 | 16 | |
| 18 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 17 | +28.354 | 18 | |
| 19 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 17 | +28.676 | 23 | |
| 20 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 17 | +29.312 | 22 | |
| 21 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 17 | +30.151 | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:35.140 (on lap 16) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Alexander Albon | 107 |
| 1 | 2 | Charles Leclerc | 104 |
| | 3 | Antonio Fuoco | 90 |
| 4 | 4 | Matt Parry | 53 |
| | 5 | Ralph Boschung | 48 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 292 |
| 1 | 2 | Koiranen GP | 106 |
| 1 | 3 | Trident | 100 |
| 1 | 4 | Arden International | 53 |
| 1 | 5 | DAMS | 52 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.