# 2016 Silverstone GP3 Series round

The 2016 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. It was the third round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 British Grand Prix.

## Background

It was announced that Arjun Maini would be replacing Oscar Tunjo at Jenzer Motorsport GP3 team for the Silverstone round.

## Classification
### Qualifying

In changing conditions, Alexander Albon prevailed an achieved his first pole position and the second for ART Grand Prix for the year. Being over seven-tenths faster than nearest competitor Charles Leclerc, it was a dominant display from Albon. Because of Leclerc's grid penalty, Sandy Stuvik will line up second on the grid, thereby making it the first ever all-Thai front row. Debutant Arjun Maini achieved a time of 1:48.393 to put himself third on the grid.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.348 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1:48.098 | +0.750 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 1:48.290 | +0.942 | 2 |
| 4 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.393 | +1.045 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1:48.539 | +1.191 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 1:48.567 | +1.219 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 1:48.568 | +1.220 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.658 | +1.310 | 13 |
| 9 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1:48.664 | +1.316 | 8 |
| 10 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 1:48.674 | +1.326 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:48.749 | +1.401 | 10 |
| 12 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1:48.758 | +1.410 | 11 |
| 13 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 1:48.831 | +1.483 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 1:48.855 | +1.507 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 1:49.053 | +1.705 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 1:49.138 | +1.790 | 16 |
| 17 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1:49.269 | +1.921 | PL |
| 18 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 1:49.358 | +2.010 | 17 |
| 19 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 1:49.733 | +2.385 | 18 |
| 20 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:49.934 | +2.586 | 19 |
| 21 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1:50.005 | +2.657 | 20 |
| – | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | no time | – | 21 |
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#### Notes

    1.^ – Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision at the previous round in Austria.
    2.^ – Nandy was given a five-place grid penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit at the previous round in Austria.
    3.^ – Ferrucci was handed a five-place grid penalty for impeding and causing a collision during the qualifying session. Seeing as how he could not carry out this penalty in full, he started from the pitlane.

### Race 1

It was a dominant performance from Albon from the start of the race, with him maintaining the lead with a comfortable buffer over the rest of the pack. The race began to settle toward the middle of the race, with Stuvik falling back through the pack and Leclerc started to chase after his teammate. Jake Hughes was on a charge, but after a rear wing failure, he was forced to retire after running as high as fourth. Matt Parry was also on a charge, with him climbing from 12th on the grid, although he found himself hounded by Nyck de Vries who had started from 19th. However, at the front, Albon was victorious from teammate Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 37:53.666 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +1.647 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 20 | +12.239 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 20 | +19.583 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +25.000 | 19 | 10 |
| 6 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 20 | +29.094 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 20 | +33.337 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +34.157 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 20 | +35.434 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 20 | +36.256 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +36.476 | 8 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 20 | +36.696 | 12 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 20 | +36.852 | 14 | |
| 14 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 20 | +37.040 | 17 | |
| 15 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 20 | +38.077 | 21 | |
| 16 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 20 | +38.851 | 10 | |
| 17 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 20 | +39.607 | 18 | |
| 18 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 20 | +42.932 | PL | |
| 19 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +43.180 | 13 | |
| 20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 20 | +50.729 | 16 | |
| 21 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 20 | +51.679 | 4 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 11 | Rear Wing | 5 | |
| Fastest lap: Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:52.174 (on lap 3) ||||||||
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#### Notes

    1.^ – Janosz was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.
    2.^ – Dennis was given a five-second penalty for excessive over-use of track limits.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 11 | 27:55.438 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 11 | +0.459 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 11 | +0.583 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 11 | +3.695 | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 11 | +5.060 | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 11 | +5.626 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.344 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 11 | +6.370 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 11 | +7.733 | 12 | (2) |
| 10 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 11 | +9.914 | 2 | |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 11 | +10.890 | 15 | |
| 12 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 11 | +12.091 | 3 | |
| 13 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 11 | +24.918 | 20 | |
| 14 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 11 | +35.466 | 8 | |
| 15 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 11 | +46.637 | 9 | |
| 16 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 11 | +50.407 | 5 | |
| 17 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 11 | +51.960 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 11 | +55.404 | 21 | |
| 19 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | +1:16.796 | 1 | |
| 20 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 10 | Rear Wing | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Spun off | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 2 | Collision damage | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Jake Dennis (Arden International) – 2:05.175 (on lap 11) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 86 |
| | 2 | Alexander Albon | 84 |
| | 3 | Antonio Fuoco | 72 |
| | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 42 |
| 1 | 5 | Ralph Boschung | 38 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 227 |
| 1 | 2 | Trident | 84 |
| 1 | 3 | Koiranen GP | 64 |
| | 4 | DAMS | 51 |
| | 5 | Arden International | 32 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.