# 2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round

The 2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Background

Before the weekend commenced, Mahaveer Raghunathan announced that he would call time on his GP3 campaign to focus on his efforts in Auto GP. In the weekend's only practice session, Giuliano Alesi withdrew from the weekend after an accident which saw him unfit to complete the rest of the weekend.

## Classification
### Qualifying

It was a dominant session for the ART Grand Prix outfit with the top-three being Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and Nyck de Vries. Leclerc achieved a time of 1:19.071, half a second faster than his nearest competitor, Albon.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.041 | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.567 | +0.526 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.734 | +0.693 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 1:19.775 | +0.734 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.842 | +0.801 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1:19.868 | +0.827 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:19.878 | +0.837 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 1:19.917 | +0.876 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 1:19.925 | +0.884 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1:19.980 | +0.939 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 1:20.080 | +1.039 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 1:20.102 | +1.061 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 1:20.104 | +1.063 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1:20.126 | +1.085 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 1:20.227 | +1.186 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1:20.294 | +1.253 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 1:20.309 | +1.268 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 1:20.378 | +1.337 | 18 |
| 19 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 1:20.429 | +1.388 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.579 | +1.538 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:20.593 | +1.552 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 1:20.651 | +1.610 | 22 |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 24 | 35:01.756 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +2.292 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +8.949 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 24 | +11.840 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 24 | +13.131 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 24 | +15.494 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +16.694 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 24 | +18.500 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 24 | +19.129 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 24 | +20.726 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 24 | +43.114 | 14 | |
| 12 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +45.524 | 21 | |
| 13 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 19 | +45.621 | 8 | |
| 14 | 20 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +46.119 | 7 | |
| 15 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 24 | +46.534 | 10 | |
| 16 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 24 | +47.672 | 17 | |
| 17 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 24 | +54.379 | 13 | |
| 18 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 23 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 19 | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 20 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 23 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| Ret | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 4 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 3 | Retired | 8 | |
| Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 1:20.859 (on lap 27) ||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | 17 | 33:57.642 | 5 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +0.841 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 17 | +1.784 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +2.276 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 17 | +2.440 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 17 | +3.103 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 17 | +3.486 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 17 | +4.802 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 17 | +5.038 | 11 | |
| 10 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 17 | +6.017 | 15 | |
| 11 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 17 | +6.169 | 16 | |
| 12 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 17 | +7.080 | 20 | |
| 13 | 20 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +7.349 | 14 | |
| 14 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 17 | +9.539 | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 14 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 13 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 13 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 10 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 9 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Trident | 8 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | Richard Gonda | Jenzer Motorsport | 5 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Ralph Boschung (Koiranen GP) – 1:35.850 (on lap 10) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 58 |
| | 2 | Alexander Albon | 53 |
| 1 | 3 | Antonio Fuoco | 42 |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 31 |
| 2 | 5 | Jake Hughes | 31 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 161 |
| 4 | 2 | Koiranen GP | 44 |
| | 3 | Trident | 44 |
| 2 | 4 | DAMS | 43 |
| | 5 | Arden International | 22 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.