# 2016 Hungaroring GP2 Series round

The 2016 Hungaroring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 July 2016 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the sixth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.

## Report
### Qualifying

Pierre Gasly secured his second pole position of the year in dominant fashion. With a time of 1:25.612, Gasly was over half a second faster than nearest competitor, Sergey Sirotkin. Prema Racing team-mate, Antonio Giovinazzi achieved third with a time eight-tenths adrift of Gasly's time.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 1:25.612 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 1:26.182 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 1:26.438 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:26.483 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 1:26.521 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:26.557 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Arthur Pic | Rapax | 1:26.633 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 1:26.657 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:26.667 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 1:26.696 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:26.795 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:26.819 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 1:26.911 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 1:26.966 | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:27.068 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 1:27.078 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 1:27.176 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:27.207 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 1:27.246 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson | Arden International | 1:27.908 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 1:28.119 | 21 |
| 22 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 1:28.415 | 22 |
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### Feature Race

Gasly took his second win of the season from Sergey Sirotkin and Antonio Giovinazzi.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 36 | 55:29.672 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 36 | +1.365 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 36 | +2.835 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 36 | +7.616 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Arthur Pic | Rapax | 36 | +9.908 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 36 | +12.861 | 4 | 8 (2) |
| 7 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 36 | +17.713 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 36 | +21.906 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 29 | +22.101 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 36 | +23.980 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 36 | +29.377 | 17 | |
| 12 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 36 | +34.050 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 36 | +34.197 | 13 | |
| 14 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 36 | +36.420 | 10 | |
| 15 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 36 | +38.526 | 18 | |
| 16 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 36 | +42.371 | 12 | |
| 17 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 36 | +51.757 | 6 | |
| 18 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 36 | +1:03.546 | 16 | |
| 19 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 36 | +1:25.151 | 22 | |
| 20 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 36 | +1:28.055 | 21 | |
| 21 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson | Arden International | 35 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 22 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 35 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) – 1:29.959 (on lap 36) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

Sirotkin controlled the race to take his first win of the season from the Racing Engineering pair of Jordan King and Norman Nato.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 28 | 44:47.059 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 28 | +4.953 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 28 | +7.506 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 28 | +8.988 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 28 | +14.146 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 28 | +15.283 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 28 | +16.662 | 8 | 2 (2) |
| 8 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 28 | +20.939 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 28 | +25.985 | 18 | |
| 10 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 28 | +30.884 | 22 | |
| 11 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 28 | +32.518 | 15 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 28 | +35.100 | 16 | |
| 13 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 28 | +36.913 | 14 | |
| 14 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 28 | +39.660 | 13 | |
| 15 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Jenzer Motorsport | 28 | +46.412 | 19 | |
| 16 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 28 | +1:00.825 | 20 | |
| 17 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 27 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson | Arden International | 14 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 3 | |
| Ret | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Arthur Pic | Rapax | 0 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| Fastest lap: Pierre Gasly (Prema Racing) – 1:29.184 (on lap 27) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Pierre Gasly | 107 |
| | 2 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 96 |
| 1 | 3 | Raffaele Marciello | 85 |
| 3 | 4 | Oliver Rowland | 83 |
| 1 | 5 | Norman Nato | 81 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 203 |
| | 2 | Racing Engineering | 151 |
| | 3 | Russian Time | 150 |
| 1 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 126 |
| 1 | 5 | Campos Racing | 99 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.