# 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

The 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. It was the sixth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

## Background

Óscar Tunjo will taking the third entry at Jenzer Motorsport to return to the category. Another driver change for this weekend was in the Koiranen GP camp where Red Bull junior driver Niko Kari would be replacing Ralph Boschung.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took his first pole position since the Red Bull Ring round with a time over three-tenths faster than his nearest rival, Hughes. Nyck de Vries took third with a time just under half a second slower than Leclerc.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 2:04.896 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 2:05.259 | +0.363 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 2:05.393 | +0.497 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 2:05.448 | +0.552 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 2:05.612 | +0.716 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 2:05.653 | +0.765 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:05.661 | +0.862 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 2:05.758 | +0.862 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 2:05.852 | +0.956 | 9 |
| 10 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 2:05.880 | +0.984 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 2:06.012 | +1.116 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 2:06.145 | +1.249 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 2:06.179 | +1.283 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 2:06.185 | +1.289 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 2:06.201 | +1.305 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:06.282 | +1.386 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 2:06.421 | +1.525 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 2:06.531 | +1.635 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 2:06.740 | +1.844 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 2:06.769 | +1.873 | 20 |
| 21 | 17 | Niko Kari | Koiranen GP | 2:06.772 | +1.876 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 2:06.900 | +2.004 | 22 |
| 23 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:07.086 | +2.190 | 23 |
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### Race 1

Charles Leclerc took another win to inch further ahead in the championship, finishing 2.3 seconds ahead of Jake Dennis and 15.4 seconds ahead of teammate, Nyck de Vries.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 17 | 40:06.695 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 17 | +2.305 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +15.402 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 17 | +19.427 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 17 | +19.837 | 14 | 10 |
| 6 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 17 | +21.419 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 17 | +24.337 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 17 | +28.856 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +30.076 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 17 | +31.045 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 17 | +39.185 | 5 | |
| 12 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 17 | +42.364 | 18 | |
| 13 | 22 | Álex Palou | Campos Racing | 17 | +48.122 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 17 | +51.141 | 22 | |
| 15 | 19 | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:09.185 | 16 | |
| 16 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:15.690 | 23 | |
| 17 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 17 | +1:22.750 | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 13 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Niko Kari | Koiranen GP | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 0 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 0 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (ART Grand Prix) – 2:09.918 (on lap 5) ||||||||
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#### Notes

    1.^ – Calderón was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Niko Kari.
    2.^ – Tunjo was given a 10-second penalty for a dangerous re-entry onto the circuit, causing a collision with Konstantin Tereshchenko.
    3.^ – Tereshchenko was given a 10-second penalty for forcing Tunjo off of the circuit.

### Race 2

Jack Aitken took his first GP3 win in a tight battle between himself and Antonio Fuoco. Haas F1 development driver, Santino Ferrucci achieved his first podium, 5.8 seconds adrift of the leader.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Jack Aitken | Arden International | 13 | 31:56.599 | 4 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | 13 | +1.769 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 13 | +5.820 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 13 | +7.207 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Jake Dennis | Arden International | 13 | +7.708 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 13 | +8.436 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst | Campos Racing | 13 | +9.345 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 13 | +9.851 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 13 | +11.614 | 12 | |
| 10 | 3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 13 | +12.363 | 9 | |
| 11 | 22 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 13 | +14.531 | 13 | |
| 12 | 7 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 13 | +15.919 | 10 | |
| 13 | 18 | Akash Nandy | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | +16.579 | 16 | |
| 14 | 17 | Niko Kari | Koiranen GP | 13 | +17.591 | 19 | |
| 15 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 13 | +23.275 | 20 | |
| 16 | 20 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | +25.372 | 23 | |
| 17 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik | Trident | 12 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| Ret | 28 | Kevin Jörg | DAMS | 8 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 5 | Collision | 21 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jake Hughes | DAMS | 5 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko | Campos Racing | 2 | Puncture | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tatiana Calderón | Arden International | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Jack Aitken (Arden International) – 2:09.435 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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#### Notes

    1.^ – Maini was given a ten-second penalty after causing a collision with Alexander Albon.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 161 |
| 2 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | 139 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | 125 |
| 2 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 81 |
| 1 | 5 | Matt Parry | 70 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 401 |
| | 2 | Trident | 150 |
| | 3 | Koiranen GP | 135 |
| 1 | 4 | Arden International | 129 |
| 1 | 5 | DAMS | 99 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.