The 2016 GP2 race, which was in support of the 2016 European Grand Prix, saw 12 out of 22 drivers fail to finish. Valtteri Bottas set a new unofficial Formula 1 top speed record in qualifying for the 2016 European Grand Prix when Williams claimed to have data showing him reaching , eclipsing the previous record of set in 2005 by Juan Pablo Montoya for McLaren while testing at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.