2016 GP2 Series
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Parent series: Formula One Feeder series: GP3 Series |
The 2016 GP2 Series season is the twelfth season of the GP2 Series, a motor racing feeder series that is be run in support of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship.
ART Grand Prix is the defending teams' champions after securing the title–their fourth in the championship–at the series' second visit to the Bahrain International Circuit in 2015.[1]
Rule changes
- For the first time in history, GP2 Series introduce the Pirelli P Zero purple ultrasoft (similar to Formula One).[2][3][4][5][6]
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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ART Grand Prix[7] | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita[8] | 1–3, 5–11 |
René Binder[9] | 4 | ||
2 | Sergey Sirotkin[10] | All | |
Racing Engineering[7] | 3 | Norman Nato[11] | All |
4 | Jordan King[12] | All | |
DAMS[7] | 5 | Alex Lynn[13] | All |
6 | Nicholas Latifi[13] | All | |
Pertamina Campos Racing[7][14] | 7 | Mitch Evans[15] | All |
8 | Sean Gelael[15] | All | |
Russian Time[7] | 9 | Raffaele Marciello[16] | All |
10 | Artem Markelov[15] | All | |
Rapax[7] | 11 | Gustav Malja[17] | All |
12 | Arthur Pic[18] | 1–9 | |
Johnny Cecotto, Jr.[19] | 10–11 | ||
Trident[7] | 14 | Philo Paz Armand[20] | All |
15 | Luca Ghiotto[21] | All | |
Carlin[7] | 18 | Sergio Canamasas[22] | 1–6, 8–11 |
René Binder[23] | 7 | ||
19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer[24] | 1–10 | |
Louis Delétraz[25] | 11 | ||
Prema Racing[26] | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi[27] | All |
21 | Pierre Gasly[28] | All | |
MP Motorsport[7] | 22 | Oliver Rowland[29] | All |
23 | Daniël de Jong[30] | All | |
Arden International[7] | 24 | Nabil Jeffri[31] | All |
25 | Jimmy Eriksson[31] | 1–9 | |
Emil Bernstorff[32] | 11 |
Driver changes
- Changing teams
- Sergio Canamasas, who raced for MP Motorsport, Hilmer Motorsport and Daiko Team Lazarus in 2015, switched to Carlin.[22]
- Mitch Evans and Sean Gelael, who drove for Russian Time and Carlin respectively in 2015, moved to Campos Racing.[15]
- Pierre Gasly, who spent the 2015 season with DAMS, moved to newcomers Prema Racing.[28]
- Nicholas Latifi, who took part in three rounds of the 2015 season with MP Motorsport, switched to a full time seat with DAMS.[13]
- Gustav Malja, who raced for Trident and Rapax in 2015, switched Formula Renault 3.5 Series to race full time with Rapax.[17]
- Raffaele Marciello, who raced for Trident in 2015, moved to Russian Time.[16]
- Norman Nato, who raced for Arden International in 2015, switched to Racing Engineering.[11]
- Arthur Pic, who raced for Campos in 2014 and 2015, switched to Rapax.[18]
- Oliver Rowland, who previously raced part-time for MP Motorsport and Status Grand Prix, is contesting the full season with MP Motorsport, with backing from Renault.[29]
- Sergey Sirotkin, who finished third in 2015, moved from Rapax to defending champions ART Grand Prix.[10]
- Entering GP2
- 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series competitor Philo Paz Armand joined the series with Trident.[20]
- GP3 Series race winner Jimmy Eriksson made his series début with Arden International.[31]
- 2015 GP3 runner-up Luca Ghiotto graduated to the series with Trident.[21]
- 2015 European Formula 3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi made his début in the series with Prema Racing.[27]
- Nabil Jeffri joined the series with Arden International.[31]
- Marvin Kirchhöfer, who placed third in the 2014 and 2015 GP3 Series joined the series with Carlin.[24]
- Leaving GP2
- Nathanaël Berthon left Lazarus and the series to join the FIA World Endurance Championship with G-Drive Racing.[33]
- Rene Binder left MP Motorsport to join Lotus in Formula V8 3.5 Series.[34]
- Rio Haryanto left Campos Racing and the series to join Formula One team Manor Racing.[35]
- André Negrão and Dean Stoneman left Arden and Carlin and the series to join the Indy Lights with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Andretti Autosport.[36][37]
- Richie Stanaway and Marco Sørensen, who raced for Status Grand Prix and Carlin, left to join the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing.[38][39]
- 2015 season champion Stoffel Vandoorne left the series as the reigning champion is not permitted to continue competing in the series. He joined the Super Formula with Docomo Team Dandelion Racing.[40]
- Mid-season changes
- ART Grand Prix driver Nobuharu Matsushita was suspended for the fourth round of the season in Austria due to erratic driving at the previous event in Baku.[41] He was replaced by René Binder.[9] Binder later joined Carlin, replacing Sergio Canamasas.
Team changes
- Lazarus left the series at the end of the 2015 season, with their place taken by Prema Racing.[26]
- Hilmer Motorsport left the series at the end of the 2015 season. As no replacement team could be found, the grid was left at twenty-two cars.
- Status Grand Prix also left the series before the 2016 season due to lack of sponsorship.
Calendar
On 4 March 2016, the full calendar was revealed with eleven rounds taking place.[42]
Calendar changes
- The series returned to the Hockenheimring in support of the German Grand Prix, and the Sepang International Circuit.[42]
- With the return to Germany, the second Bahrain round—which had filled in as a replacement event in 2015—was removed from the calendar.
- The rounds at the Bahrain International Circuit and the Sochi Autodrom were discontinued after the Bahrain and Russian Grands Prix were brought forward to the start of the Formula One season.[42]
- The series made its début at the Baku City Circuit in support of the returning European Grand Prix.[42]
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.
- Feature race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
- Sprint race points
Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole (Feature race only) |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams' championship
|
Bold – Pole (Feature race only) |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Footnotes
- ↑ Pierre Gasly set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
- ↑ Norman Nato set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
- ↑ Oliver Rowland set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
- ↑ Artem Markelov set the fastest lap, but he changed his tyres, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
- 1 2 Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
- ↑ Sergio Canamasas set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap.
References
- ↑ "Vandoorne leads Matsushita for an ART 1–2". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Kalinauckas, Alex (24 October 2015). "Pirelli asks fans to vote on social media to pick colour of new ultrasoft tyre". James Allen on F1. James Allen. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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- ↑ Kalinauckas, Alex (5 November 2015). "Strategy variation the key in F1 as Pirelli prepares to test ultrasoft tyre for 2016". James Allen on F1. James Allen. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Parkes, Ian (2 December 2015). "F1 teams to get more choice between Pirelli dry compounds in 2016". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Parkes, Ian (3 December 2015). "F1 tyre choices to be kept secret until two weeks before GPs in 2016". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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- ↑ "ART Grand Prix confirm Matsushita for a second season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Rene Binder to race with ART Grand Prix in Austria". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Sirotkin joins ART Grand Prix for the 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Racing Engineering confirm Norman Nato for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jordan King stays with Racing Engineering for 2016 GP2 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "DAMS announce 2016 line up". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Campos Racing signs Jagonya Ayam". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 December 2015). "Evans and Gelael to join Campos for 2016 GP2 campaign". motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Russian Time confirm 2016 line up". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Rapax to field Gustav Malja for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Rapax and Arthur Pic join forces for 2016 GP2 Series". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Cecotto replaces Pic for Sepang GP2 round". September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "Armand joins Trident team for the 2016 season". Trident Racing. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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- ↑ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125482/carlin-shuffles-gp2-lineup-for-hockenheim
- 1 2 "Kirchhofer graduates to GP2 with Carlin". Motorsport.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "Louis Deletraz joins Carlin for GP2 debut at season finale". November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Prema take over Lazarus 2016 team entry". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 "European F3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi gets Prema GP2 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Gasly joins Prema Racing in 2016". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Rowland chooses MP Motorsport for GP2 move". Motorsport.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "De Jong continues with MP Motorsport in 2016". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Arden International confirm 2016 line-up". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bernstorff gets GP2 debut with Arden". November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (3 February 2016). "G-Drive announces JOTA link, signs Berthon". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (21 March 2016). "Lotus team to run Binder and Nissany in Formula V8 3.5". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (18 February 2016). "Manor Racing confirms Rio Haryanto as second Formula 1 driver". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ O'Connell, R.J. (24 February 2016). "Dean Stoneman switches to Indy Lights with Andretti". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "Enerson heads Schmidt Peterson 1-2-3 in Phoenix test". February 26, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
Ex-GP2 journeyman Andre Negrao, from Brazil, at 22.0128 admitted he was behind the eight ball learning ovals, but felt better by the end of the test.
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony (5 February 2016). "32 Full Season Entries for WEC". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (19 February 2016). "Aston Martin switches to Dunlop for 2016 WEC, names driver line-ups". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Matsushita suspended for next event". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "GP2 Series 2016 season calendar confirmed". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.