2016 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox GP2 round report
| Country = Germany
| Grand Prix = Hockenheimring
| Round_No = 7
| Season_No = 11
| Image = Hockenheim2012.svg
| Caption = Layout of the Hockenheimring
| Year = 2016
| Location = Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
| Course = Permanent racing facility
| Course_mi = 2.842
| Course_km = 4.574
| Date_r1 = 30 July
| Laps_r1 = 38
| Pole_driver_country = RUS
| Pole_driver = Sergey Sirotkin
| Pole_team = ART Grand Prix
| Pole_time = 1:22.193
| First_driver_country_r1 = RUS
| First_driver_r1 = Sergey Sirotkin
| First_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix
| Second_driver_country_r1 = ITA
| Second_driver_r1 = Luca Ghiotto
| Second_team_r1 = Trident
| Third_driver_country_r1 = ITA
| Third_driver_r1 = Raffaele Marciello
| Third_team_r1 = Russian Time
| Fast_driver_country_r1 = RUS
| Fast_driver_r1 = Sergey Sirotkin
| Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix
| Fast_time_r1 = 1:25.209
| Fast_lap_r1 = 31
| Date_r2 = 31 July
| Laps_r2 = 27
| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| First_driver_r2 = Alex Lynn
| First_team_r2 = DAMS
| Second_driver_country_r2 = RUS
| Second_driver_r2 = Sergey Sirotkin
| Second_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix
| Third_driver_country_r2 = FRA
| Third_driver_r2 = Arthur Pic
| Third_team_r2 = Rapax
| Fast_driver_country_r2 = FRA
| Fast_driver_r2 = Pierre Gasly
| Fast_team_r2 = Prema Racing
| Fast_time_r2 = 1:26.081
| Fast_lap_r2 = 19
}}
The 2016 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 30 and 31 July 2016 at the Hockenheimring in Germany. It was the seventh round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 German Grand Prix.
Background
René Binder replaced Sergio Canamasas at Carlin GP2 team ahead of this round. This would be the second team Binder has driven for this year after having substituted for Nobuharu Matsushita in Austria for ART Grand Prix.
Report
=Qualifying=
Sergey Sirotkin secured his third pole position of the year, marginally beating Pierre Gasly by sixteen-thousandths of a second, with Raffaele Marciello achieving third.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Time ! Gap ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin | 1:22.193 | align="center" | – | 1 |
| 2
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly | 1:22.209 | +0.016 | 2 |
| 3
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele Marciello | 1:22.369 | +0.176 | 3 |
| 4
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi | 1:22.384 | +0.191 | PL{{ref|1|1}} |
| 5
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 1:22.413 | +0.220 | 4 |
| 6
| align="center" |5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:22.422 | +0.229 | 5 |
| 7
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 1:22.489 | +0.296 | 6 |
| 8
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:22.524 | +0.331 | 7 |
| 9
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King | 1:22.548 | +0.355 | 8 |
| 10
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 1:22.796 | +0.603 | 9 |
| 11
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov | 1:22.805 | +0.612 | 10 |
| 12
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita | 1:22.812 | +0.619 | 11 |
| 13
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Malja | Rapax | 1:23.065 | +0.872 | 12 |
| 14
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:23.066 | +0.873 | 13 |
| 15
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | 1:23.398 | +1.205 | 14 |
| 16
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|NED}} Daniël de Jong | 1:23.400 | +1.207 | 15 |
| 17
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUT}} René Binder | Carlin | 1:23.465 | +1.272 | 16 |
| 18
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Pic | Rapax | 1:23.469 | +1.276 | 17 |
| 19
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MYS}} Nabil Jeffri | 1:23.497 | +1.304 | 18 |
| 20
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jimmy Eriksson | 1:23.535 | +1.342 | 19 |
| 21
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael | 1:23.784 | +1.591 | 20 |
| 22
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|INA}} Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 1:28.415 | +2.206 | 21 |
| colspan="7" | Source:{{cite news|title=GP2 Series 2016 Results - Germany|url=http://www.gp2series.com/Results/?raceid=967&seasonid=173|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803085116/http://www.gp2series.com/Results/?seasonid=173&raceid=967|work=GP2 Series|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|archivedate=3 August 2016|accessdate=30 July 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} |
{{note|1|1}} Antonio Giovinazzi was excluded from qualifying due to not complying with undertray requirements.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/giovinazzi-excluded-from-gp2-qualifying-loses-fourth-place-803606/803606/|title=Giovinazzi excluded from GP2 qualifying, loses fourth place|date=29 July 2016|access-date=13 October 2022|publisher=Motorsport Network|website=motorsport.com|last=Chokhani|first=Darshan}}
=Feature Race=
Sirotkin took his second victory in succession from Luca Ghiotto and Raffaele Marciello
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin | 38 | 1:00:28.437 | 1 | align="center" | 25 (6) |
| 2
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 38 | +13.146 | 13 | align="center" | 18 |
| 3
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele Marciello | 38 | +17.783 | 3 | align="center" | 15 |
| 4
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Pic | Rapax | 38 | +25.873 | 17 | align="center" | 12 |
| 5
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 38 | +27.742 | 4 | align="center" | 10 |
| 6
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Malja | Rapax | 38 | +28.130 | 12 | align="center" | 8 |
| 7
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | DAMS | 38 | +32.730 | 5 | align="center" | 6 |
| 8
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi | 38 | +36.051 | PL | align="center" | 4 |
| 9
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita | 38 | +38.838 | 11 | align="center" | 2 |
| 10
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 38 | +43.798 | 9 | align="center" | 1 |
| 11
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MYS}} Nabil Jeffri | 38 | +46.523 | 18 | |
| 12
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jimmy Eriksson | 38 | +48.067 | 19 | |
| 13
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUT}} René Binder | Carlin | 38 | +50.706 | 16 | |
| 14
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 38 | +52.389 | 7 | |
| 15
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King | 38 | +53.034 | 8 | |
| 16
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|INA}} Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 38 | +1:15.773 | 21 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 28 | Collision damage | 6 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | 14 | Brakes | 14 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael | 8 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|NED}} Daniël de Jong | 8 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov | 6 | Collision | 10 | |
| DSQ
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly | 38 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest lap: {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin (ART Grand Prix) – 1:31.703 (on lap 31) |
| colspan="8" | Source: |
=Sprint Race=
Alex Lynn took his first victory of the season after starting from the front row. It was also the first victory of the season for the DAMS outfit. Sirotkin finished second after a storming drive from eighth and Arthur Pic achieved third .
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | DAMS | 27 | 43:20.504 | 2 | align="center" | 15 |
| 2
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin | 27 | +2.922 | 8 | align="center" | 12 |
| 3
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Pic | Rapax | 27 | +4.688 | 5 | align="center" | 10 |
| 4
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 27 | +6.206 | 7 | align="center" | 8 |
| 5
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 27 | +8.187 | 4 | align="center" | 6 |
| 6
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly | 27 | +8.486 | 17 | align="center" | 4 (2) |
| 7
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele Marciello | 27 | +9.259 | 2 | align="center" | 2 |
| 8
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Malja | Rapax | 27 | +10.292 | 3 | align="center" | 1 |
| 9
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov | 27 | +14.404 | PL | |
| 10
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | 27 | +15.162 | 19 | |
| 11
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King | 27 | +16.727 | 15 | |
| 12
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita | 27 | +21.319 | 9 | |
| 13
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jimmy Eriksson | 27 | +25.154 | 12 | |
| 14
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 27 | +25.292 | 10 | |
| 15
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUT}} René Binder | Carlin | 27 | +25.768 | 13 | |
| 16
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|NED}} Daniël de Jong | 27 | +34.778 | 21 | |
| 17
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 27 | +41.617 | 14 | |
| 18
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 26 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 19
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael | 24 | +3 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|INA}} Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 22 | Handling | 16 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | Collision | 1 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MYS}} Nabil Jeffri | 6 | Collision damage | 11 | |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest lap: {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly (Prema Racing) – 1:26.081 (on lap 19) |
| colspan="8" | Source: |
Standings after the round
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 7
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin |align="right"| 113 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly |align="right"| 113 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele Marciello |align="right"| 102 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi |align="right"| 100 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland |align="right"| 99 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! Pos
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |align="right"| 213 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix |align="right"| 171 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian Time |align="right"| 167 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Racing Engineering |align="right"| 161 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport |align="right"| 105 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.gp2series.com Official website of GP2 Series]
{{GP2 round report
| Name_of_round = Hockenheimring GP2 round
| Year_of_round = 2016
| Previous_round_in_season = 2016 Hungaroring GP2 Series round
| Next_round_in_season = 2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round
| Previous_year's_round = 2014 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round
| Next_year's_round = None
}}
{{GP2Round}}