2016 Catalunya GP3 Series round
The 2016 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race on 14 and 15 May 2016 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. It was the first round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
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Round 1 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
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Layout of the Circuit de Catalunya | |||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 14 May 2016 | ||
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Jake Hughes | DAMS | |
| Time | 1:34.632 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second | Jake Hughes | DAMS | |
| Third | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:38.649 (on lap 22) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 15 May 2016 | ||
| Laps | 17 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Third | Antonio Fuoco | Trident | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Óscar Tunjo | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:38.722 (on lap 2) | ||
The round saw the début of the third-generation GP3 car, the Dallara GP3/16, which replaced the GP3/13 chassis used between 2013 and 2015.
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