| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 8 of 11 rounds in the 2016 GP2 Series | |||
 Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps,Francorchamps,Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 27 August 2016 | ||
| Laps | 25 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 1:56.607 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |  Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | |
| Second |  Jordan King | Racing Engineering | |
| Third | Alex Lynn | DAMS | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Artem Markelov | Russian Time | |
| Time | 2:01.187 (on lap 24) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 28 August 2016 | ||
| Laps | 18 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | |
| Second |  Gustav Malja | Rapax | |
| Third | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | |
| Time | 2:01.329 (on lap 2) | ||
The2016 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was aGP2 Series motor race held on 27 and 28 August 2016 at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps inBelgium. It was the eighth round of the2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the2016 Belgian Grand Prix.
Sergio Canamasas announced his return toCarlin for the round, replacingRené Binder[1]
Antonio Giovinazzi led aPrema Racing 1-2 in qualifying, once again showcasing Prema's run of dominance in GP2 as of late.Gustav Malja proved the surprise candidate for third, albeit half a second adrift of Giovinazzi.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 1:56.607 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 1:56.768 | +0.161 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 1:57.124 | +0.517 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 1:57.211 | +0.604 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:57.411 | +0.804 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Arthur Pic | Rapax | 1:57.462 | +0.855 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 1:57.512 | +0.905 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:57.658 | +1.051 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 |  Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:57.665 | +1.058 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 |  Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 1:57.750 | +1.143 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:57.768 | +1.161 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:57.906 | +1.299 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 1:57.927 | +1.320 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:57.964 | +1.357 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 1:57.987 | +1.380 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 |  Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 1:58.165 | +1.558 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 |  Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 1:58.252 | +1.645 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 |  Daniel de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:58.342 | +1.735 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 |  Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 1:58.386 | +1.779 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson | Arden International | 1:58.674 | +2.067 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 |  Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 1:59.292 | +2.685 | 221 |
| 22 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 1:59.577 | +2.970 | 21 |
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Pierre Gasly took another win with a dominant performance and with rivalSergey Sirotkin absent from the podium, he stretched his lead in the standings. BritsJordan King andAlex Lynn took second and third respectively, comfortably ahead of theRussian Time pair ofRaffaele Marciello andArtem Markelov
Antonio Giovinazzi took the sprint race win to complete a dominant weekend for thePrema Racing outfit.Gustav Malja finished in second to record his best finish in GP2 andLuca Ghiotto achieved third for theTrident team.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Prema Racing | 18 | 36:48.422 | 3 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 11 | Gustav Malja | Rapax | 18 | +2.359 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 15 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 18 | +3.921 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 21 | Pierre Gasly | Prema Racing | 18 | +4.479 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Raffaele Marciello | Russian Time | 18 | +6.634 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | MP Motorsport | 18 | +13.133 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Carlin | 18 | +16.274 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Norman Nato | Racing Engineering | 18 | +17.011 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 18 | +18.821 | 13 | |
| 10 | 5 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 18 | +19.0451 | 6 | |
| 11 | 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +20.170 | 11 | |
| 12 | 4 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 18 | +20.4582 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | Mitch Evans | Campos Racing | 18 | +20.713 | 16 | |
| 14 | 19 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Carlin | 18 | +24.657 | 22 | |
| 15 | 8 | Sean Gelael | Campos Racing | 18 | +34.203 | 18 | |
| 16 | 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +35.5573 | 9 | |
| 17 | 23 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 18 | +35.9894 | 17 | |
| 18 | 24 | Nabil Jeffri | Arden International | 18 | +41.6455 | 19 | |
| 19 | 14 | Philo Paz Armand | Trident | 18 | +43.500 | 20 | |
| 20 | 25 | Jimmy Eriksson | Arden International | 18 | +1:36.9626 | 15 | |
| 21 | 12 | Arthur Pic | Rapax | 17 | +1 Lap7 | 14 | |
| NC | 10 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 17 | Collision | 4 | |
| Fastest lap:Antonio Giovinazzi (Prema Racing) – 2:01.329 (on lap 2) | |||||||
| Source:[2] | |||||||
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