2016 Hungaroring GP3 Series round
The 2016 Hungaroring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 July 2016 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the fourth round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.
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and Round 4 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
 Layout of the Hungaroring | |||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 23 July 2016 | ||
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:32.979 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | |
| Second |
 Antonio Fuoco | Trident | |
| Third |
Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Jake Dennis | Arden International | |
| Time | 1:36.407 (on lap 21) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 24 July 2016 | ||
| Laps | 15 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second |
 Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Third |
 Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:35.140 (on lap 16) | ||
Background
Richard Gonda returned to the GP3 grid after missing the third round at Silverstone.
Classification
Qualifying
Nyck de Vries secured his first pole position of the season with a time of 1:32.979 - nearly half a second faster than that of second-placed driver, Matt Parry. Antonio Fuoco achieved third place, only marginally less than half a second off the pace of de Vries.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries |
ART Grand Prix | 1:32.979 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Matt Parry |
Koiranen GP | 1:33.464 | +0.485 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Antonio Fuoco |
Trident | 1:33.478 | +0.499 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Jake Dennis |
Arden International | 1:33.548 | +0.569 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 |  Nirei Fukuzumi |
ART Grand Prix | 1:33.660 | +0.681 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Charles Leclerc |
ART Grand Prix | 1:33.672 | +0.693 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Jack Aitken |
Arden International | 1:33.682 | +0.703 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Alexander Albon |
ART Grand Prix | 1:33.866 | +0.887 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Arjun Maini |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:33.874 | +0.895 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ralph Boschung |
Koiranen GP | 1:33.892 | +0.913 | 10 |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Jörg |
DAMS | 1:33.974 | +0.995 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 |  Álex Palou |
Campos Racing | 1:34.017 | +1.038 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 |  Matevos Isaakyan |
Koiranen GP | 1:34.053 | +1.074 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 |  Artur Janosz |
Trident | 1:34.056 | +1.077 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 |  Richard Gonda |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.114 | +1.135 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 |  Giuliano Alesi |
Trident | 1:34.177 | +1.198 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 |  Tatiana Calderón |
Arden International | 1:34.225 | +1.246 | 17 |
| 18 | 24 | Konstantin Tereshchenko |
Campos Racing | 1:34.233 | +1.254 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | Jake Hughes |
DAMS | 1:34.322 | +1.343 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 |  Akash Nandy |
Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.462 | +1.483 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Sandy Stuvik |
Trident | 1:34.520 | +1.541 | 21 |
| 22 | 26 |  Santino Ferrucci |
DAMS | 1:34.609 | +1.630 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | Steijn Schothorst |
Campos Racing | 1:34.678 | +1.699 | 23 |
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Race 1
Matt Parry took his first GP3 win and Koiranen GP's second for the year. Fuoco achieved second and Jake Dennis in third.
Race 2
Alexander Albon took his third win of the season, extending his lead in the championship over teammate, Leclerc. Arjun Maini achieved second place in his fourth outing with the Jenzer Motorsport team, whilst Leclerc came through in third place.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "GP3 Series 2016 Results - Hungary". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 23 July 2016.