2016 GP2 Series

The 2016 GP2 Series season was the fiftieth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also twelfth and final season under the GP2 Series moniker, a motor racing feeder series that was run in support of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the final season run under the "GP2 Series" name, with the championship being rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017. It was also originally scheduled to be the final season for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was introduced in 2011 and the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that débuted in the maiden season of the series in 2005 before a brand new chassis and engine package was introduced for 2017, however due to another cost-cutting, the series announced it would keep the current chassis and engine package for one more season.

ART Grand Prix started the season as 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] Prema Racing won the Teams' championship, their first in the series and first attempt, while Pierre Gasly won the Drivers' championship.

Pierre Gasly took 4 race wins and the championship. The most races were won by Gasly’s teammate Antonio Giovinazzi, who took 5 victories, Sergey Sirotkin took victories at Mogyoród in the sprint race, and in Hockenheim - he took pole position and won the race. Alex Lynn got 3 sprint races wins, Racing Engineering drivers Jordan King and Norman Nato took 2 race wins each, and Luca Ghiotto, Artem Markelov, Mitch Evans and Nobuharu Matsushita each got 1 race win.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ART Grand Prix^[2]	1	Nobuharu Matsushita^[3]	1–3, 5–11
	1	René Binder^[4]	4
	2	Sergey Sirotkin^[5]	All
Racing Engineering^[2]	3	Norman Nato^[6]	All
Racing Engineering^[2]	4	Jordan King^[7]	All
DAMS^[2]	5	Alex Lynn^[8]	All
DAMS^[2]	6	Nicholas Latifi^[8]	All
Pertamina Campos Racing^[a]	7	Mitch Evans^[9]	All
Pertamina Campos Racing^[a]	8	Sean Gelael^[9]	All
Russian Time^[2]	9	Raffaele Marciello^[10]	All
Russian Time^[2]	10	Artem Markelov^[9]	All
Rapax^[2]	11	Gustav Malja^[11]	All
	12	Arthur Pic^[12]	1–9
	12	Johnny Cecotto Jr.^[13]^[b]	10–11
Trident^[2]	14	Philo Paz Armand^[14]	All
Trident^[2]	15	Luca Ghiotto^[15]	All
Carlin^[2]	18	Sergio Canamasas^[16]	1–6, 8–11
	18	René Binder^[17]	7
	19	Marvin Kirchhöfer^[18]	1–10
	19	Louis Delétraz^[19]	11
Prema Racing^[20]	20	Antonio Giovinazzi^[21]	All
Prema Racing^[20]	21	Pierre Gasly^[22]	All
MP Motorsport^[2]	22	Oliver Rowland^[23]	All
MP Motorsport^[2]	23	Daniël de Jong^[24]	All
Arden International^[2]	24	Nabil Jeffri^[25]	All
	25	Jimmy Eriksson^[25]	1–9
	25	Emil Bernstorff^[26]	11
Sources:^[27]^[28]

Team changes

Lazarus left the series at the end of the 2015 season, with their place taken by Prema Racing.^[20]
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 not being able to find any well-budgeted drivers and also lack of sponsorship for their second season. With the demise of the team, there were no number #16 and #17 cars on the grid.

Driver changes

Changing teams

Sergio Canamasas, who raced for MP Motorsport, Hilmer Motorsport and Daiko Team Lazarus in 2015, switched to Carlin.^[16]
Mitch Evans and Sean Gelael, who drove for Russian Time and Carlin respectively in 2015, moved to Campos Racing.^[9]
Pierre Gasly, who spent the 2015 season with DAMS, moved to newcomers Prema Racing.^[22]
Nicholas Latifi, who took part in three rounds of the 2015 season with MP Motorsport, switched to a full-time seat with DAMS.^[8]
Gustav Malja, who raced for Trident and Rapax in 2015, switched Formula Renault 3.5 Series to race full-time with Rapax.^[11]
Raffaele Marciello, who raced for Trident in 2015, moved to Russian Time.^[10]
Norman Nato, who raced for Arden International in 2015, switched to Racing Engineering.^[6]
Arthur Pic, who raced for Campos in 2014 and 2015, switched to Rapax.^[12]
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.^[23]
Sergey Sirotkin, who finished third in 2015, moved from Rapax to defending champions ART Grand Prix.^[5]

Entering GP2

2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series competitor Philo Paz Armand joined the series with Trident.^[14]
GP3 Series race winner Jimmy Eriksson made his series début with Arden International.^[25]
2015 GP3 runner-up Luca Ghiotto graduated to the series with Trident.^[15]
2015 European Formula 3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi made his début in the series with Prema Racing.^[21]
Nabil Jeffri joined the series with Arden International.^[25]
Marvin Kirchhöfer, who placed third in the 2014 and 2015 GP3 Series joined the series with Carlin.^[18]

Leaving GP2

Nathanaël Berthon left Lazarus and the series to join the FIA World Endurance Championship with G-Drive Racing.^[29]
Rene Binder left MP Motorsport to join Lotus in Formula V8 3.5 Series.^[30]
Rio Haryanto left Campos Racing and the series to join Formula One team Manor Racing.^[31]
André Negrão and Dean Stoneman left Arden and Carlin and the series to join the Indy Lights with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Andretti Autosport.^[32]^[33]
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.^[34]^[35]
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.^[36]

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.^[37] He was replaced by René Binder.^[4] Binder later joined Carlin, replacing Sergio Canamasas.

Calendar

On 4 March 2016, the full calendar was revealed with eleven rounds taking place.^[38]

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting
1	Feature	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	Spain	14 May	Spanish Grand Prix
1	Sprint	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	Spain	15 May	Spanish Grand Prix
2	Feature	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco	Monaco	27 May	Monaco Grand Prix
2	Sprint	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco	Monaco	28 May	Monaco Grand Prix
3	Feature	Baku City Circuit, Baku	Azerbaijan	18 June	European Grand Prix
3	Sprint	Baku City Circuit, Baku	Azerbaijan	19 June	European Grand Prix
4	Feature	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Austria	2 July	Austrian Grand Prix
4	Sprint	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Austria	3 July	Austrian Grand Prix
5	Feature	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	United Kingdom	9 July	British Grand Prix
5	Sprint	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	United Kingdom	10 July	British Grand Prix
6	Feature	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	23 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
6	Sprint	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	24 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
7	Feature	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	Germany	30 July	German Grand Prix
7	Sprint	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	Germany	31 July	German Grand Prix
8	Feature	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Belgium	27 August	Belgian Grand Prix
8	Sprint	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Belgium	28 August	Belgian Grand Prix
9	Feature	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	Italy	3 September	Italian Grand Prix
9	Sprint	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	Italy	4 September	Italian Grand Prix
10	Feature	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	Malaysia	1 October	Malaysian Grand Prix
10	Sprint	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	Malaysia	2 October	Malaysian Grand Prix
11	Feature	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	26 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
11	Sprint	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	27 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Source:^[39]

Calendar changes

The series returned to the Hockenheimring in support of the German Grand Prix, and the Sepang International Circuit.^[38]
- 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.^[38]
The series made its début at the Baku City Circuit in support of the returning European Grand Prix.^[38]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest Lap^[40]	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	F	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Pierre Gasly	Norman Nato	Norman Nato	Racing Engineering	Report
1	S	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya		Pierre Gasly	Alex Lynn	DAMS	Report
2	F	Circuit de Monaco	Sergey Sirotkin	Pierre Gasly^[c]	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	Report
2	S	Circuit de Monaco		Nobuharu Matsushita	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	Report
3	F	Baku City Circuit	Antonio Giovinazzi	Nobuharu Matsushita	Antonio Giovinazzi	Prema Racing	Report
3	S	Baku City Circuit		Antonio Giovinazzi	Antonio Giovinazzi	Prema Racing	Report
4	F	Red Bull Ring	Sergey Sirotkin	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Pertamina Campos Racing	Report
4	S	Red Bull Ring		Norman Nato^[d]	Jordan King	Racing Engineering	Report
5	F	Silverstone Circuit	Norman Nato	Mitch Evans	Pierre Gasly	Prema Racing	Report
5	S	Silverstone Circuit		Luca Ghiotto	Jordan King	Racing Engineering	Report
6	F	Hungaroring	Pierre Gasly	Oliver Rowland^[e]	Pierre Gasly	Prema Racing	Report
6	S	Hungaroring		Pierre Gasly	Sergey Sirotkin	ART Grand Prix	Report
7	F	Hockenheimring	Sergey Sirotkin	Sergey Sirotkin	Sergey Sirotkin	ART Grand Prix	Report
7	S	Hockenheimring		Artem Markelov^[f]	Alex Lynn	DAMS	Report
8	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Antonio Giovinazzi	Nobuharu Matsushita^[g]	Pierre Gasly	Prema Racing	Report
8	S	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		Antonio Giovinazzi	Antonio Giovinazzi	Prema Racing	Report
9	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Pierre Gasly	Luca Ghiotto	Antonio Giovinazzi	Prema Racing	Report
9	S	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		Artem Markelov	Norman Nato	Racing Engineering	Report
10	F	Sepang International Circuit	Pierre Gasly	Nobuharu Matsushita^[h]	Antonio Giovinazzi	Prema Racing	Report
10	S	Sepang International Circuit		Sergio Canamasas^[i]	Luca Ghiotto	Trident	Report
11	F	Yas Marina Circuit	Pierre Gasly	Nobuharu Matsushita	Pierre Gasly	Prema Racing	Report
11	S	Yas Marina Circuit		Luca Ghiotto^[j]	Alex Lynn	DAMS	Report
Source:^[41]

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.^[28]

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.^[28]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	CAT		MON		BAK		RBR		SIL		HUN		HOC		SPA		MNZ		SEP		YMC		Points
1	Pierre Gasly	3	2	15	13	Ret	2	Ret	7	1	7	1	7	DSQ	6	1	4	4	2	11	3	1	9	219
2	Antonio Giovinazzi	18	Ret	11	18	1	1	Ret	5	2	4	2	17†	8	Ret	6	1	1	3	1	4	5	6	211
3	Sergey Sirotkin	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	2	3	12	6	18	21	3	1	1	2	9	16	14	Ret	2	Ret	4	3	159
4	Raffaele Marciello	8	5	6	3	3	11	3	4	9	6	4	8	3	7	4	5	2	14	6	2	10	13	159
5	Norman Nato	1	16	2	6	Ret	Ret	7	12	7	22†	7	3	Ret	18	Ret	8	5	1	3	Ret	6	5	136
6	Alex Lynn	6	1	4	5	Ret	9	11	3	16	14	12	Ret	7	1	3	10	12	5	4	12	8	1	124
7	Jordan King	7	3	Ret	16	12†	4	8	1	8	1	8	2	15	11	2	12	7	4	5	14	13	10	122
8	Luca Ghiotto	Ret	12	Ret	14	9	12	4	9	5	2	17	Ret	2	4	7	3	6	Ret	7	1	11	19	111
9	Oliver Rowland	10	6	3	7	4	15†	6	2	3	3	11	6	5	5	10	6	9	9	12	8	Ret	11	107
10	Artem Markelov	4	4	1	8	Ret	5	Ret	11	10	12	9	4	Ret	9	5	21†	10	10	DNS	13	3	7	97
11	Nobuharu Matsushita	11	8	8	1	6	Ret	EX	EX	6	5	6	Ret	9	12	11	11	11	6	Ret	7	2	4	92
12	Mitch Evans	12	14	5	4	5	Ret	1	8	4	13	10	5	Ret	10	16	13	8	Ret	8	6	15	8	90
13	Gustav Malja	9	10	14	12	10	Ret	13	16	22	19	13	14	6	8	8	2	3	7	9	5	Ret	14	53
14	Arthur Pic	13	Ret	10	9	Ret	8	9	18	14	11	5	Ret	4	3	14	22†	Ret	11					36
15	Sean Gelael	17	13	13	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	21	18	22	10	Ret	Ret	18	15	DSQ	16	16	Ret	Ret	21	24
16	Nicholas Latifi	2	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	11	10	16	12	14	17	13	9	16	15	14	10	9	12	23
17	Marvin Kirchhöfer	15	15	7	2	Ret	10	Ret	19	12	8	14	13	10	14	Ret	14	18	8	15	11			21
18	Johnny Cecotto Jr.																			13	9	7	2	18
19	Sergio Canamasas	5	9	12	10	Ret	6	Ret	10	13	9	18	9			12	7	Ret	13	10	15	12	16	17
20	Jimmy Eriksson	16	19	Ret	15	11†	Ret	5	13	15	17	21†	Ret	12	13	15	20	15	18†					10
21	Daniël de Jong	14	17	9	11	8	14	14	20	19	16	15	11	Ret	16	17	17	17	19	17	Ret	14	Ret	6
22	Nabil Jeffri	19	18	Ret	17	Ret	7	Ret	17	17	15	20	16	11	Ret	19	18	13	12	18	Ret	Ret	20	2
23	René Binder							16	15					13	15									0
24	Philo Paz Armand	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	14	20	20	19	15	16	Ret	20	19	19	17	19	Ret	16	18	0
25	Emil Bernstorff																					17	15	0
26	Louis Delétraz																					Ret	17	0
Pos.	Driver	CAT		MON		BAK		RBR		SIL		HUN		HOC		SPA		MNZ		SEP		YMC		Points
Sources:^[28]^[42]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position point(s)
Italics	Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	No.	CAT		MON		BAK		RBR		SIL		HUN		HOC		SPA		MNZ		SEP		YMC		Points
1	Prema Racing	20	18	Ret	11	18	1	1	Ret	5	2	4	2	17†	8	Ret	6	1	1	3	1	4	1	6	430
1	Prema Racing	21	3	2	15	13	Ret	2	Ret	7	1	7	1	7	DSQ	6	1	4	4	2	11	3	5	9	430
2	Racing Engineering	3	1	16	2	6	Ret	Ret	7	13	7	22†	7	3	Ret	18	Ret	8	5	1	3	Ret	6	5	258
2	Racing Engineering	4	7	3	Ret	16	12†	4	8	1	8	1	8	2	15	11	2	12	7	4	5	14	13	10	258
3	Russian Time	9	8	5	6	3	3	11	3	4	9	6	4	8	3	7	4	5	2	14	6	2	10	13	256
3	Russian Time	10	4	4	1	8	Ret	5	Ret	12	10	12	9	4	Ret	9	5	21†	10	10	DNS	13	3	7	256
4	ART Grand Prix	1	11	8	8	1	6	Ret	16	15	6	5	6	Ret	9	12	11	11	11	6	Ret	7	2	4	251
4	ART Grand Prix	2	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	2	3	12	6	18	21	3	1	1	2	9	16	14	Ret	2	Ret	4	3	251
5	DAMS	5	6	1	4	5	Ret	9	11	3	16	14	12	Ret	7	1	3	10	12	5	4	12	8	1	147
5	DAMS	6	2	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	11	10	16	12	14	17	13	9	16	15	14	10	9	12	147
6	Pertamina Campos Racing	7	12	14	5	4	5	Ret	1	8	4	13	10	5	Ret	10	16	13	8	Ret	8	6	15	8	114
6	Pertamina Campos Racing	8	17	13	13	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	21	18	22†	10	Ret	Ret	18	15	DSQ	16	16	Ret	Ret	21	114
7	MP Motorsport	22	10	6	3	7	4	15†	6	2	3	3	11	6	5	5	10	6	9	9	12	8	Ret	11	113
7	MP Motorsport	23	14	17	9	11	8	14	14	20	19	16	15	11	Ret	16	17	17	17	19	17	Ret	14	Ret	113
8	Trident	14	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	14	20	20	19	15	16	Ret	20	19	19	17	19	Ret	16	18	111
8	Trident	15	Ret	12	Ret	14	9	12	4	9	5	2	17	Ret	2	4	7	3	6	Ret	7	1	11	19	111
9	Rapax	11	9	10	14	12	10	Ret	13	16	22	19	13	14	6	8	8	2	3	7	9	5	Ret	14	107
9	Rapax	12	13	Ret	10	9	Ret	8	9	18	14	11	5	Ret	4	3	14	22†	Ret	11	13	9	7	2	107
10	Carlin	18	5	9	12	10	Ret	6	Ret	10	13	9	18	9	13	15	12	7	Ret	13	10	15	12	16	38
10	Carlin	19	15	15	7	2	Ret	10	Ret	19	12	8	14	13	10	14	Ret	14	18	8	15	11	Ret	17	38
11	Arden International	24	19	18	Ret	17	Ret	7	Ret	17	17	15	20	16	11	Ret	19	18	13	12	18	Ret	Ret	20	12
11	Arden International	25	16	19	Ret	15	11†	Ret	5	11	15	17	21†	Ret	12	13	15	20	15	18†			17	15	12
Pos.	Team	No.	CAT		MON		BAK		RBR		SIL		HUN		HOC		SPA		MNZ		SEP		YMC		Points
Sources:^[28]^[42]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position point(s)
Italics	Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

^ Pertamina Campos Racing competed under a Spanish licence in round 1 and an Indonesian licence for the rest of the season.
^ Cecotto competed under a state Venezuelan racing licence.
^ Pierre Gasly set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Norman Nato set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jordan King was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Oliver Rowland set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nobuharu Matsushita was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Artem Markelov set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pierre Gasly was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sergey Sirotkin was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Sergio Canamasas set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pierre Gasly was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^ Luca Ghiotto set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sergey Sirotkin was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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^ ^a ^b "Prema take over Lazarus 2016 team entry". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "European F3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi gets Prema GP2 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Gasly joins Prema Racing in 2016". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arden International confirm 2016 line-up". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ "Bernstorff gets GP2 debut with Arden". 19 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
^ "GP2 Series – 2016: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "GP2 Series – Season 2016". Speedsport Magazine. pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ 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". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GP2 Series 2016 season calendar confirmed". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "GP2 Series Calendar 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ "GP2 Fastest laps". motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ "GP2 Series Results 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b "GP2 Series Standings 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

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[9] Pertamina Campos Racing competed under a Spanish licence in round 1 and an Indonesian licence for the rest of the season.

[15] Cecotto competed under a state Venezuelan racing licence.

[43] Pierre Gasly set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[44] Norman Nato set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jordan King was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[45] Oliver Rowland set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nobuharu Matsushita was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[46] Artem Markelov set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pierre Gasly was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[47] Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[48] Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sergey Sirotkin was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[49] Sergio Canamasas set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pierre Gasly was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[50] Luca Ghiotto set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sergey Sirotkin was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[1] "Vandoorne leads Matsushita for an ART 1–2". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

[Teams-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "GP2 Series announce teams for 2014–16". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[3] "ART Grand Prix confirm Matsushita for a second season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[Binder-4] "Rene Binder to race with ART Grand Prix in Austria". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[Sirotkin-5] "Sirotkin joins ART Grand Prix for the 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[Nato-6] "Racing Engineering confirm Norman Nato for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[7] "Jordan King stays with Racing Engineering for 2016 GP2 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[Lynn-8] "DAMS announce 2016 line up". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[Campos-10] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 December 2015). "Evans and Gelael to join Campos for 2016 GP2 campaign". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[Marciello-11] "Russian Time confirm 2016 line up". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[Malja-12] "Rapax to field Gustav Malja for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[Pic-13] "Rapax and Arthur Pic join forces for 2016 GP2 Series". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[14] "Cecotto replaces Pic for Sepang GP2 round". 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[Armand-16] "Armand joins Trident team for the 2016 season". Trident Racing. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[Ghiotto-17] "Ghiotto secures GP2 promotion with Trident". motorsport.com. Valentin Khorounzhiy. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Canamasas-18] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (12 May 2016). "Canamasas joins Carlin for home GP2 round in Barcelona". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[19] "Carlin shuffles GP2 line-up for Hockenheim round - GP2 - Autosport". www.autosport.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016.

[Kirchhöfer-20] "Kirchhofer graduates to GP2 with Carlin". Motorsport.com. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[21] "Louis Deletraz joins Carlin for GP2 debut at season finale". 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[Prema-22] "Prema take over Lazarus 2016 team entry". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[Giovinazzi-23] "European F3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi gets Prema GP2 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[Gasly-24] "Gasly joins Prema Racing in 2016". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[Rowland-25] "Rowland chooses MP Motorsport for GP2 move". Motorsport.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[26] "De Jong continues with MP Motorsport in 2016". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

[arden_2016-27] "Arden International confirm 2016 line-up". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[28] "Bernstorff gets GP2 debut with Arden". 19 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

[2016Entrylist-29] "GP2 Series – 2016: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[SSResults-30] "GP2 Series – Season 2016". Speedsport Magazine. pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[31] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (3 February 2016). "G-Drive announces JOTA link, signs Berthon". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[32] 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.

[33] Barretto, Lawrence (18 February 2016). "Manor Racing confirms Rio Haryanto as second Formula 1 driver". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[34] O'Connell, R.J. (24 February 2016). "Dean Stoneman switches to Indy Lights with Andretti". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[35] "Enerson heads Schmidt Peterson 1–2–3 in Phoenix test". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 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.

[36] DiZinno, Tony (5 February 2016). "32 Full Season Entries for WEC". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[37] Watkins, Gary (19 February 2016). "Aston Martin switches to Dunlop for 2016 WEC, names driver line-ups". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[38] "Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[39] "Matsushita suspended for next event". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[Calendar-40] "GP2 Series 2016 season calendar confirmed". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

[41] "GP2 Series Calendar 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[42] "GP2 Fastest laps". motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[51] "GP2 Series Results 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[MSportStatsStandings-52] "GP2 Series Standings 2016". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

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