Date 1 October 2016 Driver Pierre Gasly | Laps 31 Time 1:42.181 | |
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Location Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
The 2016 Sepang GP2 and GP3 Series rounds were a pair of motor races that were held on 1 and 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in the Malaysia as part of the GP2 Series and GP3 Series. It was the tenth round of the 2016 GP2 season and the eighth round of the 2016 GP3 season. The race weekend supported the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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Background
Johnny Cecotto, Jr. made his return to GP2 for this round with the Rapax team, whilst Jimmy Eriksson pulled out of the round due to financial setbacks.
In GP3, Alessio Lorandi made his debut for the Jenzer Motorsport outfit.
Qualifying
Pierre Gasly took another pole with team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi in second making it another Prema Racing one-two for qualifying.
References
2016 Sepang GP2 and GP3 Series rounds Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA