2016 GP2 Series
The 2016 GP2 Series season will be the twelfth season of the GP2 Series, a motor racing feeder series that will be run in support of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship. It will be the final season for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis package that debuted in 2011. It will be also the final season for the current Mecachrome 4.0 Litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that debuted in 2005 before the introduction of the new GP2 Series Mecachrome V6 turbocharged engine formula in 2017.
ART Grand Prix will be 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]
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
 ART Grand Prix[2]
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1 |  Nobuharu Matsushita[3]
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| 2 |  Sergey Sirotkin[4]
| |
 Racing Engineering[2]
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3 | Norman Nato[5]
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| 4 |  Jordan King[6]
| |
| DAMS[2]
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5 | Alex Lynn[7]
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| 6 |  Nicholas Latifi[7]
| |
| Jagonya Ayam Campos Racing[2][8]
|
7 |  Mitch Evans[9]
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| 8 |  Sean Gelael[9]
| |
| Russian Time[2]
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9 |  Raffaele Marciello[10]
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| 10 | Artem Markelov[9]
| |
| Rapax[2]
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11 |  Gustav Malja[11]
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| 12 | Arthur Pic[12]
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| Trident[2]
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14 | Philo Paz Armand[13]
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| 15 | Luca Ghiotto[14]
| |
| Status Grand Prix[2]
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16 | TBA |
| 17 | TBA | |
| Carlin[2]
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18 | TBA |
| 19 | TBA | |
| Prema Racing[15]
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20 | Antonio Giovinazzi[16]
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| 21 | Pierre Gasly[17]
| |
 MP Motorsport[2]
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22 | Oliver Rowland[18]
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| 23 | Daniël de Jong[19]
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| Arden International[2]
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24 | TBA |
| 25 | TBA | |
| TBA
|
26 | TBA |
| 27 | TBA |
Driver changes
- Changing teams
- Mitch Evans and Sean Gelael, who drove for Russian Time and Carlin respectively, will move to Campos Racing.[9]
- Pierre Gasly, who spent the 2015 season with DAMS, will move to newcomers Prema Racing.[17]
- Nicholas Latifi, who partook in three rounds with MP Motorsport, will race full time with DAMS.[7]
- Sergey Sirotkin, who finished third in 2015, moves from Rapax to defending champions ART Grand Prix.[4]
- Raffaele Marciello, who raced for Trident in 2015, will switch to Russian Time.[10]
- Norman Nato, who raced for Arden International in 2015, will switch to Racing Engineering.[5]
- Arthur Pic, who raced for Campos in 2014 and 2015, will switch to Rapax.[12]
- Oliver Rowland, who raced for MP Motorsport and Status Grand Prix, will race full season with MP Motorsport, with backing from Renault.[18]
- Gustav Malja, who raced for Trident Racing and Rapax, will switch from Formula V8 3.5 to race full time with Rapax.[11]
- Entering GP2
- 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series competitor Philo Paz Armand joins the series with Trident.[13]
- 2015 GP3 runner-up Luca Ghiotto will graduate to the series with Trident.[14]
- 2015 European Formula 3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi will debut in the series with Prema Racing.[16]
- Leaving GP2
- 2015 season champion Stoffel Vandoorne will leave the series as the reigning champion is not permitted to continue competing in the series. He will be joining the Super Formula with Docomo Team Dandelion Racing.[20]
- Nathanaël Berthon left Lazarus and the series to join the FIA World Endurance Championship with G-Drive Racing.[21]
- Richie Stanaway and Marco Sørensen, who raced for Status Grand Prix and Carlin, will join the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing.[22][23]
- Rio Haryanto left Campos Racing and the series to join the Formula One with Manor Racing.[24]
Team changes
- Lazarus will leave the series at the end of the 2015 season, with their place taken by Prema Racing.[15]
References
- ^ "Vandoorne leads Matsushita for an ART 1—2". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "GP2 Series announce teams for 2014-16". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "ART Grand Prix confirm Matsushita for a second season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Sirotkin joins ART Grand Prix for the 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Racing Engineering confirm Norman Nato for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Jordan King stays with Racing Engineering for 2016 GP2 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "DAMS ANNOUNCE 2016 LINE-UP". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Campos Racing signs Jagonya Ayam". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 December 2015). "Evans and Gelael to join Campos for 2016 GP2 campaign". motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "RUSSIAN TIME CONFIRM 2016 LINE UP". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Rapax to field Gustav Malja for 2016 season". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Rapax and Arthur Pic join forces for 2016 GP2 Series". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Armand joins Trident team for the 2016 season". Trident Racing. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Ghiotto secures GP2 promotion with Trident". motorsport.com. Valentin Khorounzhiy. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (3 February 2016). "G-Drive announces JOTA link, signs Berthon". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Barretto, Lawrence (18 February 2016). "Manor Racing confirms Rio Haryanto as second Formula 1 driver". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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