The 2016 Hungaroring GP2 Series round was a

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motor race held on 23 and 24 July 2016 at the

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, Pest, Hungary. It was the sixth round of the 2016 GP2 Series. The race weekend supported the

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Report

Qualifying

Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly (; born 7 February 1996) is a French racing driver, currently competing in Formula One under the French flag, racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri. He is the 2016 GP2 Series champion, and the runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 ...

secured his second pole position of the year in dominant fashion. With a time of 1:25.612, Gasly was over half a second faster than nearest competitor, Sergey Sirotkin.

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team-mate,

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achieved third with a time eight-tenths adrift of Gasly's time.

Feature Race

Gasly took his second win of the season from Sergey Sirotkin and

Sprint Race

Sirotkin controlled the race to take his first win of the season from the

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pair of

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and

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Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

Official website of GP2 Series
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