Alex Lynn ended the year on a high with victory in the Abu Dhabi Sprint race, while Pierre Gasly can celebrate after securing the 2016 GP2 Series Drivers’ Championship.
The GP2 Series championship battle will go down to the wire after Pierre Gasly secured his fourth victory of the season in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, while Antonio Giovinazzi took fifth.
Pierre Gasly will start the final Feature race of the season from pole position after dominating qualifying in Abu Dhabi on Friday, while title rival Antonio Giovinazzi could only qualify sixth.
Emil Bernstorff will make his GP2 Series debut in Abu Dhabi with Arden International, where he will link up with regular driver Nabil Jeffri.
Louis Delétraz will make his debut in GP2 when he replaces Marvin Kirchhöfer in the Carlin line-up for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Antonio Giovinazzi and Pierre Gasly go into the final round of the GP2 Series season separated by only seven points after the formers victory in the Feature race in Malaysia.
Pierre Gasly was frustrated with the outcome of the Feature race in Malaysia after finishing eleventh, but was happier with his fightback podium finish in the Sprint race.
A slow pit stop cost Raffaele Marciello a podium finish during Saturday’s Feature race in Malaysia, but he fought back to take one during Sunday’s Sprint race.
Luca Ghiotto took his maiden GP2 Series victory in Malaysia on Sunday, and now has one eye on finishing inside the top five in the championship in Abu Dhabi at the end of November.
Norman Nato was happy with his Feature race podium in Malaysia, but felt a possible Sprint race win was lost on Sunday when he was eliminated in a clash with team-mate Jordan King.
Sergey Sirotkin felt second place during the Feature race at Sepang was the best result possible for the Russian on Saturday.
A win and a fourth place in Malaysia enabled Antonio Giovinazzi to move back to the top of the championship standings with just the two races in Abu Dhabi to come at the end of November.
2015 GP3 Series runner-up Luca Ghiotto claimed his maiden GP2 Series victory at the Sepang International Circuit.
Antonio Giovinazzi claimed the GP2 Series victory at the Sepang International Circuit, but it was a disastrous race for team-mate Pierre Gasly.
PREMA Racing’s Pierre Gasly claimed pole position ahead of team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi, the Frenchman’s fourth of the season.
Frenchman Pierre Gasly was quickest in practice as the GP2 Series made its return to the Sepang International Circuit.
Pierre Gasly leads Antonio Giovinazzi by ten points in the GP2 standings after a fourth and a second at Monza last weekend, while the Italian took a win and a third!