The race weekend supported the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

Sergio Canamasas announced his return to Carlin for the round, replacing René Binder[1] Antonio Giovinazzi led a Prema Racing 1-2 in qualifying, once again showcasing Prema's run of dominance in GP2 as of late.

Gustav Malja proved the surprise candidate for third, albeit half a second adrift of Giovinazzi.

Pierre Gasly took another win with a dominant performance and with rival Sergey Sirotkin absent from the podium, he stretched his lead in the standings.

Brits Jordan King and Alex Lynn took second and third respectively, comfortably ahead of the Russian Time pair of Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov Antonio Giovinazzi took the sprint race win to complete a dominant weekend for the Prema Racing outfit.