2016 Macau Grand Prix

Race details
Date	20 November 2016
Official name	63rd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup
Location	Guia Circuit, Macau
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance	Qualifying Race 10 laps, 61.200 km (38.028 mi) Main Race 15 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi)
Weather	Qualifying Race: Overcast Main Race: Overcast
Qualifying Race
Pole
Driver	George Russell	HitechGP
Time	2:10.100
Fastest Lap
Driver	Callum Ilott	Van Amersfoort Racing
Time	2:11.445 (on lap 9)
Podium
First	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Second	Callum Ilott	Van Amersfoort Racing
Third	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin
Main Race
Pole
Driver	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Fastest Lap
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist	Prema Powerteam
Time	2:11.080 (on lap 14)
Podium
First	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Second	Felix Rosenqvist	Prema Powerteam
Third	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin

The 2016 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 63rd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup) was a Formula Three motor race held on 20 November 2016 at the Guia Circuit in Macau. It was the first time the race was held under its formal name, the FIA F3 World Cup, and the 63rd running of the event. The 15-lap race was won by Carlin driver António Félix da Costa after starting from pole position. Felix Rosenqvist finished second for the Prema Powerteam squad and da Costa's teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara came in third. Da Costa had won the earlier ten-lap qualification race on Saturday with Callum Ilott second and Cãmara third.

George Russell won the pole position for the qualification race by setting the fastest lap in the event's second qualifying session but lost the lead to Ilott heading into the first corner. The qualification event was neutralised following an accident involving Hongli Ye and Daiki Sasaki, and when the race restarted four laps later, Félix da Costa drafted in Ilott's slipstream and passed him to take over the lead. Ilott remained close behind Félix da Costa for the remaining five laps but was unable to reduce the time deficit which would have allowed him to affect an overtaking manoeuvre on the Portuguese driver who maintained his advantage to win the qualification race.

Félix da Costa's qualification race victory ensured that he started from pole position in the main event but lost the lead to his fast-starting teammate Cãmara and second place to Ilott. Félix da Costa was able to reclaim second from Ilott and was 0.7 seconds behind Cãmara before a safety car period neutralised the race and retook the lead from Cãmara at the lap-seven restart. He pulled away from his teammate until a three-lap safety car period caused his advantage to be reduced to nothing and fended off an overtaking manoeuvre from Cãmara at the restart to keep the first position. Rosenqvist overtook Cãmara for second and was unable to draw close enough to affect an pass on Félix da Costa who remained in the lead for the rest of the race to win his second Macau Grand Prix. There were two lead changes and two yellow flags during the course of the race.

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