GP2 » Barcelona - Test times - March 7

07 March 2013
Rapax driver Stefano Coletti posted the fastest time of the GP2 pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya, with Thursday finally allowing the teams some extended dry running.
Much improved weather for the final day of GP2 testing at the Circuit de Catalunya meant that after an initial wait for the track to fully dry out, the teams were finally able to get down to some proper testing with the hard and soft slick tyres. Stefano Coletti set the best time of the morning with a lap of 1:29.055s in the Rapax, while Carlin's Felipe Nasr topped the afternoon times with a mid-session effort clocking in at 1:29.381s.

Sauber F1 test and reserve driver Robin Frijns opted to widen his GP2 experience by forsaking Trident Racing for a day at Russian Time. That almost left Trident on the sidelines as they only had Rodolfo Gonzalez due to drive for them, and he called in sick first thing but fortunately rallied to join the test later in the morning. By contrast, Hilmer Motorsport fielded three drivers with Conor Daly making an unexpected return to the squad in the afternoon in place of Riccardo Agostini, while Pal Varhaug was back for an entire day's run in the team's other car after missing out on Wednesday.

The improved track conditions meant that there were significantly fewer stoppages during the final day in Barcelona: the morning session saw only a single red flag for Rene Binder, while there were no interruptions at all in the afternoon.

Morning results

1. Stefano Coletti Rapax 1m 29.055 (30 laps)
2. Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1m 29.217 (35 laps)
3. Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1m 29.453 (39 laps)
4. Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1m 29.467 (28 laps)
5. Sergio Canamasas * Caterham Racing 1m 29.611 (36 laps)
6. James Calado ART Grand Prix 1m 29.624 (33 laps)
7. Kevin Giovesi * Venezuela GP Lazarus 1m 29.812 (32 laps)
8. Mitch Evans Arden International 1m 29.902 (34 laps)
9. Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1m 29.994 (30 laps)
10. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 1m 30.012 (23 laps)
11. Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1m 30.037 (26 laps)
12. Robin Frijns * Russian Time 1m 30.168 (24 laps)
13. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m 30.244 (22 laps)
14. Pal Varhaug * Hilmer Motorsport 1m 30.300 (26 laps)
15. Felipe Nasr Carlin 1m 30.459 (27 laps)
16. Rene Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1m 30.484 (19 laps)
17. Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1m 30.620 (16 laps)
18. Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 1m 30.635 (31 laps)
19. Simon Trummer Rapax 1m 30.667 (28 laps)
20. Riccardo Agostini * Hilmer Motorsport 1m 30.724 (35 laps)
21. Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1m 30.813 (29 laps)
22. Tom Dillmann * Russian Time 1m 30.855 (27 laps)
23. Rodolfo Gonzalez * Trident Racing 1m 31.029 (13 laps)
24. Ma Qing Hua Caterham Racing 1m 31.035 (32 laps)
25. Julian Leal Racing Engineering 1m 31.220 (14 laps)

Afternoon results

1. Felipe Nasr Carlin 1m 29.381 (46 laps)
2. Stefano Coletti Rapax 1m 29.414 (28 laps)
3. Tom Dillmann * Russian Time 1m 29.843 (37 laps)
4. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m 29.862 (30 laps)
5. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 1m 29.914 (39 laps)
6. Robin Frijns * Russian Time 1m 30.053 (29 laps)
7. James Calado ART Grand Prix 1m 30.256 (55 laps)
8. Kevin Giovesi * Venezuela GP Lazarus 1m 30.318 (33 laps)
9. Mitch Evans Arden International 1m 30.324 (34 laps)
10. Conor Daly * Hilmer Motorsport 1m 30.417 (37 laps)
11. Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1m 30.441 (29 laps)
12. Rene Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1m 30.454 (28 laps)
13. Pal Varhaug * Hilmer Motorsport 1m 30.554 (41 laps)
14. Julian Leal Racing Engineering 1m 30.601 (36 laps)
15. Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1m 30.643 (40 laps)
16. Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1m 30.721 (52 laps)
17. Sergio Canamasas * Caterham racing 1m 30.813 (54 laps)
18. Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 1m 30.821 (33 laps)
19. Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1m 30.823 (40 laps)
20. Simon Trummer Rapax 1m 30.884 (43 laps)
21. Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1m 30.918 (28 laps)
22. Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1m 30.997 (42 laps)
23. Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1m 31.271 (38 laps)
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez * Trident Racing 1m 31.368 (37 laps)
25. Ma Qing Hua Caterham Racing 1m 31.370 (53 laps)

* denotes currently only confirmed for Barcelona test

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Rodolfo Gonzalez (VEN, Trident Racing) during the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday 7th March. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Mitch Evans (NZL, Arden International) during the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday 7th March. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Kevin Giovesi (ITA, Venezuela GP Lazarus) during the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday 7th March. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Jolyon Palmer (GBR, Carlin) during the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday 7th March. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) during the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday 7th March. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Tom Dillmann (FRA, Russian Time) and Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) during qualifying at Sakhir, Bahrain - Friday April 19. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Tom Dillmann (FRA, Russian Time) leads Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (GBR, MP Motorsport) into the first corner on the opening lap of the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21.. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium with Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) and Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium with Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium wafter the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) and team mate Tom Dillmann (FRA, Russian Time) race for the lead during the opening lap of the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) crosses the line to take victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) is congratulated by Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) after winning the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)

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