Gasly ends Bahrain GP2 test on top
Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly led the way on the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the start of the GP2 season in Bahrain.
Photo by: GP2 Series Media Service
The Frenchman set the quickest time of the week in the morning session today, a 1:39.632 lap putting him just 0.014 seconds clear of McLaren protege Stoffel Vandoorne in the ART Grand Prix car.
Unlike yesterday, all the best times were set in the morning, as teams focused on longer runs in the afternoon as the track temperatures continued to rise.
Mitch Evans finished in third place for Russian Time, with Racing Engineering's Alexander Rossi and Trident's Raffaele Marciello completing the top five.
In an incredibly tight session, less than a tenth of a second separated the top five drivers.
Times were around two seconds slowed in the afternoon session, which was interrupted when Norman Nato's car started to catch fire 30 minutes in.
The GP2 season kicks off in Bahrain in two weeks.
Pos
|
Driver
|
Team
|
Time |
Laps
|
1.
|
Pierre Gasly |
DAMS
|
1:39.632
|
21
|
2.
|
Stoffel Vandoorne |
ART Grand Prix
|
1:39.646
|
21
|
3.
|
Mitch Evans |
RUSSIAN TIME
|
1:39.679
|
15
|
4.
|
Alexander Rossi |
Racing Engineering
|
1:39.715
|
14
|
5.
|
Raffaele Marciello |
Trident
|
1:39.720
|
21
|
6.
|
Alex Lynn |
DAMS
|
1:39.884
|
21
|
7.
|
Jordan King |
Racing Engineering
|
1:40.002
|
16
|
8.
|
Sergey Sirotkin |
Rapax
|
1:40.007
|
29
|
9.
|
Marco Sorensen |
Carlin
|
1:40.017
|
18
|
10.
|
Arthur Pic |
Campos Racing
|
1:40.254
|
21
|
11.
|
Julian Leal |
Carlin
|
1:40.288
|
18
|
12.
|
André Negrao |
Arden International
|
1:40.323
|
17
|
13.
|
Artem Markelov |
RUSSIAN TIME
|
1:40.356
|
19
|
14.
|
Norman Nato |
Arden International
|
1:40.416
|
19
|
15.
|
Nathanaël Berthon |
Lazarus
|
1:40.453
|
26
|
16.
|
Rio Haryanto |
Campos Racing
|
1:40.663
|
15
|
17.
|
Nick Yelloly |
Hilmer Motorsport
|
1:40.685
|
25
|
18.
|
Nobuharu Matsushita |
ART Grand Prix
|
1:40.860
|
19
|
19.
|
Rene Binder |
Trident
|
1:40.873
|
21
|
20.
|
Sergio Canamasas |
MP Motorsport
|
1:41.101
|
27
|
21.
|
Robert Visoiu |
Rapax
|
1:41.261
|
26
|
22.
|
Daniel De Jong |
MP Motorsport
|
1:41.354
|
20
|
23
|
Zoel Amberg |
Lazarus
|
1:41.456
|
18
|
24.
|
Nigel Melker |
Hilmer Motorsport
|
1:42.628
|
18
|
25.
|
Richie Stanaway |
Status Grand Prix
|
1:44.799
|
30
|
26.
|
Marlon Stockinger |
Status Grand Prix
|
1:45.477 |
32
|
Pos
|
Driver
|
Team
|
Time |
Laps
|
1.
|
Nigel Melker |
Hilmer Motorsport
|
1:41.566
|
18
|
2.
|
Sergey Sirotkin |
Rapax
|
1:41.633
|
12
|
3.
|
Rio Haryanto |
Campos Racing
|
1:41.707
|
39
|
4.
|
Pierre Gasly |
DAMS
|
1:41.797
|
28
|
5.
|
Norman Nato |
Arden International
|
1:41.970
|
12
|
6.
|
Alex Lynn |
DAMS
|
1:41.988
|
26
|
7.
|
Robert Visoiu |
Rapax
|
1:42.000
|
12
|
8.
|
Nick Yelloly |
Hilmer Motorsport
|
1:42.367
|
17
|
9.
|
Rene Binder |
Trident
|
1:42.510
|
21
|
10.
|
André Negrao |
Arden International
|
1:42.964
|
20
|
11.
|
Arthur Pic |
Campos Racing
|
1:42.736
|
36
|
12.
|
Zoel Amberg |
Lazarus
|
1:43.483
|
29
|
13.
|
Jordan King |
Racing Engineering
|
1:44.004
|
35
|
14.
|
Nobuharu Matsushita |
ART Grand Prix
|
1:44.061
|
35
|
15.
|
Nathanaël Berthon |
Lazarus
|
1:44.115
|
28
|
16.
|
Stoffel Vandoorne |
ART Grand Prix
|
1:44.252
|
33
|
17.
|
Marlon Stockinger |
Status Grand Prix
|
1:44.506
|
34
|
18.
|
Daniel De Jong |
MP Motorsport
|
1:44.789
|
20
|
19.
|
Marco Sorensen |
Carlin
|
1:44.878
|
50
|
20.
|
Richie Stanaway |
Status Grand Prix
|
1:45.087
|
32
|
21.
|
Raffaele Marciello |
Trident
|
1:45.274
|
11
|
22.
|
Julian Leal |
Carlin
|
1:45.376
|
42
|
23.
|
Artem Markelov |
RUSSIAN TIME
|
1:45.441
|
38
|
24.
|
Alexander Rossi |
Racing Engineering
|
1:45.565
|
58
|
25.
|
Sergio Canamasas |
MP Motorsport
|
1:45.842
|
22
|
26.
|
Mitch Evans |
RUSSIAN TIME
|
1:45.913
|
26
|
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