The first three-day test session of the GP2 Series 2009 season resumed this morning at Paul Ricard. As planned, the thirteen teams mainly concentrate today on aero mapping and high speed configuration.
On a sunny 2A track configuration that includes a long straight, sophomore Romain Grosjean set the pace in a 1:09.015 at the wheel of his Barwa Campos car. He was closely followed by Spaniard rookie Dani Clos at Fat Burner Racing Engineering and yesterday’s quickest racer Javier Villa at Super Nova.
Behind the Top 3, ART’s Pastor Maldonado led DPR’s Michael Herck. Veteran Lucas di Grassi finished sixth on the second Fat Burner Racing Engineering car, ahead of Alvaro Parente at Ocean Racing Technology, Andreas Zuber at FMS and rookie Nico Hulkenberg on the second ART machine. Belgian Jérôme d’Ambrosio at Dams completed the Top 10.
Twenty-one drivers finished within the same second.
Following their 2008 success, Fat Burner Racing Engineering start their 2009 campaign with the same kind of competitiveness, it seems. Second and sixth in the morning session - with Spaniard Dani Clos ahead of his teammate - the new line-up signed this afternoon the best two laptimes of the day. Lucas di Grassi was quickest in a 1:08.841, but he was closely followed by Clos in a 1:08.961.
Behind the flying pair, ART’s Pastor Maldonado and Super Nova’s Javier Villa also confirmed their good form and improved their morning’s best laptime. Vitaly Petrov at Barwa Campos Team completed the Top Five, ahead of Kamui Kobayashi at Dams, Nico Hulkenberg on the second ART car, Jérôme d’Ambrosio also at Dams and this morning’s fastest man Romain Grosjean at Barwa Campos. Twenty-two drivers finished within the same second.
Telmex Arden’s Edoardo Mortara and Ocean Racing’s Alvaro Parente who finished respectively 6th and 8th this afternoon saw their laptimes deleted after it was found that they were running underweighted.
Tomorrow will mark the last day of the first 2009 test session. The cars will run on the 2D short track configuration.
Morning times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team 1:09.015 34
2. Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:09.047 43
3. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:09.077 33
4. Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:09.122 41
5. Michael Herck DPR 1:09.169 37
6. Lucas Di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:09.180 33
7. Alvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:09.215 35
8. Andreas Zuber Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:09.221 38
9. Jerome d'Ambrosio Dams 1:09.335 38
10. Nico Hulkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:09.335 41
11. Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:09.367 45
12. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:09.417 38
13. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:09.422 36
14. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:09.524 36
15. Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:09.525 36
16. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Campos Team 1:09.567 19
17. Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:09.576 31
18. Diego Nunes iSport International 1:09.578 57
19. Giedo Van der Garde iSport International 1:09.653 33
20. Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:09.769 25
21. Hamad Al Fardan Trident Racing 1:09.811 35
22. Luiz Razia Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:10.102 45
23. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:10.393 52
24. Sergio Perez Telmex Arden International 1:10.466 32
Afternoon times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Lucas Di Grassi Racing Engineering 1:08.841 39
2. Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:08.961 44
3. Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:08.985 33
4. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:09.076 38
5. Vitaly Petrov Campos Team 1:09.100 30
6. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:09.220 46
7. Nico Hulkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:09.326 30
8. Jerome D Ambrosio Dams 1:09.383 30
9. Romain Grosjean Campos Team 1:09.424 38
10. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:09.429 41
11. Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:09.437 35
12. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:09.469 31
13. Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:09.527 30
14. Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:09.564 25
15. Andreas Zuber FMS International 1:09.564 13
16. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:09.598 17
17. Hamad Al Fardan Trident Racing 1:09.604 45
18. Sergio Perez Arden International 1:09.649 42
19. Diego Nunes iSport International 1:09.815 37
20. Michael Herck DPR 1:09.831 33
21. Giedo Van der Garde iSport International 1:10.170 37
22. Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:10.231 28
23. Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:10.604 24
Written: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:42:02
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