01/12/2016
NEWS STORY
Alexander Albon topped the second day of post-season testing at Yas Marina: at the wheel of an ART Grand Prix car, the Thai clocked in a lap time of 1:49.062. Raffaele Marciello and Charles Leclerc completed the top three.
Day 2 of post-season testing opened at 11.45 local time (GMT+4) with the twenty-two drivers on Pirelli Medium tyres. Some new faces joined the field with Callum Ilott (ART Grand Prix), Daniel Juncadella (Pertamina Campos Racing), Chris Hoher (RUSSIAN TIME) and Nyck de Vries (Rapax) whilst other drivers switched teams. When the session turned green, it was quickly interrupted by a red flag period as the car of Antonio Fuoco stopped on the straight. At the restart, it was Oliver Rowland who set the early pace in a 1:49.878 but Marciello continued his top form from yesterday and went P1 with a lap time 0.016s better than the Briton.
There was a second short red flag period courtesy of rookie Leclerc who stopped on track at Turn 3. Soon after the restart, Rowland reclaimed P1 after improving on the Italian’s best time with a lap time of 1:49.675. In the closing stages, the proceedings were shortly halted for a third time after Juncadella stopped on track at Turn 11.
At the chequered flag, Rowland remained top ahead of Marciello, Johnny Cecotto, Jordan King (MP Motorsport), Albon, Luca Ghiotto (Arden International), Sergio Sette Camara, Louis Deletraz, de Vries and Philo Paz Armand (Trident).
The evening session opened as the sun set down with King setting the early pace in a 1:49.978 but Cecotto improved on the Briton's time by 0.076s to top the timesheets. Thirty minutes into the session, it was PREMA's Leclerc who clocked in a time of a 1:49.288 to go P1 ahead of Marciello. With one hour left on the clock, King retook the top spot with a lap time of a 1:49.152. In the closing stages, Albon lapped the track in a 1:49.062 - the fastest lap time of the past two days.
The proceedings were briefly halted as Mahaveer Raghunathan stopped on track at Turn 7. After the track went live, the red flags were out again quickly after Antonio Fuoco ran off track at Turn 20. At the chequered flag, Albon remained unchallenged ahead of Marciello and his former GP3 teammate Leclerc. King, Cecotto, Deletraz, Rowland, Nicholas Latifi, Fuoco and De Vries rounded up the top ten.
Morning results
1. Oliver Rowland DAMS 1:49.675
2. Raffaele Marciello Trident 1:49.712
3. Johnny Cecotto Rapax 1:49.959
4. Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:50.077
5. Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:50.540
6. Luca Ghiotto Arden International 1:50.569
7. Sergio Sette Camara MP Motorsport 1:50.845
8. Louis Deletraz Racing Engineering 1:50.960
9. Nyck De Vries Rapax 1:50.989
10. Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:51.020
11. Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1:51.078
12. Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 1:51.631
13. Egor Orudzhev Pertamina Campos Racing 1:51.808
14. Mahaveer Raghunathan Carlin 1:52.012
15. Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:52.172
16. Felix Serralles Carlin 1:52.203
17. Daniel Juncadella Pertamina Campos Racing 1:52.458
18. Chris Hoher RUSSIAN TIME 1:52.634
19. Sean Gelael Arden International 1:52.701
20. Antonio Fuoco PREMA Racing 1:52.821
21. Charles Leclerc PREMA Racing 1:53.000
22. Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:53.052
Afternoon results
1. Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:49.062
2. Raffaele Marciello Trident 1:49.086
3. Charles Leclerc PREMA Racing 1:49.092
4. Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:49.152
5. Johnny Cecotto Rapax 1:49.210
6. Louis Deletraz Racing Engineering 1:49.414
7. Oliver Rowland DAMS 1:49.432
8. Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:49.440
9. Antonio Fuoco PREMA Racing 1:49.582
10. Nyck De Vries Rapax 1:49.594
11. Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1:49.606
12. Sean Gelael Arden International 1:49.664
13. Luca Ghiotto Arden International 1:49.772
14. Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 1:49.847
15. Sergio Sette Camara MP Motorsport 1:49.945
16. Egor Orudzhev Pertamina Campos Racing 1:50.044
17. Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:50.200
18. Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:50.362
19. Felix Serralles Carlin 1:51.302
20. Daniel Juncadella Pertamina Campos Racing 1:51.549
21. Mahaveer Raghunathan Carlin 1:51.800
22. Chris Hoher RUSSIAN TIME 1:52.070
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