Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP2 Media Service
Daniel De Jong claimed top spot at the end of the afternoon session on day two of the pre-season GP2 test in Bahrain.
In a flurry of quick laps late in the session, De Jong managed a time of 1m40.508s. That put the Dutchman 0.271s clear of the rest of the field, led by Trident’s Johnny Cecotto.
Julian Leal moved up to third for Carlin ahead of second Trident car of Vittorio Ghirelli and De Jong’s team-mate Jon Lancaster.
Simon Trummer took sixth for Rapax ahead of the Force India-backed Hilmer Motorsport duo of Facu Regalia and Daniel Abt. Felipe Nasr was ninth for Carlin and Arthur Pic tenth for Campos.
De Jong’s pace was more than 1.3 seconds slower than the morning’s best time set by Rio Haryanto, who finished 26th and last in the afternoon.
Axcil Jefferies will return to Trident in place of Ghirelli for the final day of pre-season testing on Friday.
Afternoon session times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Daniel de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:40.508 | 19 | |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | Trident | 1:40.779 | 0.271 | 19 |
| 3 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:40.882 | 0.374 | 21 |
| 4 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Trident | 1:41.235 | 0.727 | 14 |
| 5 | Jon Lancaster | MP Motorsport | 1:41.277 | 0.769 | 17 |
| 6 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 1:41.436 | 0.928 | 29 |
| 7 | Facu Regalia | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41.476 | 0.968 | 25 |
| 8 | Daniel Abt | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41.746 | 1.238 | 10 |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 1:41.998 | 1.490 | 24 |
| 10 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:42.354 | 1.846 | 38 |
| 11 | Rene Binder | Arden International | 1:42.393 | 1.885 | 31 |
| 12 | Andre Negrao | Ardent International | 1:43.007 | 2.499 | 29 |
| 13 | Mitch Evans | Russian Time | 1:43.839 | 3.331 | 27 |
| 14 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:43.877 | 3.369 | 26 |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | DAMS | 1:43.910 | 3.402 | 32 |
| 16 | Nathanael Berthon | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:43.179 | 2.671 | 32 |
| 17 | Conor Daly | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:44.276 | 3.768 | 31 |
| 18 | Stephane Richelmi | DAMS | 1:44.381 | 3.873 | 24 |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.458 | 3.950 | 46 |
| 20 | Raffaele Marciello | Racing Engineering | 1:44.632 | 4.124 | 17 |
| 21 | Stefano Coletti | Racing Engineering | 1:44.818 | 4.310 | 26 |
| 22 | Takuya Izawa | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.895 | 4.387 | 46 |
| 23 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Rapax | 1:45.151 | 4.643 | 38 |
| 24 | Alexander Rossi | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:45.240 | 4.732 | 33 |
| 25 | Kimiya Sato | Campos Racing | 1:45.348 | 4.840 | 33 |
| 26 | Rio Haryanto | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:45.443 | 4.935 | 35 |