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Alex Lynn tops morning session on day two of Abu Dhabi GP2 test

by Peter Allen
Alex Lynn

Photo: Jed Leicester/GP2 Series Media Service

GP3 champion Alex Lynn set the pace as day two of GP2 pre-season testing got underway in Abu Dhabi.

The Briton was nearly half a second quicker than his nearest challenger and DAMS team-mate Pierre Gasly, who had been fastest on Monday to keep up his 100 per cent record in GP2 tests since his first last November.

However, the pace will still the best part of a second off Gasly’s day one benchmark as the majority focussed on long runs.

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello was again near the top of the times in third for Trident, while ART’s pre-season favourite Stoffel Vandoorne just edged out Russian Time racer Mitch Evans for fourth.

Sixth was Alexander Rossi for Racing Engineering, followed by the trio of Julian Leal, Arthur Pic and Andre Negrao, who are all remaining with their 2014 teams for this season (Carlin, Campos and Arden respectively).

Completing the top ten was Racing Engineering’s second driver Jordan King, who was announced overnight as a development driver for the Manor F1 Team, where his father Justin has taken the position of chairman following new investment.

Morning session results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:49.648 27
2 Pierre Gasly DAMS 1:50.104 0.456 29
3 Raffaele Marciello Trident 1:50.620 0.972 26
4 Stoffel Vandoorne ART Grand Prix 1:50.620 0.972 23
5 Mitch Evans Russian Time 1:50.625 0.977 18
6 Alexander Rossi Racing Engineering 1:50.767 1.119 36
7 Julian Leal Carlin 1:50.906 1.258 29
8 Arthur Pic Campos Racing 1:50.996 1.348 35
9 Andre Negrao Arden International 1:51.040 1.392 24
10 Jordan King Racing Engineering 1:51.073 1.425 31
11 Marco Sorensen Carlin 1:51.117 1.469 26
12 Rene Binder Trident 1:51.146 1.498 22
13 Rio Haryanto Campos Racing 1:51.248 1.600 35
14 Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 1:51.620 1.972 26
15 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:51.623 1.975 31
16 Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:51.758 2.110 15
17 Zoel Amberg Lazarus 1:51.891 2.243 40
18 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:51.908 2.260 19
19 Vittorio Ghirelli MP Motorsport 1:51.969 2.321 11
20 Robert Visoiu Rapax 1:52.112 2.464 31
21 Sergey Sirotkin Rapax 1:52.192 2.544 15
22 Norman Nato Arden International 1:52.319 2.671 24
23 Sergio Canamasas Hilmer Motorsport 1:52.360 2.712 29
24 Marlon Stockinger Status Grand Prix 1:52.764 3.116 25
25 Nathanael Berthon Lazarus 1:52.949 3.301 8
26 Axcil Jefferies Hilmer Motorsport No time 0