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Charles Leclerc quickest again in afternoon as GP3 test concludes

by Peter Allen
Charles Leclerc

Photo: Zak Mauger/GP3 Series Media Service

Charles Leclerc ended his maiden GP3 test by dominating the final day in Abu Dhabi, also topping the afternoon session with the best time of the week.

After trading places with fellow ART tester Alex Albon early on, Leclerc took control and brought his time down to a 1m54.571s.

That was over half a second better than he had gone during the morning.

Arden’s pair of Formula Renault 2.0 graduates Kevin Jorg and Jake Hughes were closest to the Monegasque ace, with the Swiss driver 0.22s off.

Leonardo Pulcini completed a strong day with Trident in fourth ahead of Campos driver Konstantin Tereshchenko?and Albon.

Former long-time team-mates Matt Parry and Jack Aitken were next up, ahead of Steijn Schothorst and Santino Ferrucci.

Day three afternoon results
Pos? Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:54.571 38
2 Kevin Jorg Arden International 1:54.791 0.220 27
3 Jake Hughes Arden International 1:54.927 0.356 24
4 Leonardo Pulcini Trident 1:55.174 0.603 34
5 Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:55.334 0.763 28
6 Alex Albon ART Grand Prix 1:55.370 0.799 35
7 Matt Parry Koiranen GP 1:55.402 0.831 26
8 Jack Aitken Status Grand Prix 1:55.438 0.867 29
9 Steijn Schothorst Trident 1:55.481 0.910 29
10 Santino Ferrucci Status Grand Prix 1:55.790 1.219 31
11 Ralph Boschung Arden International 1:55.799 1.228 22
12 Will Palmer ART Grand Prix 1:55.910 1.339 34
13 Antonio Fuoco Status Grand Prix 1:55.929 1.358 25
14 Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:56.190 1.619 11
15 Mahaveer Raghunathan Trident 1:56.454 1.883 36
16 Marcos Siebert Jenzer Motorsport 1:56.573 2.002 30
17 Nico Rindlisbacher Jenzer Motorsport 1:56.695 2.124 37
18 Giuliano Alesi Jenzer Motorsport 1:56.772 2.201 37
19 Rahul Raj Mayer Campos Racing 1:57.146 2.575 35
20 Antoni Ptak Campos Racing 1:57.161 2.590 35
21 Nabil Jeffri Koiranen GP 1:58.173 3.602 20