Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP3 Series Media Service
Ferrari protege Antonio Fuoco set the pace as the final day of GP3 testing got underway in Abu Dhabi.
After days with the Koiranen and Carlin squads, series newcomer Fuoco joined up with ART for Saturday’s running and promptly set the best time of the week so far.
The 18-year-old led a pair of 17-year-olds, with Alex Palou and Ralph Boschung separated by just 0.006s in second and third respectively. Euroformula Open star Palou has returned to Trident after spending Friday with ART, while ADAC Formel Masters champion Boschung continues with Jenzer.
Matt Parry was fourth fastest in his first session for Koiranen after testing for Status on the first two days. Mitch Gilbert has switched from Arden to ART, and beat the French squad’s third driver Alfonso Celis to P5.
Jimmy Eriksson was seventh for his regular 2014 team Koiranen ahead of Status tester Seb Morris, Trident’s Luca Ghiotto and Carlin’s Ed Jones.
Day 3, session 1 times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Antonio Fuoco | ART Grand Prix | 1:55.327 | 26 | |
| 2 | Alex Palou | Trident | 1:55.590 | 0.263 | 36 |
| 3 | Ralph Boschung | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:55.596 | 0.269 | 31 |
| 4 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1:55.635 | 0.308 | 26 |
| 5 | Mitch Gilbert | ART Grand Prix | 1:55.675 | 0.348 | 34 |
| 6 | Alfonso Celis | ART Grand Prix | 1:55.763 | 0.436 | 33 |
| 7 | Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | 1:55.776 | 0.449 | 27 |
| 8 | Seb Morris | Status Grand Prix | 1:55.812 | 0.485 | 22 |
| 9 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:55.838 | 0.511 | 27 |
| 10 | Edward Jones | Carlin | 1:56.012 | 0.685 | 25 |
| 11 | Jack Aitken | Carlin | 1:56.053 | 0.726 | 29 |
| 12 | Ryan Cullen | Koiranen GP | 1:56.354 | 1.027 | 22 |
| 13 | Matheo Tuscher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:56.362 | 1.035 | 23 |
| 14 | Riccardo Agostini | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:56.417 | 1.090 | 32 |
| 15 | Artur Janosz | Arden International | 1:56.471 | 1.144 | 28 |
| 16 | Steijn Schothorst | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.550 | 1.223 | 25 |
| 17 | Gustavo Menezes | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.632 | 1.305 | 23 |
| 18 | Matt Rao | Carlin | 1:56.909 | 1.582 | 36 |
| 19 | Andrea Pizzitola | Arden International | 1:56.914 | 1.587 | 23 |
| 20 | Armaury Bonduel | Trident | 1:57.032 | 1.705 | 29 |
| 21 | Ling Kang | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:57.124 | 1.797 | 38 |
| 22 | Raoul Hyman | Arden International | 1:57.664 | 2.337 | 25 |
| 23 | Kourosh Khani | Hilmer Motorsport | 2:00.219 | 4.892 | 33 |