Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP3 Series Media Service
Luca Ghiotto was quickest in the morning session on day two of GP3 testing in Abu Dhabi.
Driving for the Trident team with which he claimed a shock pole position on his series debut at Spa-Francorchamps in August, Ghiotto posted a best time of 1m55.976s.
After a quiet first day in GP3 with the Koiranen team on Thursday, Ferrari protege Antonio Fuoco was second quickest for Carlin, two tenths down on his fellow Italian.
2014 frontrunner Jimmy Eriksson took his Koiranen car back from Fuoco and set the third best time, 0.003s ahead of Alex Palou. The 17-year-old kept up his strong pace after switching from Trident to ART.
Seb Morris registered his first top-ten time of his week with Status Grand Prix with P5 ahead of Jenzer regular Matheo Tuscher and Arden tester Mitch Gilbert.
Formula Renault 2.0 graduate Steijn Schothorst was eighth for Koiranen ahead of Jenzer’s Ralph Boschung and then Alfonso Celis, who has moved from Status to ART for day two.
Day 2, session 1 times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1:55.976 | 27 | |
| 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Carlin | 1:56.183 | 0.207 | 27 |
| 3 | Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | 1:56.208 | 0.232 | 19 |
| 4 | Alex Palou | ART Grand Prix | 1:56.211 | 0.235 | 26 |
| 5 | Seb Morris | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.226 | 0.250 | 29 |
| 6 | Matheo Tuscher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:56.281 | 0.305 | 20 |
| 7 | Mitch Gilbert | Arden International | 1:56.327 | 0.351 | 16 |
| 8 | Steijn Schothorst | Koiranen GP | 1:56.398 | 0.422 | 20 |
| 9 | Ralph Boschung | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:56.490 | 0.514 | 20 |
| 10 | Alfonso Celis | ART Grand Prix | 1:56.722 | 0.746 | 27 |
| 11 | Ryan Cullen | Koiranen GP | 1:56.750 | 0.774 | 19 |
| 12 | Matt Parry | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.821 | 0.845 | 25 |
| 13 | Raoul Hyman | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:56.909 | 0.933 | 31 |
| 14 | Gustavo Menezes | Status Grand Prix | 1:57.301 | 1.325 | 27 |
| 15 | Andrea Pizzitola | Arden International | 1:57.343 | 1.367 | 18 |
| 16 | Ling Kang | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:57.434 | 1.458 | 25 |
| 17 | Artur Janosz | Arden International | 1:57.598 | 1.622 | 25 |
| 18 | Zaid Ashkanani | Trident | 1:57.603 | 1.627 | 23 |
| 19 | Jack Aitken | Carlin | 1:57.619 | 1.643 | 26 |
| 20 | Matt Rao | Carlin | 1:57.960 | 1.984 | 24 |
| 21 | Tatiana Calderon | ART Grand Prix | 1:58.454 | 2.478 | 7 |
| 22 | Amaury Bonduel | Trident | 1:58.611 | 2.635 | 19 |
| 23 | Dylan Young | Hilmer Motorsport | 2.00.174 | 4.198 | 30 |