Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP2 Media Service
Jon Lancaster set the pace in the morning session on the final day of GP2 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
After his MP Motorsport team-mate Daniel De Jong was fastest on Thursday afternoon, Lancaster set a time of 1m39.647s during the first hour of the session to end up quickest. The Briton has yet to secure the seat for the season.
Alexander Rossi continued Caterham’s strong showing in second, 0.046s slower than Lancaster.
Felipe Nasr was third for Carlin ahead of ART rookie Stoffel Vandoorne. Daniel Abt took fifth for Hilmer ahead of Jolyon Palmer of DAMS.
Julian Leal was seventh in the second Carlin machine ahead of Racing Engineering’s Raffaele Marciello. Russian Time’s Mitch Evans and Caterham’s Rio Haryanto completed the top ten.
Morning session times
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Jon Lancaster | MP Motorsport | 1:39.647 | 15 | |
| 2 | Alexander Rossi | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:39.693 | 0.046 | 16 |
| 3 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 1:39.829 | 0.182 | 22 |
| 4 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.920 | 0.273 | 26 |
| 5 | Daniel Abt | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:39.931 | 0.284 | 26 |
| 6 | Jolyon Palmer | DAMS | 1:40.003 | 0.356 | 30 |
| 7 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:40.031 | 0.384 | 15 |
| 8 | Raffaele Marciello | Racing Engineering | 1:40.157 | 0.510 | 25 |
| 9 | Mitch Evans | Russian Time | 1:40.233 | 0.586 | 17 |
| 10 | Rio Haryanto | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:40.377 | 0.730 | 21 |
| 11 | Stephane Richelmi | DAMS | 1:40.397 | 0.750 | 33 |
| 12 | Facu Regalia | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:40.446 | 0.799 | 28 |
| 13 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 1:40.474 | 0.827 | 35 |
| 14 | Nathanael Berthon | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:40.511 | 0.864 | 17 |
| 15 | Stefano Coletti | Racing Engineering | 1:40.529 | 0.882 | 18 |
| 16 | Rene Binder | Arden International | 1:40.550 | 0.903 | 18 |
| 17 | Kimiya Sato | Campos Racing | 1:40.659 | 1.012 | 15 |
| 18 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:40.668 | 1.021 | 17 |
| 19 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Rapax | 1:40.743 | 1.096 | 27 |
| 20 | Andre Negrao | Arden International | 1:40.956 | 1.309 | 25 |
| 21 | Takuya Izawa | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.019 | 1.372 | 18 |
| 22 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:41.054 | 1.407 | 16 |
| 23 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:41.131 | 1.484 | 22 |
| 24 | Johnny Cecotto | Trident | 1:41.722 | 2.075 | 20 |
| 25 | Conor Daly | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:41.766 | 2.119 | 25 |
| 26 | Axcil Jefferies | Trident | 1:43.522 | 3.875 | 20 |