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Palmer tops Singapore GP2 practice

by Peter Allen
Jolyon Palmer

Photo: GP2 Media Service

Jolyon Palmer posted the fastest time as the Singapore weekend got underway with free practice on the Marina Bay street circuit.

The Carlin driver went 0.253 seconds faster than championship leader Fabio Leimer.

Marcus Ericsson was nearly six tenths slower than Palmer in third place, with Caterham’s Alexander Rossi taking fourth.

Mitch Evans was a strong fifth in his first running on the Singapore track, and was the last man within a second of the pace.

James Calado finished up sixth fastest, 0.022s ahead of fellow Briton Sam Bird. Bird, who is Leimer’s nearest title rival and driving in Singapore for the first time, set exactly the same time as eighth-placed Felipe Nasr.

Johnny Cecotto was ninth with Stephane Richelmi in tenth.

Practice times
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1:55.912   13
2 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:56.165 0.253 12
3 Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1:56.509 0.597 12
4 Alexander Rossi EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:56.758 0.846 12
5 Mitch Evans Arden International 1:56.885 0.973 12
6 James Calado ART Grand Prix 1:57.067 1.155 13
7 Sam Bird Russian Time 1:57.089 1.177 13
8 Felipe Nasr Carlin 1:57.089 1.177 12
9 Johnny Cecotto Arden International 1:57.297 1.385 12
10 St?phane Richelmi DAMS 1:57.755 1.843 13
11 Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1:57.822 1.910 12
12 Nathanael Berthon Trident Racing 1:57.919 2.007 12
13 Tom Dillmann Russian Time 1:58.017 2.105 12
14 Rene Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:58.135 2.223 12
15 Sergio Canamasas EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:58.358 2.446 12
16 Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 1:58.376 2.464 12
17 Julian Leal Racing Engineering 1:58.377 2.465 11
18 Dani Clos MP Motorsport 1:58.495 2.583 12
19 Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1:58.518 2.606 12
20 Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:58.916 3.004 12
21 Vittorio Ghirelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:58.939 3.027 12
22 Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:59.063 3.151 12
23 Simon Trummer Rapax 1:59.213 3.301 12
24 Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:59.375 3.463 12
25 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Hilmer Motorsport 1:59.559 3.647 12
26 Gianmarco Raimondo Trident Racing 2:00.990 5.078 13