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Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up Oliver Rowland continued to dominate GP3 post-season testing at Yas Marina as he topped yet another session.
The Briton, testing with teams’ champions ART GP, led the overwhelming majority of the session and eventually wound up an uncontested first, 0.36s ahead of Patric Niederhauser.
Another Swiss GP3 driver Alex Fontana was third, narrowly clearing Jack Hawksworth and Emil Bernstorff.
Jann Mardenborough took sixth, ahead of Marussia testers Dino Zamparelli and Melville McKee. Jimmy Eriksson and Nick Cassidy rounded out the top ten.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Oliver Rowland | ART Grand Prix | 1:55.467 | 30 | |
| 2 | Patric Niederhauser | MW Arden | 1:55.827 | +0.360 | 23 |
| 3 | Alex Fontana | ART Grand Prix | 1:56.043 | +0.576 | 28 |
| 4 | Jack Hawksworth | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.096 | +0.629 | 20 |
| 5 | Emil Bernstorff | MW Arden | 1:56.118 | +0.651 | 25 |
| 6 | Jann Mardenborough | MW Arden | 1:56.148 | +0.681 | 25 |
| 7 | Dino Zamparelli | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:56.238 | +0.771 | 28 |
| 8 | Melville McKee | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:56.287 | +0.820 | 29 |
| 9 | Jimmy Eriksson | ART Grand Prix | 1:56.436 | +0.969 | 21 |
| 10 | Nick Cassidy | Status Grand Prix | 1:56.563 | +1.096 | 17 |
| 11 | Dean Stoneman | Koiranen GP | 1:56.638 | +1.171 | 10 |
| 12 | Marvin Kirchhofer | Russian Time | 1:56.662 | +1.195 | 22 |
| 13 | David Fumanelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:56.718 | +1.251 | 23 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Carlin | 1:56.730 | +1.263 | 26 |
| 15 | Juan Branger | Trident | 1:56.925 | +1.458 | 37 |
| 16 | Luis Sa Silva | Carlin | 1:56.989 | +1.522 | 24 |
| 17 | Markus Pommer | Russian Time | 1:57.026 | +1.559 | 24 |
| 18 | Robert Cregan | Trident | 1:57.294 | +1.827 | 26 |
| 19 | Lewin Amweg | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:57.447 | +1.980 | 33 |
| 20 | Ryan Cullen | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:57.804 | +2.337 | 20 |
| 21 | Gustavo Menezes | Status Grand Prix | 1:58.023 | +2.556 | 32 |
| 22 | Carmen Jorda | Koiranen GP | 1:58.562 | +3.095 | 18 |
| 23 | Ivan Taranov | Russian Time | 1:58.630 | +3.163 | 26 |
| 24 | David Pittard | Carlin | 1:58.826 | +3.359 | 27 |
| 25 | Saeed Al Mehairi | Trident | 1:59.098 | +3.631 | 24 |
| 26 | Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:02.505 | +7.038 | 24 |