Photo: Auto GP World Series
Dutch driver Meindert van Buuren posted the quickest lap of the opening day of Auto GP’s post-season test at Jerez.
Van Buuren, testing with teams’ champions Super Nova, went quickest in the morning session, with his benchmark laptime remaining unmatched for the rest of the day.
European F3 racers Tatiana Calderon and Michela Cerruti were second and third respectively. Formula Abarth champion Alessio Rovera marked his appearance with fourth, while Richard Gonda completed the top five.
Tamas Pal Kiss, who joined the test in the afternoon, was quickest at the end of session two, narrowly beating out van Buuren yet ending up a tenth slower than the Dutchman’s fastest lap in session one.
Euronova Racing’s Kimiya Sato, who won five races in Auto GP this year, took third, ahead of Gonda and Pietro Fantin.
Session one
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Meindert van Buuren | Supernova International | 1:31.776 | 28 | |
| 2 | Tatiana Calderon | Virtuosi UK | 1:32.213 | +0.437 | 25 |
| 3 | Michela Cerruti | Supernova International | 1:32.712 | +0.936 | 24 |
| 4 | Alessio Rovera | Ibiza Racing Team | 1:33.330 | +1.554 | 33 |
| 5 | Richard Gonda | Zele Racing | 1:33.363 | +1.587 | 37 |
| 6 | Kimiya Sato | Euronova Racing | 1:33.935 | +2.159 | 36 |
| 7 | Michele Beretta | Ghinzani Motorsport | 1:34.462 | +2.686 | 31 |
| 8 | Cameron Twynham | Zele Racing | 1:34.849 | +3.073 | 31 |
| 9 | Liam Venter | Comtec by Virtuosi | 1:35.043 | +3.267 | 26 |
| 10 | Pietro Fantin | Euronova Racing | 1:35.153 | +3.377 | 12 |
| 11 | Jordan Oon | Ghinzani Motorsport | 1:35.520 | +3.744 | 28 |
| 12 | Onofrio Triarsi | Virtuosi UK | 1:37.266 | +5.490 | 20 |
| 13 | Zdenek Groman | Supernova International | 1:41.432 | +9.656 | 25 |
Session two
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Tamas Pal Kiss | Virtuosi UK | 1:31.886 | 21 | |
| 2 | Meindert van Buuren | Supernova International | 1:31.993 | +0.107 | 19 |
| 3 | Kimiya Sato | Euronova Racing | 1:32.521 | +0.635 | 29 |
| 4 | Richard Gonda | Zele Racing | 1:32.882 | +0.996 | 25 |
| 5 | Pietro Fantin | Euronova Racing | 1:33.817 | +1.931 | 31 |
| 6 | Michele Beretta | Ghinzani Motorsport | 1:33.941 | +2.055 | 26 |
| 7 | Cameron Twynham | Zele Racing | 1:34.190 | +2.304 | 31 |
| 8 | Michela Cerruti | Supernova International | 1:34.618 | +2.732 | 20 |
| 9 | Liam Venter | Comtec by Virtuosi | 1:34.642 | +2.756 | 13 |
| 10 | Jordan Oon | Ghinzani Motorsport | 1:34.819 | +2.933 | 18 |
| 11 | Onofrio Triarsi | Virtuosi UK | 1:35.184 | +3.298 | 27 |
| 12 | Ricardo Vera | Ibiza Racing Team | 1:35.666 | +3.780 | 37 |
| 13 | Zdenek Groman | Supernova International | 1:36.547 | +4.661 | 24 |