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Vandoorne runs the show in opening session of final GP2 test day

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: Alastair Staley / LAT Photographic

Photo: Alastair Staley / LAT Photographic

Belgian F1 hopeful Stoffel Vandoorne went quickest in the opening session of the final GP2 test day at Yas Marina.

The Formula Renault 3.5 runner-up, having switched to DAMS for the Thursday running, took over at the top with half an hour to go and retained first place until the checkered flag.

GP3 runner-up Facu Regalia took second for Addax ahead of another DAMS runner Stephane Richelmi.

Arthur Pic and Simon Trummer rounded out the top five, ahead of Mitch Evans and Giovanni Venturini.

Andre Negrao, testing with Carlin, took eighth, while Johnny Cecotto and Daniel Abt were ninth and tenth respectively.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Stoffel Vandoorne DAMS 1:49.322 28
2 Facu Regalia Barwa Addax Team 1:49.764 +0.442 24
3 Stephane Richelmi DAMS 1:49.904 +0.582 24
4 Arthur Pic Arden International 1:50.095 +0.773 30
5 Simon Trummer Rapax 1:50.116 +0.794 22
6 Mitch Evans Racing Engineering 1:50.226 +0.904 26
7 Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 1:50.241 +0.919 22
8 Andre Negrao Carlin 1:50.301 +0.979 22
9 Johnny Cecotto Rapax 1:50.330 +1.008 21
10 Dani Clos Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:50.374 +1.052 27
11 Daniel de Jong MP Motorsport 1:50.393 +1.071 14
12 Daniel Abt Hilmer Motorsport 1:50.440 +1.118 17
13 Julian Leal Hilmer Motorsport 1:50.562 +1.240 27
14 Raffaele Marciello Racing Engineering 1:50.610 +1.288 27
15 Jordan King Barwa Addax Team 1:50.757 +1.435 21
16 Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:50.961 +1.639 26
17 Nathanael Berthon Arden International 1:50.976 +1.654 23
18 Tio Ellinas MP Motorsport 1:51.079 +1.757 24
19 Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 1:51.514 +2.192 33
20 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:51.657 +2.335 15
21 Gianmarco Raimondo Trident Racing 1:51.675 +2.353 31
22 Rene Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:51.865 +2.543 10
23 Nikolay Martsenko ART Grand Prix 1:52.370 +3.048 41
24 Sam Bird Russian Time 1:52.538 +3.216 27
25 Will Stevens EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:53.551 +4.229 20
26 Rio Haryanto EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:53.648 +4.326 24