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Johnny Cecotto Jr fastest as Jerez GP2 test ends

Johnny Cecotto Jr was quickest in both sessions as GP2 finished its last test of 2012 at Jerez

After winning in Monaco during his season with Addax this year, Cecotto switched to Arden for the final day of the test, having driven for Carlin on Thursday.

He edged out Carlin's Felipe Nasr in the morning, when Auto GP champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs was third in Arden's second car.

Thursday pacesetter Marcus Ericsson moved across to Coloni and took fourth, followed by Italian Formula 3 graduate Kevin Giovesi, who had also been quick for Lazarus on day one.

Giovesi had a less straightforward afternoon, stopping on track and causing a red flag. Other stoppages during the day were prompted by spins for European F3 champion Daniel Juncadella and Simon Trummer.

Stephane Richelmi, driving for champion squad DAMS, was Cecotto's nearest rival in session two.

Rene Binder kept Lazarus near the front with third place, followed by Stefano Coletti in the Rapax seat he has already secured for 2013, and iSport's Jolyon Palmer.

Nasr skipped the afternoon session so he could travel to this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Morning session:

Pos  Driver               Team                Time       Gap
 1.  Johnny Cecotto Jr    Arden               1m25.694s
 2.  Felipe Nasr          Carlin              1m25.719s  + 0.025s
 3.  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs  Arden               1m26.013s  + 0.319s
 4.  Marcus Ericsson      Coloni              1m26.118s  + 0.424s
 5.  Kevin Giovesi        Lazarus             1m26.149s  + 0.455s
 6.  Stephane Richelmi    DAMS                1m26.314s  + 0.620s
 7.  Rio Haryanto         Lotus               1m26.345s  + 0.651s
 8.  Alexander Sims       Addax               1m26.346s  + 0.652s
 9.  Stefano Coletti      Rapax               1m26.451s  + 0.757s
10.  Alexander Rossi      Caterham            1m26.468s  + 0.774s
11.  Daniel Juncadella    Rapax               1m26.543s  + 0.849s
12.  Fabio Leimer         Racing Engineering  1m26.569s  + 0.875s
13.  Julian Leal          Trident             1m26.608s  + 0.914s
14.  Daniel Abt           Lotus               1m26.816s  + 1.122s
15.  Daniel de Jong       Coloni              1m26.857s  + 1.163s
16.  Mitch Evans          DAMS                1m26.926s  + 1.232s
17.  Rene Binder          Lazarus             1m26.961s  + 1.267s
18.  Sergio Canamasas     Trident             1m27.060s  + 1.366s
19.  Jolyon Palmer        iSport              1m27.148s  + 1.454s
20.  Nigel Melker         Racing Engineering  1m27.165s  + 1.471s
21.  Kevin Mirocha        iSport              1m27.465s  + 1.771s
22.  Simon Trummer        Caterham            1m27.518s  + 1.824s
23.  Jake Rosenzweig      Addax               1m27.992s  + 2.298s
24.  Ramon Pineiro        Carlin              1m30.243s  + 4.549s

Afternoon times:

Pos  Driver               Team                Time       Gap
 1.  Johnny Cecotto Jr    Arden               1m26.585s
 2.  Stephane Richelmi    DAMS                1m26.783s  + 0.198s
 3.  Rene Binder          Lazarus             1m27.135s  + 0.550s
 4.  Stefano Coletti      Rapax               1m27.215s  + 0.630s
 5.  Jolyon Palmer        iSport              1m27.274s  + 0.689s
 6.  Fabio Leimer         Racing Engineering  1m27.312s  + 0.727s
 7.  Julian Leal          Trident             1m27.484s  + 0.899s
 8.  Nigel Melker         Racing Engineering  1m27.622s  + 1.037s
 9.  Kevin Giovesi        Lazarus             1m27.622s  + 1.037s
10.  Sergio Canamasas     Trident             1m27.634s  + 1.049s
11.  Kevin Mirocha        iSport              1m27.673s  + 1.088s
12.  Alexander Sims       Addax               1m27.803s  + 1.218s
13.  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs  Arden               1m27.885s  + 1.300s
14.  Marcus Ericsson      Coloni              1m27.994s  + 1.409s
15.  Mitch Evans          DAMS                1m27.998s  + 1.413s
16.  Jake Rosenzweig      Addax               1m28.311s  + 1.726s
17.  Ramon Pineiro        Carlin              1m28.630s  + 2.045s
18.  Simon Trummer        Caterham            1m28.929s  + 2.344s
19.  Rio Haryanto         Lotus               1m30.331s  + 3.746s
20.  Daniel Juncadella    Rapax               1m30.668s  + 4.083s
21.  Alexander Rossi      Caterham            1m30.986s  + 4.401s
22.  Daniel Abt           Lotus               1m31.014s  + 4.429s
23.  Daniel de Jong       Coloni              1m31.348s  + 4.763s

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