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Tio Ellinas puts Manor top on day one of GP3 Silverstone test

Tio Ellinas set the pace on the first day of GP3 pre-season testing at Silverstone

Cold and blustery conditions produced a slow start to the day, with morning pacesetter Carlos Sainz Jr only completing 10 laps prior to the lunch break.

The afternoon heralded an increase in on-track activity and it was ART's Jack Harvey who first took advantage to go fastest.

He was soon displaced by stablemate Facu Regalia, who appeared on course to finish the day on top until Ellinas displaced him one minute from the day's end.

The Manor driver's best time, a 1m46.211s, was less than four hundredths of a second faster than Regalia's best.

Carlin's Nick Yelloly denied Harvey third spot, with Melville McKee - driving for the new Bamboo GP3 squad - and Trident's David Fumanelli rounding out the top six.

Fumanelli caused one of the afternoon's several red flags when he stopped out on circuit midway through the session. Regalia did likewise, while Luis Sa Silva kissed the barriers at Becketts and Adderley Fong ran wide at Chapel to also cause short disruptions.

Sainz, driving for Arden, had his afternoon times deleted when his car was found to be underweight. His morning best was still fast enough to put him seventh overall.

Morning session:
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Carlos Sainz Jnr MW Arden 1m46.795s 10 2. Tio Ellinas Manor 1m47.389s + 0.594s 10 3. David Fumanelli Trident 1m47.490s + 0.695s 11 4. Alex Fontana Jenzer 1m47.700s + 0.905s 24 5. Nick Cassidy Manor 1m47.850s + 1.055s 13 6. Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 1m47.904s + 1.109s 13 7. Nick Yelloly Carlin 1m47.942s + 1.147s 14 8. Giovanni Venturini Trident 1m48.047s + 1.252s 14 9. Aaro Vainio Koiranen 1m48.238s + 1.443s 7 10. Kevin Korjus Koiranen 1m48.242s + 1.447s 15 11. Patrick Kujala Koiranen 1m48.370s + 1.575s 13 12. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer 1m48.493s + 1.698s 15 13. Dino Zamparelli Manor 1m48.545s + 1.750s 12 14. Robert Visoiu MW Arden 1m48.796s + 2.001s 12 15. Melville McKee Bamboo 1m48.889s + 2.094s 13 16. Josh Webster Status 1m49.025s + 2.230s 15 17. Adderly Fong Status 1m49.484s + 2.689s 15 18. Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 1m49.546s + 2.751s 13 19. Felipe Guimaraes Bamboo 1m49.633s + 2.838s 12 20. Luis Sa Silva Carlin 1m49.644s + 2.849s 16 21. Emanuele Zonzini Trident 1m49.725s + 2.930s 15 22. Jimmy Eriksson Status 1m50.566s + 3.771s 12 23. Carmen Jorda Bamboo 1m52.684s + 5.889s 13 24. Samin Gomez Jenzer 1m52.887s + 6.092s 10 25. Conor Daly ART 1 26. Jack Harvey ART 1 27. Facu Regalia ART 1

Afternoon session*

Pos  Driver                  Team        Time       Gap       Laps
 1.  Tio Ellinas             Manor       1m46.211s            29
 2.  Facu Regalia            ART         1m46.247s  + 0.036s  31
 3.  Nick Yelloly            Carlin      1m46.540s  + 0.329s  37
 4.  Jack Harvey             ART         1m46.664s  + 0.453s  23
 5.  Melville McKee          Bamboo      1m46.719s  + 0.508s  20
 6.  David Fumanelli         Trident     1m46.774s  + 0.563s  24
 7.  Robert Visoiu           MW Arden    1m47.027s  + 0.816s  32
 8.  Alex Fontana            Jenzer      1m47.050s  + 0.839s  28
 9.  Kevin Korjus            Koiranen    1m47.143s  + 0.932s  18
10.  Conor Daly              ART         1m47.177s  + 0.966s  33
11.  Daniil Kvyat            MW Arden    1m47.345s  + 1.134s  32
12.  Dino Zamparelli         Manor       1m47.391s  + 1.180s  30
13.  Jimmy Eriksson          Status      1m47.402s  + 1.191s  29
14.  Josh Webster            Status      1m47.474s  + 1.263s  30
15.  Patric Niederhauser     Jenzer      1m47.698s  + 1.487s  11
16.  Felipe Guimaraes        Bamboo      1m47.731s  + 1.520s  25
17.  Emanuele Zonzini        Trident     1m47.924s  + 1.713s  25
18.  Adderly Fong            Status      1m47.983s  + 1.772s  18
19.  Eric Lichtenstein       Carlin      1m48.305s  + 2.094s  34
20.  Patrick Kujala          Koiranen    1m48.322s  + 2.111s  24
21.  Nick Cassidy            Manor       1m48.755s  + 2.544s  23
22.  Giovanni Venturini      Trident     1m48.977s  + 2.766s   9
23.  Aaro Vainio             Koiranen    1m49.146s  + 2.935s  11
24.  Luis Sa Silva           Carlin      1m50.517s  + 4.306s  15
25.  Samin Gomez             Jenzer      1m50.890s  + 4.679s  15
26.  Carmen Jorda            Bamboo      1m51.457s  + 5.246s  21

* Carlos Sainz's times deleted after car found to be underweight

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