Bahrain GP2 test: Jon Lancaster ends final day on top
Jon Lancaster topped the final day of pre-season GP2 testing in Bahrain by less than a tenth of a second over Alexander Rossi
The Briton, who is optimistic of landing a deal with the MP Motorsport squad he has been testing for at Sakhir, led the way during a morning session where the frontrunners were pushing on soft tyres.
Lancaster traded blows with McLaren junior Stoffel Vandoorne early on, and the Belgian was eventually edged out of second place by Felipe Nasr and then Rossi before lunch.
The majority of drivers switched their attention to longer runs in the slower afternoon session, where Daniel Abt - fifth quickest in the morning - set the pace for the Force India F1-affiliated Hilmer Motorsport.
Jolyon Palmer had led the way for the majority of that final pre-season session, but the Briton was bumped down the order by Mitch Evans, Johnny Cecotto and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs late on.
The GP2 field will return to Bahrain for the first races of the season on April 5-6, supporting the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Combined Friday times: Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Jon Lancaster MP 1m39.647s 55 2. Alexander Rossi Caterham 1m39.693s 71 3. Felipe Nasr Carlin 1m39.829s 61 4. Stoffel Vandoorne ART 1m39.920s 70 5. Daniel Abt Hilmer 1m39.931s 46 6. Jolyon Palmer DAMS 1m40.003s 59 7. Julian Leal Carlin 1m40.031s 66 8. Raffaele Marciello Racing Engineering 1m40.157s 64 9. Mitch Evans Russian Time 1m40.233s 53 10. Rio Haryanto Caterham 1m40.377s 63 11. Stephane Richelmi DAMS 1m40.397s 70 12. Facu Regalia Hilmer 1m40.446s 48 13. Simon Trummer Rapax 1m40.474s 66 14. Nathanael Berthon Lazarus 1m40.511s 47 15. Stefano Coletti Racing Engineering 1m40.529s 50 16. Rene Binder Arden 1m40.550s 56 17. Kimiya Sato Campos 1m40.659s 57 18. Daniiel De Jong MP 1m40.668s 51 19. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Rapax 1m40.743s 49 20. Andre Negrao Arden 1m40.956s 58 21. Takuya Izawa ART 1m41.019s 70 22. Arthur Pic Campos 1m41.054s 55 23. Artem Markelov Russian Time 1m41.131s 66 24. Johnny Cecotto Trident 1m41.290s 50 25. Conor Daly Lazarus 1m41.766s 65 26. Axcil Jefferies Trident 1m42.670s 44
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