GP3 testing: ART sweeps top three with Aitken, Fukuzumi and Russell
Jack Aitken led an ART 1-2-3 on day two of GP3 pre-season testing at Estoril, ahead of team-mates Nirei Fukuzumi and George Russell
Aitken, who was fifth in the standings last year, recorded his top time in the late stages of the afternoon session after most of the day had featured wet conditions.
When it eventually dried up, Mercedes protege and Wednesday pacesetter Russell's morning benchmark of 1m37.543s was lowered in no time, with Marcos Siebert first below the 1m30s barrier.
Aitken hit the front in the final half-hour, with Honda junior Fukuzumi and Russell three and six tenths behind respectively.
Ferrari Academy member Giuliano Alesi ended up in fourth, followed by Steijn Schothorst and Red Bull junior Niko Kari.
Arjun Maini was the last driver within a second of Aitken in seventh, as the top 10 was completed by Siebert and Italian duo Leonardo Pulcini and Alessio Lorandi.
MORNING TIMES:
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1m37.543s | - | 45 |
2 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 1m38.401s | 0.858s | 38 |
3 | Alessio Lorandi | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m38.476s | 0.933s | 35 |
4 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1m38.584s | 1.041s | 44 |
5 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1m38.875s | 1.332s | 40 |
6 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 1m39.305s | 1.762s | 41 |
7 | Niko Kari | Arden International | 1m40.107s | 2.564s | 23 |
8 | Steijn Schothorst | Arden International | 1m40.269s | 2.726s | 22 |
9 | Raoul Hyman | Campos Racing | 1m40.574s | 3.031s | 31 |
10 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1m41.374s | 3.831s | 18 |
11 | Leonardo Pulcini | Arden International | 1m41.452s | 3.909s | 35 |
12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 1m41.547s | 4.004s | 24 |
13 | Kevin Jorg | Trident | 1m41.734s | 4.191s | 26 |
14 | Tatiana Calderon | DAMS | 1m42.366s | 4.823s | 41 |
15 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m42.480s | 4.937s | 45 |
16 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1m42.791s | 5.248s | 40 |
17 | Bruno Baptista | DAMS | 1m43.059s | 5.516s | 42 |
18 | Marcos Siebert | Campos Racing | 1m43.208s | 5.665s | 29 |
19 | Julien Falchero | Campos Racing | 1m43.812s | 6.269s | 22 |
AFTERNOON TIMES:
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1m28.125s | - | 18 |
2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1m28.466s | 0.341s | 19 |
3 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1m28.740s | 0.615s | 18 |
4 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1m28.871s | 0.746s | 32 |
5 | Steijn Schothorst | Arden International | 1m28.913s | 0.788s | 37 |
6 | Niko Kari | Arden International | 1m28.938s | 0.813s | 37 |
7 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m29.087s | 0.962s | 51 |
8 | Marcos Siebert | Campos Racing | 1m29.266s | 1.141s | 41 |
9 | Leonardo Pulcini | Arden International | 1m29.444s | 1.319s | 24 |
10 | Alessio Lorandi | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m29.510s | 1.385s | 35 |
11 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 1m29.520s | 1.395s | 21 |
12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 1m29.526s | 1.401s | 32 |
13 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1m29.620s | 1.495s | 34 |
14 | Raoul Hyman | Campos Racing | 1m29.638s | 1.513s | 33 |
15 | Kevin Jorg | Trident | 1m29.693s | 1.568s | 23 |
16 | Bruno Baptista | DAMS | 1m29.777s | 1.652s | 38 |
17 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 1m29.937s | 1.812s | 33 |
18 | Tatiana Calderon | DAMS | 1m30.355s | 2.230s | 30 |
19 | Julien Falchero | Campos Racing | 1m31.098s | 2.973s | 47 |
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