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Bahrain Formula 2 testing: Latifi leads day two for DAMS

DAMS driver Nicholas Latifi set the pace on the second day of Formula 2's second pre-season test in Bahrain

Having led GP2's post-season Abu Dhabi test last year, the Canadian returned to the top spot of the classification on Thursday with a 1m40.541s lap of the Bahrain International Circuit.

Latifi, who served as a Renault Formula 1 test driver last year, posted his benchmark just after the midway point in the morning session, jumping ahead of Russian Time pair Luca Ghiotto and Artem Markelov.

MP Motorsport's Jordan King was fourth, just 0.001 seconds ahead of Prema's Wednesday pacesetter Charles Leclerc.

Also dipping into the 1m40s margin were Arden's Norman Nato and ART's Alexander Albon, with Albon's team-mate Nobuharu Matsushita and DAMS driver Oliver Rowland following close in eighth and ninth.

McLaren protege Nyck de Vries (Rapax) headed Sergio Sette Camara (MP Motorsport) by 0.06s the afternoon session, but the Dutchman's 1m41.212s lap was only enough for 10th overall.

Sette Camara subsequently had his best lap from the afternoon deleted due to his car being underweight, but his morning time was good enough to keep him in 11th.

The two drivers occupying seats that are not yet assigned for the season - Trident's Sergio Canamasas and Campos newcomer Raoul Hyman - were 17th and 19th respectively.

THURSDAY MORNING TIMES:

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1m40.541s - 23
2 Luca Ghiotto RUSSIAN TIME 1m40.678s 0.137s 25
3 Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1m40.702s 0.161s 31
4 Jordan King MP Motorsport 1m40.884s 0.343s 26
5 Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 1m40.885s 0.344s 33
6 Norman Nato Pertamina Arden 1m40.909s 0.368s 38
7 Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1m40.927s 0.386s 20
8 Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1m41.057s 0.516s 20
9 Oliver Rowland DAMS 1m41.156s 0.615s 18
10 Sergio Sette Camara MP Motorsport 1m41.351s 0.810s 28
11 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1m41.371s 0.830s 16
12 Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 1m41.398s 0.857s 41
13 Louis Deletraz Racing Engineering 1m41.463s 0.922s 19
14 Nyck de Vries Rapax 1m41.568s 1.027s 24
15 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1m41.984s 1.443s 34
16 Sergio Canamasas Trident 1m42.042s 1.501s 18
17 Sean Gelael Pertamina Arden 1m42.249s 1.708s 26
18 Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1m42.347s 1.806s 16
19 Raoul Hyman Campos Racing 1m42.598s 2.057s 41
20 Nabil Jeffri Trident 1m42.973s 2.432s 20


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