Maldonado tops GP2 test for ART
Pastor Maldonado topped the first day's running at this week's GP2 test at Jerez
The Venezuelan was quickest of all in the afternoon session, on his first day with the ART Grand Prix team. ART also ran Nico Hulkenberg, who set the third fastest time of the day during the morning. The pair were split by Davide Valsecchi's Durango, which posted the best time of the morning.
Maldonado topped the afternoon running, ahead of Japanese drivers Koudai Tsukakoshi (Piquet) and Kamui Kobayashi (DAMS), with Hulkenberg fourth quickest in that session.
Karun Chandhok set the fifth fastest time of the test for Fisichella Motor Sport, while other drivers in action for new teams included Andi Zuber and Alvaro Parente at Racing Engineering.
Formula Renault 3.5 champion Giedo van der Garde continued with iSport, where he was joined by Charles Pic. Edoardo Mortara had his first run with Trident Racing, alongside Chris van der Drift and Japanese F3 champion Carlo van Dam joined Chandhok at FMS.
Every team was present at Jerez today, with the exception of BCN. The test will resume tomorrow morning, with several drivers swapping seats, including series race winners Luca Filippi and Vitaly Petrov who are expected to jump into Racing Engineering's cars.
Morning times
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:24.823 2. Nico Hulkenberg ART 1:24.903 +0.080 3. Pastor Maldonado ART 1:25.025 +0.202 4. Koudai Tsukakoshi Piquet 1:25.138 +0.315 5. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:25.213 +0.390 6. Diego Nunes Piquet 1:25.545 +0.722 7. Giedo van der Garde iSport 1:25.549 +0.726 8. Karun Chandhok FMS 1:25.616 +0.793 9. Charles Pic iSport 1:25.638 +0.815 10. Andi Zuber Racing Engineering 1:25.665 +0.842 11. Vitaly Petrov Campos 1:25.740 +0.917 12. Luca Filippi Super Nova 1:25.860 +1.037 13. Alvaro Parente Racing Engineering 1:26.016 +1.193 14. Jerome d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:26.252 +1.429 15. James Jakes Super Nova 1:26.497 +1.674 16. Michael Herck DPR 1:26.508 +1.685 17. Davide Rigon Campos 1:26.546 +1.723 18. Marcello Puglisi Durango 1:26.573 +1.750 19. Edoardo Mortara Trident 1:26.854 +2.031 20. Christian Ebbesvik Arden 1:26.874 +2.051 21. Chris van der Drift Trident 1:26.990 +2.167 22. Carlo van Dam FMS 1:27.167 +2.344 23. Luiz Razia Arden 1:27.666 +2.843 24. Sten Pentus DPR 1:28.075 +3.252
Afternoon times
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Pastor Maldonado ART 1:24.727 2. Koudai Tsukakoshi Piquet 1:25.015 +0.288 3. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:25.025 +0.299 4. Nico Hulkenberg ART 1:25.063 +0.336 5. Karun Chandhok FMS 1:25.255 +0.528 6. Andreas Zuber Racing Engineering 1:25.437 +0.710 7. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:25.539 +0.812 8. Diego Nunes Piquet 1:25.605 +0.878 9. Alvaro Parente Racing Engineering 1:25.667 +0.940 10. Vitaly Petrov Campos 1:25.747 +1.020 11. Charles Pic iSport 1:25.755 +1.028 12. Giedo van der Garde iSport 1:25.831 +1.104 13. Luca Filippi Super Nova 1:25.860 +1.133 14. Jerome d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:26.055 +1.328 15. Chris van der Drift Trident 1:26.345 +1.618 16. Davide Rigon Campos 1:26.399 +1.672 17. Michael Herck DPR 1:26.514 +1.787 18. Marcello Puglisi Durango 1:26.607 +1.880 19. Edoardo Mortara Trident 1:26.803 +2.076 20. Christian Ebbesvik Arden 1:27.158 +2.431 21. Sten Pentus DPR 1:27.443 +2.716 22. James Jakes Super Nova 1:27.459 +2.732 23. Luiz Razia Arden 1:28.064 +3.337 24. Carlo van Dam FMS 1:28.607 +3.880
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