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Herck sets testing pace at Paul Ricard

Michael Herck set the pace on the opening day of GP2 testing at the Paul Ricard circuit, where the series is carrying out its final three-day session of the year

Herck, at the wheel of the DPR car, posted a best time of 1:12.271 in the afternoon session, having already topped the timesheets in the morning with a lap that was seven tenths slower.

At the 3D configuration of the French track, the Romanian driver led Oliver Turvey in the morning and Fabio Leimer in the afternoon, the Briton getting closest in the first session, finishing around a tenth behind Herck.

Sam Bird was third quickest ahead in the afternoon, when the eight best times of the day were set.

Turvey finished in fourth overall, with GP2 Asia championship leader Davide Valsecchi completing the top five in the second iSport car.

There was only one rookie driver on track today, as American Jake Rosenzweig took to wheel of the Super Nova car to post the 13th fastest time.

The test continues tomorrow.

Morning times:

Pos  Driver                 Team                          Time     Laps
 1.  Michael Herck          DPR                           1:12.976   25
 2.  Oliver Turvey          iSport International          1:13.094   17
 3.  Christian Vietoris     Fat Burner Racing Eng.        1:13.099   27
 4.  Jerome d'Ambrosio      Barwa Addax Team              1:13.138   33
 5.  Sam Bird               ART Grand Prix                1:13.244   23
 6.  Fabio Leimer           Fat Burner Racing Eng.        1:13.266   37
 7.  James Jakes            Super Nova Racing             1:13.321   21
 8.  Alberto Valerio        DAMS                          1:13.326   23
 9.  Karun Chandhok         Party Poker Racing.com        1:13.373   15
10.  Esteban Gutierrez      Telmex Arden International    1:13.439   32
11.  Max Chilton            Barwa Addax Team              1:13.560   23
12.  Alexander Rossi        DAMS                          1:13.562   37
13.  Stefano Coletti        Piquet GP                     1:13.591   22
14.  Davide Valsecchi       iSport International          1:14.004   16
15.  Charles Pic            Ocean Racing Technology       1:14.267   29
16.  William Bratt          Party Poker Racing.com        1:14.365   22
17.  Rodolfo Gonzalez       Ocean Racing Technology       1:14.385   32
18.  Vladimir Arabadzhiev   Piquet GP                     1:14.519   29
19.  Jake Rosenzweig        Super Nova Racing             1:14.561   17
20.  Jan Charouz            ART Grand Prix                1:14.639   31
21.  Luiz Razia             Telmex Arden International    1:15.289    8
22.  Kevin Nai Chia Chen    Trident Racing                1:15:730   24
23.  Plamen Kralev          Trident Racing                1:17.638   25

Afternoon times:

Pos  Driver                 Team                          Time      Laps
 1.  Michael Herck          DPR                           1:12.271   26
 2.  Fabio Leimer           Fat Burner Racing Eng.        1:12.619   31
 3.  Sam Bird               ART Grand Prix                1:12.746   14
 4.  Oliver Turvey          iSport International          1:12.764   28
 5.  Davide Valsecchi       iSport International          1:12.771   29
 6.  Karun Chandhok         Party Poker Racing.com        1:12.786   23
 7.  Jerome d'Ambrosio      Barwa Addax Team              1:12.839   20
 8.  James Jakes            Super Nova Racing             1:12.929   25
 9.  Stefano Coletti        Piquet GP                     1:13.032   26
10.  Luiz Razia             Telmex Arden International    1:13.066   45
11.  Esteban Gutierrez      Telmex Arden International    1:13.262   26
12.  William Bratt          Party Poker Racing.com        1:13.303   18
13.  Jake Rosenzweig        Super Nova Racing             1:13.387    6
14.  Alexander Rossi        DAMS                          1:13.402   36
15.  Max Chilton            Barwa Addax Team              1:13.565   30
16.  Christian Vietoris     Fat Burner Racing Eng.        1:13.568    8
17.  Alberto Valerio        DAMS                          1:13.574   21
18.  Vladimir Arabadzhiev   Piquet GP                     1:13.710   39
19.  Charles Pic            Ocean Racing Technology       1:13.802   31
20.  Rodolfo Gonzalez       Ocean Racing Technology       1:14.049   37
21.  Jan Charouz            ART Grand Prix                1:14.121   30
22.  Giacomo Ricci          DPR                           1:14.141   16
23.  Kevin Nai Chia Chen    Trident Racing                1:14.991   29
24.  Plamen Kralev          Trident Racing                1:16.766   16

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