Gutierrez fastest in Valencia practice
Current GP3 points leader Esteban Gutierrez has started this weekend's Valencia round off by topping the times in this afternoon's free practice session
The Mexican managed a best lap of 1m59.459s to leave him 0.266s clear of ART team-mate Alexander Rossi, with Carlin's Dean Smith just behind him.
Formula 3 Euro Series regular Roberto Merhi, who is making his GP3 debut, managed fourth-quickest for Atech, ahead of Manor's James Jakes and MW Arden's Michael Christensen.
The only moment of drama in an otherwise uneventful session came in the final minutes, when Addax's Mirko Bortolotti came to a stop in the middle of the main straight. The Italian's stricken car was removed under yellows.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Esteban Gutierrez ART 1m59.459s 11 2. Alexander Rossi ART 1m59.725s +0.266 13 3. Dean Smith Carlin 1m59.818s +0.359 14 4. Roberto Merhi Atech CRS 1m59.847s +0.388 14 5. James Jakes Manor 1m59.856s +0.397 13 6. Michael Christensen MW Arden 1m59.927s +0.468 14 7. Josef Newgarden Carlin 2m00.007s +0.548 14 8. Miki Monras MW Arden 2m00.037s +0.578 14 9. Jean-Eric Vergne Tech 1 2m00.069s +0.610 12 10. Nico Muller Jenzer 2m00.219s +0.760 15 11. Robert Wickens Status 2m00.328s +0.869 13 12. Stefano Coletti Tech 1 2m00.357s +0.898 13 13. Simon Trummer Jenzer 2m00.486s +1.027 15 14. Nigel Melker Mucke 2m00.514s +1.055 13 15. Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 2m00.518s +1.059 13 16. Mirko Bortolotti Addax 2m00.705s +1.246 12 17. Felipe Guimaraes Addax 2m00.709s +1.250 13 18. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor 2m00.714s +1.255 12 19. Daniel Morad Status 2m00.737s +1.278 14 20. Rio Haryanto Manor 2m00.774s +1.315 14 21. Oliver Oakes Atech CRS 2m00.850s +1.391 14 22. Pablo Sanchez Addax 2m00.931s +1.472 13 23. Lucas Foresti Carlin 2m01.084s +1.625 13 24. Pedro Nunes ART 2m01.169s +1.710 13 25. Tobias Hegewald Mucke 2m01.241s +1.782 13 26. Pal Varhaug Jenzer 2m01.492s +2.033 14 27. Renger van der Zande Mucke 2m01.506s +2.047 12 28. Ivan Lukashevich Status 2m01.889s +2.430 15 29. Vittorio Ghirelli Atech CRS 2m02.039s +2.580 14 30. Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 2m02.223s +2.764 14
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