Will Stevens sets the pace on the final day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon
Will Stevens went fastest for P1 Motorsport on the final day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon
Stevens rose to the top of the timesheets in a dry final session, setting a 1m43.072s benchmark which was just enough to deprive Arthur Pic (Epic Racing) and Marco Sorensen (Gravity-Charouz).
The second Gravity car of Richie Stanaway, pacesetter on the opening two days, ended the final session fourth fastest, although the German F3 champion's day two benchmark remained the fastest time across the whole test.
"I've enjoyed myself over the three days, in all conditions, and it's a real boost to see your name up there in first," Stanaway said. "I've worked really well with the Gravity-Charouz team and I hope to be on the grid for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012."
Kevin Korjus ended the test fifth fastest for Tech 1, the Estonian finishing within two tenths of Stevens' time.
He was followed by Nico Muller (Draco), Kevin Magnussen (Carlin), Nick Yelloly (Comtec) and Robin Frijns (Fortec), all of whom were covered by less than one tenth of a second. Zoel Amberg (Pons) rounded out the top ten.
Dean Stoneman, in his first competitive test since being diagnosed with testicular cancer, finished 17th fastest for ISR, within nine tenths of a second of Stevens.
The Aragon test represented the final outing for the current Formula Renault 3.5 chassis, with next year's car to be used for the next round of tests at the start of 2012.
Day Two times:
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Will Stevens P1 1m43.072s 2. Arthur Pic Epic 1m43.093s + 0.021s 3. Marco Sorenson Gravity-Charouz 1m43.166s + 0.094s 4. Richie Stanaway Gravity-Charouz 1m43.251s + 0.179s 5. Kevin Korjus Tech 1 1m43.259s + 0.187s 6. Nico Muller Draco 1m43.376s + 0.304s 7. Kevin Magnussen Carlin 1m43.401s + 0.329s 8. Nick Yelloly Comtec 1m43.450s + 0.378s 9. Robin Frijns Fortec 1m43.455s + 0.383s 10. Zoel Amberg Pons 1m43.504s + 0.432s 11. Danil Kvyat Carlin 1m43.601s + 0.529s 12. Andre Negrao Draco 1m43.697s + 0.625s 13. Giovanni Venturini Fortec 1m43.702s + 0.630s 14. Lucas Foresti Comtec 1m43.768s + 0.696s 15. Sergey Afanasiev BVM Target 1m43.794s + 0.722s 16. Laurens Vanthoor ISR 1m43.857s + 0.785s 17. Dean Stoneman ISR 1m43.911s + 0.839s 18. Jazeman Jaafar KMP/Carlin 1m43.934s + 0.862s 19. Walter Grubmuller P1 1m44.073s + 1.001s 20. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Epic 1m44.110s + 1.038s 21. Nicolai Martsenko BVM Target 1m44.400s + 1.328s 22. Maxime Jousse KMP 1m44.680s + 1.608s 23. Yann Cunha Pons 1m45.351s + 2.279s 24. Fabiano Machado Tech 1 1m45.473s + 2.401s
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