Barcelona GP3 test: Niederhauser fastest before rain hits track
Patric Niederhauser threw in the quickest time of the day in GP3 testing before the heavens opened on the Barcelona track
Niederhauser led team-mate Alex Fontana in a Jenzer one-two, four tenths of a second apart, as the former's lap of 1m33.750s stoo as the day's fastest.
Manor duo Tio Ellinas and Nick Cassidy were next up, followed by Giovanni Venturini for Trident.
Thereafter the mission was simply staying on the road, with many drivers aquaplaning off in the extremely tough conditions.
Jack Harvey, Cassidy, Carmen Jorda, Emanuele Zonzini, Josh Webster, Facu Regalia, Samin Gomez, Melville McKee (in for Lewis Williamson at Bamboo), Tuesday pacesetter Conor Daly and Carlos Sainz Jr all had incidents, with Sainz damaged his car heavily at Turn 3.
Times meant little, but Aaro Vainio emerged quickest for new squad Koiranen by 1.6s over Harvey.
GP3 testing resumes at Silverstone next month.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer 1m33.75s 19
2. Alex Fontana Jenzer 1m34.18s + 0.426s 24
3. Tio Ellinas Manor 1m34.21s + 0.459s 27
4. Nick Cassidy Manor 1m34.22s + 0.469s 23
5. Giovanni Venturini Trident 1m34.41s + 0.661s 21
6. Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 1m34.44s + 0.691s 32
7. Jack Harvey ART 1m34.49s + 0.741s 19
8. Facu Regalia ART 1m34.52s + 0.769s 29
9. Dino Zamparelli Manor 1m34.52s + 0.770s 30
10. Conor Daly ART 1m34.58s + 0.826s 29
11. Carlos Sainz Jnr MW Arden 1m34.60s + 0.851s 27
12. Nick Yelloly Carlin 1m34.67s + 0.918s 25
13. David Fumanelli MW Arden 1m34.72s + 0.970s 21
14. Kevin Korjus Koiranen 1m34.74s + 0.987s 17
15. Jimmy Eriksson Status 1m34.74s + 0.988s 16
16. Robert Visoiu MW Arden 1m34.74s + 0.988s 25
17. Patrick Kujala Koiranen 1m34.84s + 1.094s 20
18. Emanuele Zonzini Trident 1m34.98s + 1.226s 19
19. Adderly Fong Status 1m35.16s + 1.409s 13
20. Aaro Vainio Koiranen 1m35.33s + 1.578s 15
21. Luis Sa Silva Carlin 1m35.45s + 1.697s 27
22. Josh Webster Carlin 1m35.63s + 1.879s 16
23. Samin Gomez Jenzer 1m36.07s + 2.322s 18
24. Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 1m36.21s + 2.459s 28
25. Melville McKee Bamboo 1m36.34s + 2.586s 27
26. Ryan Cullen Bamboo 1m37.13s + 3.378s 22
27. Carmen Jorda Bamboo 1m38.38s + 4.628s 21
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