Charles Leclerc back on top on final day of Abu Dhabi GP3 testing
Charles Leclerc was back on top on the third and final day of GP3 post-season testing in Abu Dhabi, heading the morning and afternoon sessions on Friday
After spending day two with Arden, the Monegasque driver returned to ART Grand Prix - the team co-owned by his manager Nicolas Todt - for the final day having set Wednesday's pace with the French outfit.
The Formula 3 European championship race winner worked his way down to the week's best time of 1m54.571s before the end of the afternoon.
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 graduate Kevin Jorg was second to Leclerc in both sessions, driving for Arden.
He was only 0.058s adrift in the morning, but more than two tenths away at the end of the day.
Briton Jake Hughes, also with Arden on the final day, took third having placed fourth behind ART's Alex Albon in the morning.
Euroformula Open racers Leonardo Pulcini and Konstantin Tereshchenko made the top five in the afternoon for Trident and Campos respectively, ahead of Albon.
The test was the last action for the outgoing GP3 chassis before the GP3/16 is introduced next year.
MORNING TIMES
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1m55.115s | - | 22 |
2 | Kevin Jorg | Arden International | 1m55.173s | 0.058s | 23 |
3 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1m55.485s | 0.370s | 29 |
4 | Jake Hughes | Arden International | 1m55.488s | 0.373s | 19 |
5 | Leonardo Pulcini | Trident | 1m55.605s | 0.490s | 33 |
6 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1m55.652s | 0.537s | 22 |
7 | Jack Aitken | Status Grand Prix | 1m55.836s | 0.721s | 24 |
8 | Konstantin Tereschenko | Campos Racing | 1m55.849s | 0.734s | 23 |
9 | Ralph Boschung | Arden International | 1m55.987s | 0.872s | 27 |
10 | Antonio Fuoco | Status Grand Prix | 1m56.069s | 0.954s | 21 |
11 | Nabil Jeffri | Koiranen GP | 1m56.158s | 1.043s | 22 |
12 | Steijn Schothorst | Trident | 1m56.241s | 1.126s | 30 |
13 | Santino Ferrucci | Status Grand Prix | 1m56.605s | 1.490s | 21 |
14 | Giuliano Alesi | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m56.729s | 1.614s | 24 |
15 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1m56.861s | 1.746s | 4 |
16 | Will Palmer | ART Grand Prix | 1m56.994s | 1.879s | 27 |
17 | Nico Rindlisbacher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m57.185s | 2.070s | 26 |
18 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Trident | 1m57.221s | 2.106s | 30 |
19 | Antoni Ptak | Campos Racing | 1m57.250s | 2.135s | 30 |
20 | Marcos Siebert | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m57.390s | 2.275s | 30 |
21 | Rahul Raj Mayer | Campos Racing | 1m57.599s | 2.484s | 35 |
AFTERNOON TIMES
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | 1m54.571s | - | 38 |
2 | Kevin Jorg | Arden International | 1m54.791s | 0.220s | 27 |
3 | Jake Hughes | Arden International | 1m54.927s | 0.356s | 24 |
4 | Leonardo Pulcini | Trident | 1m55.174s | 0.603s | 34 |
5 | Konstantin Tereschenko | Campos Racing | 1m55.334s | 0.763s | 28 |
6 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1m55.370s | 0.799s | 35 |
7 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1m55.402s | 0.831s | 26 |
8 | Jack Aitken | Status Grand Prix | 1m55.438s | 0.867s | 29 |
9 | Steijn Schothorst | Trident | 1m55.481s | 0.910s | 29 |
10 | Santino Ferrucci | Status Grand Prix | 1m55.790s | 1.219s | 31 |
11 | Ralph Boschung | Arden International | 1m55.799s | 1.228s | 22 |
12 | Will Palmer | ART Grand Prix | 1m55.910s | 1.339s | 34 |
13 | Antonio Fuoco | Status Grand Prix | 1m55.929s | 1.358s | 25 |
14 | Matevos Isaakyan | Koiranen GP | 1m56.190s | 1.619s | 11 |
15 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Trident | 1m56.454s | 1.883s | 36 |
16 | Marcos Siebert | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m56.573s | 2.002s | 30 |
17 | Nico Rindlisbacher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m56.695s | 2.124s | 37 |
18 | Giuliano Alesi | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m56.772s | 2.201s | 37 |
19 | Rahul Raj Mayer | Campos Racing | 1m57.146s | 2.575s | 35 |
20 | Antoni Ptak | Campos Racing | 1m57.161s | 2.590s | 35 |
21 | Nabil Jeffri | Koiranen GP | 1m58.173s | 3.602s | 20 |
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