Matias Laine leads MW Arden one-two in opening GP3 practice at Barcelona
Matias Laine set the pace in the first practice session of the 2012 GP3 Series season at Barcelona
The second-year driver led an MW Arden one-two ahead of his Formula 3 convert team-mate David Fumanelli - the pair separated by just 0.099 seconds.
The MW Arden duo were followed by the trio of Lotus entries, with Aaro Vainio third and his team-mates Conor Daly and Daniel Abt next up.
Completing an all-MW Arden/Lotus top six, title favourite Mitch Evans was sixth fastest.
Manor's Fabiano Machado had the only significant incident when he spun into the Turn 14 barriers, while his team-mate Tio Ellinas stopped after just one lap.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Matias Laine MW Arden 1m38.878s 2. David Fumanelli MW Arden 1m38.977s + 0.099s 3. Aaro Vainio Lotus 1m39.063s + 0.185s 4. Conor Daly Lotus 1m39.080s + 0.202s 5. Daniel Abt Lotus 1m39.154s + 0.276s 6. Mitch Evans MW Arden 1m39.208s + 0.330s 7. Antonio Felix da Costa Carlin 1m39.514s + 0.636s 8. Alex Brundle Carlin 1m39.625s + 0.747s 9. Tamas Pal Kiss Atech CRS 1m39.682s + 0.804s 10. Marlon Stockinger Status 1m39.776s + 0.898s 11. Robert Visoiu Jenzer 1m39.839s + 0.961s 12. William Buller Carlin 1m40.041s + 1.163s 13. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer 1m40.168s + 1.290s 14. Kevin Ceccon Ocean 1m40.427s + 1.549s 15. Kotaro Sakurai Status 1m40.493s + 1.615s 16. Dmitry Suranovich Manor 1m40.532s + 1.654s 17. Antonio Spavone Trident 1m40.614s + 1.736s 18. Ethan Ringel Atech CRS 1m40.913s + 2.035s 19. Fabiano Machado Manor 1m40.935s + 2.057s 20. Alice Powell Status 1m41.003s + 2.125s 21. John Wartique Atech CRS 1m41.179s + 2.301s 22. Vicky Piria Trident 1m41.532s + 2.654s 23. Carmen Jorda Ocean 1m41.554s + 2.676s 24. Robert Cregan Ocean 1m42.087s + 3.209s 25. Jakub Klasterka Jenzer 1m42.198s + 3.320s 26. Tio Ellinas Manor
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