Trummer fastest in GP3 testing

Trummer comfortably topped this morning's session with a 1m34.496s benchmark, nearly two tenths quicker than Mucke's Nigel Melker. Trummer's stellar performance follows Antonio Felix da Costa's clean sweep for the same team at Jerez yesterday. The Portugese driver was back today driving for Tech 1 Racing, alongside fellow Formula 3 Euro Series driver, Alexander Sims.

Jenzer Motorsport driver Nico Muller then ended MW Arden's run by topping the timesheets in the afternoon. Muller - who scored two victories this year on his way to third in the championship - lapped the Spanish circuit in 1m35.858s to knock MW Arden's Michael Christensen - who drove for ART yesterday - off the top spot by just over a tenth of a second as the session drew to a close. This ended a good day for the 18-year-old, who posted the third-fastest time this morning.

With moral support on hand from his two-time World Rally Championship winning father, Carlos Sainz Jr. made a low-key GP3 testing debut with the Addax Team. He finished a solid 13th in his first ever session this morning, but was unable to better his 1m35.529 fastest lap, and was nearly two seconds slower in the afternoon.

Spa race winner Adrien Tambay returned to action with Manor Racing, whilst Hockenheim polesitter Josef Newgarden continued his development work with Carlin.

Session one:

Pos  Driver                  Team       Time       Gap
 1.  Simon Trummer           MW Arden   1m34.496s
 2.  Nigel Melker            Mucke      1m34.646s  + 0.150s
 3.  Nico Muller             Jenzer     1m34.853s  + 0.357s
 4.  Michael Christensen     MW Arden   1m35.082s  + 0.586s
 5.  James Calado            ART        1m35.280s  + 0.784s
 6.  Doru Sechelariu         Tech 1     1m35.303s  + 0.807s
 7.  Nick Yelloly            Atech CRS  1m35.349s  + 0.853s
 8.  Alexander Sims          Tech 1     1m35.358s  + 0.862s
 9.  Adrien Tambay           Manor      1m35.362s  + 0.866s
10.  Zoel Amberg             Jenzer     1m35.406s  + 0.910s
11.  Matias Laine            ART        1m35.413s  + 0.917s
12.  Willi Steindl           Mucke      1m35.425s  + 0.929s
13.  Carlos Sainz Jr         Addax      1m35.529s  + 1.033s
14.  Thomas Hylkema          Manor      1m35.628s  + 1.132s
15.  Callum Macleod          Carlin     1m35.656s  + 1.160s
16.  Pedro Nunes             ART        1m35.708s  + 1.212s
17.  Conor Daly              Status     1m35.728s  + 1.232s
18.  Rio Haryanto            Manor      1m35.729s  + 1.233s
19.  Roberto Merhi           Atech CRS  1m35.733s  + 1.237s
20.  Marlon Stockinger       Jenzer     1m35.741s  + 1.245s
21.  Arthur Pic              MW Arden   1m35.790s  + 1.294s
22.  Antonio Felix da Costa  Tech 1     1m35.795s  + 1.299s
23.  Carlos Munoz            Mucke      1m35.806s  + 1.310s
24.  Facu Regalia            Addax      1m35.836s  + 1.340s
25.  Vittorio Ghirelli       Addax      1m35.963s  + 1.467s
26.  Leonardo Cordeiro       Status     1m36.087s  + 1.591s
27.  Tamas Pal Kiss          Atech CRS  1m36.164s  + 1.668s
28.  Oli Webb                Status     1m36.257s  + 1.761s
29.  Juan Carlos Sistos      Carlin     1m36.356s  + 1.860s
30.  Josef Newgarden         Carlin     1m36.429s  + 1.933s

Session two:

Pos  Driver                  Team       Time       Gap
 1.  Nico Muller             Jenzer     1m35.858s
 2.  Michael Christensen     MW Arden   1m36.051s  + 0.193s
 3.  Nigel Melker            Mucke      1m36.293s  + 0.435s
 4.  Simon Trummer           MW Arden   1m36.462s  + 0.604s
 5.  Alexander Sims          Tech 1     1m36.465s  + 0.607s
 6.  Arthur Pic              MW Arden   1m36.529s  + 0.671s
 7.  Marlon Stockinger       Jenzer     1m36.547s  + 0.689s
 8.  James Calado            ART        1m36.639s  + 0.781s
 9.  Willi Steindl           Mucke      1m36.751s  + 0.893s
10.  Callum Macleod          Carlin     1m36.753s  + 0.895s
11.  Roberto Merhi           Atech CRS  1m36.754s  + 0.896s
12.  Matias Laine            ART        1m36.859s  + 1.001s
13.  Josef Newgarden         Carlin     1m36.861s  + 1.003s
14.  Facu Regalia            Addax      1m36.881s  + 1.023s
15.  Rio Haryanto            Manor      1m36.919s  + 1.061s
16.  Adrien Tambay           Manor      1m36.936s  + 1.078s
17.  Antonio Felix da Costa  Tech 1     1m36.955s  + 1.097s
18.  Nick Yelloly            Atech CRS  1m36.965s  + 1.107s
19.  Tamas Pal Kiss          Atech CRS  1m36.995s  + 1.137s
20.  Zoel Amberg             Jenzer     1m37.050s  + 1.192s
21.  Doru Sechelariu         Tech 1     1m37.082s  + 1.224s
22.  Pedro Nunes             ART        1m37.098s  + 1.240s
23.  Conor Daly              Status     1m37.175s  + 1.317s
24.  Oli Webb                Status     1m37.181s  + 1.323s
25.  Thomas Hylkema          Manor      1m37.321s  + 1.463s
26.  Carlos Sainz Jr         Addax      1m37.654s  + 1.796s
27.  Vittorio Ghirelli       Addax      1m37.782s  + 1.924s
28.  Juan Carlos Sistos      Carlin     1m37.816s  + 1.958s
29.  Leonardo Cordeiro       Status     1m37.905s  + 2.047s
30.  Carlos Munoz            Mucke      1m38.136s  + 2.278s