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Bahrain GP2 test: Jon Lancaster ends final day on top

Jon Lancaster topped the final day of pre-season GP2 testing in Bahrain by less than a tenth of a second over Alexander Rossi

The Briton, who is optimistic of landing a deal with the MP Motorsport squad he has been testing for at Sakhir, led the way during a morning session where the frontrunners were pushing on soft tyres.

Lancaster traded blows with McLaren junior Stoffel Vandoorne early on, and the Belgian was eventually edged out of second place by Felipe Nasr and then Rossi before lunch.

The majority of drivers switched their attention to longer runs in the slower afternoon session, where Daniel Abt - fifth quickest in the morning - set the pace for the Force India F1-affiliated Hilmer Motorsport.

Jolyon Palmer had led the way for the majority of that final pre-season session, but the Briton was bumped down the order by Mitch Evans, Johnny Cecotto and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs late on.

The GP2 field will return to Bahrain for the first races of the season on April 5-6, supporting the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Combined Friday times:

Pos Driver               Team                     Time     Laps
 1. Jon Lancaster        MP                       1m39.647s  55
 2. Alexander Rossi      Caterham                 1m39.693s  71
 3. Felipe Nasr          Carlin                   1m39.829s  61
 4. Stoffel Vandoorne    ART                      1m39.920s  70
 5. Daniel Abt           Hilmer                   1m39.931s  46
 6. Jolyon Palmer        DAMS                     1m40.003s  59
 7. Julian Leal          Carlin                   1m40.031s  66
 8. Raffaele Marciello   Racing Engineering       1m40.157s  64
 9. Mitch Evans          Russian Time             1m40.233s  53
10. Rio Haryanto         Caterham                 1m40.377s  63
11. Stephane Richelmi    DAMS                     1m40.397s  70
12. Facu Regalia         Hilmer                   1m40.446s  48
13. Simon Trummer        Rapax                    1m40.474s  66
14. Nathanael Berthon    Lazarus                  1m40.511s  47
15. Stefano Coletti      Racing Engineering       1m40.529s  50
16. Rene Binder          Arden                    1m40.550s  56
17. Kimiya Sato          Campos                   1m40.659s  57
18. Daniiel De Jong      MP                       1m40.668s  51
19. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs  Rapax                    1m40.743s  49
20. Andre Negrao         Arden                    1m40.956s  58
21. Takuya Izawa         ART                      1m41.019s  70
22. Arthur Pic           Campos                   1m41.054s  55
23. Artem Markelov       Russian Time             1m41.131s  66
24. Johnny Cecotto       Trident                  1m41.290s  50
25. Conor Daly           Lazarus                  1m41.766s  65
26. Axcil Jefferies      Trident                  1m42.670s  44

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