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Barcelona GP2: Felipe Nasr dominates practice for Carlin

Felipe Nasr set the fastest time by over three quarters of a second in the free practice session for the third race weekend of the GP2 Series season at Barcelona

Track conditions were dry following the first Formula 1 session, and conditions were ideal for quick times from the off.

Jolyon Palmer was first to set the fastest time for Carlin, soon toppled by reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robin Frijns.

But Nasr soon stamped his authority on the session with his 1m30.103s lap that would stand as the quickest in the session.

James Calado went second fastest on 1m30.864s in his re-liveried ART Grand Prix entry, 0.761 seconds off Nasr's pace, with Johnny Cecotto Jr third fastest for Arden International.

Palmer and Frijns ended the session fourth and fifth respectively, with series leader Stefano Coletti sixth fastest, after sitting in the pits when track conditions appeared at their best.

Coletti was four places clear of title rival Fabio Leimer, who he leads by 10 points in the championship. Leimer suffered a couple of brief off-track moments during the session.

Sam Bird was seventh fastest ahead of Russian Time team-mate Tom Dillmann, although Bird is under investigation for a possible yellow-flag infringement.

Everyone used one set of hard tyres in the session, with Dillmann's in particular showing signs of heavy wear as the track heated up.

Series returnee Jon Lancaster was a creditable 16th fastest for Hilmer, where he replaces Pal Varhaug.

Casualties in the session included Daniel de Jong, whose MP Motorsport car was pushed away at Turn 8 after stopping on his out-lap with electrical issues.

Simon Trummer spun off exiting Turn 12, demolishing a marker board, on his first proper flying lap. He went no further.


Pos Driver                Team                 Time       Gap      Laps
 1. Felipe Nasr           Carlin               1m30.103s            13
 2. James Calado          ART                  1m30.864s  + 0.761s  11
 3. Johnny Cecotto Jr     Arden                1m30.951s  + 0.848s   8
 4. Jolyon Palmer         Carlin               1m30.977s  + 0.874s  15
 5. Robin Frijns          Hilmer               1m31.010s  + 0.907s  13
 6. Stefano Coletti       Rapax                1m31.092s  + 0.989s   8
 7. Sam Bird              Russian Time         1m31.265s  + 1.162s  10
 8. Tom Dillmann          Russian Time         1m31.290s  + 1.187s  10
 9. Marcus Ericsson       DAMS                 1m31.295s  + 1.192s  12
10. Fabio Leimer          Racing Engineering   1m31.303s  + 1.200s  10
11. Mitch Evans           Arden                1m31.339s  + 1.236s  11
12. Daniel Abt            ART                  1m31.389s  + 1.286s  11
13. Kevin Ceccon          Trident              1m31.492s  + 1.389s  11
14. Alexander Rossi       Caterham             1m31.528s  + 1.425s  14
15. Stefano Richelmi      DAMS                 1m31.577s  + 1.474s  12
16. Jon Lancaster         Hilmer               1m31.846s  + 1.743s  16
17. Kevin Giovesi         Lazarus              1m31.930s  + 1.827s   7
18. Sergio Canamasas      Caterham             1m32.020s  + 1.917s  15
19. Rene Binder           Lazarus              1m32.077s  + 1.974s  11
20. Nathanael Berthon     Trident              1m32.276s  + 2.173s  14
21. Jake Rosenzweig       Addax                1m32.413s  + 2.310s  12
22. Rio Haryanto          Addax                1m32.468s  + 2.365s  14
23. Julian Leal           Racing Engineering   1m32.646s  + 2.543s  10
24. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs   MP Motorsport        1m33.455s  + 3.352s   9
25. Simon Trummer         Rapax                1m41.742s  + 11.639s  2
26. Daniel de Jong        MP Motorsport        no time               2


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