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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