Marcus Ericsson quickest on opening day of Jerez's GP2 test

The Swede, driving for DAMS, pinched top spot from Carlin's Felipe Nasr in the afternoon.

Nasr's morning time was good enough to keep him in second for the remainder of the day, with former GP3 racer Alexander Sims third for Addax.

Stephane Richelmi and Stefano Coletti were next up for Trident and Rapax respectively, with Italian F3 race winner Kevin Giovesi sixth fastest for Lazarus.

The test had got off to a slow start in the morning, with poor visibility due to fog at Turns 6 and 7 leading to a red flag.

Many drivers opted to sit out the early running when the track was declared fit for purpose, leading to a flurry of activity just before lunch as Nasr set the pace.

A change in conditions at the end of the day as temperatures dropped led to a similar surge of activity at the top of the timesheets in the afternoon session.


Morning times:

Pos  Driver               Team                Time       Gap
 1.  Felipe Nasr          Carlin              1m26.810s
 2.  Stephane Richelmi    Trident             1m26.898s  + 0.088s
 3.  Stefano Coletti      Rapax               1m26.926s  + 0.116s
 4.  Marcus Ericsson      DAMS                1m26.934s  + 0.124s
 5.  Johnny Cecotto       Carlin              1m27.110s  + 0.300s
 6.  Fabio Onidi          Coloni              1m27.308s  + 0.498s
 7.  Mitch Evans          Arden               1m27.426s  + 0.616s
 8.  Rio Haryanto         DAMS                1m27.427s  + 0.617s
 9.  Kevin Giovesi        Lazarus             1m27.553s  + 0.743s
10.  Alexander Sims       Addax               1m27.562s  + 0.752s
11.  Daniel De Jong       Coloni              1m27.575s  + 0.765s
12.  Nigel Melker         Racing Engineering  1m27.664s  + 0.854s
13.  Alexander Rossi      Caterham            1m27.767s  + 0.957s
14.  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs  Arden               1m27.772s  + 0.962s
15.  Jolyon Palmer        Lotus               1m27.791s  + 0.981s
16.  Daniel Juncadella    Rapax               1m27.795s  + 0.985s
17.  Julian Leal          Trident             1m27.801s  + 0.991s
18.  Sergio Canamasas     iSport              1m27.827s  + 1.017s
19.  Daniel Abt           Lotus               1m27.861s  + 1.051s
20.  Simon Trummer        Caterham            1m27,962s  + 1.152s
21.  Rene Binder          Racing Engineering  1m28.034s  + 1.224s
22.  Kevin Mirocha        Lazarus             1m28.210s  + 1.400s
23.  Jake Rosenzweig      Addax               1m28.682s  + 1.872s
24.  Jolyon Palmer        iSport
25.  Ramon Pinero         Ocean

Afternoon times:

Pos  Driver               Team                Time       Gap
 1.  Marcus Ericsson      DAMS                1m26.717s
 2.  Alexander Sims       Addax               1m26.883s  + 0.166s
 3.  Kevin Giovesi        Lazarus             1m27.043s  + 0.326s
 4.  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs  Arden               1m27.059s  + 0.342s
 5.  Stephane Richelmi    Trident             1m27.111s  + 0.394s
 6.  Fabio Onidi          Coloni              1m27.114s  + 0.397s
 7.  Johnny Cecotto       Carlin              1m27.135s  + 0.418s
 8.  Stefano Coletti      Rapax               1m27.162s  + 0.445s
 9.  Felipe Nasr          Carlin              1m27.166s  + 0.449s
10.  Rio Haryanto         DAMS                1m27.188s  + 0.471s
11.  Alexander Rossi      Caterham            1m27.257s  + 0.540s
12.  Kevin Mirocha        Lazarus             1m27.293s  + 0.576s
13.  Jolyon Palmer        Lotus               1m27.324s  + 0.607s
14.  Julian Leal          Trident             1m27.343s  + 0.626s
15.  Daniel Juncadella    Rapax               1m27.474s  + 0.757s
16.  Daniel De Jong       Coloni              1m27.598s  + 0.881s
17.  Nigel Melker         Racing Engineering  1m27.645s  + 0.928s
18.  Sergio Canamasas     iSport              1m27.755s  + 1.038s
19.  Mitch Evans          Arden               1m27.811s  + 1.094s
20.  Daniel Abt           Lotus               1m27.874s  + 1.157s
21.  Rene Binder          Racing Engineering  1m27.900s  + 1.183s
22.  Simon Trummer        Caterham            1m27.920s  + 1.203s
23.  Jake Rosenzweig      Addax               1m28.662s  + 1.945s