Perera breaks GP2 Barcelona record
Franck Perera set today the fastest ever GP2 time around Barcelona, on the second day of pre-season testing at the Spanish track
The DAMS driver produced the lap during the first hour of the test, as the morning conditions proved the most conducive to quick times.
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the afternoon session, but he was over a second slower than Perera's 1:22.467 benchmark. His morning time was sufficient for third in the combined order, behind iSport's Ernesto Viso.
After going quickest yesterday, Nelson Piquet Jr. was only 11th overall today, although he had been second fastest to Hamilton in the afternoon.
Trident Racing's Andreas Zuber had to sit out most of the day after a heavy crash on his 19th lap in the morning. Zuber was unhurt, but his car could not be repaired in time to rejoin the test.
Combined times:
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Franck Perera DAMS 1:22.467 2. Ernesto Viso iSport International 1:22.755 3. Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:23.003 4. Alexandre Premat ART Grand Prix 1:23.148 5. Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:23.261 6. Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:23.290 7. Alexandre Negrao Piquet Sports 1:23.428 8. Adrian Valles Campos Racing 1:23.541 9. J.M. Lopez Super Nova International 1:23.558 10. Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:23.565 11. Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:23.571 12. Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:23.755 13. Felix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:23.792 14. Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:23.835 15. Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:23.882 16. Lucas Di Grassi Durango 1:24.047 17. Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:24.069 18. Sergio Hernandez Durango 1:24.172 19. Michael Ammermuller Arden International 1:24.199 20. Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 1:24.316 21. Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:24.392 22. Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova International 1:24.406 23. Luca Filippi FMS International 1:24.889 24. Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:25.064 25. Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 1:25.158 26. Jason Tahinci FMS International 1:25.561
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