Premat tops day 1 times at Ricard
Alexandre Premat topped the timesheet on Thursday, at the end of the first day of testing at Paul Ricard, where all GP2 teams are testing ahead of the 2006 season opener at Valencia in three weeks
The Frenchman, in his second season with the ART team, was the only driver to set a time in the one minute and 12 seconds bracket, lapping at 1:12.887 in the afternoon session.
The afternoon session ran under cooler temperatures and overcast skies, compared to the clear weather conditions featured in the morning part.
Second fastest was Super Nova's Jose Maria Lopez, whose fastest time of 1:13.126 was set in the morning session, when the Argentinean was also the fastest. Lopez's time in the afternoon session was slightly slower: 1:13.200.
Durango's Lucas di Grassi was third fastest, followed by the two Piquet Sports drivers - with Nelson Piquet Jr getting the better of teammate Alexandre Negrao by mere five thousandths of a second.
GP2 testing continues at the Le Castellet circuit on Friday.
Pos Driver Team Time Session 1. Alexandre Premat ART 1:12.887 PM 2. Jose Maria Lopez Super Nova 1:13.126 AM 3. Lucas di Grassi Durango 1:13.220 PM 4. Nelson Piquet Jr Piquet Sports 1:13.221 PM 5. Alexandre Negrao Piquet Sports 1:13.226 AM 6. Adrian Valles Campos Racing 1:13.260 PM 7. Lewis Hamilton ART 1:13.272 PM 8. Franck Perera DAMS 1:13.300 PM 9. Ernesto Viso Isport 1:13.382 PM 10. Tristan Gommedy Isport 1:13.472 AM 11. Yoshimoto Hiroki BCN 1:13.664 AM 12. Nicolas Lapierre Arden 1:13.699 PM 13. Adam Carroll Racing Eng. 1:13.759 PM 14. Luca Filippi FMS 1:13.799 PM 15. Gianmaria Bruni Trident 1:13.810 PM 16. Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova 1:13.837 AM 17. Timo Glock BCN 1:13.869 PM 18. Felix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:13.907 PM 19. Olivier Pla DPR 1:13.907 PM 20. Andreas Zuber Trident 1:13.964 AM 21. M. Ammermueller Arden 1:14.008 PM 22. F. Monfardini DAMS 1:14.310 PM 23. Jason Tahinci FMS 1:14.436 PM 24. Clivio Piccione DPR 1:14.517 AM 25. Sergio Hernandez Durango 1:14.599 PM 26. Javier Villa Racing Eng. 1:15.054 PM
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