Valsecchi leads Abu Dhabi practice
Davide Valsecchi led the first official session of the new GP2 Asia Series, topping the times in Friday morning practice at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit
The iSport driver finished a massive 1.4 seconds ahead of his closest rival in a session that started on a dirty and slippery track.
Valsecchi took the top spot just nine minutes into the session and remained there until the end, beating ART rookie Marcus Ericsson to the top spot thanks to setting his fastest lap as conditions continued to improve near the end.
DPR's Michael Herck was third quickest ahead of the Meritus car of early pace-setter Luca Filippi. DAMS driver Edoardo Piscopo and Britain's Sam Bird, driving the second ART car, completed the top five. Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:53.689 12
2. Marcus Ericsson ART Grand Prix 1:55.091 + 1.402 13
3. Michael Herck DPR 1:55.234 + 1.545 11
4. Luca Filippi Malaysia Qi-Meritus. 1:55.269 + 1.580 11
5. Edoardo Piscopo DAMS 1:55.296 + 1.607 13
6. Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:55.354 + 1.665 12
7. Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:55.384 + 1.695 13
8. James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:55.533 + 1.844 14
9. Josef Kral Super Nova Racing 1:55.560 + 1.871 12
10. Diego Nunes Malaysia Qi-Meritus. 1:55.573 + 1.884 6
11. Roldan Rodriguez Scuderia Coloni 1:55.715 + 2.026 12
12. Alexander Rossi Ocean Racing Technology 1:55.802 + 2.113 13
13. Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:55.833 + 2.144 14
14. Daniel Zampieri Piquet GP 1:55.845 + 2.156 13
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden International 1:55.852 + 2.163 13
16. J.Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:55.872 + 2.183 10
17. Max Chilton Barwa Addax Team 1:56.019 + 2.330 12
18. Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:56.091 + 2.402 13
19. Vlado Arabadjiev Piquet GP 1:56.101 + 2.412 13
20. Luiz Razia Barwa Addax Team 1:56.188 + 2.499 13
21. C.Vietoris DAMS 1:56.551 + 2.862 13
22. Charles Pic Arden International 1:56.673 + 2.984 13
23. Will Bratt Scuderia Coloni 1:57.804 + 4.115 10
24. Plamen Kralev Trident Racing 2:01.548 + 7.859 13
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