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GP3 testing: Conor Daly fastest at Barcelona

ART Grand Prix driver Conor Daly set the pace as GP3's latest pre-season test got underway at Barcelona

The American's lap of 1m34.578 came with just 10 minutes of the day's running to go and knocked Manor driver Tio Ellinas off the top spot by 0.132 seconds.

Daly, who has not yet committed to a race programme for the coming season, said: "We had a lot to figure out with the new GP3/13 car at the first test in Estoril and I believe now we have found a great set-up and a nice balance to achieve that one important hot lap.

"I am extremely happy and it was a nice surprise to be P1.

"I feel really positive about the second-generation car, it's much more fun to drive and certainly makes you question yourself before you add more power. I love having more speed!"

Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy, having his first run-out with Manor, set the pace during a morning that featured intermittent showers and left drivers teetering around on a damp surface using slick tyres.

Cassidy, who was pushed closest by Kevin Korjus and Estoril pacesetter Carlos Sainz Jr during the morning, improved his time by over a tenth in the afternoon, but still fell to third overall.

The final 30 minutes of track action was dominated by drivers undertaking qualifying simulations on fresh tyres.

Jenzer driver Alex Fontana, Carlin's Nick Yelloly and Daly's ART team-mate Facu Regalia were among them, and completed the top six.

David Fumanelli, seventh overall for Trident, was the only driver to bring out the red flags, the Italian twice stopping with technical problems.

Morning session:

Pos  Driver               Team      Time       Gap       Laps
 1.  Nick Cassidy         Manor     1m34.924s            21
 2.  Kevin Korjus         Koiranen  1m35.196s  + 0.272s  19
 3.  Carlos Sainz Jr      MW Arden  1m35.261s  + 0.337s  22
 4.  Alex Fontana         Jenzer    1m35.350s  + 0.426s  26
 5.  Tio Ellinas          Manor     1m35.436s  + 0.512s  19
 6.  Aaro Vainio          Koiranen  1m35.661s  + 0.737s  28
 7.  Lewis Williamson     Bamboo    1m35.711s  + 0.787s  25
 8.  Patric Niederhauser  Jenzer    1m35.722s  + 0.798s  19
 9.  Adderly Fong         Status    1m35.820s  + 0.896s  25
10.  Facu Regalia         ART       1m35.845s  + 0.921s  14
11.  Nick Yelloly         Carlin    1m35.878s  + 0.954s  16
12.  Patrick Kujala       Koiranen  1m35.910s  + 0.986s  18
13.  Conor Daly           ART       1m35.934s  + 1.010s  14
14.  David Fumanelli      Trident   1m36.045s  + 1.121s  18
15.  Jack Harvey          ART       1m36.156s  + 1.232s  12
16.  Daniil Kvyat         MW Arden  1m36.163s  + 1.239s  14
17.  Dino Zamparelli      Manor     1m36.354s  + 1.430s  23
18.  Josh Webster         Status    1m36.520s  + 1.596s  23
19.  Emanuele Zonzini     Trident   1m36.622s  + 1.698s  14
20.  Giovanni Venturini   Trident   1m36.783s  + 1.859s  18
21.  Robert Visoiu        MW Arden  1m36.827s  + 1.903s  20
22.  Jimmy Eriksson       Status    1m37.049s  + 2.125s  17
23.  Luis Sa Silva        Carlin    1m37.175s  + 2.251s  19
24.  Eric Lichtenstein    Carlin    1m37.747s  + 2.823s  20
25.  Samin Gomez          Jenzer    1m37.877s  + 2.953s  23
26.  Ryan Cullen          Bamboo    1m38.058s  + 3.134s  17
27.  Carmen Jorda         Bamboo    1m39.522s  + 4.598s  16

Afternoon session:

Pos  Driver               Team      Time       Gap       Laps
 1.  Conor Daly           ART       1m34.578s             28
 2.  Tio Ellinas          Manor     1m34.710s  + 0.132s  27
 3.  Nick Cassidy         Manor     1m34.715s  + 0.137s  23
 4.  Alex Fontana         Jenzer    1m34.826s  + 0.248s  30
 5.  Nick Yelloly         Carlin    1m34.900s  + 0.322s  39
 6.  Facu Regalia         ART       1m34.943s  + 0.365s  27
 7.  David Fumanelli      Trident   1m35.059s  + 0.481s  32
 8.  Daniil Kvyat         MW Arden  1m35.171s  + 0.593s  32
 9.  Carlos Sainz Jr      MW Arden  1m35.218s  + 0.640s  36
10.  Kevin Korjus         Koiranen  1m35.313s  + 0.735s  43
11.  Jimmy Eriksson       Status    1m35.337s  + 0.759s  34
12.  Jack Harvey          ART       1m35.402s  + 0.824s  28
13.  Emanuele Zonzini     Trident   1m35.448s  + 0.870s  23
14.  Patric Niederhauser  Jenzer    1m35.593s  + 1.015s  19
15.  Lewis Williamson     Bamboo    1m35.604s  + 1.026s  30
16.  Giovanni Venturini   Trident   1m35.651s  + 1.073s  33
17.  Dino Zamparelli      Manor     1m35.716s  + 1.138s  32
18.  Adderly Fong         Status    1m35.759s  + 1.181s  40
19.  Robert Visoiu        MW Arden  1m35.934s  + 1.356s  33
20.  Aaro Vainio          Koiranen  1m35.967s  + 1.389s  39
21.  Luis Sa Silva        Carlin    1m36.277s  + 1.699s  34
22.  Josh Webster         Status    1m36.424s  + 1.846s  10
23.  Samin Gomez          Jenzer    1m36.485s  + 1.907s  36
24.  Eric Lichtenstein    Carlin    1m36.572s  + 1.994s  44
25.  Ryan Cullen          Bamboo    1m37.909s  + 3.331s  24
26.  Patrick Kujala       Koiranen  1m37.955s  + 3.377s  12
27.  Carmen Jorda         Bamboo    1m38.683s  + 4.105s  43

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