Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto claimed the quickest time as the pace quickened on a cooler day in GP2 pre-season testing at Bahrain.
Haryanto laid down a sizzling 1:39.129s, .3s quicker than the pole time for the round last year as he just shaded EQ8 Caterham team-mate Alexander Rossi (1:39.173s).
Carlin driver Julian Leal was third fastest in the morning run in 1:30.538s.
The times would stand with the temperature climbing for the afternoon session which was topped by Daniel de Jong (MP Motorsport) who clocked 1:40.508s ahead of Trident’s Johnny Cecotto (1:40.779s) with Leal third again in 1:40.882.
Kiwi driver Mitch Evans was sixth fastest in the morning run in 1:39.870s, just head of Stoffel Vandoorne (ART Grand Prix) with the top seven the only ones to crack the 1:40 barrier.
The field of 26 GP2 runners will gear up for the final day of pre-season testing which will finish later tonight (Australian time).
See below for GP2 test times Day 2
Morning session
1 | Rio Haryanto | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:39.129 | 32 |
2 | Alexander Rossi | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:39.173 | 31 |
3 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:39.538 | 22 |
4 | Raffaele Marciello | Racing Engineering | 1:39.704 | 33 |
5 | Jolyon Palmer | DAMS | 1:39.854 | 31 |
6 | Mitch Evans | RT RUSSIA TIME | 1:39.870 | 15 |
7 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.913 | 32 |
8 | Stephane Richelmi | DAMS | 1:40.045 | 29 |
9 | Rene Binder | Arden International | 1:40.126 | 15 |
10 | Kimiya Sato | Campos Racing | 1:40.154 | 25 |
11 | Nathanael Berthon | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:40.190 | 18 |
12 | Artem Markelov | RT RUSSIAN TIME | 1:40.191 | 18 |
13 | Conor Daly | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:40.233 | 10 |
14 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Rapax | 1:40.250 | 19 |
15 | Andre Negrao | Arden International | 1:40.314 | 19 |
16 | Takuya Izawa | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.678 | 30 |
17 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 1:40.786 | 26 |
18 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:40.840 | 24 |
19 | Johnny Cecotto | Trident | 1:40.842 | 15 |
20 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Trident | 1:40.991 | 25 |
21 | Daniiel de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:41.041 | 10 |
22 | Stefano Coletti | Racing Engineering | 1:41.106 | 22 |
23 | Jon Lancaster | MP Motorsport | 1:41.166 | 40 |
24 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 1:41.586 | 29 |
25 | Facu Regalia | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:43.748 | 39 |
26 | Daniel Abt | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:43.796 | 30 |
Afternoon session
1 | Daniiel de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:40.508 | 19 |
2 | Johnny Cecotto | Trident | 1:40.779 | 19 |
3 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:40.882 | 21 |
4 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Trident | 1:41.235 | 14 |
5 | Jon Lancaster | MP Motorsport | 1:41.277 | 17 |
6 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 1:41.436 | 29 |
7 | Facu Regalia | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41.476 | 25 |
8 | Daniel Abt | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41.746 | 10 |
9 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 1:41.998 | 24 |
10 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:42.354 | 38 |
11 | Rene Binder | Arden International | 1:42.393 | 31 |
12 | André Negrao | Ardent International | 1:43.007 | 29 |
13 | Mitch Evans | RT RUSSIAN TIME | 1:43.839 | 27 |
14 | Artem Markelov | RT RUSSIAN TIME | 1:43.877 | 26 |
15 | Jolyon Palmer | DAMS | 1:43.910 | 32 |
16 | Nathanaël Berthon | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:43.179 | 32 |
17 | Conor Daly | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:44.276 | 31 |
18 | Stéphane Richelmi | DAMS | 1:44.381 | 24 |
19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.458 | 46 |
20 | Raffaele Marciello | Racing Engineering | 1:44.632 | 17 |
21 | Stefano Coletti | Racing Engineering | 1:44.818 | 26 |
22 | Takuya Izawa | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.895 | 46 |
23 | Adrian Quaife-Hobb | Rapax | 1:45.151 | 38 |
24 | Alexander Rossi | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:45.240 | 33 |
25 | Kimiya Sato | Campos Racing | 1:45.348 | 33 |
26 | Rio Haryanto | EQ8 Caterham Racing | 1:45.443 | 35 |