GP3 : Hubert top of the pile in Day 2 of Barcelona test

Date: 19 avril 2018

Anthoine Hubert concluded the final GP3 Series pre-season test at Barcelona, Spain on top of the time sheets, setting a quickest lap of the day with a 1:31.751 in the morning session to beat ART Grand Prix teammates Callum Ilott and Jake Hughes to the top of the timing boards.

First on track, Ryan Tveter led out Trident teammates Alessio Lorandi and Pedro Piquet at the start of the session, quickly joined by the rest of the field as they sought to make the most of the cool track conditions in the early morning. Julien Falchero (Arden International) set the initial pace before a red flag, called for Lorandi who had suffered from mechanical issues.

Once the running had recommenced, the pace proved to be faster than that from the previous day; Ilott quickly beat Falchero’s early benchmark, before yesterday’s fastest driver Leonardo Pulcini (Campos Racing) eclipsed the ART Grand Prix driver by less than a tenth. Ilott then reassumed the lead of the timing board at the end of the first hour, becoming the first driver to slip below the 1m31s mark.

Ilott continued to whittle down his time, but teammate Anthoine Hubert displaced the British driver from the top of the timesheets with a lap just 0.03s quicker, leading the way into the final hour. There was little change as the session endured a slight lull, peppered with sporadic appearances from a handful of cars, before the final half-hour welcomed a greater number of race simulations.

The earlier laptimes, however, were left untouched, and a further planned Virtual Safety Car test played the session out to its end with Hubert remaining on top ahead of Ilott and Hughes.

MP Motorsport’s Dorian Boccolacci was fourth fastest ahead of Pulcini, as Nikita Mazepin made it four ART drivers in the top six. Tatiana Calderon claimed the seventh best time, beating Giuliano Alesi (Trident) by 0.005s, as Falchero and Niko Kari (MP) completed the top ten.

Pedro Piquet was the first man on track in the afternoon, which he had all to himself in the opening half-hour as teams continued to prepare following the break. He was later joined on track by MP’s trio of drivers, who indulged in race simulations and practice pitstops as the track slowly started to teem with activity.

After an hour at the top, Piquet was displaced by Calderon who shaved a tenth off the Brazilian’s time, leading a quiet second hour which included very little interruptions to the timing board as race runs continued to be the priority throughout the remainder of the session.

With five minutes to spare, Alesi popped up into the lead of the session, setting a 1:32.901 to complete the session ahead of Calderon and teammate Piquet. Juan Manuel Correa (Jenzer) was fourth ahead of Joey Mawson (Arden), as fellow Jenzer driver David Beckmann grabbed the sixth-best time ahead of Diego Menchaca (Campos) and Tveter. Campos’ Simo Laaksonen. and Gabriel Aubry of Arden rounded out the top half of the field.

This concludes the GP3 pre-season, as attention now turns to the Barcelona season-opener from the 11-13 May.

GP3 Pre-season Test: Barcelona, Spain – Day 2 Morning Session

	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:31.751	54
2	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	1:31.780	57
3	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	1:31.983	57
4	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:32.049	44
5	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	1:32.073	43
6	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:32.290	45
7	Tatiana Calderon	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.378	35
8	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:32.383	36
9	Julien Falchero	Arden International	1:32.418	50
10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:32.479	49
11	Pedro Piquet	Trident	1:32.484	49
12	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	1:32.520	38
13	Will Palmer	MP Motorsport	1:32.579	49
14	David Beckmann	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.633	46
15	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.803	41
16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	1:32.839	40
17	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	1:32.914	35
18	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:32.937	41
19	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	1:33.392	51
20	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:43.109	3

GP3 Pre-season Test: Barcelona, Spain – Day 2 Afternoon Session

	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:32.901	44
2	Tatiana Calderon	Jenzer Motorsport	1:33.154	33
3	Pedro Piquet	Trident	1:33.256	50
4	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:33.396	32
5	Joey Mawson	Arden International	1:33.606	34
6	David Beckmann	Jenzer Motorsport	1:33.611	40
7	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	1:33.635	50
8	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:33.719	49
9	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	1:33.802	55
10	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	1:34.189	43
11	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:34.404	38
12	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	1:34.724	40
13	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:34.960	42
14	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	1:35.078	36
15	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:35.303	41
16	Will Palmer	MP Motorsport	1:35.355	41
17	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	1:35.433	37
18	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:35.499	41
19	Julien Falchero	Arden International	1:35.629	39
20	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	—	0

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