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06/11/2008 - 07:56 AM
Le Castellet, France
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GP2 Series teams kicked off a two-day test session at France’s Paul Ricard circuit this Tuesday.
Spanish driver Javier Villa set the fastest laptime on the afternoon just ahead of Racing Engineering teammate and championship leader Giorgio Pantano. Also quick was Pastor Maldonado – who set the pace this morning – in third, ahead of Luca Filippi. Both iSport International men finished 5th and 6th quickest, Karun Chandhok leading Bruno Senna. Romain Grosjean, Andreas Zuber, Jerome d’Ambrosio and Lucas di Grassi completed the Top 10.
The session was also marked by the debut of Estonian Marko Asmer at Fisichella Motor Sport International. Asmer is set to replace Adam Carroll for the remainder of the 2008 season.
Paul Ricard GP2 Series testing – Tuesday afternoon times:
1) Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:13.037, 25 laps
2) Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:13.235, 34
3) Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:13.390, 34
4) Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:13.410, 30
5) Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:13.436, 30
6) Bruno Senna iSport International 1:13.465, 45
7) Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:13.628, 43
8) Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:13.794, 27
9) Jerome D'Ambrosio Dams 1:13.862, 24
10) Lucas Di Grassi Campos Team 1:13.917, 30
11) Alvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:14.017, 39
12) Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:14.028, 34
13) Vitaly Petrov Campos Team 1:14.075, 25
14) Diego Nunes DPR 1:14.110, 18
15) Alberto Valerio Durango 1:14.173, 33
16) Andy Soucek BCN Competicion 1:14.192, 38
17) Sebastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:14.283, 37
18) Mike Conway Trident Racing
19) Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:14.383, 47
20) Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:14.512, 39
21) Roldan Rodriguez FMS International 1:15.161, 18
22) Michael Herck DPR 1:15.373, 29
23) Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:15.423, 10
24) Marko Asmer FMS International 1:15.951, 15
Morning times:
1) Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:13.291, 26
2) Bruno Senna iSport International 1:13.301, 30
3) Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:13.366, 28
4) Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:13.647, 18
5) Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:13.665, 24
6) Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:13.779, 34
7) Vitaly Petrov Campos Team 1:13.902, 31
8) Jerome d'Ambrosio Dams 1:13.920, 22
9) Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:13.959, 38
10) Andy Soucek BCN Competicion 1:13.961, 24
11) Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:13.973, 19
12) Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:14.069, 24
13) Alvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:14.115, 31
14) Lucas Di Grassi Campos Team 1:14.280, 21
15) Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:14.327, 28
16) Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:14.496, 22
17) Sebastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:14.508, 28
18) Diego Nunes DPR 1:14.643, 15
19) Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:14.671, 26
20) Roldan Rodriguez FMS International 1:14.875, 31
21) Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:14.888, 18
22) Alberto Valerio Durango 1:15.148, 23
23) Michael Herck DPR 1:15.425, 38
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