Davide Valsecchi topped the times on the second day of GP2 testing at the Jerez circuit on Wednesday. The Italian DAMS driver, who was fastest on the opening day of the test, improved on his best time from yesterday by nearly 1.5sec to finish on top of the times.
Valsecchi was followed by Esteban Gutierrez in the morning session, the Lotus GP driver over half a second behind his rival. Carlin's Max Chilton ended the day in third, with Coloni's Stefano Coletti and iSport's Jolyon Palmer completing the top five.
Caterham's Giedo van der Garde, 11th in the morning, was quickest in the afternoon, when the lap times were much slower. The Dutch driver's best after the lunch break was only good enough for 18th overall.
The test will resume tomorrow, when Kevin Ceccon will replace Tom Dillmann at Ocean Racing while the Frenchman will move to Rapax swapping with Daniel de Jong.
Morning times
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:24.783 32
2. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus GP 1:25.193 30
3. Max Chilton Carlin 1:25.294 26
4. Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:25.358 29
5. Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:25.359 24
6. Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:25.374 27
7. Dani Clos Rapax 1:25.467 18
8. Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:25.505 27
9. James Calado Lotus GP 1:25.569 25
10. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:25.845 29
11. Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:25.893 20
12. Stephane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:25.903 39
13. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:26.006 33
14. Simon Trummer Arden International 1:26.017 35
15. Luiz Razia Arden International 1:26.049 38
16. Julian Leal Trident Racing 1:26.128 27
17. Tom Dillmann Ocean Racing Technology 1:26.177 29
18. Josef Kral Barwa Addax Team 1:26.351 28
19. Vittorio Ghirelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:26.477 23
20. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:26.545 30
21. Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:26.551 16
22. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1:26.648 23
23. Johnny Cecotto Barwa Addax Team 1:26.665 18
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez Catheram Racing 1:26.707 32
25. Daniel de Jong Rapax 1:26.712 31
26. Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:41.035 2
Afternoon times
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:26.270 32
2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:26.648 28
3. Julian Leal Trident Racing 1:26.656 21
4. Dani Clos Rapax 1:26.838 18
5. Luiz Razia Arden International 1:26.931 28
6. Josef Kral Barwa Addax Team 1:27.002 28
7. Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:27.097 23
8. Simon Trummer Arden International 1:27.320 28
9. Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:27.349 27
10. Stephane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:27.451 21
11. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:27.496 33
12. Johnny Cecotto Barwa Addax Team 1:27.537 10
13. Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:27.561 19
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham Racing 1:27.680 29
15. Daniel De Jong Rapax 1:27.801 18
16. Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:28.398 36
17. Vittorio Ghirelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:28.639 24
18. Tom Dillmann Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.656 3
19. Max Chilton Carlin 1:28.999 35
20. Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:29.146 41
21. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:29.449 22
22. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:29.629 25
23. James Calado Lotus GP 1:29.847 47
24. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus GP 1:29.866 35
25. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1:30.547 26