Evans leaving his pit-box after practising a pitstop during the final day of pre-season testing - Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP3 Series Media Service
Mitch Evans was again fastest on the final day of GP3 Series pre-season testing at Silverstone.
The 17-year-old Kiwi is widely seen as the title favourite for the coming season, after finishing ninth in the standings last year.
The MW Arden driver had topped the timesheets on Wednesday and again posted the fastest time today at the British circuit.
Carlin's Antonio Felix da Costa was the pacesetter during the morning session, which had begun on a wet track. The Portuguese ace was a tenth ahead of Conor Daly (Lotus GP), with Tio Ellinas a close third for Marussia Manor Racing.
William Buller was fourth having been confirmed with Carlin this morning, ahead of Arden's David Fumanelli. Marlon Stockinger was sixth for Status Grand Prix, just ahead of the remaining Lotus drivers Aaro Vainio and Daniel Abt. Matias Laine was ninth for Arden, with Ocean's Kevin Ceccon in tenth place.
Evans had been 13th in the morning, but in the morning he bettered his Wednesday benchmark by a tenth, putting him three tenths ahead of Felix da Costa's morning time and ending the day fastest. Jenzer rookie Robert Visoiu was the nearest man to Evans in the afternoon, albeit half a second adrift.
With most concentrating on long runs and rain hitting the session towards the end, Vainio and Fumanelli were the only others to dip below 1m51s. Abt was fifth, with Ellinas sixth, Stockinger seventh, Daly eighth, Laine ninth and Alex Brundle completing the top ten.
The 2012 GP3 Series season begins at Barcelona on 11-13 May.
Morning session
| Driver | Team | Laptime | Gap | Laps | |
| 1. | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Carlin | 1:50.457 | 35 | |
| 2. | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:50.561 | 0.104 | 24 |
| 3. | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:50.595 | 0.138 | 34 |
| 4. | William Buller | Carlin | 1:50.655 | 0.198 | 26 |
| 5. | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:50.740 | 0.283 | 17 |
| 6. | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:50.815 | 0.358 | 23 |
| 7. | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:50.886 | 0.429 | 25 |
| 8. | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:50.915 | 0.458 | 22 |
| 9. | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:51.069 | 0.612 | 17 |
| 10. | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:51.072 | 0.615 | 22 |
| 11. | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.376 | 0.919 | 30 |
| 12. | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:51.400 | 0.943 | 35 |
| 13. | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:51.420 | 0.963 | 14 |
| 14. | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.857 | 1.400 | 24 |
| 15. | Tamas Pal Kiss | Atech CRS GP | 1:51.909 | 1.452 | 25 |
| 16. | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:51.920 | 1.463 | 27 |
| 17. | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:51.974 | 1.517 | 34 |
| 18. | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:52.046 | 1.589 | 31 |
| 19. | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:52.085 | 1.628 | 25 |
| 20. | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:52.334 | 1.877 | 32 |
| 21. | John Wartique | Atech CRS GP | 1:53.352 | 2.895 | 28 |
| 22. | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS GP | 1:54.160 | 3.703 | 32 |
| 23. | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:54.632 | 4.175 | 14 |
| 24. | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:55.488 | 5.031 | 30 |
| 25. | Carmen Jorda | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:55.616 | 5.159 | 28 |
| 26. | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:59.432 | 8.975 | 11 |
Afternoon Session
| Driver | Team | Laptime | Gap | Laps | |
| 1. | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:50.150 | 36 | |
| 2. | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:50.662 | 0.512 | 30 |
| 3. | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:50.840 | 0.690 | 41 |
| 4. | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:50.908 | 0.758 | 36 |
| 5. | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:51.133 | 0.983 | 45 |
| 6. | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:51.173 | 1.023 | 30 |
| 7. | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:51.217 | 1.067 | 36 |
| 8. | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:51.253 | 1.103 | 35 |
| 9. | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:51.423 | 1.273 | 33 |
| 10. | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:51.439 | 1.289 | 44 |
| 11. | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.503 | 1.353 | 28 |
| 12. | William Buller | Carlin | 1:51.538 | 1.388 | 23 |
| 13. | Tamas Pal Kiss | Atech CRS GP | 1:51.627 | 1.477 | 31 |
| 14. | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Carlin | 1:51.661 | 1.511 | 34 |
| 15. | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:51.688 | 1.538 | 39 |
| 16. | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.840 | 1.690 | 24 |
| 17. | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:51.920 | 1.770 | 36 |
| 18. | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:52.278 | 2.128 | 27 |
| 19. | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:52.299 | 2.149 | 43 |
| 20. | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:52.417 | 2.267 | 27 |
| 21. | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:52.713 | 2.563 | 35 |
| 22. | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:52.817 | 2.667 | 26 |
| 23. | John Wartique | Atech CRS GP | 1:53.015 | 2.865 | 27 |
| 24. | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS GP | 1:53.480 | 3.330 | 37 |
| 25. | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:53.851 | 3.701 | 31 |
| 26. | Carmen Jorda | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:55.248 | 5.098 | 33 |
