Nigel Melker was the quickest man on the final day of GP3 Series pre-season testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
During the morning session the top spot changed hands between a number of drivers until second-year driver Melker posted a time of 1m37.882 for Mucke Motorsport. His time remained unbeaten for the rest of the session. Alexander Sims was second in the morning session for Status Grand Prix, ahead of Nico Muller for Jenzer Motorsport. Mitch Evans and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs rounded out the top five for MW Arden and Manor respectively.
Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets for the first half of the final pre-season test session in the afternoon, before Melker returned to top spot. As with the previous two days, the track conditions at Barcelona meant that times were slower than they were in the morning. Quaife-Hobbs was the man who went fastest in the final hour of the session, remaining in top spot until a red flag two minutes before the end of the session brought a slightly early end to pre-season testing. Muller was second, ahead of another Manor driver Rio Haryanto, Bottas and Michael Christensen. Sims would have ended the afternoon second but was found to be running underweight.
Morning session times:
Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
1 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:37.882 | 33 | |
2 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1:38.190 | +0.308 | 42 |
3 | 7 | Nico Muller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:38.251 | +0.369 | 40 |
4 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:38.297 | +0.415 | 32 |
5 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.299 | +0.417 | 45 |
6 | 20 | Marlon Stockinger | Atech CRS GP | 1:38.312 | +0.430 | 24 |
7 | 5 | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 1:38.321 | +0.439 | 41 |
8 | 18 | Andrea Caldarelli | Tech 1 Racing | 1:38.381 | +0.499 | 35 |
9 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 1:38.394 | +0.512 | 37 |
10 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 1:38.422 | +0.540 | 51 |
11 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.464 | +0.582 | 39 |
12 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 1:38.483 | +0.601 | 54 |
13 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:38.496 | +0.614 | 46 |
14 | 24 | Gabby Chaves | Addax Team | 1:38.549 | +0.667 | 41 |
15 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.583 | +0.701 | 28 |
16 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 1:38.593 | +0.711 | 32 |
17 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 1:38.734 | +0.852 | 35 |
18 | 15 | Tom Dillmann | Carlin | 1:38.834 | +0.952 | 35 |
19 | 19 | Tamas Pal Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 1:38.847 | +0.965 | 29 |
20 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 1:38.941 | +1.059 | 43 |
21 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 1:39.021 | +1.139 | 44 |
22 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | Atech CRS GP | 1:39.036 | +1.154 | 28 |
23 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.093 | +1.211 | 31 |
24 | 25 | Daniel Morad | Addax Team | 1:39.112 | +1.230 | 31 |
25 | 29 | Willi Steindl | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:39.147 | +1.265 | 40 |
26 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.175 | +1.293 | 28 |
27 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 1:39.274 | +1.392 | 36 |
28 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 1:39.425 | +1.543 | 55 |
29 | 22 | Zoel Amberg | Atech CRS GP | 1:39.573 | +1.691 | 20 |
30 | 23 | Thomas Hylkema | Addax Team | 1:40.107 | +2.225 | 48 |
Afternoon session times:
Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
1 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.625 | 27 | |
2 | 7 | Nico Muller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:38.780 | +0.155 | 40 |
3 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.891 | +0.266 | 35 |
4 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 1:38.916 | +0.291 | 31 |
5 | 30 | Michael Christensen | Rsc Mucke Motorsport | 1:39.020 | +0.395 | 29 |
6 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:39.060 | +0.435 | 25 |
7 | 31 | Nigel Melker | Rsc Mucke Motorsport | 1:39.119 | +0.494 | 20 |
8 | 5 | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.146 | +0.521 | 39 |
9 | 18 | Andrea Caldarelli | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.241 | +0.616 | 34 |
10 | 20 | Marlon Stockinger | Atech CRS GP | 1:39.253 | +0.628 | 40 |
11 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 1:39.318 | +0.693 | 35 |
12 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 1:39.444 | +0.819 | 35 |
13 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 1:39.445 | +0.820 | 37 |
14 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:39.480 | +0.855 | 28 |
15 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.510 | +0.885 | 39 |
16 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.532 | +0.907 | 35 |
17 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.668 | +1.043 | 34 |
18 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.680 | +1.055 | 33 |
19 | 15 | Tom Dillmann | Carlin | 1:39.712 | +1.087 | 34 |
20 | 25 | Daniel Morad | Addax Team | 1:39.771 | +1.146 | 26 |
21 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 1:39.817 | +1.192 | 31 |
22 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 1:39.838 | +1.213 | 19 |
23 | 19 | Tamas Pal Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.868 | +1.243 | 38 |
24 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | Atech CRS GP | 1:40.226 | +1.601 | 40 |
25 | 23 | Thomas Hylkema | Addax Team | 1:40.281 | +1.656 | 32 |
26 | 29 | Willi Steindl | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:40.294 | +1.669 | 30 |
27 | 24 | Gabby Chaves | Addax Team | 1:41.110 | +2.485 | 24 |
28 | 22 | Zoel Amberg | Atech CRS GP | 1:42.390 | +3.765 | 10 |
4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1:38.628 | 48 | ||
3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 1:39.461 | 45 |