Evans continues to demonstrate that he'll be the man to beat this year - Photo Credit: Daniel Kalisz/GP3 Series Media Service
GP3 Series title favourite Mitch Evans underlined his pre-season status by posting the fastest time at Silverstone as the teams reconvened for the final test ahead of the season opener at Barcelona next month.
The MW Arden driver went quickest in the closing stages of the morning session, ending up nearly six tenths clear of the rest of the field by lunchtime.
Carlin driver Antonio Felix da Costa came closest, ahead of Marussia Manor Racing contender Tio Ellinas. It was a good start to the test for Carlin on home soil, with William Buller placing fourth fastest in the morning and Alex Brundle in sixth. The British duo sandwiched Status Grand Prix pilot Marlon Stockinger.
Romanian Robert Visoiu was seventh for Jenzer Motorsport, with Aaro Vainio the quickest of the Lotus GP trio in eighth place. The top ten was rounded out by Arden's Matias Laine and Kevin Ceccon, making his first appearance with Ocean's GP3 squad.
It was Laine who fastest in the afternoon, falling just 0.016 seconds shy of teammate Evans' morning benchmark. That was despite the final hour of the session being greeted by rain, preventing any improvement on times.
Evans was second fastest this time, three tenths off Laine. Conor Daly was third after setting the early pace, with Buller continuing his strong form in fourth place, albeit more than a second away from Laine. Vainio, Ellinas and Visoiu were next up, ahead of Daniel Abt, Brundle and Patric Niederhauser.
Morning session
| Driver | Team | Laptime | Gap | Laps | |
| 1. | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:50.276 | 23 | |
| 2. | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Carlin | 1:50.854 | 0.578 | 26 |
| 3. | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:50.942 | 0.666 | 26 |
| 4. | William Buller | Carlin | 1:50.951 | 0.675 | 32 |
| 5. | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:51.097 | 0.821 | 26 |
| 6. | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:51.119 | 0.843 | 38 |
| 7. | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.554 | 1.278 | 27 |
| 8. | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:51.656 | 1.380 | 24 |
| 9. | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:51.672 | 1.396 | 26 |
| 10. | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:51.970 | 1.694 | 26 |
| 11. | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:52.009 | 1.733 | 28 |
| 12. | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:52.030 | 1.754 | 21 |
| 13. | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:52.099 | 1.823 | 28 |
| 14. | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:52.102 | 1.826 | 33 |
| 15. | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:52.979 | 2.703 | 39 |
| 16. | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:53.422 | 3.146 | 33 |
| 17. | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:53.478 | 3.202 | 33 |
| 18. | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:53.516 | 3.240 | 26 |
| 19. | Tamas Pal Kiss | Atech CRS GP | 1:53.838 | 3.562 | 9 |
| 20. | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:54.267 | 3.991 | 28 |
| 21. | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS GP | 1:54.386 | 4.110 | 24 |
| 22. | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:54.498 | 4.222 | 20 |
| 23. | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:54.811 | 4.535 | 28 |
| 24. | John Wartique | Atech CRS GP | 1:55.317 | 5.041 | 20 |
| 25. | Carmen Jorda | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:57.389 | 7.113 | 27 |
Afternoon Session
| Driver | Team | Laptime | Gap | Laps | |
| 1. | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:50.292 | 22 | |
| 2. | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:50.647 | 0.355 | 24 |
| 3. | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:50.985 | 0.693 | 22 |
| 4. | William Buller | Carlin | 1:51.445 | 1.153 | 22 |
| 5. | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:51.509 | 1.217 | 20 |
| 6. | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:51.567 | 1.275 | 29 |
| 7. | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.650 | 1.358 | 26 |
| 8. | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:51.660 | 1.368 | 24 |
| 9. | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:51.675 | 1.383 | 21 |
| 10. | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:51.797 | 1.505 | 25 |
| 11. | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:51.893 | 1.601 | 19 |
| 12. | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Carlin | 1:51.906 | 1.614 | 25 |
| 13. | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:51.918 | 1.626 | 26 |
| 14. | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:52.043 | 1.751 | 16 |
| 15. | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:52.187 | 1.895 | 25 |
| 16. | Tamas Pal Kiss | Atech CRS GP | 1:52.343 | 2.051 | 23 |
| 17. | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:52.707 | 2.415 | 22 |
| 18. | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:52.864 | 2.572 | 24 |
| 19. | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:53.213 | 2.921 | 21 |
| 20. | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:53.263 | 2.971 | 22 |
| 21. | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:53.511 | 3.219 | 22 |
| 22. | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:54.280 | 3.988 | 23 |
| 23. | John Wartique | Atech CRS GP | 1:54.689 | 4.397 | 25 |
| 24. | Carmen Jorda | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:55.669 | 5.377 | 20 |
| 25. | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS GP | 2:05.819 | 0.355 | 2 |
