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Fukuzumi fastest on day onein Estoril22 MAR 2016

ART GRAND PRIX ROOKIE LEADS THE WAY IN PRE‐SEASON TESTING

The 2016 season officially got underway today with day one of pre‐season testing at the CircuitoEstoril in Portugal. Three days of testing will take place here this week following the successfulshakedown of the new GP3/16 car earlier this month. Japanese Nirei Fukuzumi posted the quickesttime of the day which was set in the afternoon with a 1:28.645. Dutchman Steijn Schothorst wasquickest in the morning session.

Following rain overnight, the track was wet at the start of the session, but with clear skies and thetemperature gradually warming up, it wasn’t long before all the drivers switched to the slick Pirellityre.

In the opening hour, six drivers had posted a laptime – with the rest completing an installation lap.There was an early stoppage after Arden International’s Tatiana Calderon stopped on track withtechnical gremlins. Once the session resumed, DAMS’ rookie Jake Hughes went fastest lapping in the1m31s.

There was a second red flag after Campos Racing’s Konstantin Tereshchenko ran off into the gravel.The track was green soon after with Hughes improving on his personal best to lap in the 1m30s.Albon displaced the Brit to head the timesheet at the start of the final hour until Jake Dennisbettered his time by two tenths to go top.

With three minutes left on the clock, Schothorst was first to dip into the 1m29s barrier to finish themorning session in P1 ahead of Dennis, Albon, Santino Ferrucci, Alex Palou, Matthew Parry,Fukuzumi, Jake Hughes, Ralph Boschung and Konstantin Tereshchenko.

Following a two hour lunch break, the afternoon session commenced in very high winds. It wasCharles Leclerc who was fastest out of the blocks in the 1m30s before Albon lapped in the 1m29sahead of Hughes and Kevin Jörg. It was an ART GP one‐two when Leclerc shot up to P2 behind hisThai teammate, with Trident’s Giuliano Alesi and Artur Janosz completing the top five.

It was all change at the front as the clock ticked down – Parry broke into the 1m28s to take P1,ahead of Jenzer Motorsport’s Oscar Tunjo and Koiranen GP’ Ralph Boschung. The third red flag ofthe day was due to Tereshchenko stopping on track. Once his car was swiftly returned to the pitlanethere was a frenetic end to the session. Fukuzumi flew to the top of the standings, a mere 0.015sahead of Dennis, with his time unbeaten at the chequered flag. Albon, Leclerc, Jack Aitken,Hughes, Parry, Palou, Jörg, and Tunjo rounded out the top ten.  

Day One – morning session

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1. Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:29.792 26

2. Jake Dennis Arden International 1:30.191 17

3. Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:30.417 25

4. Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:30.546 31

5. Alex Palou Campos Racing 1:30.582 25

6. Matthew Parry Koiranen GP 1:30.590 12

7. Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:30.754 30

8. Jake Hughes DAMS 1:30.765 30

9. Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:31.029 18

10. Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:31.202 18

11. Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:31.310 23

12. Jack Aitken Arden International 1:31.390 14

13. Artur Janosz Trident 1:31.626 25

14. Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:31.715 21

15. Kevin Jörg DAMS 1:31.764 17

16. Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:31.920 28

17. Tatiana Calderon Arden International 1:32.499 12

18. Mahaveer Raghunathan Koiranen GP 1:32.576 9

19. Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:40.830 35

20. Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:46.339 27

21. Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:49.396 5

22. Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP ‐  

23. Oscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport ‐  

   

Afternoon session

     

1. Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:28.645 39

2. Jake Dennis Arden International 1:28.661 15

3. Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:28.705 36

4. Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 1:28.735 36

5. Jack Aitken Arden International 1:28.867 27

6. Jake Hughes DAMS 1:28.905 26

7. Matthew Parry Koiranen GP 1:28.978 21

8. Alex Palou Campos Racing 1:29.031 29

9. Kevin Jörg DAMS 1:29.133 33

10. Oscar Tunjo Jenzer Motorsport 1:29.150 35

11. Ralph Boschung Koiranen GP 1:29.176 25

12. Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:29.378 33

13. Artur Janosz Trident 1:29.624 30

14. Tatiana Calderon Arden International 1:29.646 27

15. Konstantin Tereshchenko Campos Racing 1:29.763 29

16. Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:29.777 28

17. Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:30.143 25

18. Akash Nandy Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.266 26

19. Steijn Schothorst Campos Racing 1:31.060 35

20. Matevos Isaakyan Koiranen GP 1:31.548 34

21. Mahaveer Raghunathan Koiranen GP 1:31.694 22

22. Sandy Stuvik Trident 1:38.694 50

23. Antonio Fuoco Trident 1:40.681 37

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