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Abu Dhabi: Rio Haryanto quickest on Day 2

Indonesian driver tops second day of post season testing in Abu Dhabi

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6 November 2013 - 18:09
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Rio Haryanto topped the second day of post season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit. The Indonesian who switched to EQ8 Caterham Racing today set a laptime of 1:49.203 this evening. In the morning session, it was FIA Formula 3 European Champion Raffaele Marciello who led the way.

When the pitlane opened this morning, Stoffel Vandoorne (ART) was quick to set the early pace ahead of Rio Haryanto, the Indonesian driver having moved to Caterham for the day. Thirty minutes into the session however, it was Jolyon Palmer who topped the timesheet in 1:50.556 with the DAMS car. The Briton remained the fastest man on track until the final hour when Marciello broke under the 1m50s barrier with a laptime of 1:49.964. In the closing stages of the session, the Trident man found some extra pace and improved his personal best by four tenths. Julian Leal who switched to Arden today also dipped under 1m50s but remained four tenths slower than Marciello. At the Chequered flag, behind the pair of Marciello and Leal, Haryanto, Stéphane Richelmi, Jazeman Jaafar (Carlin), GP3 graduate Tio Ellinas (MP Motorsport), Hilmer’s Daniel Abt and Rene Binder, and Andre Negrao (Racing Engineering) completed the top ten.

When the second session of the day opened at night-time, Haryanto was quick to set the pace in 1:50.141, but it was Vandoorne who first dipped under 1m50s. The Belgian’s time was bettered then by Will Stevens (Caterham) with Johnny Cecotto (Lazarus) a shy one thousandth slower. The session was red flagged after Arthur Pic stopped his ART car on track. When the proceedings resumed, Haryanto found some extra pace to set a laptime of 1:49.203 which was never beaten. The final thirty minutes of the session saw Palmer surge to P2 ahead of Marciello and Vandoorne. Ellinas, Daniel Abt (Hilmer), Stevens, Cecotto, Negrao and Binder completed the top ten.

Tomorrow’s final day will see some more changes in the entry list starting with Vandoorne moving to DAMS whilst Conor Daly will test at ART alongside Nikolay Martsenko. Nathanaël Berthon will join Arden with Pic whilst Marciello and Mitch Evans will join Racing Engineering for the day. Carlin will welcome Andre Negrao and Addax will test with Facu Regalia. Johnny Cecotto will switch to Rapax. Trident will have a new line up made of Giovanni Venturini and Gianmarco Raimondo. Leal will move to Hilmer. Finally, Lazarus will test Dani Clos and Binder.

Morning results

Pos.DriverTeamLaptimeLaps
1. Raffaele Marciello Trident Racing 1:49.598 16
2. Julian Leal Arden International 1:49.917 26
3. Jolyon Palmer DAMS 1:50.261 27
4. Rio Haryanto EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:50.341 26
5. Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:50.471 27
6. Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:50.483 24
7. Tio Ellinas MP Motorsport 1:50.505 26
8. Daniel Abt Hilmer Motorsport 1:50.568 24
9. Rene Binder Hilmer Motorsport 1:50.602 25
10. Andre Negrao Racing Engineering 1:50.655 28
11. Simon Trummer Rapax 1:50.680 29
12. Stoffel Vandoorne ART Grand Prix 1:50.827 33
13. Will Stevens EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:50.829 23
14. Nico Müller Racing Engineering 1:50.948 24
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Barwa Addax Team 1:50.998 28
16. Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:51.127 17
17. Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:51.141 24
18. Arthur Pic ART Grand Prix 1:51.155 31
19. Carlos Huertas Carlin 1:51.389 31
20. Giovanni Venturini Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:51.399 27
21. Pietro Fantin Arden International 1:51.495 33
22. Sandy Stuvik Rapax 1:51.589 21
23. Adderly Fong Trident Racing 1:51.965 30
24. Jordan King Barwa Addax Team 1:52.162 31
25. Johnny Cecotto Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:52.718 28
26. Sam Bird RUSSIAN TIME 1:53.281 43

Evening results

Pos.DriverTeamLaptimeLaps
1. Rio Haryanto EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:49.203 27
2. Jolyon Palmer DAMS 1:49.338 34
3. Raffaele Marciello Trident Racing 1:49.411 33
4. Stoffel Vandoorne ART Grand Prix 1:49.542 29
5. Tio Ellinas MP Motorsport 1:49.630 32
6. Daniel Abt Hilmer Motorsport 1:49.645 23
7. Will Stevens EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:49.664 25
8. Johnny Cecotto Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:49.665 27
9. Andre Negrao Racing Engineering 1:49.744 29
10. Rene Binder Hilmer Motorsport 1:49.755 31
11. Nico Müller Racing Engineering 1:49.803 27
12. Julian Leal Arden International 1:49.859 23
13. Jordan King Barwa Addax Team 1:49.952 23
14. Arthur Pic ART Grand Prix 1:50.005 17
15. Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:50.028 25
16. Simon Trummer Rapax 1:50.056 29
17. Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:50.207 29
18. Giovanni Venturini Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:50.249 27
19. Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:50.468 19
20. Rodolfo Gonzalez Barwa Addax Team 1:50.499 24
21. Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:50.581 23
22. Sandy Stuvik Rapax 1:50.633 18
23. Carlos Huertas Carlin 1:50.706 28
24. Pietro Fantin Arden International 1:50.742 26
25. Adderly Fong Trident Racing 1:51.089 28
26. Sam Bird RUSSIAN TIME 1:51.701 23

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