Bahrain Tests: Gasly the fastest overall
Good news for Pierre Gasly, who set the fastest time during the last GP2 Series testing session held in Bahrain. He is followed by Stoffel Vandoorne and Mitch Evans for the final day of this three-day session.
During the last test session held at the Sakhir International Circuit, Pierre Gasly stood out by setting the fastest time at 1:39.632, 14 thousandths better than Stoffel Vandoorne, in the single-seater prepared by the French team ART Grand Prix.
Almost all the best times were achieved in the morning of this third and final day as the drivers and teams worked mainly on long runs in the afternoon, as the track temperature soared.
The podium was completed by Mitch Evans in a single-seater from the Spanish team Racing Engineering, followed by his teammate Alexander Rossi and Raffaele Marciello (Trident).
The top 5 drivers are separated by less than a tenth of a second. A small scare in the afternoon as Norman Nato’s car caught fire; the GP2 season will start in two weeks.
Bahrain Tests – GP2 – Day 3 Standings
| Driver | Ecurie | Times | Laps | |
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | DAMS | 1:39.632 | 49 |
| 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.646 | 54 |
| 3 | Mitch Evans | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:39.679 | 41 |
| 4 | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | 1:39.715 | 72 |
| 5 | Rafaelle Marciello | Trident | 1:39.720 | 32 |
| 6 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:39.884 | 47 |
| 7 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:40.002 | 51 |
| 8 | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | 1:40.007 | 41 |
| 9 | Marco Sorensen | Carlin | 1:40.017 | 68 |
| 10 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:40.254 | 57 |
| 11 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:40.288 | 60 |
| 12 | André Negrao | Arden International | 1:40.323 | 37 |
| 13 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:40.356 | 57 |
| 14 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:40.416 | 31 |
| 15 | Nathanaël Berthon | Lazarus | 1:40.453 | 54 |
| 16 | Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | 1:40.663 | 54 |
| 17 | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:40.685 | 42 |
| 18 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.860 | 54 |
| 19 | Rene Binder | Trident | 1:40.873 | 42 |
| 20 | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | 1:41.101 | 49 |
| 21 | Robert Visoiu | Rapax | 1:41.261 | 38 |
| 22 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:41.354 | 40 |
| 23 | Zoel Amberg | Lazarus | 1:41:456 | 47 |
| 24 | Nigel Melker | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41:566 | 36 |
| 25 | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:44:506 | 66 |
| 26 | Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | 1:44:799 | 62 |
Thursday, on the second day of testing, it was Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) who was the fastest, although the start of the day was disrupted by a sandstorm.
Bahrain Tests – GP2 – Day 2 Classification
| Driver | Team | Times | Laps | |
| 1 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.191 | 45 |
| 2 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:40.350 | 48 |
| 3 | Raffaele Marciello | Trident | 1:40.446 | 20 |
| 4 | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | 1:40.561 | 34 |
| 5 | Marco Sorensen | Carlin | 1:40.658 | 29 |
| 6 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.666 | 38 |
| 7 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:40.927 | 20 |
| 8 | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | 1:40.958 | 39 |
| 9 | Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | 1:40.981 | 44 |
| 10 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:41.034 | 24 |
| 11 | Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | 1:41.086 | 21 |
| 12 | Rene Binder | Trident | 1:41.097 | 41 |
| 13 | Robert Visoiu | Rapax | 1:41.128 | 39 |
| 14 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:41.183 | 32 |
| 15 | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:41.227 | 31 |
| 16 | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | 1:41.341 | 36 |
| 17 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:41.352 | 31 |
| 18 | Mitch Evans | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:41.372 | 16 |
| 19 | Zoel Amberg | Lazarus | 1:41.440 | 43 |
| 20 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:41.497 | 26 |
| 21 | Pierre Gasly | DAMS | 1:41.606 | 35 |
| 22 | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:41.669 | 33 |
| 23 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:42.289 | 44 |
| 24 | Nathanaël Berthon | Lazarus | 1:42.467 | 13 |
| 25 | André Negrao | Arden International | 1:42.509 | 23 |
| 26 | Nigel Melker | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:43.631 | 13 |
Wednesday, the first day of testing saw Jordan King (Racing Engineering) at the top of the timesheet.
Bahrain Testing – GP2 – Day 1 Standings
| Driver | Team | Times | Laps | |
| 1 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:41.494 | 36 |
| 2 | Mitch Evans | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:41.608 | 24 |
| 3 | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | 1:41.636 | 26 |
| 4 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:41.755 | 38 |
| 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.851 | 57 |
| 6 | Marco Sorensen | Carlin | 1:41.861 | 30 |
| 7 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:41.985 | 17 |
| 8 | Nathanaël Berthon | Lazarus | 1:42.004 | 29 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | DAMS | 1:42.015 | 24 |
| 10 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:42.038 | 27 |
| 11 | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | 1:42.201 | 30 |
| 12 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:42.301 | 16 |
| 13 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:42.301 | 17 |
| 14 | Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | 1:42.365 | 38 |
| 15 | Raffaele Marciello | Trident | 1:42.431 | 23 |
| 16 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:42.461 | 21 |
| 17 | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:42.608 | 40 |
| 18 | Robert Visoiu | Rapax | 1:42.628 | 25 |
| 19 | André Negrao | Arden International | 1:42.700 | 36 |
| 20 | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | 1:42.800 | 22 |
| 21 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:43.181 | 45 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | 1:43.207 | 33 |
| 23 | Zoel Amberg | Lazarus | 1:43.383 | 45 |
| 24 | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:43.398 | 32 |
| 25 | Rene Binder | Trident | 1:43.902 | 16 |
