Testing report
FIA F2 Abu Dhabi November testing
Latifi ends post-season GP2 test on top
Renault test driver Nicholas Latifi was quickest on the third and final day of GP2's post-season Abu Dhabi test.
Valentin Khorounzhiy
Edited: Dec 2, 2016, 5:30 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Latifi was the only driver to dip below 1m49s on Friday, the DAMS man ending the day two tenths clear of Johnny Cecotto (Rapax) and Jordan King (MP Motorsport).
His best time – a 1m48.929s – was 0.008s quicker than Raffaele Marciello's benchmark from Wednesday, with the Italian absent from the final day of the test.
Manor development driver King, running with MP Motorsport for a second day, was quickest by more than half a second in the morning, with a benchmark of 1m49.880s.
But, as always, times would go up significantly in the afternoon, Latifi eventually taking over at the top for good in the penultimate hour of the test.
The Canadian's DAMS teammate Oliver Rowland was a close fourth behind Cecotto and King, with Artem Markelov fifth for Russian Time.
Antonio Fuoco headed fellow Ferrari protege and 2017 Prema teammate Charles Leclerc in sixth, with the Monegasque just 0.001s ahead of Sean Gelael.
Alex Albon, who had topped the proceedings on Thursday, was ninth, with fellow ART tester Callum Ilott in tenth.
Day 3 results
Pos. Driver Team AM PM 1 
Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:52.841 1:48.929 2 
Johnny Cecotto Rapax 1:50.543 1:49.141 3 
Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:49.880 1:49.148 4 Oliver Rowland DAMS 1:50.618 1:49.188 5 
Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:50.737 1:49.226 6 
Antonio Fuoco PREMA Racing 1:50.783 1:49.345 7 
Charles Leclerc PREMA Racing 1:52.598 1:49.384 8 
Sean Gelael Arden International 1:52.443 1:49.385 9 
Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:52.866 1:49.405 10 Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 1:52.806 1:49.421 11 
Nyck de Vries Rapax 1:51.256 1:49.573 12 Luca Ghiotto Arden International 1:52.694 1:49.585 13 
Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1:50.547 1:49.775 14 
Louis Deletraz Racing Engineering 1:50.403 1:49.951 15 
Sergio Sette Camara Carlin 1:50.960 1:50.036 16 Philo Paz Armand Trident 1:51.045 1:50.254 17 
Dani Juncadella Pertamina Campos Racing 1:51.479 1:50.665 18 
Christopher Hoher RUSSIAN TIME 1:51.762 1:50.668 19 
Nabil Jeffri Trident 1:52.245 1:50.719 20 Egor Orudzhev Pertamina Campos Racing 1:51.028 1:51.600 21 
Mahaveer Raghunathan MP Motorsport 1:52.575 1:52.189
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Rookie Albon quickest on Day 2 of post-season test
Next article The Top 20 junior single-seater drivers of 2016, Part 1
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Valentin Khorounzhiy
WTCR's April opener cancelled due to coronavirus
WTCR
WTCR
Hungaroring
Mar 13, 2020
WTCR's April opener cancelled due to coronavirus
Australian GP issues update on nine F1 paddock coronavirus tests
Formula 1
Formula 1
Australian GP
Mar 12, 2020
Australian GP issues update on nine F1 paddock coronavirus tests
Motorsport Games unveils 15 disciplines for 2020
General
General Mar 11, 2020
Motorsport Games unveils 15 disciplines for 2020
More from
Johnny Cecotto
F2 preview: Who will begin the new era on top?
FIA F2
FIA F2 Apr 13, 2017
F2 preview: Who will begin the new era on top?
Albon heads second day of Barcelona F2 test
FIA F2
FIA F2
Barcelona March testing
Mar 14, 2017
Albon heads second day of Barcelona F2 test
McLaren junior Matsushita tops first day of F2 testing
FIA F2
FIA F2
Barcelona March testing
Mar 13, 2017
McLaren junior Matsushita tops first day of F2 testing
More from
DAMS
Ferrari promotes F2 racer to F1 reserve driver role
Formula 1
Formula 1
Singapore GP
29 d
Ferrari promotes F2 racer to F1 reserve driver role
Correa: F2 podium return “surreal” on Hubert anniversary
FIA F2
FIA F2
Barcelona
Jun 24, 2024
Correa: F2 podium return “surreal” on Hubert anniversary
Crawford joins DAMS for 2024 F2 season after Red Bull split
FIA F2
FIA F2
Abu Dhabi
Nov 27, 2023
Crawford joins DAMS for 2024 F2 season after Red Bull split
Latest news
The ten closest finishes from the 2026 NASCAR season
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 4 h
The ten closest finishes from the 2026 NASCAR season
‘Lewis suspected a conspiracy’ – Nico Rosberg explains how Lewis Hamilton F1 rivalry went awry at Mercedes
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 4 h
‘Lewis suspected a conspiracy’ – Nico Rosberg explains how Lewis Hamilton F1 rivalry went awry at Mercedes
BMW "proud of what we achieved" after securing runner-up in 2026 WEC
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
6 h
BMW "proud of what we achieved" after securing runner-up in 2026 WEC
The numbers that reveal how sprint races have turned the MotoGP title fight upside down
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Qatar GP
8 h
The numbers that reveal how sprint races have turned the MotoGP title fight upside down
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe