The GP2 Series post-season testing opened today at Yas Marina. In the morning session, it was Alexander Rossi who set the pace seventh tenths quicker than Johnny Cecotto who is behind the wheel of the Venezuela GP Lazarus car for the day.

F3 European Champion Raffaele Marciello was the best rookie with Trident Racing.

The session will resume at 6pm local time for a night session.

Morning Session

Driver Team Laptime Laps
1. Alexander Rossi EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:49.958 22
2. Daniel Abt Hilmer Motorsport 1:50.608 20
3. Johnny Cecotto Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:50.643 12
4. Mitch Evans RUSSIAN TIME 1:50.722 20
5. Raffaele Marciello Trident Racing 1:50.812 20
6. Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:51.038 15
7. Nico Müller Arden International 1:51.144 23
8. Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:51.152 20
9. Will Stevens MP Motorsport 1:51.210 21
10. Rene Binder Arden International 1:51.234 25
11. Simon Trummer Rapax 1:51.515 23
12. Carlos Sainz Carlin 1:51.536 20
13. Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:51.620 27
14. Julian Leal Trident Racing 1:51.627 13
15. Andre Negrao Hilmer Motorsport 1:51.734 21
16. Rio Haryanto Racing Engineering 1:51.779 24
17. Jolyon Palmer Racing Engineering 1:51.966 21
18. Rodolfo Gonzalez Barwa Addax Team 1:52.056 13
19. Stoffel Vandoorne ART Grand Prix 1:52.357 28
20. Arthur Pic ART Grand Prix 1:52.422 28
21. Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME 1:52.763 17
22. Sandy Stuvik Rapax 1:52.772 20
23. Nikolay Martsenko Barwa Addax Team 1:53.419 18
24. Denis Magulin Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:55.231 20
25. Facu Regalia EQ8 Caterham Racing 1
26. Kevin Magnussen DAMS 0