Esteban Gutierrez dominates GP3 testing in Barcelona Tuesday

Esteban Gutierrez

Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez, backed by the talented French team ART Grand Prix, dominated both sessions of the first day of training at the circuit of Catalunya, having recorded a best lap time of 1:37.850 in the 11th lap of the 15 he did this morning. Gutierrez was almost seven tenths faster than Renger Van Der Zander for Mucke, who was second fastest.

In the afternoon session, interrupted by several red flags brought out by other drivers, Esteban stayed P1 for most of the session, and recorded the best lap time (on lap 42 of 43) of the day with 1:37.480, at an average speed of 171.9 kmh.

Morning Session
Pos No. Driver Nat. Team Time Lap Total Gap Kph
1 2 Esteban Gutierrez MEX ART GRAND PRIX 1:37.850 11 15 – – 171.3
2 11 Renger Van Der Zande NED RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:38.523 19 21 +0.673 +0.673 170.1
3 1 Alexander Rossi USA ART GRAND PRIX 1:38.738 8 9 +0.888 +0.215 169.7
4 10 Nigel Melker NED RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:38.874 13 17 +1.024 +0.136 169.5
5 15 Dean Smith GBR CARLIN 1:38.925 18 21 +1.075 +0.051 169.4
6 21 Miki Monras ESP MW ARDEN 1:38.946 19 20 +1.096 +0.021 169.4
7 26 Doru Sechelariu ROM TECH 1 RACING 1:39.038 16 19 +1.188 +0.092 169.2
8 20 Michael Christensen DEN MW ARDEN 1:39.092 7 10 +1.242 +0.054 169.1
9 7 James Jakes GBR MANOR RACING 1:39.107 8 9 +1.257 +0.015 169.1
10 18 Pablo Sanchez Lopez MEX ADDAX TEAM 1:39.115 6 8 +1.265 +0.008 169.1
11 14 Josef Newgarden USA CARLIN 1:39.242 22 24 +1.392 +0.127 168.9
12 17 Felipe Guimaraes BRA ADDAX TEAM 1:39.290 14 17 +1.440 +0.048 168.8
13 6 Daniel Morad LIB STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:39.313 14 15 +1.463 +0.023 168.7
14 16 Lucas Foresti BRA CARLIN 1:39.411 21 27 +1.561 +0.098 168.6
15 3 Pedro Nunes BRA ART GRAND PRIX 1:39.415 10 10 +1.565 +0.004 168.6
16 24 Simon Trummer SUI JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:39.680 11 15 +1.830 +0.265 168.1
17 4 Robert Wickens CAN STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:39.697 7 10 +1.847 +0.017 168.1
18 12 Tobias Hegewald GER RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:39.708 13 15 +1.858 +0.011 168.1
19 19 Mirko Bortolotti ITA ADDAX TEAM 1:39.936 11 11 +2.086 +0.228 167.7
20 25 Nico Muller SUI JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:39.984 16 16 +2.134 +0.048 167.6
21 28 Fabio Onidi ITA TECH 1 RACING 1:40.110 19 20 +2.260 +0.126 167.4
22 8 Rio Haryanto INA MANOR RACING 1:40.426 13 14 +2.576 +0.316 166.9
23 29 Patrick Reiterer ITA ATECH CRS GP 1:40.489 12 13 +2.639 +0.063 166.8
24 22 Leonardo Cordeiro BRA MW ARDEN 1:40.607 5 7 +2.757 +0.118 166.6
25 9 Jordan Oakes GBR MANOR RACING 1:40.616 9 10 +2.766 +0.009 166.6
26 5 Ivan Lukashevich RUS STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:41.093 8 10 +3.243 +0.477 165.8
27 31 Marko Asmer EST ATECH CRS GP 1:41.101 9 12 +3.251 +0.008 165.8
28 30 Ollie Oakes GBR ATECH CRS GP 1:45.558 4 6 +7.708 +4.457 158.8
29 27 Stefano Colleti MON TECH 1 RACING 1:48.051 6 8 +10.201 +2.493 155.1
30 23 Pal Varhaug NOR JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:53.187 3 5 +15.337 +5.136 148.1

Afternoon Session
Pos No. Driver Nat. Team Time Lap Total Gap Kph
1 2 Esteban Gutierrez MEX ART GRAND PRIX 1:37.480 42 43 – – 171.9
2 21 Miki Monras ESP MW ARDEN 1:37.928 19 32 +0.448 +0.448 171.1
3 4 Robert Wickens CAN STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:37.933 23 35 +0.453 +0.005 171.1
4 11 Renger Van Der Zande NED RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:38.008 27 40 +0.528 +0.075 171.0
5 15 Dean Smith GBR CARLIN 1:38.016 20 41 +0.536 +0.008 171.0
6 20 Michael Christensen DEN MW ARDEN 1:38.076 32 45 +0.596 +0.060 170.9
7 19 Mirko Bortolotti ITA ADDAX TEAM 1:38.130 30 32 +0.650 +0.054 170.8
8 24 Simon Trummer SUI JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:38.213 21 49 +0.733 +0.083 170.6
9 10 Nigel Melker NED RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:38.252 30 36 +0.772 +0.039 170.6
10 1 Alexander Rossi USA ART GRAND PRIX 1:38.273 24 38 +0.793 +0.021 170.5
11 17 Felipe Guimaraes BRA ADDAX TEAM 1:38.331 39 39 +0.851 +0.058 170.4
12 6 Daniel Morad LIB STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:38.451 28 35 +0.971 +0.120 170.2
13 30 Ollie Oakes GBR ATECH CRS GP 1:38.488 24 30 +1.008 +0.037 170.2
14 12 Tobias Hegewald GER RSC MUCKE MOTORSPORT 1:38.598 28 34 +1.118 +0.110 170.0
15 8 Rio Haryanto INA MANOR RACING 1:38.606 32 33 +1.126 +0.008 169.9
16 7 James Jakes GBR MANOR RACING 1:38.614 24 29 +1.134 +0.008 169.9
17 26 Doru Sechelariu ROM TECH 1 RACING 1:38.707 20 31 +1.227 +0.093 169.8
18 18 Pablo Sanchez Lopez MEX ADDAX TEAM 1:38.714 27 31 +1.234 +0.007 169.8
19 25 Nico Muller SUI JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:38.719 10 43 +1.239 +0.005 169.8
20 14 Josef Newgarden USA CARLIN 1:38.859 31 39 +1.379 +0.140 169.5
21 16 Lucas Foresti BRA CARLIN 1:38.863 25 39 +1.383 +0.004 169.5
22 27 Stefano Colleti MON TECH 1 RACING 1:38.928 14 20 +1.448 +0.065 169.4
23 3 Pedro Nunes BRA ART GRAND PRIX 1:38.957 33 35 +1.477 +0.029 169.3
24 22 Leonardo Cordeiro BRA MW ARDEN 1:38.965 40 40 +1.485 +0.008 169.3
25 23 Pal Varhaug NOR JENZER MOTORSPORT 1:39.206 15 19 +1.726 +0.241 168.9
26 31 Marko Asmer EST ATECH CRS GP 1:39.446 18 36 +1.966 +0.240 168.5
27 28 Fabio Onidi ITA TECH 1 RACING 1:39.548 24 30 +2.068 +0.102 168.3
28 5 Ivan Lukashevich RUS STATUS GRAND PRIX 1:39.882 33 38 +2.402 +0.334 167.8
29 9 Jordan Oakes GBR MANOR RACING 1:40.078 10 21 +2.598 +0.196 167.4
30 29 Patrick Reiterer ITA ATECH CRS GP 1:40.096 24 30 +2.616 +0.018 167.4