![Mitch Evans goes fastest in the morning session of the opening day of a three-day GP2 Series test in Bahrain](https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mitch-Evans-GP2.jpg)
Kiwi flyer Mitch Evans completed a promising test in the second round of official GP2 Series pre-season trials at Bahrain.
Evans only turned 10 laps but ended up with a 1:42.479s to top proceedings for Russian Time ahead of Arden International's Norman Nato in the morning run of the three-day test.
Pirelli has selected a combination of hard and soft compound tyres for the field at the tests which will see the introduction of the F10-style DRS (Drag Reduction System) implemented for the first time in the grand prix feeder class this season.
![Jordan King pips Evans for the fastest time in the afternoon run](https://speedcafe.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jordan-King.jpg)
Evans again run strongly in the afternoon run when he ended up second fastest in 1:41.608s behind Racing Engineering's Jordan King who topped the day overall in 1:41.494s.
Rapax driver Sergey Sirotkin was third fastest in 1:41.608s with the top nine runners all dipping under 1:42s.
Evans' countryman Richie Stanaway was 17th and 14th for the Status Grand Prix team.
The 10-round GP2 Series kicks off at the Sakhir circuit from April 17-19 where it runs on the undercard to the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix.
GP2 test results: Morning session
1 | Mitch Evans | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:42.479 | 10 |
2 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:42.653 | 22 |
3 | Marco Sorensen | Carlin | 1:42.689 | 14 |
4 | Nathanaël Berthon | Lazarus | 1:42.712 | 16 |
5 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:42.728 | 4 |
6 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.779 | 35 |
7 | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | 1:42.800 | 14 |
8 | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | 1:42.801 | 10 |
9 | Andre Negrao | Arden International | 1:42.953 | 26 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | DAMS | 1:43.015 | 10 |
11 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:43.016 | 7 |
12 | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:43.042 | 22 |
13 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:43.101 | 16 |
14 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:43.226 | 3 |
15 | Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | 1:43.347 | 18 |
16 | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | 1:43.357 | 14 |
17 | Status Grand Prix | 1:43.391 | 16 | |
18 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:43.455 | 14 |
19 | Trident | 1:43.766 | 14 | |
20 | Robert Visoiu | Rapax | 1:43.826 | 14 |
21 | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:43.876 | 19 |
22 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:44.022 | 10 |
23 | Zoel Amberg | Lazarus | 1:44.333 | 28 |
24 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.392 | 26 |
25 | Rene Binder | Trident | 1:44.416 | 10 |
GP2 test results: Afternoon session
1 | Jordan King | Racing Engineering | 1:41.494 | 20 |
2 | Mitch Evans | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:41.608 | 14 |
3 | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | 1:41.636 | 12 |
4 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:41.755 | 16 |
5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.851 | 22 |
6 | Marco Sorensen | Carlin | 1:41.861 | 16 |
7 | Julian Leal | Carlin | 1:41.985 | 13 |
8 | Nathanaël Berthon | Lazarus | 1:42.004 | 13 |
9 | Pierre Gasly | DAMS | 1:42.015 | 14 |
10 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 1:42.038 | 13 |
11 | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | 1:42.201 | 20 |
12 | Daniel De Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:42.301 | 9 |
13 | Arthur Pic | Campos Racing | 1:42.301 | 14 |
14 | Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | 1:42.365 | 22 |
15 | Trident | 1:42.431 | 9 | |
16 | Alex Lynn | DAMS | 1:42.461 | 11 |
17 | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:42.608 | 18 |
18 | Robert Visoiu | Rapax | 1:42.628 | 11 |
19 | André Negrao | Arden International | 1:42.700 | 10 |
20 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:43.181 | 19 |
21 | Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | 1:43.207 | 15 |
22 | Zoel Amberg | Lazarus | 1:43.383 | 17 |
23 | Marlon Stockinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:43.398 | 13 |
24 | Rene Binder | Trident | 1:43.902 | 6 |
25 | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | 1:44.630 | 8 |