Christian Lundgaard banked the fastest time on Day 2 of the pre-season FIA Formula 2 test in Bahrain as Oscar Piastri racked up the laps.
Piastri, set the ninth fastest time in the morning session as part of a busier programme for the Australian.
The Alpine Academy member recorded 32 laps in the morning to surpass the 25 he completed on the opening day.
He then banked another 32 laps in the afternoon, though his best in that session saw him in 21st of the 22 runners, almost eight seconds slower than pace-setter Dan Ticktum.
On the day’s amalgamated times, Piastri ended the day 10th fastest.
Lundgaard’s best of the day stood at 1:41.697, set before lunch, while Ticktum was quickest in the later session at 1:42.185.
The Brit had been only 11th fastest in the morning, 1.5s away from the outright pace but found a second in the afternoon’s running.
Piastri’s Prema Racing team-mate, Robert Shwartzman was fifth fastest in the morning but slipped down the order in the afternoon to 15th.
Testing in Bahrain continues on Wednesday (local time), the final day of running ahead of the 2021 season.
That sees drivers in action supporting the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix on March 26-28.
Day 2: FIA Formula 2 Championship, pre-season test (morning)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.697 | 39 |
| 2 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 1:42.028 | 28 |
| 3 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 1:42.038 | 26 |
| 4 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:42.256 | 28 |
| 5 | Robert Shwartzman | PREMA Racing | 1:42.257 | 27 |
| 6 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:42.299 | 22 |
| 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.347 | 42 |
| 8 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 1:42.419 | 31 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | PREMA Racing | 1:42.462 | 32 |
| 10 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:42.997 | 27 |
| 11 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 1:43.158 | 35 |
| 12 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:43.206 | 40 |
| 13 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:43.616 | 35 |
| 14 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 1:43.954 | 48 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:43.997 | 38 |
| 16 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 1:44.346 | 31 |
| 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 1:44.485 | 31 |
| 18 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 1:44.575 | 50 |
| 19 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 1:45.419 | 33 |
| 20 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:45.865 | 46 |
| 21 | Matteo Nannini | HWA RACELAB | 1:45.865 | 20 |
| 22 | Alessio Deledda | HWA RACELAB | 1:46.413 | 13 |
Day 2: FIA Formula 2 Championship, pre-season test (afternoon)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Tim | Laps |
| 1 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 1:42.185 | 36 |
| 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:42.619 | 36 |
| 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:43.114 | 30 |
| 4 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 1:43.129 | 40 |
| 5 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:43.194 | 34 |
| 6 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:44.320 | 25 |
| 7 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 1:44.335 | 20 |
| 8 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 1:44.569 | 10 |
| 9 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 1:44.640 | 19 |
| 10 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 1:44.879 | 42 |
| 11 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 1:45.052 | 21 |
| 12 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:46.913 | 45 |
| 13 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.429 | 47 |
| 14 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:47.497 | 47 |
| 15 | Robert Shwartzman | PREMA Racing | 1:47.614 | 33 |
| 16 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 1:47.900 | 44 |
| 17 | Alessio Deledda | HWA RACELAB | 1:47.904 | 30 |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:48.814 | 39 |
| 19 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 1:48.974 | 42 |
| 20 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:49.501 | 30 |
| 21 | Oscar Piastri | PREMA Racing | 1:49.824 | 32 |
| 22 | Matteo Nannini | HWA RACELAB | 1:50.445 | 18 |
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