Janosz fastest on opening day of GP3 testing in Valencia

Polish driver Artur Janosz kept Trident top of the timesheets on the opening day of GP3 testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain.

Janosz’s time of a 1:21.755 was quickest in the morning session and remained unbeaten throughout the afternoon session.

Koiranen GP’s Matt Parry was quickest in the afternoon session with a 1:21.934 which left him second overall just under two-tenths off Janosz.

Konstantin Tereshchenko split the ART’s of Albon and early championship favourite Charles Leclerc, to round out the day fourth quickest.

Recently announced Jenzer driver, Oscar Tunjo lead most of the morning session but eventually slipped back to sixth overall on a 1:22.029 just ahead of Jack Aitken, Alex Palou, and Nyck De Vries.

Columbian racer Tatiana Calderon put in a solid days work to set the ninth quickest time in the morning session and set 73 laps on the first day of testing in Valencia.

Calderon’s teammate Jake Dennis was 2nd quickest in the afternoon session on a 1:22.161 but it was only good enough for 11th overall.

Meanwhile, GP3’s newest driver Richard Gonda who recently was revealed as part of Jenzer Motorsport for 2016 was 21st in the morning session and 17th in the afternoon session.

Former Formula One driver Giedo van der Garde was present today to further his coaching of fellow Dutchman Steijn Schothorst.