Lynn dominates Estoril GP3 test

GP3 rookie Alex Lynn and his Carlin team dominated the second and final day of GP3 testing at Estoril on Friday.

The Briton, joining the series after finishing third in the Formula 3 European Championship, topped both the morning and the afternoon sessions from team-mate Emil Bernstorff.

Lynn's best time of 1m28.553s, set in the afternoon, was the benchmark, as both him and Bernstorff were the only drivers to break into the 1m28s barrier.

Jimmy Eriksson was the first non-Carlin driver in third for Koiranen, while Roman de Beer put the Trident car fourth in the time sheets. Another Carlin driver, Luis Sa Silva, completed the top five.

The session started on a wet track following the overnight rain, but drivers were able to switch to Pirelli's medium tires at the midway point.

A total of five red flags interrupted the action, the first caused by Robert Visoiu in the morning when he spun and stopped on track.

Yesterday's pacesetter Dino Zamparelli stopped on the circuit twice during the day, while Santiago Urrutia and Melville McKee caused the other two stoppages.

Spaniard Roberto Merhi was the only new face in the test today, joining Status in place of Richie Stanaway.

The next GP3 test will take place at Jerez on April 10-11.