By alley - Apr 23, 2015, 11:31 AM ET

Varhaug tops final GP3 test

Jenzer Motorsport driver Pal Varhaug led the way on the final day of GP3 pre-season testing at Barcelona.

The Norwegian won the inaugural GP3 race at the Circuit De Catalunya almost five years ago, and returned to the class last year following three seasons away. After setting the second-fastest time on the opening day behind Jann Mardenborough, Varhaug topped both sessions on Thursday.

Set an hour into proceedings, Varhaug's 1m34.687s was 0.384 seconds faster than his closest challenger in the morning, Luca Ghiotto.

Lotus Formula 1 junior Esteban Ocon was third, ahead of Matheo Tuscher, Mardenborough, Ralph Boschung, Alex Palou and Marvin Kirchhofer, as one second covered the top 12 drivers.

Varhaug also set the pace in the afternoon, his 1m37.277s lap indicative of the slower session as teams focused on long runs ahead of the circuit's May 8-10 season opener.

Arden drivers Kevin Ceccon and Emil Bernstorff were second and third, ahead of Kirchhofer, Boschung, Adderly Fong, Palou and Ocon.

MORNING TIMES:

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Pal Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 34.687s	-	40
2	Luca Ghiotto	Trident	1m 35.071s	0.384s	45
3	Esteban Ocon	ART Grand Prix	1m 35.172s	0.485s	25
4	Matheo Tuscher	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 35.363s	0.676s	43
5	Jann Mardenborough	Carlin	1m 35.368s	0.681s	43
6	Ralph Boschung	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 35.374s	0.687s	38
7	Alex Palou	Campos Racing	1m 35.410s	0.723s	23
8	Marvin Kirchhofer	ART Grand Prix	1m 35.451s	0.764s	38
9	Emil Bernstorff	Arden International	1m 35.512s	0.825s	38
10	Seb Morris	Status Grand Prix	1m 35.518s	0.831s	31
11	Matt Parry	Koiranen GP	1m 35.554s	0.867s	43
12	Antonio Fuoco	Carlin	1m 35.639s	0.952s	43
13	Jimmy Eriksson	Koiranen GP	1m 35.782s	1.095s	38
14	Artur Janosz	Trident	1m 35.816s	1.129s	41
15	Oscar Tunjo	Trident	1m 35.953s	1.266s	34
16	Alfonso Celis	ART Grand Prix	1m 36.011s	1.324s	24
17	Sandy Stuvik	Status Grand Prix	1m 36.079s	1.392s	36
18	Adderly Fong	Koiranen GP	1m 36.104s	1.417s	33
19	Zaid Ashkanani	Campos Racing	1m 36.163s	1.476s	26
20	Alex Fontana	Status Grand Prix	1m 36.232s	1.545s	27
21	Kevin Ceccon	Arden International	1m 36.332s	1.645s	30
22	Mitchell Gilbert	Carlin	1m 36.335s	1.648s	39
23	Alex Bosak	Arden International	1m 37.440s	2.753s	28
24	Samin Gomez	Campos Racing	1m 37.991s	3.304s	35

AFTERNOON TIMES:

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Pal Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 37.277s	-	26
2	Kevin Ceccon	Arden International	1m 37.529s	0.252s	35
3	Emil Bernstorff	Arden International	1m 37.772s	0.495s	34
4	Marvin Kirchhofer	ART Grand Prix	1m 38.054s	0.777s	56
5	Ralph Boschung	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 38.233s	0.956s	27
6	Adderly Fong	Koiranen GP	1m 38.345s	1.068s	33
7	Alex Palou	Campos Racing	1m 38.846s	1.569s	36
8	Esteban Ocon	ART Grand Prix	1m 38.848s	1.571s	55
9	Matt Parry	Koiranen GP	1m 38.850s	1.573s	25
10	Alex Bosak	Arden International	1m 38.950s	1.673s	33
11	Samin Gomez	Campos Racing	1m 38.967s	1.690s	17
12	Matheo Tuscher	Jenzer Motorsport	1m 38.990s	1.713s	28
13	Zaid Ashkanani	Campos Racing	1m 39.270s	1.993s	46
14	Oscar Tunjo	Trident	1m 39.438s	2.161s	33
15	Alfonso Celis	ART Grand Prix	1m 39.596s	2.319s	51
16	Jimmy Eriksson	Koiranen GP	1m 39.758s	2.481s	37
17	Artur Janosz	Trident	1m 39.786s	2.509s	31
18	Luca Ghiotto	Trident	1m 40.094s	2.817s	39
19	Alex Fontana	Status Grand Prix	1m 40.136s	2.859s	54
20	Mitchell Gilbert	Carlin	1m 40.141s	2.864s	49
21	Seb Morris	Status Grand Prix	1m 40.369s	3.092s	52
22	Sandy Stuvik	Status Grand Prix	1m 40.380s	3.103s	46
23	Antonio Fuoco	Carlin	1m 40.683s	3.406s	36
24	Jann Mardenborough	Carlin	1m 40.930s	3.653s	36