By F2 - Dec 1, 2018, 4:47 PM ET

Deletraz sets fastest lap on final Abu Dhabi test day

Louis Delétraz wrapped up his 2018 F2 season in style as the Swiss set the quickest lap time of the three days of post-season testing in today’s evening session at the Yas Marina Circuit. He clocked in a time of 1m49.638s with a Carlin car. Luca Ghiotto and Nicholas Latifi completed the top three.

The final day of post-season testing in Abu Dhabi saw Carlin’s Nobuharu Matsushita set the early pace after all the drivers fed onto the track, eager to start their long run programs for the next two and a half hours.

At the thirty-minute mark, reigning GP3 Champion Anthoine Hubert improved on the Japanese’s best to move to the top of the timesheet with a laptime of a 1m51.323s. Fifteen minutes later, Nicholas Latifi also found some pace to improve on the Frenchman’s time by two hundredths.

Nothing changed at the top of the timesheet until the checkered flag while Juan Manuel Correa moved up to P3 ahead of Sergio Sette Camara, newcomer Richard Verschoor, returnee Tatiana Caldéron, Jack Aitken, Leonardo Pulcini, Matsushita and Delétraz.

Verschoor set the early pace in the evening session until Delétraz improved on the Dutchman’s laptime. Forty-five minutes in, Ghiotto broke the 1m50s barrier on new tires to go top in a 1m49.904s, but fifteen minutes later, Delétraz put his head down and lapped the track three tenths quicker. That was enough to keep the top honours until the chequered flag.

Behind the two men, Latifi, Guanyu Zhou, Sette Câmara, Giuliano Alesi, Matsushita, Nikita Mazepin, Verschoor and Mick Schumacher rounded the top 10.

Morning session classification

DRIVER	TEAM	TIME	LAPS
1	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:51.312	35
2	Anthoine Hubert	MP Motorsport	1:51.323	29
3	Juan Manuel Correa	Charouz Racing System	1:51.359	31
4	Sergio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:51.379	28
5	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	1:51.564	26
6	Tatiana Caldéron	Charouz Racing System	1:51.583	29
7	Jack Aitken	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:51.594	32
8	Leonardo Pulcini	Trident	1:51.857	32
9	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:52.051	40
10	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:52.402	25
11	Ralph Boschung	BWT Arden	1:52.520	29
12	Ryan Tveter	BWT Arden	1:52.731	22
13	Marino Sato	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:53.315	21
14	Guanyu Zhou	RUSSIAN TIME	1:55.636	52
15	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:55.931	31
16	Sean Gelael	PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing	1:56.114	43
17	Luca Ghiotto	RUSSIAN TIME	1:56.145	32
18	Nyck De Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:56.292	40
19	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:56.312	41
20	Mick Schumacher	PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing	1:56.595	41

Evening session classification

DRIVER	TEAM	TIME	LAPS
1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:49.638	29
2	Luca Ghiotto	RUSSIAN TIME	1:49.904	25
3	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:49.976	38
4	Guanyu Zhou	RUSSIAN TIME	1:50.036	33
5	Sergio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:50.092	40
6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:50.136	34
7	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:50.139	21
8	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:50.480	29
9	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	1:50.501	28
10	Mick Schumacher	PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing	1:50.522	27
11	Jack Aitken	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:50.663	31
12	Leonardo Pulcini	Trident	1:50.718	24
13	Nyck De Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:50.729	33
14	Anthoine Hubert	MP Motorsport	1:50.790	38
15	Sean Gelael	PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing	1:50.841	28
16	Marino Sato	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:51.202	34
17	Ryan Tveter	BWT Arden	1:51.309	32
18	Ralph Boschung	BWT Arden	1:51.750	26
19	Juan-Manuel Correa	Charouz Racing System	1:54.232	55
20	Tatiana Caldéron	Charouz Racing System	1:54.924	40