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Strong running for Will on second day of Abu Dhabi GP3 test

Will Palmer enjoyed another strong day's running at the official GP3 Series post-season test held in Abu Dhabi, as he took to the Yas Marina Circuit with the French DAMS squad today (December 3). The 18-year-old completed 55 laps of the 3.45-mile track and finished 13^th and 15^th fastest in the morning and afternoon sessions respectively, improving on his quickest lap from the day before.

Will, the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 Champion, drove for the Le-Mans based DAMS squad for the second of three day's running, having got behind the wheel of one of Arden International's GP3 cars yesterday. The test marks DAMS first foray into GP3 ahead of its full-time introduction into the series next season and the team ran with the cars and assistance from Status GP, as it awaits the delivery of its new machines. On the final day of running tomorrow, the Southwater racer will drive for ART Grand Prix, part of his prize package for winning this year's BRDC F4 title.

In the first two-and-a-half hour session of the day Will racked up 29 laps, second only to Nirei Fukuzumi who recorded 30 tours of the circuit. He posted a fastest time of 1m56.757s, a slight improvement from his quickest lap from the day before, and finished the morning test in 13^th position.

After lunch, Will once again made the most of the track time and completed 26 laps, taking his total across the day to 55, and recorded a fastest time of 1m57.145s, good enough for 15^th place. Trident's Antonio Fuoco was fastest on the second day of the test, his time laid down in the morning session. Will's fellow McLaren Autosport BRDC Award nominee Jack Aitken was quickest in the afternoon, slightly slower than Fuoco's best time earlier in the day.

The third and final day of the post-season GP3 Series test takes place tomorrow with Will enjoying an entire day's running with ART Grand Prix, part of the prize package for the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 Champion.

Morning Session

1.         Antonio Fuoco, Trident, 1m55.135s
2.         Jake Dennis, Arden International, 1m55.193s
3.         Charles Leclerc, Arden International, 1m55.423s
4.         Matevos Isaakyan, Koiranen GP, 1m55.429s
5.         Jack Aitken, Arden International, 1m55.445s
6.         Jake Hughes, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m55.475s
7.         Kevin Joerg, Trident, 1m55.664s
8.         Matthew Parry, Koiranen GP, 1m55.685s
9.         Nirei Fukuzumi, ART Grand Prix, 1m55.861s
10.        Steijn Schothorst, Trident, 1m56.196s
11.        Konstantin Tereshchenko, Campos Racing, 1m56.288s
12.        Tatiana Calderon, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m56.436s
13.        Will Palmer, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m56.757s
14.        Nabil Jeffri, Koiranen GP, 1m56.783s
15.        Nyck De Vries, ART Grand Prix, 1m56.846s
16.        Alex Albon, ART Grand Prix, 1m56.846s
17.        Leonardo Pulcini, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m57.043s
18.        Giuliano Alesi, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m57.153s
19.        Antoni Ptak, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m57.644s
20.        Mahaveer Raghunathan, Campos Racing, 1m57.701s
21.        Rahul Raj Mayer, Campos Racing, 1m59.433s

Afternoon Session

1.         Jack Aitken, Arden Motorsport, 1m55.164s
2.         Jake Dennis, Arden Motorsport, 1m55.351s
3.         Antonio Fuoco, Trident, 1m55.500s
4.         Kevin Joerg, Trident, 1m55.636s
5.         Jake Hughes, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m55.649s
6.         Charles Leclerc, Arden International, 1m55.674s
7.         Alex Albon, ART Grand Prix, 1m55.989s
8.         Matthew Parry, Koiranen GP, 1m56.005s
9.         Tatiana Calderon, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m56.077s
10.        Leonardo Pulcini, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m56.084s
11.        Konstantin Tereshchenko, Campos Racing, 1m56.231s
12.        Nyck De Vries, ART Grand Prix, 1m56.274s
13.        Steijn Schothorst, Trident, 1m56.383s
14.        Nabil Jeffri, Koiranen GP, 1m56.690s
15.        Will Palmer, DAMS/Status Grand Prix, 1m57.145s
16.        Giuliano Alesi, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m57.301s
17.        Mahaveer Raghunathan, Campos Racing, 1m57.347s
18.        Matevos Isaakyan, Koiranen GP, 1m57.765s
19.        Antoni Ptak, Jenzer Motorsport, 1m57.771s
20.        Nirei Fukuzumi, ART Grand Prix, 1m57.979s
21.        Rahul Raj Mayer, Campos Racing, 1m58.539s

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