AS IT HAPPENED: Follow the action from Day 2 of pre-season testing in Barcelona

We will be back tomorrow

17:06

The third and final day begins at 09:00 local time tomorrow morning. Join us once again and until then, check back on the F2 website for reaction!

Your top 10 today is:

17:01

1 - Duerksen - 1:25.363 2 - Camara - 1:27.021 3 - Dunne - 1:29.483 4 - Fittipaldi - 1:29.520 5 - Inthraphuvasak - 1:29.595 6 - Shields - 1:29.713 7 - Tsolov - 1:29.876 8 - Mini - 1:30.022 9 - Herta - 1:30.059 10 - Van Hoepen - 1:30.118

🏁Chequered Flag🏁

17:00

And that is that for Day 2

🟢Final bit of running🟢

16:53

Six minutes left of Day 2 and we go back to green

🔴RED FLAG🔴

16:42

Mari Boya is in the gravel at Turn 4

Camara closes the gap

16:37

It's an Invicta 1-2 once more as Camara sets a 1:27.021 to go P2, 1.7s down on his teammate

Approaching the last half hour

16:25

We're heading into the last bit of on-track action for the day and Dunne is up to P2 while Inthraphuvasak is now fourth for ART Grand Prix

New PB 🟪🟪🟪

16:01

Duerksen lays down a 1:25.363, comfortably the fastest time of the afternoon so far as he gets out there on Soft tyres

What are the drivers up to? Here's Stenshorne to explain...

15:58

"We've already done our race simulation and then have some aero tests and practice starts to do to finish off the session.

"It's been going well so far. This morning went quite well - that's when we did our performance runs, and this afternoon has been ok too." - Martinius Stenshorne, Rodin Motorsport

Heading into the final hour

15:54

It's a relatively empty track with just five cars out there currently

🟢Green Flag🟢

15:40

Herta's Hitech has been recovered and we get back to running on Day 2

🔴RED FLAG🔴

15:28

Herta has gone off the track at Turn 4

Long stints the aim of the game this afternoon

15:08

Long runs are the focus as everyone builds up the mileage with track conditions ideal

Duerksen makes it an Invicta 1-2

14:43

Duerksen records a 1:27.463 to go comfortably fastest of anyone so far this afternoon. He's 2.1s clear of his teammate in P2

Track getting busier

14:33

Camara returns to the top of the times on a 1:29.544 ahead of Nikola Tsolov in P2 for Campos Racing by 0.3s

Stenshorne on the board

14:20

Rodin driver Martinius Stenshorne sets a 1:31.084, our first lap of the afternoon session

We have movement

14:09

A little later than expected but we have a few drivers venturing out onto circuit for the first time this afternoon

🟢Back to business🟢

14:00

And nobody seems in any great rush to get back out there...

Ready for some more?

13:48

Welcome back! Engines are being fired up and we aren't far away from some more on-track action

Morning running is over🏁

12:00

Camara is the driver to beat in the morning session as the chequered flag waves. The Invicta driver's 1:23.630 is the quickest time of the test so far.

1 - Camara - 1:23.630 2 - Inthraphuvasak - 1:23.648 3 - Dunne - 1:23.656 4 - Bennett - 1:23.664 5 - Stenshorne - 1:23.697 6 - Varrone - 1:23.760 7 - Goethe - 1:23.793 8 - Maini - 1:23.835 9 - Herta - 1:23.855 10 - Van Hoepen - 1:23.870

We will be back after the lunch break, with the next session beginning at 14:00 local time.

It's close at the top

11:30

Just 0.067s separate Camara in first and Stenshorne in fifth, with four different teams taking up a spot in the top positions

🟢Green light🟢

11:24

Into the final 40 minutes of this morning's session and we are back to green flag conditions

🔴RED FLAG🔴

11:08

Leon has had a spin into the gravel at Turn 9

Soft tyre runs continue

10:58

Inthraphuvasak improves to P2, just 0.018 down on the leading time of Camara while more drivers head out on fresh Soft tyres

Camara vs Dunne at the top

10:36

Rafael Camara puts Invicta Racing P1 for the first time today, logging a 1:23.630, going 0.026s ahead of Alexander Dunne in P2 for Rodin

Here is your top 5 as we go past halfway

10:30

1 - Goethe - 1:23.793 2 - Maini - 1:23.943 3 - Stenshorne - 1:24.159 4 - Van Hoepen - 1:24.210 5 - Mini - 1:24.237

Remember, you can follow the times and sectors here: LIVE TIMING

🟢Green again🟢

10:25

The MP car has been recovered to the pitlane and we are back to green once more

🔴RED FLAG🔴

10:08

Minì has stopped on track at Turn 12

Goethe goes quickest now

10:07

1:23.793 is the new benchmark as the MP driver secures a new session-best time

🟢Back to green flag conditions🟢

09:57

And we are back underway after that short stoppage

🔴RED FLAG🔴

09:54

Bennett has spun and stopped on track.

Into the 1:24s

09:48

Van Hoepen restores TRIDENT to the front on Soft tyres as he dips down to a 1:24.210

Times getting quicker

09:35

Gabriele Minì sets a 1:25.346 and MP Motorsport are now the team to beat

Teammate Oliver Goethe slots into second place just 0.015s behind

New leader

09:31

Laurens van Hoepen puts TRIDENT on top with half an hour gone. The Dutch driver leads the way on a 1:25.811

Beganovic to P1

09:16

Not as long a wait as yesterday to get some times on the board as Dino Beganovic puts DAMS Lucas Oil first with a 1:26.025

He then improves to a 1:25.877 to lead the pack early on ahead of John Bennett and DAMS teammate Roman Bilinski

🟢Green once again🟢

09:08

Back to green flag conditions and plenty are heading out

🔴RED FLAG🔴

09:05

We have an early stoppage. Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak has had a spin

🟢And we are go🟢

09:00

Green means go and we are rolling out for the start of the session

Not long now

08:50

Another cold start to the day but conditions are dry, so we should get plenty of running once track temperatures come up

Day 1 recap

08:40

In case you missed yesterday's on-track action, Noel León was the fastest driver overall, topping the afternoon session for Campos Racing with a 1:24.370. In the morning segment, Martinius Stenshorne wound up fastest for Rodin Motorsport, who logged the most laps of any team with 139.

Welcome back to Barcelona

08:30

Good morning and welcome back for Day 2 of FIA Formula 2 Pre-Season Testing. We aren't far away from the green light at the end of pitlane to signal the start of the second day of running. We will be bringing you updates live and as they happen, with the green light set for 09:00 local time, so in around 30 minutes