Gutierrez finishes on top

The Mexican, fastest on the second day of testing yesterday, went fastest with a 1m29.154s set in the final hour of the morning's running.

That was enough to edge Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) by just over one tenth of a second.

Rapax's Tom Dillmann ended the day third fastest, the 22-year-old Frenchman also setting the fastest time in the slower afternoon session.

Carlin's Max Chilton was just one thousandth of a second down the road in fourth, ahead of Caterham's Giedo van der Garde and the second Lotus of James Calado.

Day one pacesetter Fabrizio Crestani (Venezuela GP Lazarus) ended the final day in seventh, with Nigel Melker (Ocean) eighth and Fabio Onidi - whose early off at Turn 4 caused the first of several red flags - ninth fastest for Coloni.

Stephane Richelmi (Trident) rounded out the top ten, the 21-year-old getting within six tenths of Gutierrez's benchmark.

The first round of the 2012 GP2 championships commences on 24/25 March at Sepang.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus GP 1:29.154 25

2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:29.318 26

3. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1:29.455 25

4. Max Chilton Carlin 1:29.456 25

5. Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:29.490 15

6. James Calado Lotus GP 1:29.599 19

7. Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:29.581 27

8. Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:29.632 36

9. Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:29.679 23

10. Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:29.694 28

11. Luiz Razia Arden International 1:29.748 26

12. Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:29.849 22

13. Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:29.977 20

14. Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:30.031 29

15. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:30.047 18

16. Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:30.055 20

17. Julian Leal Trident Racing 1:30.075 38

18. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:30.211 35

19. Josef Kral Barwa Addax Team 1:30.250 30

20. Johnny Cecotto Barwa Addax Team 1:30.287 28

21. Simon Trummer Arden International 1:30.477 23

22. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham Racing 1:30.680 24

23. Jon Lancaster Ocean Racing Technology 1:30.724 29

24. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:31.029 25

25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:31.766 24

26. Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.872 35

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1:29.705 33

2. Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:29.918 24

3. Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:30.385 13

4. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:30.740 36

5. Jon Lancaster Ocean Racing Technology 1:30.890 26

6. Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:31.175 31

7. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:31.197 37

8. Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:31.324 25

9. Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:31.352 36

10. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:31.406 35

11. Luiz Razia Arden International 1:31.611 56

12. Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.295 28

13. Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:32.339 31

14. Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:32.364 51

15. Julian Leal Trident Racing 1:32.923 41

16. Max Chilton Carlin 1:33.459 52

17. Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:33.529 22

18. James Calado Lotus GP 1:33.579 52

19. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus GP 1:33.847 52

20. Johnny Cecotto Barwa Addax Team 1:34.086 52

21. Josef Kral Barwa Addax Team 1:34.088 40

22. Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:34.495 39

23. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:34.521 34

24. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham Racing 1:34.750 46

25. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:35.312 15

26. Simon Trummer Arden International -- 1