Giorgio Pantano has set the quickest overall laptime of the first day of 2007 GP2 series testing at Circuit Paul Ricard, France. The Italian, driving for the Campos Grand Prix team in 2007, set his best  time  towards  the  end  of  a  rain  affected  afternoon  session  which  had  seen  most  drivers remain in their garages for the majority of the post-lunch period.

The morning had seen a greater quantity of action as the teams and drivers made full use of their time on the familiar 3.853 km “3D” track solution to get used to the new cars. Timo Glock set the fastest lap in this opening gambit for iSport International.

Today sees a total change in track layout, with the 4.087km 2A solution in use to allow the teams to run aero-mapping tests on the new-for-2007 upgraded aero kit.