After two days of Atlantic Championship testing at Palm Beach International Raceway, Spanish driver Borja Garcia dominated the first Atlantic test session of his career.
The 25-year-old from Valencia, Spain topped the time charts for all four sessions of testing, with a best overall lap at 1:07.286 in the No 6 machine for Condor Motorsports.
Second-quickest in the test session was 2008 Star Mazda champion John Edwards in the No 36 machine for Newman Wachs Racing. Edwards posted a best lap at 1:07.556 in Wednesday's morning session, which turned out to be the session in which every driver at the test turned in their quickest time.
Defending series champion Markus Niemela made it two Newman Wachs Racing machines in the top-three spots. The Finn logged a best lap at 1:07.881 in the No 1 entry. Niemela just signed with the team last week.
Posting an impressive fourth-1:07.919-quickest time was Frankie Muniz in the No 77 machine for Team Stargate Worlds.
Latvian rookie Harald Schlegelmilch completed the top five with a lap at 1:08.116 in the No 21 Conquest Racing entry. Schlegelmilch most recently competed in the GP2 Asia Series and has previous experience in Formula 3, Formula BMW and Formula Masters among other European series.
The two days of testing were run under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures with no major incidents reported.
Overall best times at Palm Beach:
1. Borja Garcia (R), No. 6 Condor Motorsports, 1:07.286.
2. John Edwards, No. 36 Newman Wachs Racing, 1:07.556.
3. Markus Niemela, No. 1 Newman Wachs Racing, 1:07.881.
4. Frankie Muniz, No. 77 Team Stargate Worlds, 1:07.919.
5. Harald Schlegelmilch (R), No. 21 Conquest Racing, 1:08.116.
6. Frederic Vervisch (R), No. 17 Genoa Racing, 1:08.155.
7. Jonathan Bomarito, No. 26 Mathiasen Motorsports, 1:08.268.
8. Matt Lee, No. 22 Jensen MotorSport, 1:08.322.
9. Simona De Silvestro, No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds, 1:08.344.
10. Alexander Rossi (R), No. 16 Genoa Racing, 1:08.366.
11. Max Lefevre (R), No. 7 Condor Motorsports, 1:08.600.
12. Michael Nacol (R), No. 2 Jensen MotorSport, 1:11.124.
photo:Conquest Racing
The 25-year-old from Valencia, Spain topped the time charts for all four sessions of testing, with a best overall lap at 1:07.286 in the No 6 machine for Condor Motorsports.
Second-quickest in the test session was 2008 Star Mazda champion John Edwards in the No 36 machine for Newman Wachs Racing. Edwards posted a best lap at 1:07.556 in Wednesday's morning session, which turned out to be the session in which every driver at the test turned in their quickest time.
Defending series champion Markus Niemela made it two Newman Wachs Racing machines in the top-three spots. The Finn logged a best lap at 1:07.881 in the No 1 entry. Niemela just signed with the team last week.
Posting an impressive fourth-1:07.919-quickest time was Frankie Muniz in the No 77 machine for Team Stargate Worlds.
Latvian rookie Harald Schlegelmilch completed the top five with a lap at 1:08.116 in the No 21 Conquest Racing entry. Schlegelmilch most recently competed in the GP2 Asia Series and has previous experience in Formula 3, Formula BMW and Formula Masters among other European series.
The two days of testing were run under mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures with no major incidents reported.
Overall best times at Palm Beach:
1. Borja Garcia (R), No. 6 Condor Motorsports, 1:07.286.
2. John Edwards, No. 36 Newman Wachs Racing, 1:07.556.
3. Markus Niemela, No. 1 Newman Wachs Racing, 1:07.881.
4. Frankie Muniz, No. 77 Team Stargate Worlds, 1:07.919.
5. Harald Schlegelmilch (R), No. 21 Conquest Racing, 1:08.116.
6. Frederic Vervisch (R), No. 17 Genoa Racing, 1:08.155.
7. Jonathan Bomarito, No. 26 Mathiasen Motorsports, 1:08.268.
8. Matt Lee, No. 22 Jensen MotorSport, 1:08.322.
9. Simona De Silvestro, No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds, 1:08.344.
10. Alexander Rossi (R), No. 16 Genoa Racing, 1:08.366.
11. Max Lefevre (R), No. 7 Condor Motorsports, 1:08.600.
12. Michael Nacol (R), No. 2 Jensen MotorSport, 1:11.124.
photo:Conquest Racing