Nico Hulkenberg began his first test for Williams since securing a race seat in mediocre fashion at Jerez on Wednesday.
Taking part in day two of the young driver's testing in Spain, the German finished the morning session with a time of 1:21.814, the sixth fastest of the session, nearly three seconds off the pace of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
As the only driver at Jerez who has already secured a place on next year's grid, much was expected of the 22-year-old, but it was Ricciardo who stole the limelight during the second morning of testing.
The Australian was the last driver to post a time but was worth the wait, with the 20-year-old consistently breaking the 1:20 mark.
Force India's Paul Di Resta backed up an impressive performance yesterday to once again claim second spot with a time of 1:19.411. Fellow Briton Gary Paffett in a McLaren posted a time of 1:19.535, the only other man to break the 1:20 mark in the morning.
Esteban Gutierrez in a BMW-Sauber and Mirko Bortolotti's Toro Rosso rounded out the top five. Bortolotti caused the session to be halted for a few minutes after coming to a halt between turns 5 and 6, but was able to continue after a brief stint in the pits.
Jules Bianchi, who was enjoying his second day out in a Ferrari propped up the rear end of the time charts with a disappointing 1:23.517, some four seconds off his best on Tuesday.
Unofficial Times
01. D. Ricciardo (Red Bull) 1:19.243 38 laps
02. P. Di Resta (Force India) 1:19.411 44 laps
03. G. Paffet (McLaren) 1:19.535 34 laps
04. E. Gutiérrez (BMW-Sauber) 1:20.450 26 laps
05. M. Bortolotti (Toro Rosso) 1:21.761 23 laps
06. N. Hulkenberg (Williams) 1:21.814 42 laps
07. H. Tung (Renault) 1:22.003 51 laps
08. M. Conway (BrawnGP) 1:23.049 37 laps
09. J. Bianchi (Ferrari) 1:23.517 37 laps
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