Today testing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia commenced, the first pre-season test of the year. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the day in the new Red Bull RB7. Nico Hulkenberg, Gary Paffett, Paul di Resta, Jerome d’Ambrosio and Narain Karthikeyan all drove in last season’s cars.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Fastest lap | Laps |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:13.769 | 93 |
| 2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.938 | 71 |
| 3 | Gary Paffett | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.292 | 91 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:14.461 | 28 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari-Ferrari | 1:14.553 | 98 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:15.831 | 68 |
| 7 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:16.003 | 71 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP-Renault | 1:16.351 | 28 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Mercedes | 1:16.450 | 15 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:17.214 | 20 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:17.335 | 78 |
| 12 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hispania-Cosworth | 1:18.029 | 45 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-Mercedes | 1:19.930 | 9 |
Photos © Red Bull/Getty Images, Renault/LAT, Williams/LAT, Sauber ag, Mercedes GP, Virgin Racing, Hispania F1 Team
great pictures, congratulations…
Thank you!