Ferrari showed they have a reliable car for the 2011 season by covering the most laps during pre-season testing. A massive 6,985km (4,340m) was covered by the Ferrari 150º Italia over the four test sessions.
The Italian outfit was closely followed by Red Bull’s RB7 which was 856km short of Ferrari’s tally.
HRT managed to complete zero kilometres in their 2011 car after key parts weren’t released by Spanish customs, therefore coming last, though they managed 1,949km in the F110.
Disregarding HRT, McLaren came bottom of the 2011 table. The Woking-based squads decision to use their 2010 chassis for the first test skewed the results slightly, although the inclusion of the MP4-25’s mileage moved the team above Virgin and Team Lotus into ninth.
The figures won’t be good reading for McLaren fans after reliability problems curbed their time on-track.
Force India, Virgin and, as mentioned above, HRT, joined McLaren in using their 2010 car for the first test. The distance covered using both 2010 and 2011 is included in the bottom table.
Distance covered during pre-season testing in 2011 car:
| Pos. | Team | Chassis | Kms | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Ferrari | F150º Italia | 6,985 | 4,340 |
| 02. | Red Bull | RB7 | 6,129 | 3,808 |
| 03. | Sauber | C30 | 5,914 | 3,674 |
| 04. | Mercedes | MGP-W02 | 5,778 | 3,590 |
| 05. | Toro Rosso | STR6 | 5,352 | 3,326 |
| 06. | Renault | R31 | 5,031 | 3,126 |
| 07. | Williams | FW33 | 4,985 | 3,097 |
| 08. | Force India | VJM04 | 4,127 | 2,564 |
| 09. | Team Lotus | T128 | 4,084 | 2,537 |
| 10. | Virgin | MVR02 | 3,709 | 2,304 |
| 11. | McLaren | MP4-26 | 3,603 | 2,238 |
| 12. | Hispania | F111 | 0 | 0 |
Distance covered during pre-season testing in 2011 and 2010 car (combined):
| Pos. | Team | Chassis | Kms | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Ferrari | F150º Italia | 6,985 | 4,340 |
| 02. | Red Bull | RB7 | 6,129 | 3,808 |
| 03. | Sauber | C30 | 5,914 | 3,674 |
| 04. | Mercedes | MGP-W02 | 5,778 | 3,590 |
| 05. | Force India | VJM03/04 | 5,435 | 3,377 |
| 06. | Toro Rosso | STR6 | 5,352 | 3,326 |
| 07. | Renault | R31 | 5,031 | 3,126 |
| 08. | Williams | FW33 | 4,985 | 3,097 |
| 09. | McLaren | MP4-25/26 | 4,719 | 2,932 |
| 10. | Virgin | VR01/MVR02 | 4,585 | 2,848 |
| 11. | Team Lotus | T128 | 4,084 | 2,304 |
| 12. | Hispania | F110 | 1,949 | 1,211 |
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