Kimi Raikkonen held his position at the top of the times to once again lead as the teams wrapped up the first day of pre-season testing.
Raikkonen’s morning time of 1:19.670 kept him ahead of Paul di Resta in the Force India, his best lap also came in the morning as the Silverstone based outfit concentrated on longer runs in the afternoon.
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher shared the cockpit of the 2011 Mercedes (W02) to post the third and sixth quickest times.
Mark Webber completed 54 laps in the Red Bull to go fourth fastest, 52 laps shy of Kamui Kobayashi in the C31 – the Japanese driver completed the most laps and finished seventh.
Jenson Button came in eighth behind Kobayashi, with Felipe Massa, Heikki Kovalainen, Pastor Maldonado and Pedro de la Rosa – in the 2011 HRT – completing the timesheet.
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Collective times from Jerez (Day 1):
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:19.670 | 75 | |
| 02. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:19.772 | +0.102 | 101 |
| 03. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.219 | +0.549 | 56 |
| 04. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.496 | +0.826 | 54 |
| 05. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:20.694 | +1.024 | 57 |
| 06. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:20.794 | +1.124 | 42 |
| 07. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:21.353 | +1.683 | 106 |
| 08. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:21.530 | +1.860 | 62 |
| 09. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.815 | +3.145 | 69 |
| 10. | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:23.178 | +3.508 | 28 |
| 11. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:23.371 | +3.701 | 25 |
| 12. | P. de la Rosa | HRT | 1:23.676 | +4.006 | 44 |
Note: Italics mark 2011 car, rather than 2012.
