Vettel tops first day of testing in 2011
F1 Test, Valencia, Valencia, Ricardo Tormo
With all the car launches scheduled for today, one might forget that it was also the first day of winter testing for the 2011 season. During the session at the Valencia track, World Champion Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man on track in his Red Bull. The German was followed by compatriot Nico Hülkenberg in his Force India and Gary Paffett in the McLaren.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1m13.769s | 93 |
| 2. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1m13.938s | 71 |
| 3. | Gary Paffett | McLaren | 1m14.292s | 91 |
| 4. | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1m14.461s | 28 |
| 5. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m14.553s | 97 |
| 6. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1m15.621s | 68 |
| 7. | Jerome D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1m16.003s | 71 |
| 8. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1m16.351s | 28 |
| 9. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m16.450s | 15 |
| 10. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1m17.214s | 19 |
| 11. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1m17.335s | 77 |
| 12. | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt | 1m18.020s | 45 |
| 13. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m19.930s | 9 |
Testing will continue tomorrow.
