Raikkonen tops first day of winter testing
F1 Test, Jerez, Circuit Permanente de Jerez
During the first day of winter testing of the 2012 Formula One season, Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest man on track in the new Lotus E20. The Finn was followed by Force India's Paul di Resta and Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg. Testing will continue tomorrow at Jerez.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m19.670s | - | 73 |
| 2. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m19.772s | + 0.102 | 101 |
| 3. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m20.219s | + 0.549 | 56 |
| 4. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m20.496s | + 0.826 | 53 |
| 5. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m20.694s | + 1.024 | 57 |
| 6. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m20.794s | + 1.124 | 41 |
| 7. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m21.353s | + 1.683 | 106 |
| 8. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m21.530s | + 1.860 | 60 |
| 9. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m22.815s | + 3.145 | 69 |
| 10. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m23.178s | + 3.508 | 28 |
| 11. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m23.371s | + 3.701 | 25 |
| 11. | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1m23.676s | + 4.006 | 44 |
