Final Day 1 test times from Jerez
Jenson Button set the quickest time of the first day of testing at Jerez as Mercedes was forced to abandon running due to a fire after completing just 14 laps.
Button set a best time of 1:18.861 on a run in the final ten minutes of the opening day which put him over 0.8s clear of the rest of the field.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:18.861 | 37 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:19.709 | 73 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:19.796 | 54 |
| 4 | Paul Di Resta | Force India | 1:20.343 | 89 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:20.401 | 70 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.536 | 64 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:20.699 | 79 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.846 | 14 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:20.864 | 84 |
| 10 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:21.915 | 64 |
| 11 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:24.176 | 29 |