Webber ends up Day 1 on top in Barcelona

Mark Webber turned the fastest driver on day one of testing at Barcelona after Sergio Perez’s best time was deleted. Perez was originally credited with the fastest lap. But his time of 1’21.176 was deleted after it was discovered he had cut a corner in his lap. His actual best time of 1’24.117 put him fourth.

Webber set his benchmark time in the morning, lapping two seconds faster than the other cars on the track. The test began on a damp but drying track.

Jenson Button put his McLaren third fastest after running with an unusual lump on the car’s nose early on.

Results

Pos Driver Car Best time Laps Behind
1 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault RB7 1’22.544 97 0.000
2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes MP4-26 1’22.910 74 0.366
3 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1’22.937 27 0.393
4 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari C30 1’24.117 90 1.573
5 Nick Heidfeld Renault R31 1’24.735 20 2.191
6 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes VJM04 1’25.039 38 2.495
7 Davide Valsecchi Lotus-Renault T128 1’25.406 50 2.862
8 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR6 1’26.004 48 3.460
9 Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes VJM04 1’26.030 31 3.486
10 Luiz Razia Lotus-Renault T128 1’29.121 28 6.577
11 Jerome d’Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth MVR-02 1’32.060 57 9.516