Vettel tops first day of testing in 2011

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F1 Test, Valencia, Valencia, Ricardo Tormoes

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.DriverCarTimeLaps
1.Sebastian VettelRed Bull1m13.769s93
2.Nico HulkenbergForce India1m13.938s71
3.Gary PaffettMcLaren1m14.292s91
4.Paul di RestaForce India1m14.461s28
5.Fernando AlonsoFerrari1m14.553s97
6.Kamui KobayashiSauber1m15.621s68
7.Jerome D'AmbrosioVirgin1m16.003s71
8.Vitaly PetrovRenault1m16.351s28
9.Michael SchumacherMercedes1m16.450s15
10.Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1m17.214s19
11.Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1m17.335s77
12.Narain KarthikeyanHrt1m18.020s45
13.Nico RosbergMercedes1m19.930s9

Testing will continue tomorrow.