2013 Barcelona Test 1

The first 2013 Barcelona Test was the second official testing event of the 2013 Formula One Season. The first of two four-day events at the circuit, it took place at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain between February 19–22nd 2013. The second test event at the circuit is scheduled for two weeks later.

The test session was attended by all 11 teams of the 2013 Formula One Season. Williams launched their new FW35 ahead of the event, the only team not to have done so prior to the Jerez Test two weeks earlier.

Fernando Alonso took part in the test, having missed out on the Jerez Test to concentrate on his training regime.

McLaren's Sergio Pérez set the fastest time of the test on the second day. The final day was a wet day, with rain overnight beforehand, and rain also being intermittant throughout the day. This caused eight red flags during the day's running.

Driver Running Order[]

Team	Car	Day 1 (Tue)	Day 2 (Wed)	Day 3 (Thu)	Day 4 (Fri)
Red Bull-Renault	RB9	Sebastian Vettel		Mark Webber
Ferrari^[1]	F138	Fernando Alonso			Felipe Massa
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	Sergio Pérez		Jenson Button
Lotus-Renault	E21	Kimi Räikkönen		Romain Grosjean
Mercedes	F1 W04	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton
Sauber-Ferrari	C32	Esteban Gutiérrez	Nico Hülkenberg		Esteban Gutiérrez
Force India-Mercedes^[2]	VJM06	Paul di Resta		Adrian Sutil	Jules Bianchi
Williams-Renault^[3]	FW35	Pastor Maldonado	Valtteri Bottas	Pastor Maldonado Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas Pastor Maldonado
Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	Daniel Ricciardo		Jean-Éric Vergne
Caterham-Renault	CT03	Charles Pic		Giedo van der Garde
Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	Max Chilton

Overview[]

Report[]

Day 1[]

Day 2[]

Day 3[]

Day 4[]

By Day[]

Day	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time
Feb 19	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.616
Feb 20	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:21.848
Feb 21	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	F138	P	1:21.875
Feb 22	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:23.282

By Driver[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Days	Laps
1	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:21.848	1, 2	174
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	F138	P	1:21.875	1, 2, 3	283
3	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:22.160	2, 3	179
4	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:22.188	3, 4	160
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:22.197	1, 2	150
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.611	1, 3	162
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:22.623	1, 2	87
8	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:22.675	1, 3, 4	178
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.726	2, 4	173
10	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:22.826	2, 3, 4	189
11	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:22.840	3, 4	141
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:22.877	3	78
13	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:23.024	3, 4	172
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:23.366	3, 4	186
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:23.718	1, 2	143
16	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:23.971	1, 2	144
17	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:25.115	1, 2, 3, 4	241
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:25.124	1, 4	164
19	Jules Bianchi	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:25.732	4	61
20	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:26.177	3, 4	143
21	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:26.243	1, 2	151
22	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	F138	P	1:27.563	4	80

Most laps by a driver: Fernando Alonso, 283.

Most laps by a team: Williams-Renault, 367.

Most laps in a day: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 121 (day 2).

Days[]

Day 1, 19th February[]

Source: ^[4]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.616		54
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:22.623	+ 0.007 s	44
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	F138	P	1:22.952	+ 0.336 s	110
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:22.965	+ 0.349 s	66
5	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:23.733	+ 1.117 s	86
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:23.844	+ 1.268 s	73
7	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:24.124	+ 1.508 s	77
8	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:24.144	+ 1.528 s	82
9	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:25.124	+ 2.508 s	68
10	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:26.747	+ 4.131 s	65
11	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:27.534	+ 4.918 s	49

Day 2, 20th February[]

Source: ^[5]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Sergio Pérez	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:21.848		97
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:22.197	+ 0.349 s	84
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:22.697	+ 0.849 s	43
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.726	+ 0.878 s	121
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	F138	P	1:23.427	+ 1.399 s	76
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:23.561	+ 1.713 s	98
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:23.718	+ 1.870 s	70
8	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:23.971	+ 2.123 s	62
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:24.205	+ 2.357 s	88
10	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:25.115	+ 3.267 s	67
11	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:26.243	+ 4.395 s	102

Day 3, 21st February[]

Source: ^[6]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	F138	P	1:21.875		97
2	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:22.160	+ 0.285 s	91
3	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:22.188	+ 0.313 s	119
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:22.611	+ 0.736 s	108
5	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:22.675	+ 0.800 s	79
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:22.826	+ 0.951 s	68
7	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:22.840	+ 0.965 s	71
8	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:22.877	+ 1.002 s	78
9	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:23.024	+ 1.149 s	108
10	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:23.366	+ 1.491 s	106
11	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:25.690	+ 3.815 s	58
12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:26.177	+ 4.302 s	93

Day 4, 22nd February[]

Source: ^[7]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W04	P	1:23.282		52
2	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:23.633	+ 0.351 s	70
3	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:24.071	+ 0.789 s	80
4	Jules Bianchi	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:25.732	+ 2.450 s	61
5	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:26.239	+ 2.957 s	96
6	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:27.429	+ 4.147 s	50
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	F138	P	1:27.563	+ 4.281 s	80
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:27.616	+ 4.334 s	64
9	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:29.902	+ 6.620 s	51
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:34.800	+ 11.518 s	41
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	no time		23
12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	no time		13

Notes[]

↑ "Second test for Ferrari, first test for Alonso". Ferrari. 17 February 2013. http://www.ferrari.com/english/formula1/news/headlines/Pages/130217-second-test-for-ferrari-first-test-for-alonso.aspx. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ "Adrian Sutil and Jules Bianchi set for crucial Force India test". BBC Sport. 18 February 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/21499176. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
↑ "Maldonado to debut new Williams in Barcelona". Formula 1. 15 February 2013. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/2/14269.html. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ Collantine, Keith (19 February 2013). "Rosberg pips Raikkonen to top time in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/19/rosberg-pips-raikkonen-top-time-barcelona/. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
↑ Collantine, Keith (20 February 2013). "Perez top lap times fall Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/20/perez-top-lap-times-fall-barcelona/. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
↑ Collantine, Keith (21 February 2013). "Alonso quickest on busy day in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/21/alonso-quickest-busy-day-barcelona/. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
↑ Collantine, Keith (22 February 2013). "Hamilton leads rain-hit final day in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/22/hamilton-leads-rainhit-final-day-barcelona/. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

V T E	2013 Formula One Season
Teams	Red Bull • Ferrari • McLaren • Lotus • Mercedes • Sauber • Force India • Williams • Toro Rosso • Caterham • Marussia
Engines	Renault • Ferrari • Mercedes • Cosworth
Drivers	1 Vettel • 2 Webber • 3 Alonso • 4 Massa • 5 Button • 6 Pérez • 7 Räikkönen • 7 Kovalainen • 8 Grosjean • 9 Rosberg • 10 Hamilton • 11 Hülkenberg • 12 Gutiérrez • 14 di Resta • 15 Sutil • 16 Maldonado • 17 Bottas • 18 Ricciardo • 19 Vergne • 20 Pic • 21 van der Garde • 22 Bianchi • 23 Chilton
Other Drivers	Buemi • Félix da Costa • Sainz Jr. • Gené • De la Rosa • Rigon • Paffett • Turvey • Magnussen • d'Ambrosio • Prost • Valsecchi • Hartley • Bird • Frijns • Sato • Sirotkin • Rossiter • Calado • Wolff • Juncadella • Kvyat • Rossi • Ma • Stevens • Canamasas • Razia • González • Ellinas
Cars	RB9 • F138 • MP4-28 • E21 • F1 W04 • C32 • VJM06 • FW35 • STR8 • CT03 • MR02
Tyres	Pirelli
Races	Australia • Malaysia • China • Bahrain • Spain • Monaco • Canada • Great Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Singapore • South Korea • Japan • India • Abu Dhabi • United States • Brazil
Tests	Jerez • Barcelona 1 • Barcelona 2 • Young Driver Test
See also	2012 Formula One Season • 2014 Formula One Season • Category

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[1] "Second test for Ferrari, first test for Alonso". Ferrari. 17 February 2013. http://www.ferrari.com/english/formula1/news/headlines/Pages/130217-second-test-for-ferrari-first-test-for-alonso.aspx. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[2] "Adrian Sutil and Jules Bianchi set for crucial Force India test". BBC Sport. 18 February 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/21499176. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

[3] "Maldonado to debut new Williams in Barcelona". Formula 1. 15 February 2013. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/2/14269.html. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

[4] Collantine, Keith (19 February 2013). "Rosberg pips Raikkonen to top time in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/19/rosberg-pips-raikkonen-top-time-barcelona/. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

[5] Collantine, Keith (20 February 2013). "Perez top lap times fall Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/20/perez-top-lap-times-fall-barcelona/. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

[6] Collantine, Keith (21 February 2013). "Alonso quickest on busy day in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/21/alonso-quickest-busy-day-barcelona/. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[7] Collantine, Keith (22 February 2013). "Hamilton leads rain-hit final day in Barcelona". F1 Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/22/hamilton-leads-rainhit-final-day-barcelona/. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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