2013 Young Driver Test

The 2013 Young Driver Test was a mid-season test held at the Silverstone Circuit involving many of the sport's up-and-coming young drivers. The test took place between the 17th and 19th July 2013 on the Arena layout of the Silverstone Circuit. The event was attended by all teams currently competing in the 2013 Formula One Season with the exception of Mercedes, who were banned from the event for infringement of Article 22.4(h) of the FIA Sporting Regulations and Article 151(c) of the International Sporting Code.

On 1 July, it was announced that race drivers can drive in the test, as long as they are conducting tyre development. They also stated that the test could have been extended by an additional day, but this was not applied.

McLaren's Kevin Magnussen set the fastest time on the first day, 0.172 seconds ahead of full time driver Paul di Resta.

On day two, Daniel Ricciardo was strongest, posting the best time in his Toro Rosso in the morning, before posting the third-best time for Red Bull in the afternoon.

On the third day, Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time of the test with a 1:32.894.

Driver Running Order[]

Team	Car	Day 1 (Wed)	Day 2 (Thu)	Day 3 (Fri)
Red Bull-Renault	RB9	António Félix da Costa	António Félix da Costa Daniel Ricciardo*	Carlos Sainz, Jr. Sebastian Vettel*
Ferrari	F138	Davide Rigon		Felipe Massa* Davide Rigon
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	Kevin Magnussen	Oliver Turvey	Gary Paffett
Lotus-Renault	E21	Nicolas Prost	Davide Valsecchi	Nicolas Prost
Mercedes	N/A	Not attending (suspended)
Sauber-Ferrari	C32	Robin Frijns	Robin Frijns Nico Hülkenberg*	Kimiya Sato
Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	Paul di Resta* James Calado		Adrian Sutil* James Calado
Williams-Renault	FW35	Daniel Juncadella	Pastor Maldonado* Daniel Juncadella	Susie Wolff
Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	Daniel Ricciardo* Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Jean-Éric Vergne* Daniil Kvyat
Caterham-Renault	CT03	Alexander Rossi	Will Stevens	Giedo van der Garde* Charles Pic*
Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	Tio Ellinas Max Chilton*	Rodolfo González	Rodolfo González Jules Bianchi*

* Experienced driver.

Summary[]

The following tables show the best times set over the three days of the test:

By Day[]

Day	Best lap	Driver	Constructor	Car
Day 1 (Wed. 17th July)	1:33.602	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28
Day 2 (Thu. 18th July)	1:32.972	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8
Day 3 (Fri. 19th July)	1:32.894	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	RB9

By Driver[]

Rank	Driver	Best lap	Constructor	Car	Day
1	Sebastian Vettel^†	1:32.894	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	3
2	Daniel Ricciardo^†	1:32.972	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	2
3	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	1:33.016	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	2
*	Daniel Ricciardo^†	1:33.187	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	2
4	Adrian Sutil^†	1:33.242	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	3
5	Nicolas Prost	1:33.256	Lotus-Renault	E21	3
6	Davide Valsecchi	1:33.554	Lotus-Renault	E21	2
7	Davide Rigon	1:33.592	Ferrari	F138	3
8	Kevin Magnussen	1:33.602	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	1
9	Felipe Massa^†	1:33.624	Ferrari	F138	3
10	Jean-Éric Vergne^†	1:33.647	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	3
11	Paul di Resta^†	1:33.774	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	1
12	António Félix da Costa	1:33.821	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	1
13	Oliver Turvey	1:33.864	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	2
14	James Calado	1:33.957	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	2
15	Daniel Juncadella	1:34.098	Williams-Renault	FW35	1
16	Pastor Maldonado^†	1:34.116	Williams-Renault	FW35	2
17	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	1:34.193	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	1
18	Nico Hülkenberg^†	1:34.224	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	2
19	Robin Frijns	1:34.236	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	1
20	Gary Paffett	1:34.294	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	3
21	Susie Wolff	1:35.093	Williams-Renault	FW35	3
22	Giedo van der Garde^†	1:35.155	Caterham-Renault	CT03	3
23	Daniil Kvyat	1:35.281	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	3
24	Charles Pic^†	1:35.576	Caterham-Renault	CT03	3
25	Kimiya Sato	1:35.642	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	3
26	Alexander Rossi	1:35.651	Caterham-Renault	CT03	1
27	Will Stevens	1:36.082	Caterham-Renault	CT03	2
28	Rodolfo González	1:36.339	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	3
29	Tio Ellinas	1:36.676	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	1
30	Jules Bianchi^†	1:36.744	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	3
31	Max Chilton^†	1:38.347	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	1

* Ricciardo set times for Toro Rosso and Red Bull on Day 2. His Red Bull time is included here for comparison.

^† Experienced driver.

Days[]

Day 1, 17th July[]

Source:^[1]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:33.602		100
2	Paul di Resta*	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:33.774	+ 0.172 s	58
3	António Félix da Costa	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:33.821	+ 0.219 s	82
4	James Calado	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:33.986	+ 0.384 s	27
5	Daniel Juncadella	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:34.098	+ 0.496 s	55
6	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:34.193	+ 0.591 s	75
7	Robin Frijns	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:34.236	+ 0.634 s	72
8	Nicolas Prost	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:34.810	+ 1.208 s	72
9	Davide Rigon	Ferrari	F138	P	1:34.874	+ 1.272 s	76
10	Alexander Rossi	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:35.651	+ 2.049 s	69
11	Tio Ellinas	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:36.676	+ 3.074 s	36
12	Max Chilton*	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:38.347	+ 4.745 s	27

* Experienced driver.

Day 2, 18th July[]

Source:^[2]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Daniel Ricciardo*	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:32.972		48
2	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:33.016	+ 0.044 s	39
3	Daniel Ricciardo*	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:33.187	+ 0.215 s	59
4	Davide Valsecchi	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:33.554	+ 0.582 s	91
5	Oliver Turvey	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:33.864	+ 0.892 s	97
6	James Calado	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:33.957	+ 0.985 s	47
7	António Félix da Costa	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:33.958	+ 0.986 s	19
8	Davide Rigon	Ferrari	F138	P	1:34.053	+ 1.081 s	97
9	Pastor Maldonado*	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:34.116	+ 1.114 s	71
10	Nico Hülkenberg*	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:34.224	+ 1.252 s	52
11	Daniel Juncadella	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:34.631	+ 1.659 s	33
12	Robin Frijns	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:34.731	+ 1.759 s	17
13	Will Stevens	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:36.082	+ 3.110 s	98
14	Paul di Resta*	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:36.356	+ 3.384 s	41
15	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:37.949	+ 4.977 s	92

* Experienced driver.

Day 3[]

Source:^[3]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel*	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:32.894		79
2	Adrian Sutil*	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:33.242	+ 0.348 s	99
3	Nicolas Prost	Lotus-Renault	E21	P	1:33.256	+ 0.362 s	83
4	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Red Bull-Renault	RB9	P	1:33.546	+ 0.652 s	35
5	Davide Rigon	Ferrari	F138	P	1:33.592	+ 0.698 s	20
6	Felipe Massa*	Ferrari	F138	P	1:33.624	+ 0.730 s	69
7	Jean-Éric Vergne*	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:33.647	+ 0.753 s	42
8	Gary Paffett	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-28	P	1:34.294	+ 1.400 s	77
9	Susie Wolff	Williams-Renault	FW35	P	1:35.093	+ 2.199 s	89
10	Giedo van der Garde*	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:35.155	+ 2.261 s	85
11	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR8	P	1:35.281	+ 2.387 s	22
12	Charles Pic*	Caterham-Renault	CT03	P	1:35.576	+ 2.682 s	60
13	Kimiya Sato	Sauber-Ferrari	C32	P	1:35.642	+ 2.748 s	67
14	Rodolfo González	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:36.339	+ 3.445 s	24
15	James Calado	Force India-Mercedes	VJM06	P	1:36.451	+ 3.557 s	5
16	Jules Bianchi*	Marussia-Cosworth	MR02	P	1:36.744	+ 3.850 s	39

* Experienced driver.

Notes[]

↑ Collantine, Keith (17 July 2013). "Magnussen leads Di Resta on day one of test". f1fantanic.com. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/07/17/magnussen-leads-di-resta-on-day-one-of-test/. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
↑ Collantine, Keith (18 July 2013). "Ricciardo top for Toro Rosso, third for Red Bull". f1fantanic.com. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/07/18/ricciardo-top-for-toro-rosso-but-spins-in-red-bull/. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
↑ Straw, Edd (19 July 2013). "F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day". Autosport. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108869. Retrieved 20 July 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] Collantine, Keith (17 July 2013). "Magnussen leads Di Resta on day one of test". f1fantanic.com. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/07/17/magnussen-leads-di-resta-on-day-one-of-test/. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

[2] Collantine, Keith (18 July 2013). "Ricciardo top for Toro Rosso, third for Red Bull". f1fantanic.com. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/07/18/ricciardo-top-for-toro-rosso-but-spins-in-red-bull/. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[3] Straw, Edd (19 July 2013). "F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day". Autosport. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108869. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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