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Barcelona test in numbers - who went fastest, and furthest?

25 Feb 2016

The teams have got the first four days of pre-season testing under their belts - but who has hit the ground running and who has ground to make up? We crunch the numbers from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya…
This week's unofficial aggregate test times from Barcelona:
POS DRIVER TEAM/CAR BEST TIME GAP LAPS
1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF16-H 1:22.810   195
2 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes VJM09 1:23.110 0.300 99
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari SF16-H 1:23.477 0.667 158
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer RB12 1:23.525 0.725 199
5 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes VJM09 1:23.650 0.840 101
6 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer RB12 1:24.293 1.483 170
7 Alfonso Celis Force India-Mercedes VJM09 1:24.840 2.030 133
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid 1:24.867 2.057 332
9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari C34 1:25.237 2.427 196
10 Kevin Magnussen Renault R.S.16 1:25.263 2.453 264
11 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR11 1:25.393 2.583 231
12 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid 1:25.409 2.599 343
13 Esteban Gutierrez Haas-Ferrari VF-16 1:25.524 2.714 168
14 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes FW38 1:25.648 2.838 214
15 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari VF-16 1:25.874 3.064 113
16 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Racing-Mercedes MRT05 1:25.925 3.115 125
17 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari C34 1:26.053 3.243 236
18 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda MP4-31 1:26.082 3.272 122
19 Jolyon Palmer Renault R.S.16 1:26.189 3.379 79
20 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR11 1:26.239 3.429 216
21 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes FW38 1:26.483 3.673 163
22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda MP4-31 1:26.735 3.925 135
23 Rio Haryanto Manor Racing-Mercedes MRT05 1:28.249 5.439 129

Total distance run - by team: 
TEAM LAPS KILOMETRES
Mercedes 675 3142
Toro Rosso 447 2080
Sauber 432 2010
Williams 377 1754
Red Bull 369 1717
Ferrari 353 1643
Renault 343 1596
Force India 333 1550
Haas 281 1308
McLaren 257 1196
Manor 254 1182

Total distance run - by power unit:
POWER UNIT (TEAMS) LAPS KILOMETRES
Mercedes (4) 1639 7629
Ferrari (4) 1513 7043
Renault [inc. TAG Heuer] (2) 712 3313
Honda (1) 257 1196

Best times - by tyre compound:
COMPOUND DRIVER TEAM/CAR BEST TIME
Ultrasoft Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF16-H 1:22.810 
Supersoft Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes VJM09 1:23.110
Soft Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF16-H 1:23.741
Medium Nico Rosberg Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid 1:24.867
Hard Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes FW38 1:28.214

Longest stints - by tyre compound:
COMPOUND DRIVER TEAM/CAR LAPS
Ultrasoft Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF16-H 7
Supersoft Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF16-H 8
Soft Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes FW38 17
Medium Kevin Magnussen Renault R.S.16 30
Hard Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes FW38 26