2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time in the first morning session of testing in 2012 with new Lotus E20. Lotus driver beat the fastest Jerez time of last year as he led the way from Paul di Resta’s Force India and Nico Rosberg in a 2011 Mercedes. The Red Bull of Mark Webber ended its day fourth.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1:19.670s 75 2. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:19.772s 101 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.219s 56 4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:20.496s 54 5. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.694s 57 6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:20.794s 42 7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.353s 106 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.530s 62 9. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.815s 69 10. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:23.178s 28 11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:23.371s 25 12. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:23.676s 44 All Timing Unofficial
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