Barcelona in-season test in numbers

Motor Racing - Formula One Testing -  Barcelona Test - Day Two - Barcelona, Spain

The first in-season test at Barcelona saw little in the way of surprises, but showed a major step forward for McLaren over the two months since the end of pre-season testing.

Mercedes was again top of the pile both in terms of the fastest lap and laps completed, with Nico Rosberg setting the pace on day one and going unbeaten. Jolyon Palmer’s place near the top comes courtesy of a supersoft tyre run late on day two, while Jenson Button similarly used the softest of Pirelli’s compounds.

A number of rookie drivers also took part in the test, and none looked out of place after solid outings for the likes of Nick Yelloly and Pierre Gasly, while Pascal Wehrlein, Alex Lynn and Esteban Ocon also showed their potential having driven F1 machinery before.

Below are the combined results in terms of lap time, with each team only running one driver per day as regulations prevent them from running more than one car at a time.

PosDriverTeamTimeLaps
1N. RosbergMercedes1:24.374146
2J. PalmerLotus1:26.08087
3P. WerhleinMercedes1:26.497137
4M. EricssonSauber1:26.62498
5R. MarcielloFerrari1:26.648125
6P. GaslyRed Bull1:26.68375
7D. KvyatRed Bull1:26.904101
8J. ButtonMcLaren1:26.927100
9A. LynnWilliams1:26.96752
10P. MaldonadoLotus1:27.33860
11N. YellolyForce India1:27.396109
12E. OconForce India1:27.52094
13P. GaslyToro Rosso1:27.639131
14F. MassaWilliams1:27.91154
15E. GutiérrezFerrari1:27.930119
16C. SainzToro Rosso1:27.997126
17O. TurveyMcLaren1:28.54268
18R. MarcielloSauber1:28.82975

In terms of team-by-team mileage, Mercedes was predictably the busiest team, but McLaren’s improvement in terms of reliability was highlighted by its final lap total having been comfortably the least productive in pre-season.

PosTeamLaps
1Mercedes283
2Toro Rosso-Renault257
3Ferrari244
4Force India-Mercedes203
5Red Bull-Renault176
6Sauber-Ferrari173
7McLaren-Honda168
8Lotus-Mercedes147
9Williams-Mercedes106