2012 Winter Testing - Jerez: Day 3

Nico Rosberg set the fastest time on the third day of Winter Testing at Jerez. The German beat Romain Grosjean and World Champion Sebastian Vettel, to set the quickest lap time. The McLaren of Lewis Hamilton, on his first day of testing, was 0.2 seconds behind Vettel, which could prove that McLaren are going in the correct direction. Alonso also took control of his Ferrari for the first time, but he could only manage the seventh fastest time. Giedo Van Der Garde also took control of his Caterham, as he begins his role as the teams test driver.

Pos - Driver - Team - Fastest Time - Laps
1 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 01:17.613 - 118
2 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 01:18.419 - 117
3 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 01:19.297 - 96
4 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 01:19.464 - 80
5 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 01:19.734 - 79
6 - Sergio Perez - Sauber - 01:19.770 - 48
7 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 01:20.412 - 65
8 - Bruno Senna - Williams - 01:21.293- 125
9 - Giedo Van der Garde - Caterham - 01:23.324 - 74
10 - Jules Bianchi - Force India - NONE - 2

In the Mock Championships, Nico Rosberg has now taken the lead in the Drivers Race, while his team - 

Mercedes, are still in the lead of the Constructors Race. 

Mock Winter Testing Driver Championship

Pos - (Pre Pos) - Driver - Team - Points

1 - (6) Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 40

2 - (1) Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 35 

3 - (2) Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 33

4 - (3) Mark Webber - Red Bull - 30 

5 - (4) Paul Di Resta - Force India - 26 

6 - (5) Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 25

7 - (-) Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 18

8 - (-) Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 15

9 - (7) Jules Bianchi - Force India - 12 

9 - (-) Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 12

10 - (-) Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 10

10 - (10) Sergio Perez - Sauber - 10

11 - (8) Jenson Button - McLaren - 8

11 - (8) Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 8

13 - (10) Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - 6 

13 - (-) Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 6

15 - (-) Bruno Senna - Williams - 4

16 - (-) Giedo Van Der Garde - Caterham - 2

17 - (12) Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 1

17 - (12) Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1

 

Mock Winter Testing Constructors Championship

Pos - (Pre Pos) - Team - Points

1 - (1) Mercedes - 73

2 - (3) Lotus -53

3 - (4) Red Bull -45

4 - (2) Force India - 38

5 - (5) Toro Rosso - 35

6 - (6) McLaren - 20

7 - (6) Sauber - 16

8 - (6) Ferrari - 14

9 - (9) Williams - 5

10 - (9) Caterham - 3