March 4, 2016 – The second and final Formula 1 pre-season test concluded today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topping the times.
Vettel recorded 1:22.852 on the red super soft tyres to keep Ferrari on top, whilst Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz Jr. set the second fastest time – 0.3 seconds slower than Vettel – on the purple ultra softs.
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Ferrari also topped the mileage chart as Vettel managed 142 laps, whilst Mercedes completed 139 laps despite a gearbox problem for Lewis Hamilton at the end of the morning session.
With Vettel leading today, it means Ferrari was fastest on five of the eight testing days overall.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m22.852s | – | 142 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m23.134s | 0.282s | 133 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m23.644s | 0.792s | 129 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m23.721s | 0.869s | 60 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m24.133s | 1.281s | 69 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m24.427s | 1.575s | 123 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m24.714s | 1.862s | 121 |
| 8 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m24.859s | 2.007s | 90 |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m25.031s | 2.179s | 132 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m25.255s | 2.403s | 66 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m25.422s | 2.570s | 25 |
| 12 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m25.899s | 3.047s | 58 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m26.140s | 3.288s | 70 |
