In-season test one: Barcelona, Spain, May 17-18, 2016
“As this was an in-season test rather than a Pirelli test, the teams were selecting individual run plans and choosing their own tyres from the usual 2016 range, rather than testing new prototypes. Because of the wide variety of programmes that were being worked through, the lap times in isolation were of no great significance. However, some teams were also able to carry out specific tyre-related assessments, such as data acquisition on the ultrasoft tyre before it makes its debut in Monaco next week. From a tyre perspective everything performed as expected, and the teams were able to acquire additional information that will undoubtedly be very useful for the rest of the season.”
Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director
TOP TIMES FULL SESSION
Vettel | Ferrari | SOFT | 1:23.200 | DAY 1 |
Verstappen | Red Bull | SOFT | 1:23.267 | DAY 2 |
Rosberg | Mercedes | SOFT | 1:23.337 | DAY 1 |
Button | McLaren | SUPERSOFT | 1:23.753 | DAY 1 |
Grosjean | Haas | ULTRASOFT | 1:23.882 | DAY 1 |
Vandoorne | McLaren | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.006 | DAY 2 |
Wehrlein | Mercedes | SOFT | 1:24.145 | DAY 2 |
Wehrlein | Manor | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.297 | DAY 1 |
Ricciardo | Red Bull | SOFT | 1:24.307 | DAY 1 |
Gutierrez | Haas | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.592 | DAY 2 |
Fuoco | Ferrari | SOFT | 1:24.720 | DAY 2 |
Kvyat | Toro Rosso | SOFT | 1:24.737 | DAY 2 |
Gasly | Toro Rosso | SOFT | 1:24.821 | DAY 1 |
Celis | Force India | SUPERSOFT | 1:25.016 | DAY 2 |
Magnussen | Renault | SOFT | 1:25.133 | DAY 2 |
Lynn | Williams | MEDIUM | 1:26.100 | DAY 1 |
Ocon | Renault | MEDIUM | 1:26.530 | DAY 1 |
Massa | Williams | MEDIUM | 1:27.167 | DAY 2 |
King | Manor | SOFT | 1:27.615 | DAY 2 |
BEST TIMES BY COMPOUND
SOFT | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:23.200 | DAY 1 |
ULTRASOFT | Grosjean | Haas | 1:23.882 | DAY 1 |
HARD | Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:27.795 | DAY 1 |
MEDIUM | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.384 | DAY 1 |
SUPERSOFT | Button | McLaren | 1:23.753 | DAY 1 |
LONGEST STINT BY COMPOUND
MEDIUM | Verstappen | Red Bull | 18laps | DAY 2 |
SOFT | Button | McLaren | 10 | DAY 1 |
SOFT | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 10 | DAY 1 |
SOFT | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 10 | DAY 1 |
SOFT | Magnussen | Renault | 10 | DAY 2 |
SOFT | Magnussen | Renault | 10 | DAY 2 |
SUPERSOFT | Gutierrez | Haas | 10 | DAY 2 |
ULTRASOFT | Grosjean | Haas | 8 | DAY 1 |
HARD | Gasly | Toro Rosso | 8 | DAY 1 |
TOP TIMES DAY 1
Vettel | Ferrari | SOFT | 1:23.200 |
Rosberg | Mercedes | SOFT | 1:23.337 |
Button | McLaren | SUPERSOFT | 1:23.753 |
Grosjean | Haas | ULTRASOFT | 1:23.882 |
Wehrlein | Manor | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.297 |
Ricciardo | Red Bull | SOFT | 1:24.307 |
Gasly | Toro Rosso | SOFT | 1:24.821 |
Celis | Force India | SUPERSOFT | 1:25.467 |
Lynn | Williams | MEDIUM | 1:26.100 |
Ocon | Renault | MEDIUM | 1:26.530 |
TOP TIMES DAY 2
Verstappen | Red Bull | SOFT | 1:23.267 |
Vandoorne | McLaren | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.006 |
Wehrlein | Mercedes | SOFT | 1:24.145 |
Gutierrez | Haas | SUPERSOFT | 1:24.592 |
Fuoco | Ferrari | SOFT | 1:24.720 |
Kvyat | Toro Rosso | SOFT | 1:24.737 |
Celis | Force India | SUPERSOFT | 1:25.016 |
Magnussen | Renault | SOFT | 1:25.133 |
Massa | Williams | MEDIUM | 1:27.167 |
King | Manor | SOFT | 1:27.615 |
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