Valenicia Testing: Who's fastest so far?

Valencia Testing
By Phil Huff
February 3 2003

As testing finishes at Valencia, it seemed like a good time to give a quick run down of the fastest times to date. Encouragingly Frentzen managed to drag the Sauber Petronas C22 up to fifth fastest, less than half a second behind the pace set by ex Sauber man Kimi Raikkonen.

The fastest times so far at Valencia are...

P	Driver	Team	Engine	Car	Tyre	Best Lap	Gap
1	K Raikkonen	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-17D	M	1:10.647	-.---
2	JP Montoya	Williams	BMW	FW24	M	1:10.794	0.147
3	D Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-17D	M	1:10.977	0.330
4	A Wurz	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-17D	M	1:11.095	0.448
5	HH Frentzen	Sauber	Petronas	C22	B	1:11.109	0.462
6	R Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	F2002	B	1:11.308	0.661
7	N Heidfeld	Sauber	Petronas	C22	B	1:11.418	0.771
8	M Schumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	F2002	B	1:11.521	0.874
9	G Fisichella	Jordan	Ford	EJ13	B	1:11.703	1.056
10	O Panis	Toyota	Toyota	TF103	M	1:11.867	1.220
11	M Gene	Williams	BMW	FW24	M	1:11.901	1.254
12	M Webber	Jaguar	Cosworth	R4	M	1:11.952	1.305
13	L Badoer	Ferrari	Ferrari	F2002	B	1:12.105	1.458
14	J Villeneuve	BAR	Honda	BAR005	B	1:12.119	1.472
15	A Pizzonia	Jaguar	Cosworth	R4	M	1:12.329	1.682
16	J Button	BAR	Honda	BAR005	B	1:12.404	1.757
17	C da Matta	Toyota	Toyota	TF103	M	1:12.414	1.767
18	G Paffett	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-17D	M	1:12.890	2.243
19	T Sato	BAR	Honda	BAR005	B	1:13.118	2.471
20	J Verstappen	Minardi	Asiatech	PS01	A	1:15.182	4.535
21	J Wilson	Minardi	Asiatech	PS01	A	1:17.192	6.545