Barcelona - Germany's two-time defending Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel posted the fastset time in testing here on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Red Bull driver clocked a fastest lap time of 1min 23.265sec in his 79-lap spell on the circuit.
Testing continues here till Friday and there will be a final series of testing back here from March 1-4 before the teams travel to Australia for the opening race of the season in Melbourne on March 18.
Times:
1. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault) 1min 23.265sec 79 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Force India-Mercedes) 1:23.440 97
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:23.590 114
4. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:23.618 76
5. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) 1:24.100 75
6. Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes-AMG) 1:24.150 51
7. Sergio Perez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:24.219 66
8. Bruno Senna (BRA/Williams-Renault) 1:25.711 97
9. Heikko Kovalainen (FIN/Caterham-Renault) 1:26.035 31
10. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus-Renault) 1:26.809 7
11. Charles Pic (FRA/Marussia-Cosworth) 1:28.026 121