The Ferrari team emerged as the dominant force after the first three days of testing at the Valencia circuit, topping the times for three days in a row.
Fernando Alonso was the quickest man of the week with a best time of 1:11.470, followed by teammate Felipe Massa. The Ferrari duo were the only drivers to lap the Valencia circuit in less than 72 seconds. BMW Sauber followed Ferrari on the combined time sheets, while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was fifth quickest overall.
Combined times from Valencia testing:
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Best |
Laps |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1. |
Alonso |
Ferrari |
1:11.470 |
127 |
- |
- |
1:11.470 |
| 2. |
Massa |
Ferrari |
1:11.722 |
226 |
1:12.574 |
1:11.722 |
- |
| 3. |
Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:12.056 |
96 |
- |
1:12.056 |
- |
| 4. |
de la Rosa |
Sauber |
1:12.094 |
154 |
1:12.784 |
- |
1:12.094 |
| 5. |
Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:12.256 |
108 |
- |
1:12.256 |
- |
| 6. |
Kubica |
Renault |
1:12.426 |
188 |
1:15.000 |
1:12.426 |
- |
| 7. |
M.Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:12.438 |
122 |
1:12.947 |
- |
1:12.438 |
| 8. |
Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:12.576 |
97 |
- |
- |
1:12.576 |
| 9. |
Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:12.899 |
158 |
1:13.543 |
1:12.899 |
- |
| 10. |
Button |
McLaren |
1:12.951 |
82 |
- |
- |
1:12.951 |
| 11. |
Petrov |
Renault |
1:13.097 |
75 |
- |
- |
1:13.097 |
| 12. |
Barrichello |
Williams |
1:13.377 |
177 |
1:14.449 |
1:13.377 |
- |
| 13. |
Hulkenberg |
Williams |
1:13.669 |
126 |
- |
- |
1:13.669 |
| 14. |
Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:13.823 |
125 |
1:14.762 |
1:13.823 |
- |
| 15. |
Paffett |
McLaren |
1:13.846 |
86 |
1:13.846 |
- |
- |