Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel has topped the final morning of winter testing in Barcelona, setting the fastest time we’ve seen so far, a 1:16.221, at the Circuit de Catalunya. Sebastian was 0.010s faster than Charles Leclerc’s Thursday benchmark, and just 0.051s behind the track record, set by Lewis Hamilton at last year’s Spanish Grand Prix. The German ended the session three-tenths ahead of Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes gave a glimpse into its short run pace. Daniil Kvyat and Carlis Sainz were third and fourth, and were the only other two drivers to break into the 1:16’s.
The session ended under a red flag caused by Kimi Raikkonen. The Alfa Romeo ground to a halt in the final minutes of the session. The Finn set the seventh fastest time, behind Romain Grosjean and Daniel Ricciardo.
Following Pierre Gasly’s big crash in the Red Bull on Thursday, the energy drink squad didn’t set many laps on Friday morning. With Max Verstappen behind the wheel, the five-time Grand Prix winner clocked 29 laps.
Sergio Perez was ninth for Racing Point, while Robert Kubica rounded out the top ten.
Formula 1’s final pre-season test session will begin at 14:00 local time.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.221 | 68 | |
| 2 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:16.561 | 0.340 | 71 |
| 3 |  Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:16.898 | 0.677 | 52 |
| 4 |  Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:16.913 | 0.692 | 59 |
| 5 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:17.076 | 0.855 | 73 |
| 6 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:17.114 | 0.893 | 52 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.239 | 1.018 | 61 |
| 8 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.709 | 1.488 | 29 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 1:17.791 | 1.570 | 36 |
| 10 |  Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:18.993 | 2.772 | 47 |
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