By Editor on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Rookie Esteban Gutierrez will head to the first race of the 2013 season with more pre-season mileage under his belt than any of his 21 rivals.

Gutierrez, along with team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, also ensured that the Sauber C32 will head to Melbourne as the car with the most running during three pre-season tests in Spain.

Sauber completed 5307 kilometres across the three tests, slightly more running than Mercedes, who bounced back from a shaky start in Jerez.

At the end of the spectrum was Davide Valsecchi, whose 16 laps in place of Kimi Raikkonen during the final pre-season test equated to 74 kilometres around the Circuit de Catalunya. Out of the regular race drivers, Adrian Sutil completed the least running.

Unofficial test kilometres completed (Drivers):
1. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber – 2,768
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes – 2,640
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 2,584
4. Sergio Perez, McLaren – 2,538
= Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber – 2,538
6. Max Chilton, Marussia – 2,536
7. Paul di Resta, Force India – 2,520
8. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso – 2,455
9. Charles Pic, Marussia – 2,364
10. Valtteri Bottas, Williams – 2,352*
11. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari – 2,351
12. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull – 2,343
13. Felipe Massa, Ferrari – 2,336
14. Romain Grosjean, Lotus – 2,270
15. Mark Webber, Red Bull – 2,265
16. Pastor Maldonado, Williams – 2,218*
17. Giedo van der Garde, Caterham – 2,149
18. Jenson Button, McLaren – 2,091
19. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso – 2,051
20. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus – 1,182
21. Jules Bianchi, Force India/Marussia – 1,165
22. Adrian Sutil, Force India – 1,159
23. Luiz Razia, Marussia – 500
24. James Rossiter, Force India – 270
25. Pedro de la Rosa, Ferrari – 226
26. Davide Valsecchi, Lotus – 74

Unofficial test kilometres completed (Teams):
1. Sauber – 5,307
2. Mercedes – 5,224
3. Ferrari – 4,913
4. McLaren – 4,629
5. Red Bull – 4,608
6. Williams – 4,570*
7. Caterham – 4,513
8. Toro Rosso – 4,506
9. Force India – 4,481
10. Marussia – 3,669
11. Lotus – 3,527

*Williams used their 2012 car during the first test in Jerez

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