Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00sBarcelona, 12 Jun 2008
| Date: | Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
| Session: | Day 1 (of 3) |
| Track: | Barcelona |
| Track length: | 4.655 km |
| Weather: | Sunny in the morning, then cloudy and finally, rain in the afternoon (Air: 24-31°C, Track: 33-41°C) |
| News article: | Barcelona: Badoer fastest on opening day Barcelona: Day 1 team test notes |
Test times
| P | Driver | Constructor | Car | T | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Laps |
| 1 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | F2008 | B | 1:22.043 | 204.259 | 82 | |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | F1.08 | B | 1:22.682 | 0.639 | 202.680 | 69 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | RB4 | B | 1:22.724 | 0.681 | 202.577 | 21 |
| 4 | Sébastien Buemi | Red Bull-Renault | RB4 | B | 1:22.764 | 0.721 | 202.479 | 79 |
| 5 | Gary Paffett | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-23 | B | 1:22.938 | 0.895 | 202.055 | 36 |
| 6 | Anthony Davidson | Honda | RA108 | B | 1:23.208 | 1.165 | 201.399 | 80 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Toyota | FW30 | B | 1:23.619 | 1.576 | 200.409 | 112 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | R28 | B | 1:23.899 | 1.856 | 199.740 | 60 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | TF108 | B | 1:24.422 | 2.379 | 198.503 | 82 |