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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 team-mate 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 timesheets, 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 - -