By Phil Huff
January 27 2008
Honda Racing F1 kicked off their 2008 preparations in Valencia this week, testing both the outgoing RA107 and the 2008 challenger, the RA108. New test and reserve driver Alex Wurz got his first run, while Japanese hotshot Takashi Kogure had a run with the Brackley squad. All that, and no mention of the times. Below are the best times from all days of the test; you can draw your own conclusions.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | Best Lap | Gap | |
| 1 | Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:11.000 | ||
| 2 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:11.189 | 0.189 | |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:11.662 | 0.662 | |
| 4 | Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:11.971 | 0.971 | |
| 5 | Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:11.994 | 0.994 | |
| 6 | Kubica | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:12.095 | 1.095 | |
| 7 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:12.350 | 1.350 | |
| 8 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:12.360 | 1.360 | |
| 9 | Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:12.493 | 1.493 | |
| 10 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR2 | 1:12.526 | 1.526 | |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:12.594 | 1.594 | |
| 12 | Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1.07B | 1:12.600 | 1.600 | |
| 13 | Glock | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:12.705 | 1.705 | |
| 14 | Piquet | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:12.973 | 1.973 | |
| 15 | Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | F8-VII | 1:12.976 | 1.976 | |
| 16 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR2 | 1:13.060 | 2.060 | |
| 17 | de la Rosa | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:13.163 | 2.163 | |
| 18 | Hulkenberg | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:13.306 | 2.306 | |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | F8-VII | 1:13.409 | 2.409 | |
| 20 | Asmer | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1.07B | 1:13.669 | 2.669 | |
| 21 | Button | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:13.689 | 2.689 | |
| 22 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:13.944 | 2.994 | |
| 23 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:14.588 | 3.588 | |
| 24 | Liuzzi | Force India | Ferrari | F8-VII | 1:15.095 | 4.095 | |
| 25 | Wurz | Honda | Honda | RA107 | 1:15.440 | 4.440 | |
| 26 | Kogure | Honda | Honda | RA107 | 1:15.703 | 4.703 |
* Honda Racing F1 remaind at Valencia for a fourth day, running Mike Conway. No times were made available.
