Teams set for first winter test

A1 Team Canada's Sean McIntosh, F3 Euroseries racer Giedo Van de Garde and Formula Renault Eurocup runner-up Michael Ammermuller head the list of rookie drivers taking part in the two-day test at the Spanish circuit.

Robert Kubica is getting back into the wheel of his championship winning Epsilon-Euskadi car in preparation for his Renault F1 test in Barcelona on December 1. The test will help him again acclimatise to left-foot braking and paddle-shift cars again having driving a Formula Three car in Macau last weekend.

Champions Epsilon will also test three drivers with experience of the series, Giorgio Mondini, Pastor Maldonado and Thomas Kostka.

New team Comtec are running McIntosh, and former Formula Renault UK racer Susie Stoddart.

Red Bull-backed Colin Fleming has switched from Jenzer Motorsport to Carlin as he looks to find a drive next season, he will join the former Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 driver, Mihail Aleshin in the British squad.

Ben Hanley will gain more World Series experience with Cram Competition after his debut race meeting at Estoril in October.

The next test will be at Paul Ricard on December 5/6.

List of teams:

1. CARLIN MOTORSPORT
Colin Fleming (USA)
Mihail Aleshin (RUS)

2. COMTEC TEAM UNITED KINGDOM
Susie Stoddart (GBR)
Sean McIntosh (CAN)

3. CRAM COMPETITION
Ben Hanley (GBR)
Davide Valesecchi (ITA)
Giorgio Mondini (ITA)

4. DAMS
Bastien Briere (FRA)

5. DRACO MULTIRACING USA
Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
Fernando Rees (BRA)
Matteo Meneghello (ITA)
Damien Pasini (FRA)

6. EPSILON EUSKADI
Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
Thomas Kostka (CZE)
Robert Kubica (POL)
Giorgio Mondini (ITA)

7. EUROINTERNATIONAL
Fabio Carbone (BRA)
Po Hang Lin (TPE)

8. GD RACING
Frederic Vervich (BEL)

9. INTERWETTEN
Carlo Iaconelli (BRA)
Andy Soucez (AUT)

10. JENZER MOTORSPORT
Ryan Sharp (GBR)
David Oberle (GER)

11. KTR
Xavier Maasen (HOL)
Jerôme D'Ambrosio (BEL)
Thomas Kostka (CZE)
Danilo Dirani (BRA)

12. PONS RACING
Alvaro Barba (ESP)
Giedo Van de Garde (HOL)

13. RC MOTORSPORT
Giovanni Tedeschi (ITA)
Eric Salignon (FRA)
Michael Ammermüller (GER)

14. VICTORY ENGINEERING
Richard Antinucci (USA)