Mark Webber to conduct first test of Red Bull's 2012 Formula 1 car

Mark Webber will get the first run in the new Red Bull RB8 when the champion team begins testing at Jerez on February 7.

Reigning drivers' champion Sebastian Vettel will wait until 9 February before he tries the 2012 machine for the first time, as Webber has been granted the first two days of the four-day test in Spain.

Red Bull announced last week that it would reveal the RB8 on its website on 6 February.

The team is chasing a hat-trick of constructors' titles with the new car, while Vettel is also aiming for a third straight championship and Webber is keen to bring himself back into title contention after a frustrating 2011 campaign.