Kobayashi put Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R on top during the seventh and final Roar Before the Rolex 24 test session at Daytona International Speedway. Kobayashi set a time of 1:34.533 aboard last year's Rolex 24 winning car, beating Mazda Team Joest driver Oliver Jarvis by 0.180 seconds after an hour of uninterrupted running, sportscar365.com reports.

Kobayashi scored a podium result at his home grand prix Sunday with a brilliant drive that saw him hold Jenson Button behind him in the closing laps.

Kobayashi put his Sauber on the front row alongside Jenson Button for Sunday's Grand Prix of Belgium.

Kobayashi became the first driver to be confirmed with a race seat for Sauber in 2010. No indication of who the second driver might be was given.

Kobayashi will substitute again for the injured Timo Glock at Abu Dhabi this weekend.