FP2 led by Vettel but with closer gaps
F1 Grand Prix, GP China, Shanghai International Ciruit
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has maintained control of the Chinese GP as he records the quickest lap of the second free practice session. The German was followed by the McLaren's two Britons; Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button respectively.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m37.688s | - | 34 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m37.854s | +0.166 | 22 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m37.935s | +0.247 | 31 |
| 4. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m37.943s | +0.255 | 34 |
| 5. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m38.105s | +0.417 | 29 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m38.507s | +0.819 | 36 |
| 7. | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1m38.735s | +1.047 | 35 |
| 8. | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1m38.805s | +1.117 | 26 |
| 9. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1m38.859s | +1.171 | 31 |
| 10. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m39.327s | +1.639 | 33 |
| 11. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m39.538s | +1.850 | 33 |
| 12. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1m39.667s | +1.979 | 37 |
| 13. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m39.771s | +2.083 | 18 |
| 14. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m39.779s | +2.091 | 17 |
| 15. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m39.828s | +2.140 | 25 |
| 16. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1m39.925s | +2.237 | 32 |
| 17. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m39.953s | +2.265 | 30 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1m40.476s | +2.788 | 30 |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1m41.482s | +3.794 | 32 |
| 20. | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1m42.902s | +5.214 | 25 |
| 21. | Tonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1m43.850s | +6.162 | 3 |
| 22. | Jerome D'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m44.008s | +6.320 | 35 |
| 23. | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m44.747s | +7.059 | 12 |
