Vettel fastest in second practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Singapore, Marina Bay Street Circuit
Sebastian Vettel once again showed who will likely be the man to beat this weekend, as he went fastest, 2 tenths quicker than Feranndo Alonso. Third fastest man Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa in 4th are both another half a second slower than Alonso.
All teams ran similar strategies, with first an installation lap, then a run on prime tyres, before allowing their drivers to set a few flying laps on the option tyres with about 30 minutes left in the session.
The final 15 minutes were filled with drivers completing longer runs on higher fuel loads, simulating the first part of the race.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:46.374 | - | 33 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:46.575 | 0.201 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.115 | 0.741 | 22 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.120 | 0.746 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:47.265 | 0.891 | 28 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:48.418 | 2.044 | 27 |
| 7 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.866 | 2.492 | 32 |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.578 | 3.204 | 27 |
| 9 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.730 | 3.356 | 29 |
| 10 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.751 | 3.377 | 10 |
| 11 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:49.792 | 3.418 | 14 |
| 12 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:50.241 | 3.867 | 31 |
| 13 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:50.345 | 3.971 | 8 |
| 14 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:50.399 | 4.025 | 29 |
| 15 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:50.790 | 4.416 | 28 |
| 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:50.897 | 4.523 | 24 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:50.937 | 4.563 | 30 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:51.950 | 5.576 | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:52.257 | 5.883 | 15 |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:52.489 | 6.115 | 25 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:53.579 | 7.205 | 25 |
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:54.649 | 8.275 | 25 |
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:54.754 | 8.380 | 29 |
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:55.198 | 8.824 | 26 |
