Maldonado ahead in wet second practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Germany, Hockenheimring
Pastor Maldonado went fastest in FP2 which was wet throughout the entire 90 minutes of running as rain intensified after this morning's short periods of drizzle. Nico Rosberg is a close second while Sebastian Vettel is 3rd on the timesheet. The McLarens that topped the morning fell down to 8th and 19th.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:27.476 | - | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.564 | 0.088 | 24 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:27.902 | 0.426 | 24 |
| 4 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.402 | 0.926 | 26 |
| 5 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:28.420 | 0.944 | 20 |
| 6 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.495 | 1.019 | 22 |
| 7 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:28.513 | 1.037 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.516 | 1.040 | 16 |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:28.877 | 1.401 | 21 |
| 10 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:29.327 | 1.851 | 22 |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:29.364 | 1.888 | 26 |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:29.719 | 2.243 | 15 |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.785 | 2.309 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:30.090 | 2.614 | 19 |
| 15 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:30.220 | 2.744 | 16 |
| 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:30.291 | 2.815 | 22 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:30.331 | 2.855 | 26 |
| 18 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.437 | 2.961 | 14 |
| 19 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.617 | 3.141 | 16 |
| 20 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.207 | 3.731 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:32.241 | 4.765 | 22 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:32.349 | 4.873 | 17 |
| 23 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.777 | 5.301 | 18 |
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:42.566 | 15.090 | 8 |
