Vettel on top in first Singapore practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Singapore, Marina Bay Street Circuit
Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets in the first practice session at Singapore. The Red Bull driver went 4 hundreths quicker than Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren and seems to confirm that Red Bull could be strong at the night race. The second McLaren, steered by Jenson Button was third quickest.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:50.566 | - | 24 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:50.615 | 0.049 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:51.459 | 0.893 | 17 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:51.525 | 0.959 | 20 |
| 5 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:51.576 | 1.010 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:51.655 | 1.089 | 19 |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:51.658 | 1.092 | 24 |
| 8 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:51.943 | 1.377 | 21 |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:52.275 | 1.709 | 24 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:52.296 | 1.730 | 19 |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:52.629 | 2.063 | 25 |
| 12 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:52.716 | 2.150 | 16 |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:52.839 | 2.273 | 23 |
| 14 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:52.986 | 2.420 | 21 |
| 15 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:53.028 | 2.462 | 20 |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:53.080 | 2.514 | 17 |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:53.189 | 2.623 | 25 |
| 18 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:53.227 | 2.661 | 26 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:54.908 | 4.342 | 20 |
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:55.091 | 4.525 | 16 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:55.335 | 4.769 | 22 |
| 22 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:55.760 | 5.194 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:56.656 | 6.090 | 21 |
| 24 | 23 | Qing Hua Ma | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:58.053 | 7.487 | 20 |
