Raikkonen edges out Red Bulls in FP2
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Kimi Raikkonen displayed once again the impressive pace of the Lotus E20 by setting the fastest time during FP2, thereby going faster than the Red Bull Racing duo led by Mark Webber. Fernando Alonso who was second to his teammate in the morning was 4th in a very close-fought session.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.154 | - | 31 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:34.184 | 0.030 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:34.282 | 0.128 | 29 |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.310 | 0.156 | 29 |
| 5 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.543 | 0.389 | 35 |
| 6 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.552 | 0.398 | 34 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.631 | 0.477 | 33 |
| 8 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.666 | 0.512 | 37 |
| 9 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.932 | 0.778 | 33 |
| 10 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.976 | 0.822 | 29 |
| 11 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.356 | 1.202 | 32 |
| 12 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:35.506 | 1.352 | 36 |
| 13 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.589 | 1.435 | 37 |
| 14 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:35.761 | 1.607 | 33 |
| 15 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.133 | 1.979 | 36 |
| 16 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:36.279 | 2.125 | 33 |
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:36.579 | 2.425 | 28 |
| 18 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.616 | 2.462 | 34 |
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:37.061 | 2.907 | 33 |
| 20 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:37.313 | 3.159 | 33 |
| 21 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:37.363 | 3.209 | 29 |
| 22 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:37.970 | 3.816 | 34 |
