Hamilton sets the pace at Bahrain
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Lewis Hamilton has started the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend by topping the timesheets in the first practice session. A late charge put him up on top, ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.502 | - | 14 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.733 | 0.231 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.953 | 0.451 | 17 |
| 4 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.122 | 0.620 | 10 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.636 | 1.134 | 16 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.783 | 1.281 | 12 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.949 | 1.447 | 15 |
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:39.056 | 1.554 | 24 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.102 | 1.600 | 21 |
| 10 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:39.389 | 1.887 | 16 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:39.533 | 2.031 | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:39.862 | 2.360 | 26 |
| 13 | 40 | Felipe Nasr | Williams-Mercedes | 1:40.078 | 2.576 | 14 |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:40.406 | 2.904 | 19 |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.652 | 3.150 | 20 |
| 16 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:40.793 | 3.291 | 31 |
| 17 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:40.889 | 3.387 | 20 |
| 18 | 36 | Giedo van der Garde | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.913 | 3.411 | 20 |
| 19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:41.036 | 3.534 | 24 |
| 20 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:41.794 | 4.292 | 20 |
| 21 | 46 | Robin Frijns | Caterham-Renault | 1:42.417 | 4.915 | 35 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:42.711 | 5.209 | 21 |
