Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes on top in Friday opening free practice for Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber set second and third fastest lap-time in that order ahead of Ferrari duo Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso.
# | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.157 | 19 | |
2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.487 | 0.330 | 19 |
3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.768 | 0.611 | 24 |
4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.787 | 0.630 | 20 |
5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.126 | 0.969 | 14 |
6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.154 | 0.997 | 16 |
7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:35.179 | 1.022 | 15 |
8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:35.364 | 1.207 | 17 |
9 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 1:35.450 | 1.293 | 27 |
10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:35.635 | 1.478 | 19 |
11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.868 | 1.711 | 22 |
12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:35.900 | 1.743 | 18 |
13 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:36.066 | 1.909 | 20 |
14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:36.165 | 2.008 | 19 |
15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.178 | 2.021 | 12 |
16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:36.340 | 2.183 | 23 |
17 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.399 | 2.242 | 18 |
18 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:36.760 | 2.603 | 22 |
19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:37.595 | 3.438 | 22 |
20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:37.629 | 3.472 | 8 |
21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:38.025 | 3.868 | 15 |
22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:38.763 | 4.606 | 18 |