Korean GP: Hamilton tops opening practice
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| Lewis Hamilton |
Lewis Hamilton beat Fernando Alonso for fast time in opening practice for the Korean Grand Prix. After a disastrous race in Japan Alonso's Ferrari was fastest for the majority of the session.
Hamilton time of 1m39.148s beat the Ferrari ace by 0.302 seconds. Alonso had set the bar at 1m39.450s.
Red Bull's Mark Webber was third ahead of Felipe Massa in and fourth and his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel in fifth.
The Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were 6th and 7th.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m39.148s | +0.000s | 23 |
| 2. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m39.450s | +0.302s | 21 |
| 3. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m39.575s | +0.427s | 21 |
| 4. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m39.854s | +0.706s | 23 |
| 5. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m40.088s | +0.940s | 21 |
| 6. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m40.221s | +1.073s | 21 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m40.396s | +1.248s | 24 |
| 8. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m40.422s | +1.274s | 22 |
| 9. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m40.440s | +1.292s | 19 |
| 10. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m40.480s | +1.332s | 21 |
| 11. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m40.929s | +1.781s | 14 |
| 12. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m41.048s | +1.900s | 25 |
| 13. | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1m41.140s | +1.992s | 21 |
| 14. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m41.220s | +2.072s | 19 |
| 15. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m41.514s | +2.366s | 20 |
| 16. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m41.596s | +2.448s | 23 |
| 17. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m42.021s | +2.873s | 25 |
| 18. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1m42.027s | +2.879s | 23 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m42.104s | +2.956s | 24 |
| 20. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m42.175s | +3.027s | 13 |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m42.706s | +3.558s | 22 |
| 22. | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1m42.820s | +3.672s | 19 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m44.517s | +5.369s | 23 |
| 24. | Dani Clos | HRT-Cosworth | 1m45.735s | +6.587s | 22 |