Barcelona: Red Bull 1-2 in opening practice
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| Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing ran 1-2 in opening practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. Mark Webber finished the session 1second ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel.
Under clear Barcelona skies, Australian Webber set a time of 1m25.142s early on in the 90 minute session.
Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg was third quickest, with local hero Fernando Alonso in fourth in the quickest of the Ferraris. Teammate Felipe Massa was out to lunch in 16th position, and clearly outclassed at Ferrari, much like Rubens Barrichello was outclassed in the Schumacher years at Ferrari.
Rookie Sergio Perez was fifth in the Sauber, ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren and Michael Schumacher in the second Mercedes.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m25.142s | +0.000s | 27 |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m26.149s | +1.007s | 20 |
| 3. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m26.379s | +1.237s | 29 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m26.480s | +1.338s | 27 |
| 5. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m26.738s | +1.596s | 26 |
| 6. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m26.988s | +1.846s | 19 |
| 7. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m27.016s | +1.874s | 32 |
| 8. | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1m27.132s | +1.990s | 21 |
| 9. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m27.138s | +1.996s | 22 |
| 10. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1m27.212s | +2.070s | 20 |
| 11. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1m27.241s | +2.099s | 22 |
| 12. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m27.471s | +2.329s | 23 |
| 13. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1m28.005s | +2.863s | 11 |
| 14. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m28.027s | +2.885s | 26 |
| 15. | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1m28.163s | +3.021s | 22 |
| 16. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m28.654s | +3.512s | 28 |
| 17. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m28.819s | +3.677s | 23 |
| 18. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m28.995s | +3.853s | 9 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1m29.231s | +4.089s | 21 |
| 20. | Jerome D'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m30.896s | +5.754s | 18 |
| 21. | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m31.235s | +6.093s | 24 |
| 22. | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1m31.268s | +6.126s | 23 |
| 23. | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1m31.418s | +6.276s | 12 |
| 24. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m32.106s | +6.964s | 25 |