Button leads McLaren 1-2 in first Suzuka practice
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were 1-2 in their superior McLarens as thy led the opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
The Woking team dominated the first 90 minutes. Only Red Bull's Mark Webber came anywhere near the two McLarens.
Webber ended the morning session third fastest, ahead of the two Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m34.507s | +0.0000s | 20 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m34.740s | +0.233s | 26 |
| 3. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m34.856s | +0.349s | 24 |
| 4. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m35.059s | +0.552s | 18 |
| 5. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m35.112s | +0.615s | 20 |
| 6. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m35.199s | +0.692s | 27 |
| 7. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m35.283s | +0.776s | 24 |
| 8. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m35.299s | +0.792s | 18 |
| 9. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m35.474s | +0.967s | 22 |
| 10. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m35.478s | +0.971s | 24 |
| 11. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m35.484s | +0.977s | 26 |
| 12. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m35.584s | +1.077s | 24 |
| 13. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m35.691s | +1.184s | 22 |
| 14. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m35.724s | +1.217s | 21 |
| 15. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m36.123s | +1.616s | 19 |
| 16. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m36.222s | +1.715s | 25 |
| 17. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m36.366s | +1.859s | 23 |
| 18. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1m36.389s | +1.882s | 24 |
| 19. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m37.716s | +3.209s | 17 |
| 20. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m38.295s | +3.788s | 23 |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m38.616s | +4.109s | 25 |
| 22. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m39.043s | +4.536s | 25 |
| 23. | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1m39.374s | +4.867s | 22 |
| 24. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m39.688s | +5.181s | 19 |