Singapore GP: Vettel tops practice 1

World champion Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the opening practice for the Singapore Grand Prix just beating McLaren's Lewis Hamilton by less than a tenth of a second.

The two ended the first 90 minutes nearly a second faster than Jenson Button and Ferrari's points leader Fernando Alonso.

Pastor Maldonado was an impressive fifth fastest for Williams ahead of Mark Webber in the second Red Bull.

Results

Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m50.566 +0.000s 24
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m50.615s + 0.049 15
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m51.459s + 0.893 17
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m51.525s + 0.959 20
5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m51.576s + 1.010 20
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m51.655s + 1.089 19
7. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m51.658s + 1.092 24
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m51.943s + 1.377 21
9. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m52.275s + 1.709 24
10. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m52.296s + 1.730 19
11. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m52.629s + 2.063 25
12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m52.716s + 2.150 16
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m52.839s + 2.273 23
14. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m52.986s + 2.420 21
15. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m53.028s + 2.462 20
16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m53.080s + 2.514 17
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m53.189s + 2.623 25
18. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m53.227s + 2.661 25
19. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m54.908s + 4.342 20
20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m55.091s + 4.525 16
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m55.335s + 4.769 22
22. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m55.760s + 5.194 22
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m56.656s + 6.090 21
24. Ma Qing Hua HRT-Cosworth 1m58.053s + 7.487 20