Belgian GP: Kobayashi quickest in opening practice
Kamui Kobayashi went quickest for Sauber in a wet first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Consistently heavy rain over the Ardennes circuit left the track saturated.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 2m11.389s | +0.000s | 20 |
| 2. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 2m11.941s | +0.552s | 14 |
| 3. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2m12.004s | +0.615s | 12 |
| 4. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2m12.824s | +1.435s | 15 |
| 5. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 2m13.191s | +1.802s | 13 |
| 6. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 2m13.861s | +2.472s | 16 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2m14.210s | +2.821s | 14 |
| 8. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 2m14.660s | +3.271s | 16 |
| 9. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 2m14.860s | +3.471s | 12 |
| 10. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2m15.402s | +4.013s | 13 |
| 11. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 2m15.812s | +4.423s | 11 |
| 12. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 2m16.409s | +5.020s | 16 |
| 13. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 2m16.786s | +5.397s | 10 |
| 14. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 2m16.788s | +5.399s | 16 |
| 15. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 2m16.827s | +5.438s | 5 |
| 16. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 2m16.861s | +5.472s | 8 |
| 17. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 2m17.519s | +6.130s | 14 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 2m18.199s | +6.810s | 10 |
| 19. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 2m19.546s | +8.157s | 12 |
| 20. | Dani Clos | HRT-Cosworth | 2m19.689s | +8.300s | 12 |
| 21. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 2m38.701s | +27.312s | 9 |
| 22. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2m40.749s | +29.360s | 4 |
| 23. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 2m46.580s | +35.191s | 9 |
| 24. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | No Time | No Time | 2 |