Chinese GP: Hamilton tops wet practice 1

Lewis Hamilton topped the first session of free practice for Sunday's Chinese GP with a lap more than a second and a half quicker than the corresponding session at last year's race.

Most of the quick times came in the last 10 minutes of the session as a dry line emerged after cold weather and drizzle greeted drivers as the session got underway.

Results

Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.106 +0.000s 7
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.116s +1.010 14
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.316s +1.210 14
4. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.584s +1.478 13
5. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.911s +1.805 12
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m38.977s +1.871 15
7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.198s +2.092 12
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.199s +2.093 6
9. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.748s +2.642 16
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.768s +2.662 14
11. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m40.056s +2.950 14
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.153s +3.047 14
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m40.298s +3.192 8
14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m40.328s +3.222 13
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m40.540s +3.434 12
16. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m41.071s +3.965 14
17. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m41.204s +4.098 14
18. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.330s +5.224 14
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m42.521s +5.415 11
20. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m44.118s +7.012 8
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m44.227s +7.121 10
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m44.500s +7.394 15
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m47.204s +10.098 12
24. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m50.465s +13.359 11