Singapore GP: Hamilton tops Practice 1

Practice got off to a delayed start as marshals needed time to clean up fluid spilled at Turn 14 while there were also concerns regarding some of the temporary curbs, which had lifted during the earlier practices for the support races. The curbing at Turn 3 and 14 was removed with drivers being informed they can cross the while line on the exits of both turns.

Once underway, 30 minutes later than scheduled and cut down to just 60 minutes, in hot and humid conditions. Lewis Hamilton was quickest for McLaren.

In what was largely a track cleaning exercise, with Hamilton topping World Champion Sebastian Vettel. His Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third.

Fernando Alonso was 4th for Ferrari ahead of the 2nd McLaren of Jenson Button.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m48.599s +0.000s 10
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m49.005s +0.406 15
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m50.066s +1.467 16
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m50.596s +1.997 11
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m50.952s +2.353 12
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m52.043s +3.444 14
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m52.251s +3.652 13
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m52.416s +3.817 12
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m52.435s +3.836 13
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m52.815s +4.216 13
11. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m52.991s +4.392 17
12. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m53.050s +4.451 17
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m53.399s +4.800 18
14. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m53.703s +5.104 19
15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m53.749s +5.150 12
16. Bruno Senna Renault 1m53.765s +5.166 17
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m53.785s +5.186 16
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m54.736s +6.137 8
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m54.821s +6.222 9
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m56.198s +7.599 8
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m57.798s +9.199 13
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m58.792s +10.193 6