Sutil tops wet opening practice in Germany

Force India's Adrian Sutil turned the fastest lap Friday morning in a wet opening practice for Sunday's German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. After a very wet start the track dried steadily and by the end of the session a complete dry line developed. Sutil eventually worked down to a best of 1m25.701s at the very end.

There were numerous spins, the most notable being Lewis Hamilton who wadded up his McLaren in Turn 3, damaging 3 of the 4 corners and his new blown diffuser.

Felipe Massa won the overall prize as he spun 5 times, but still ended up 2nd quick.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m25.701s +0.000 20
2. Massa Ferrari 1m26.850s +1.149 27
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.936s +1.235 16
4. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m26.947s +1.246 21
5. Petrov Renault 1m26.948s +1.247 21
6. Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.448s +1.747 20
7. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m28.114s +2.413 31
8. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1m28.193s +2.492 24
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1m28.300s +2.599 19
10. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.486s +2.785 23
11. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m28.735s +3.034 21
12. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m28.735s +3.034 21
13. Kubica Renault 1m28.903s +3.202 20
14. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m29.048s +3.347 13
15. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m29.280s +3.579 17
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.366s +3.665 34
17. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m29.429s +3.728 8
18. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1m29.500s +3.799 19
19. Alonso Ferrari 1m29.684s +3.983 15
20. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m29.690s +3.989 17
21. Fauzy Lotus-Cosworth 1m30.938s +5.237 27
22. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1m31.720s +6.019 23
23. Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.450s +6.749 13
24. Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1m32.791s +7.090 26