Toro Rosso 1-2 at midday in Barcelona
Further down the field, Williams returned to the track after yesterday's accident. Rosberg managed to complete only 15 laps, with new parts on the FW30 to avoid a recurrence of yesterday's problem, which saw team-mate Kazuki Nakajima crash at turn one.
Unofficial morning times from Barcelona:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) – 1:21.679, 37 laps
2. Sébastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) – 1:21.782, 49 laps
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:22.387, 54 laps
4. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:22.616, 38 laps
5. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber-BMW) – 1:22.833, 49 laps
6. Fernando Alonso (Renault) – 1:23.001, 65 laps
7. Nelson Piquet jr. (Renault) – 1:23.002, 64 laps
8. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) – 1:23.020, 54 laps
9. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber-BMW) – 1:23.070, 41 laps
10. David Coulthard (Red Bull-Renault) – 1:23.322, 52 laps
11. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) – 1:23.951, 15 laps
12. Jenson Button (Honda) – 1:23.970, 27 laps
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Ferrari) – 1:23.284, 35 laps