Free Practice 1 results - British Grand Prix 2016 - Hamilton is fastest as Hülkenberg impresses in third

Hamilton was the fastest driver around the Silverstone circuit as he kicked off his home race weekend. He beat Rosberg to the top spot in the first practice session. Behind them, there was a surprise in Nico Hülkenberg finishing up third, although he pipped Sebastian Vettel by just 0.009 seconds.

Vettel was fourth with Ricciardo behind him, splitting the two Ferrari drivers. Sebastian also ran one installation lap early on with the halo device fitted to his car. Meanwhile, new driver Charles Leclerc was in the Haas, taking Gutiérrez’s spot. He had one spin and ended up 18th. Esteban Ocon was back in the Renault as well, he finished just behind Leclerc in 19th.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:31.654	30
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:31.687	34
3	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:32.492	30
4	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:32.501	20
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:32.773	30
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.039	28
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.202	22
8	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:33.235	30
9	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:33.446	19
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:33.527	22
11	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:33.738	20
12	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:34.132	24
13	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:34.263	38
14	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:34.456	34
15	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:34.547	24
16	Jolyon Palmer	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:34.787	29
17	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:34.805	21
18	Charles Leclerc	Haas F1 Team	1:35.869	26
19	Esteban Ocon	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:35.980	31
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:36.003	19
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing MRT	1:36.136	25
22	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing MRT	1:36.647	29