Abu Dhabi 2011 - Free Practice 1 results - Button leads the way with Friday drivers in action behind him
Published by Christine
In glorious sunshine, the Free Practice action got underway at Yas Marina. Three faces made a return to the cockpit for some Friday running - with Robert Wickens, Romain Grosjean and Jean-Éric Vergne all taking over the seats of their respective cars. Both Ferrari drivers spun off track in very similar fashion, Timo Glock also went for quite a spin, whilst Rubens Barrichello came to a spluttering halt when his car gave up beneath him. Jenson Button put in the best time of the morning session to take an early lead.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:40.263 | 21 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:40.389 | 26 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:40.403 | 27 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:40.755 | 27 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.801 | 25 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.260 | 17 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:41.340 | 23 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:42.130 | 26 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:42.151 | 28 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:42.377 | 26 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:42.633 | 26 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:42.685 | 29 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:43.118 | 13 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:43.255 | 29 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.389 | 24 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:44.412 | 28 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:44.484 | 18 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:44.565 | 27 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:44.898 | 25 |
| 20 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:46.385 | 28 |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:46.532 | 27 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:48.024 | 20 |
| 23 | Robert Wickens | Virgin | 1:48.551 | 23 |
| 24 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | No Time | 3 |
