Germany 2011 - Free Practice 1 results - Alonso leads the way as Red Bull slip in behind him
Published by Christine
Ferrari led the way in first practice at the Nürburgring today, with Fernando Alonso topping the two Red Bull drivers by three tenths of a second. Following their win last race, is it too early to ponder if they're contenders this weekend too? Karun Chandhok took part in his first session this year knowing he'll be in the race as well, whilst HRT gave Liuzzi's car to Narain Karthikeyan.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.894 | 30 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.217 | 24 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.268 | 27 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.681 | 23 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.996 | 18 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.628 | 22 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.787 | 33 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.832 | 27 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.858 | 26 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.863 | 31 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:34.094 | 22 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:35.115 | 23 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:35.371 | 20 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:35.389 | 24 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:35.444 | 22 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.371 | 22 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:36.392 | 29 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.842 | 29 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.882 | 27 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.504 | 22 |
| 21 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus | 1:38.765 | 19 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:39.279 | 24 |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:40.109 | 23 |
| 24 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:40.428 | 22 |
