Singapore 2012 - Free Practice 1 results - Sebastian Vettel tops the first ninety minute session in Marina Bay
Published by Christine
Rain hit the Marina Bay circuit ahead of Free Practice Friday but the weather cleared up in time for the sessions to run unimpeded - with just a damp track causing the slow start to the day. Drivers started on the intermediate tyres for FP1 but gradually moved over to the dry rubber, and when the times began to drop, it was Sebastian Vettel who posted the fastest time.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:50.566 | 24 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:50.615 | 15 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:51.459 | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:51.525 | 20 |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:51.576 | 20 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:51.655 | 19 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:51.658 | 24 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:51.943 | 21 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:52.275 | 24 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:52.296 | 19 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:52.629 | 25 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:52.716 | 16 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:52.839 | 23 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:52.986 | 21 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:53.028 | 20 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:53.080 | 17 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:53.189 | 25 |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:53.227 | 26 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:54.908 | 20 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:55.091 | 16 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:55.335 | 22 |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:55.760 | 22 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:56.656 | 21 |
| 24 | Ma Qing Hua | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:58.053 | 20 |
