Hamilton pips Vettel for quickest time of Indian FP1
F1 Grand Prix, GP India, Buddh International Circuit
As the inaugural Indian GP gets underway it has been McLaren's Lewis Hamilton who set the quickest time of the morning just as the session was about to end. The Brit managed to beat out Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who is followed by teammate Mark Webber.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.836 | - | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:27.416 | 0.580 | 23 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:27.428 | 0.592 | 27 |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.394 | 1.558 | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.531 | 1.695 | 23 |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.542 | 1.706 | 29 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.644 | 1.808 | 22 |
| 8 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.705 | 1.869 | 23 |
| 9 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:29.219 | 2.383 | 24 |
| 10 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.355 | 2.519 | 29 |
| 11 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.700 | 2.864 | 24 |
| 12 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:29.705 | 2.869 | 22 |
| 13 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:29.799 | 2.963 | 20 |
| 14 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.132 | 3.296 | 25 |
| 15 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:30.367 | 3.531 | 21 |
| 16 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:30.566 | 3.730 | 19 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:30.669 | 3.833 | 22 |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:30.818 | 3.982 | 22 |
| 19 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus-Renault | 1:32.487 | 5.651 | 24 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:32.771 | 5.935 | 24 |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:33.928 | 7.092 | 27 |
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:34.113 | 7.277 | 30 |
| 23 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:35.796 | 8.960 | 19 |
| 24 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.899 | 9.063 | 4 |
