Rosberg tops FP2 at Bahrain
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Nico Rosberg topped the timesheet at the end of the second free practice session at Bahrain. Mark Webber was nearly half a second off of the German's pace, while the second Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel was third fastest.
Force India meanwhile did not come into action as they opted to skip FP2. The team feared protests in the afternoon and had therefore tried to complete its scheduled programme during FP1 earlier in the day.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.816 | - | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:33.262 | 0.446 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:33.525 | 0.709 | 28 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.747 | 0.931 | 26 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.862 | 1.046 | 32 |
| 6 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.246 | 1.430 | 28 |
| 7 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.411 | 1.595 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.449 | 1.633 | 31 |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.615 | 1.799 | 32 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.893 | 2.077 | 34 |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:34.895 | 2.079 | 29 |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.941 | 2.125 | 30 |
| 13 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.183 | 2.367 | 33 |
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:35.229 | 2.413 | 26 |
| 15 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:35.459 | 2.643 | 38 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:35.913 | 3.097 | 33 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:35.968 | 3.152 | 35 |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:36.169 | 3.353 | 30 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:36.587 | 3.771 | 33 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:37.803 | 4.987 | 33 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:37.812 | 4.996 | 28 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:39.649 | 6.833 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 0 |
