Alonso sets the early pace at Catalunya

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F1 Grand Prix, GP Spain, Circuit de Catalunyaes

Fernando Alonso set the early pace today as he topped the first free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. The Spaniard, much to the delight of local fans, went faster than Sebastian Vettel and Kamui Kobayashi.

Debuting in this session are Dani Clos for HRT and Alex Rossi behind the wheel of the Caterham.

The session was considered a further test session, as Toro Rosso came out early with flowviz paint on the rear wing. Lewis Hamilton on the other hand ran a new higher nose while aerodynamic sensors were attached at the back of the car.

Results

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapLaps
15Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:24.430-20
21Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing-Renault1:24.8080.37818
314Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:24.9120.48228
43Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.9960.56624
519Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault1:25.1200.69024
67Michael SchumacherMercedes1:25.1870.75715
710Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:25.2170.78716
84Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.2520.82220
99Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault1:25.2850.85529
1012Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:25.3390.90924
1117Jean-Eric VergneStr-Ferrari1:25.3670.93722
126Felipe MassaFerrari1:25.4331.00321
132Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault1:25.5391.10923
148Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.6071.17720
1515Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:25.9181.48819
1616Daniel RicciardoStr-Ferrari1:26.2261.79624
1718Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:26.2971.86718
1811Jules BianchiForce India-Mercedes1:26.6302.20021
1921Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:27.4753.04520
2024Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:28.2673.83721
2120Alexander RossiCaterham-Renault1:28.4484.01825
2225Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:28.6334.20322
2322Pedro de la RosaHrt-Cosworth1:29.1074.67719
2423Dani ClosHrt-Cosworth1:31.6187.18819