Massa kicks off Bahrain GP weekend on top
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Felipe Massa topped the times in the first free practice session ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, to be held on Sunday at Sakhir. The Ferrari driver was slightly faster than his temmate Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg was little more than a tenth away to be third fastest.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.487 | - | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.564 | 0.077 | 19 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.621 | 0.134 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:34.790 | 0.303 | 20 |
| 5 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.949 | 0.462 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.069 | 0.582 | 22 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:35.101 | 0.614 | 19 |
| 8 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.119 | 0.632 | 19 |
| 9 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.345 | 0.858 | 17 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.611 | 1.124 | 14 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.640 | 1.153 | 23 |
| 12 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:35.783 | 1.296 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.792 | 1.305 | 16 |
| 14 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:36.014 | 1.527 | 19 |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:36.485 | 1.998 | 20 |
| 16 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:36.498 | 2.011 | 17 |
| 17 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.755 | 2.268 | 20 |
| 18 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.214 | 2.727 | 21 |
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:37.850 | 3.363 | 20 |
| 20 | 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:38.401 | 3.914 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:39.445 | 4.958 | |
| 22 | 22 | Rodolfo Gonzalez | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:40.215 | 5.728 |
