Button leads first free practice in Japan

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F1 Grand Prix, GP Japan, Circuit Suzukajp

McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button has clocked the fastest lap time during the first free practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix. The Briton was followed by his compatriot and team mate Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel, who will most likely crown himself 2011 F1 champion this weekend, clocked the third time.

Results

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapLaps
14Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.634-20
23Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.7250.09118
31Sebastian VettelRbr-Renault1:34.0900.45622
45Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:34.3720.73824
52Mark WebberRbr-Renault1:34.4260.79225
619Jaime AlguersuariStr-Ferrari1:34.9371.30323
76Felipe MassaFerrari1:35.5851.95127
818Sebastien BuemiStr-Ferrari1:35.5901.95625
97Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.0332.39922
1010Vitaly PetrovRenault1:36.3702.73618
119Bruno SennaRenault1:36.4872.85318
1214Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:36.7003.06621
1316Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:36.9483.31424
1415Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:36.9493.31522
1517Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:37.1033.46929
168Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.1974.56318
1711Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:38.3314.69711
1812Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:38.4464.8128
1921Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:39.1685.53410
2020Karun ChandhokLotus-Renault1:39.9466.31222
2124Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:40.8727.23813
2225Jerome d'AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:41.0197.38524
2322Daniel RicciardoHrt-Cosworth1:41.1067.47225
2423Narain KarthikeyanHrt-Cosworth1:41.7758.14125