Button stays ahead in second practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Japan, Circuit Suzuka
Jenson Button went fastest in FP2 after already being the fastest man on track earlier in the morning. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was second, ahead of championship leader Sebastian Vettel and his teammate Mark Webber.
Lewis Hamilton most notably had a frustrating afternoon. He went quick in the first sector but could not get the rest of his lap together.
At Williams the problems were even worse. Rubens Barrichello crashed out in his Williams FW33 and Pastor Maldonado rolled to a halt with technical difficulties.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.901 | - | 32 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.075 | 0.174 | 33 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:32.095 | 0.194 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:32.147 | 0.246 | 28 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.448 | 0.547 | 34 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.710 | 0.809 | 26 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.982 | 1.081 | 27 |
| 8 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.245 | 1.344 | 26 |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:33.446 | 1.545 | 36 |
| 10 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:33.681 | 1.780 | 33 |
| 11 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:33.705 | 1.804 | 25 |
| 12 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.790 | 1.889 | 36 |
| 13 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.393 | 2.492 | 35 |
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:34.557 | 2.656 | 27 |
| 15 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.601 | 2.700 | 33 |
| 16 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.038 | 4.137 | 33 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.225 | 4.324 | 35 |
| 18 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:37.123 | 5.222 | 14 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.440 | 5.539 | 30 |
| 20 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:38.093 | 6.192 | 30 |
| 21 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.387 | 6.486 | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:38.763 | 6.862 | 36 |
| 23 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.800 | 7.899 | 24 |
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:42.480 | 10.579 | 4 |
