Button on top in second practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Spain, Circuit de Catalunya
Jenson Button emerged fastest at the end of the second free practice session of the day. After Fernando Alonso topped the morning session, the McLaren driver went faster. Just like most other drivers, Button completed a busy session mainly aimed at evaluating new car components.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.399 | - | 38 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:23.563 | 0.164 | 38 |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.771 | 0.372 | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.909 | 0.510 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:23.918 | 0.519 | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:23.964 | 0.565 | 37 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:24.065 | 0.666 | 34 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.080 | 0.681 | 36 |
| 9 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:24.214 | 0.815 | 41 |
| 10 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.365 | 0.966 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.418 | 1.019 | 35 |
| 12 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:24.422 | 1.023 | 32 |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:24.468 | 1.069 | 40 |
| 14 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.600 | 1.201 | 33 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.688 | 1.289 | 30 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:24.733 | 1.334 | 34 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:24.769 | 1.370 | 37 |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:25.047 | 1.648 | 42 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:26.296 | 2.897 | 36 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:26.740 | 3.341 | 35 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.314 | 3.915 | 27 |
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.664 | 4.265 | 30 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:28.235 | 4.836 | 26 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | No time | 2 |
