Grosjean fastest in wet first session
F1 Grand Prix, GP Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit
Romain Grosjean went fastest in a session that was mainly about discovering the ever changing track conditions. The entire session was wet, especially at the end with increased intensity of rain. Daniel Ricciardo went second fastest with Lewis Hamilton third.
Alonso and both Force India drivers decided not to set lap times.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:56.552 | - | 13 |
| 2 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:56.827 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:57.174 | 0.622 | 6 |
| 4 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:57.664 | 1.112 | 11 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:58.119 | 1.567 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:58.463 | 1.911 | 7 |
| 7 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:58.483 | 1.931 | 19 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:58.493 | 1.941 | 10 |
| 9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:58.942 | 2.390 | 8 |
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:59.076 | 2.524 | 12 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:59.414 | 2.862 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:59.614 | 3.062 | 9 |
| 13 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:59.733 | 3.181 | 7 |
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:59.787 | 3.235 | 10 |
| 15 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 2:00.125 | 3.573 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 2:00.253 | 3.701 | 6 |
| 17 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:01.834 | 5.282 | 6 |
| 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 2:01.835 | 5.283 | 6 |
| 19 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 2:04.341 | 7.789 | 9 |
| 20 | 23 | Dani Clos | Hrt-Cosworth | 2:05.022 | 8.470 | 11 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 2:11.760 | 15.208 | 6 |
| 22 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | No time | - | 4 |
| 23 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 3 |
| 24 | 12 | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 1 |
