Schumacher starts off on top
F1 Grand Prix, GP Italy, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Michael Schumacher has kicked off the Italian GP weekend in excellent fashion as he topped the timesheet during the first free practice session at Monza. Jenson Button was second fastest around the high speed circuit, followed by Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.422 | - | 26 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.723 | 0.301 | 29 |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.762 | 0.340 | 26 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.800 | 0.378 | 22 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.861 | 0.439 | 27 |
| 6 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.944 | 0.522 | 30 |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.046 | 0.624 | 25 |
| 8 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.323 | 0.901 | 26 |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.390 | 0.968 | 24 |
| 10 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:26.504 | 1.082 | 19 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.508 | 1.086 | 18 |
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.518 | 1.096 | 21 |
| 13 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:26.641 | 1.219 | 26 |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.746 | 1.324 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | Jerome D'Ambrosio | Lotus-Renault | 1:27.180 | 1.758 | 29 |
| 16 | 11 | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.192 | 1.770 | 22 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:27.373 | 1.951 | 25 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:27.789 | 2.367 | 24 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:27.855 | 2.433 | 27 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:28.578 | 3.156 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:28.751 | 3.329 | 26 |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:29.207 | 3.785 | 21 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:29.331 | 3.909 | 21 |
| 24 | 23 | Qing Hua Ma | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:31.239 | 5.817 | 26 |
