Kvyat in charge as night falls at Singapore
As night fell and temperatures dropped at Singapore, Daniil Kvyat put Red Bull Racing on top in the second free practice session of the day, lapping the circuit marginally faster than Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen and fellow Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo.
Lewis Hamilton was oddly not among the three fastest, but still managed to set the fourth fastest time, little more than three tenths behind Kvyat and only just quicker than Sebastian Vettel in the second Ferrari.
Sergio Perez was 6th fastest, ahead of the second Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso in the McLaren Honda.
The were generally no major events, even though Will Stevens parked his Marussia in the barriers after just 3 laps. His team had been hard at work to get Rossi's car repaired before the end of the session as he too crashed in FP1. 20 minutes from the end, Rossi indeed managed to get out on track, completing 9 laps.
Results
| Pos. | .No. | .Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 1:46.142 | - | 34 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:46.181 | +0.039s | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:46.256 | +0.114s | 29 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:46.479 | +0.337s | 33 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:46.487 | +0.345s | 35 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:46.659 | +0.517s | 30 |
| 7 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:46.781 | +0.639s | 34 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Mclaren | 1:46.959 | +0.817s | 26 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:47.294 | +1.152s | 35 |
| 10 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:47.427 | +1.285s | 32 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:47.684 | +1.542s | 28 |
| 12 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:47.755 | +1.613s | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:47.795 | +1.653s | 33 |
| 14 | 22 | Jenson Button | Mclaren | 1:47.888 | +1.746s | 28 |
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:48.012 | +1.870s | 23 |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:48.096 | +1.954s | 32 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:48.118 | +1.976s | 28 |
| 18 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:50.094 | +3.952s | 30 |
| 19 | 53 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:56.739 | +10.597s | 9 |
| 20 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:59.932 | +13.790s | 3 |
