Mark Webber tops first Spanish practice
Vettel second fastest, Rosberg third.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber was the fastest man on track in the first free practice ahead of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona.
The Australian clocked a best time of (1:25.142, 27 laps), beating by 1.007 seconds team-mate and championship leader Sebastian Vettel (1:26.149, 20 laps) and by 1.237 Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:26.379, 29 laps).
Fourth fastest time for local hero Fernando Alonso (1:26.480), fifth for Sauber’s Sergio Perez (1:26.954), sixth for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:26.988), seventh for Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:27.016) and eighth for Lotus Renault’s Nick Heidfeld (1:27.132).
Ninth fastest time overall for McLaren’s Jenson Button ahead of William’s Rubens Barrichello, Lotus Renault’s Vitaly Petrov, Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo, William’s Pastor Maldonado, Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg and Adrian Sutil.
2011 Spanish Grand Prix, First free Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:25.142 | 27 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:26.149 | 1.007 | 20 |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.379 | 1.237 | 29 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.480 | 1.338 | 27 |
| 5 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.738 | 1.596 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.988 | 1.846 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.016 | 1.874 | 32 |
| 8 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.132 | 1.990 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.138 | 1.996 | 22 |
| 10 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:27.212 | 2.070 | 20 |
| 11 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:27.241 | 2.099 | 22 |
| 12 | 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.471 | 2.329 | 23 |
| 13 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:28.005 | 2.863 | 11 |
| 14 | 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.027 | 2.885 | 26 |
| 15 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.163 | 3.021 | 22 |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.654 | 3.512 | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.819 | 3.677 | 23 |
| 18 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:28.995 | 3.853 | 9 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:29.231 | 4.089 | 21 |
| 20 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30.896 | 5.754 | 18 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:31.235 | 6.093 | 24 |
| 22 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:31.268 | 6.126 | 23 |
| 23 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.418 | 6.276 | 12 |
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:32.106 | 6.964 | 25 |
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