Sebastian Vettel once again set the quickest time during practice for the Chinese Grand Prix after topping first practice a few hours earlier.
The Red Bull driver was just ahead of the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton, the Brit a further tenth ahead of his team-mate, Jenson Button in third.
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher rounded off the top five.
Chinese GP Free Practice 2 Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.688 | 34 | |
| 02. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.854 | +0.166 | 22 |
| 03. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:37.935 | +0.247 | 31 |
| 04. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.943 | +0.255 | 34 |
| 05. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.105 | +0.417 | 29 |
| 06. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.507 | +0.819 | 36 |
| 07. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:38.735 | +1.047 | 35 |
| 08. | N. Heidfeld | Renault | 1:38.805 | +1.117 | 26 |
| 09. | V. Petrov | Renault | 1:38.859 | +1.171 | 31 |
| 10. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.327 | +1.639 | 31 |
| 11. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.538 | +1.850 | 33 |
| 12. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.667 | +1.979 | 33 |
| 13. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1.39.771 | +2.083 | 37 |
| 14. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.779 | +2.091 | 18 |
| 15. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.828 | +2.140 | 17 |
| 16. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.925 | +2.237 | 32 |
| 17. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:39.953 | +2.265 | 30 |
| 18. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:40.476 | +2.788 | 30 |
| 19. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:41.482 | +3.794 | 32 |
| 20. | N. Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1.42.902 | +5.214 | 25 |
| 21. | T. Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:43.850 | +6.162 | 3 |
| 22. | J. d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:44.008 | +6.320 | 35 |
| 23. | T. Glock | Virgin | 1:44.747 | +7.059 | 12 |
| 24. | P. di Resta | Force India | No Time |
