Fernando Alonso just pipped Lewis Hamilton to the top of the times during second practice for the Canadian Grand Prix thanks to a late flying lap.
The Ferrari driver improved toward the end of the session as the track conditions improved. His 1:14.818 was just 12 hundredths quicker than the Mercedes driver.
Romain Grosjean finished third ahead of Red Bull’s Mark Webber in what was a close session with the top 12 within a second of Alonso’s best.
The session was largely uneventful. Paul di Resta suffered a fuel supply issue which ended his running early, whilst McLaren’s Jenson Button also had reliability problems.
FP2 Times – 2013 Canadian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:14.818 | 48 | |
| 02. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.830 | +0.012 | 45 |
| 03. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:15.083 | +0.265 | 40 |
| 04. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:15.212 | +0.394 | 46 |
| 05. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.249 | +0.431 | 46 |
| 06. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.254 | +0.436 | 43 |
| 07. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:15.280 | +0.462 | 41 |
| 08. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:15.396 | +0.578 | 43 |
| 09. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:15.422 | +0.604 | 29 |
| 10. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:15.566 | +0.748 | 38 |
| 11. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:15.599 | +0.781 | 35 |
| 12. | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:15.661 | +0.843 | 39 |
| 13. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:15.855 | +1.037 | 22 |
| 14. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.319 | +1.501 | 46 |
| 15. | J-E.Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.351 | +1.533 | 38 |
| 16. | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:16.374 | +1.556 | 40 |
| 17. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:16.475 | +1.657 | 45 |
| 18. | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:16.929 | +2.111 | 35 |
| 19. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:17.070 | +2.252 | 41 |
| 20. | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:17.236 | +2.418 | 35 |
| 21. | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:17.888 | +3.070 | 45 |
| 22. | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:18.392 | +3.574 | 39 |
