Lewis Hamilton led the opening practice for the Singapore Grand Prix, placing his Mercedes dominantly ahead of Red Bull’s Mark Webber.
The Briton was over three tenths quicker under the lights, whilst Webber’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel was a further four tenths back in the second Red Bull.
Mercedes book-ended the Bulls with Nico Rosberg fourth, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean and Fernando Alonso.
FP1 Times – 2013 Singapore Grand Prix:
# | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:47.055 | 20 | |
02 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:47.420 | 0.365 | 20 |
03 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:47.885 | 0.830 | 19 |
04 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48.239 | 1.184 | 23 |
05 | K. Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:48.354 | 1.299 | 18 |
06 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:48.355 | 1.300 | 12 |
07 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:48.362 | 1.307 | 21 |
08 | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:49.267 | 2.212 | 20 |
09 | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:49.348 | 2.293 | 23 |
10 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:49.355 | 2.300 | 21 |
11 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:49.481 | 2.426 | 20 |
12 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.493 | 2.438 | 16 |
13 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:49.510 | 2.455 | 21 |
14 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:49.608 | 2.553 | 20 |
15 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:49.887 | 2.832 | 18 |
16 | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:50.092 | 3.037 | 20 |
17 | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:50.222 | 3.167 | 17 |
18 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:50.757 | 3.702 | 16 |
19 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:52.359 | 5.304 | 16 |
20 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:52.673 | 5.618 | 15 |
21 | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:52.920 | 5.865 | 24 |
22 | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:53.647 | 6.592 | 23 |