Fernando Alonso was the quickest man during a dry opening practice session for the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver’s 1:17.238 was only 0.016 quicker than Lewis Hamilton who looked set to go quicker with a purple sector one and two, but backed out after a small error.
Hamilton settled for second whilst team-mate Nico Rosberg was a further tenth back in third.
The gap to Sebastian Vettel in fourth was almost nine tenths, with everyone from fifth onwards over a second back.
The session was relatively uneventful, with only Jules Bianchi making contact with the close Canadian walls. His Marussia limped back to the pits with broken suspension.
FP1 Full Times – 2014 Canadian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:17.238 | 21 | |
| 02 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.254 | 0.016 | 25 |
| 03 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.384 | 0.166 | 32 |
| 04 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:18.131 | 0.893 | 28 |
| 05 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:18.361 | 1.123 | 20 |
| 06 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:18.435 | 1.197 | 26 |
| 07 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:18.446 | 1.208 | 33 |
| 08 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:18.514 | 1.276 | 31 |
| 09 | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:18.578 | 1.340 | 15 |
| 10 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:18.643 | 1.405 | 14 |
| 11 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:18.733 | 1.495 | 30 |
| 12 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:18.959 | 1.721 | 22 |
| 13 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:19.108 | 1.870 | 24 |
| 14 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:19.142 | 1.904 | 32 |
| 15 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:19.177 | 1.939 | 21 |
| 16 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:19.340 | 2.102 | 37 |
| 17 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:19.575 | 2.337 | 7 |
| 18 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:19.804 | 2.566 | 15 |
| 19 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:20.200 | 2.962 | 15 |
| 20 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:20.844 | 3.606 | 26 |
| 21 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:21.404 | 4.166 | 33 |
| 22 | A. Rossi | Caterham | 1:21.757 | 4.519 | 27 |
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