Fernando Alonso topped the opening practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix under a setting sun, putting the Spaniard a tenth ahead of the Mercedes duo.
It was Lewis Hamilton that led championship leader Nico Rosberg. The pair were split by little over a tenth as well, but the gap behind the top three was far greater.
Sebastian Vettel’s 1:49.874 was over eight tenths behind Alonso. Though pleased with the lap, the German was forced to pull over at the end of the session with a suspected engine failure which might see him miss most if not all of the second session.
The second Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo was without trouble as he went a second slower than Alonso, two-tenths down on his own team-mate.
The session was relatively drama free minus a couple of spins, most notably Kamui Kobayashi at the start of the session as he got to grips with the low-grip street circuit.
FP1 Full Times – 2014 Singapore Grand Prix:
| # | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.056 | 16 | |
| 02 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:49.178 | 0.122 | 23 |
| 03 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.205 | 0.149 | 24 |
| 04 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:49.874 | 0.818 | 27 |
| 05 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:50.122 | 1.066 | 21 |
| 06 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:50.539 | 1.483 | 11 |
| 07 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:50.783 | 1.727 | 19 |
| 08 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:50.922 | 1.866 | 21 |
| 09 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:50.990 | 1.934 | 26 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:51.131 | 2.075 | 23 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:51.217 | 2.161 | 24 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:51.604 | 2.548 | 23 |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:51.953 | 2.897 | 20 |
| 14 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:52.125 | 3.069 | 25 |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:52.146 | 3.090 | 19 |
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:52.171 | 3.115 | 15 |
| 17 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:52.237 | 3.181 | 22 |
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:52.906 | 3.850 | 26 |
| 19 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:54.113 | 5.057 | 15 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:54.475 | 5.419 | 26 |
| 21 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:54.607 | 5.551 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:55.170 | 6.114 | 17 |
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