Lewis Hamilton opened up a demanding lead during second practice, as only team-mate Nico Rosberg got within a second of the Briton, albeit almost eight-tenths adrift.
Key Points from FP2:
– Hamilton’s 1:17.192 was over a second quicker than the fastest lap in second practice last year which was set by Fernando Alonso.
– The Mercedes driver was just under eight-tenths quicker than team-mate Rosberg, whilst Sebastian Vettel was over a second adrift in third.
– Red flag caused by Roberto Merhi after he lost control exiting the tunnel and his the barrier. He escaped the incident unharmed.
– Fastest times were set in the opening minutes of the session after rain hit the circuit with 45 minutes remaining, leading to some exploratory laps once conditions had improved.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.192 | – | 12 |
| 02 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.932 | 0.740 | 15 |
| 03 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:18.295 | 1.103 | 14 |
| 04 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:18.543 | 1.351 | 15 |
| 05 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:18.548 | 1.356 | 16 |
| 60 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:18.659 | 1.467 | 14 |
| 07 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:18.782 | 1.590 | 12 |
| 08 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:18.906 | 1.714 | 18 |
| 09 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:19.151 | 1.959 | 13 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1:19.266 | 2.074 | 13 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:19.300 | 2.108 | 13 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:19.560 | 2.368 | 15 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:19.566 | 2.374 | 14 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:19.577 | 2.385 | 13 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:19.606 | 2.414 | 14 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:19.639 | 2.447 | 13 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:20.263 | 3.071 | 10 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:22.017 | 4.825 | 9 |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:22.943 | 5.751 | 13 |
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