Felipe Massa topped the times as practice on Friday for the Chinese Grand Prix came to a close. The Brazilian posting a 1:35.340 to jump ahead of Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen bu just over a tenth and a half.
The Ferrari driver’s team-mate Fernando Alonso was third quickest, albeit almost half a second down, whilst FP1 leader Nico Rosberg held fourth.
Mark Webber was the highest ranked Red Bull with Sebastian Vettel back in 10th, some 1.4 seconds slower than Massa’s best.
FP2 Times – 2013 Chinese Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.340 | 32 | |
| 02. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:35.492 | +0.152 | 32 |
| 03. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.755 | +0.415 | 30 |
| 04. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.819 | +0.479 | 35 |
| 05. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.092 | +0.752 | 31 |
| 06. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:36.432 | +1.092 | 29 |
| 07. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.496 | +1.156 | 39 |
| 08. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:36.514 | +1.174 | 32 |
| 09. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:36.595 | +1.255 | 33 |
| 10. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.791 | +1.451 | 27 |
| 11. | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:36.940 | +1.600 | 16 |
| 12. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36.963 | +1.623 | 31 |
| 13. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:37.103 | +1.763 | 22 |
| 14. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:37.206 | +1.866 | 39 |
| 15. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.127 | +2.787 | 34 |
| 16. | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:38.185 | +2.845 | 18 |
| 17. | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.211 | +2.871 | 32 |
| 18. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.276 | +2.936 | 34 |
| 19. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:38.725 | +3.385 | 29 |
| 20. | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:39.271 | +3.931 | 21 |
| 21. | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:39.814 | +4.474 | 27 |
| 22. | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:43.227 | +7.887 | 5 |
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