Nico Rosberg remained top in the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday as the rain hung around to limit running.
It was a quiet start after a heavy downfall between FP1 and FP2 and it wasn’t until the final half hour that things began to get busy after Fernando Alonso braved the conditions on intermediates and went quickest almost immediately.
The top spot was held by several before Rosberg finally asserted his position with a lap two-tenths quicker than Sebastian Vettel could manage.
Mark Webber was third, Lotus’s Heikki Kovalainen impressed in fourth and the second Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton was fifth.
FP2 Full Times – 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.306 | 12 | |
| 02 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.531 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 03 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.592 | 0.286 | 18 |
| 04 | H. Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:28.129 | 0.823 | 13 |
| 05 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.147 | 0.841 | 9 |
| 06 | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:28.405 | 1.099 | 11 |
| 07 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.540 | 1.234 | 9 |
| 08 | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:28.560 | 1.254 | 20 |
| 09 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:28.739 | 1.433 | 20 |
| 10 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:28.891 | 1.585 | 12 |
| 11 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:28.928 | 1.622 | 10 |
| 12 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:29.049 | 1.743 | 17 |
| 13 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:29.174 | 1.868 | 11 |
| 14 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:29.717 | 2.411 | 13 |
| 15 | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:29.783 | 2.477 | 7 |
| 16 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:30.425 | 3.119 | 15 |
| 17 | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:30.748 | 3.442 | 8 |
| 18 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:31.061 | 3.755 | 18 |
| 19 | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:31.118 | 3.812 | 16 |
| 20 | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:31.165 | 3.859 | 15 |
| 21 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:31.211 | 3.905 | 19 |
| 22 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:31.770 | 4.464 | 6 |
