Nico Rosberg was the quickest driver during second practice for the Italian Grand Prix as his team-mate Lewis Hamilton once again suffered from reliability troubles.
The German’s 1:26.225 was enough to put him top, but he was only 0.061 seconds quicker than Hamilton who posted the second quickest lap despite electrical issues costing him over an hour of the session.
Ferrari had something to cheer about as both Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso were on the pace. The Finn was just a tenth off Rosberg’s quickest in third, whilst the Spaniard was fourth.
Valtteri Bottas was fifth quickest ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen.
Daniel Ricciardo completed the top ten, just behind Felipe Massa, as the Australian looked to recover from engine issues in FP1.
Romain Grosjean provided the entertainment as he went off several times, often taking trips through the Monza gravel traps.
FP2 Full Times – 2014 Italian Grand Prix:
| # | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.225 | 41 | |
| 02 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.286 | 0.061 | 16 |
| 03 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.331 | 0.106 | 31 |
| 04 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.565 | 0.340 | 26 |
| 05 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:26.758 | 0.533 | 34 |
| 06 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.762 | 0.537 | 34 |
| 07 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.762 | 0.537 | 27 |
| 08 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:26.881 | 0.656 | 44 |
| 09 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:26.935 | 0.710 | 33 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:26.992 | 0.767 | 37 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:27.079 | 0.854 | 42 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:27.227 | 1.002 | 39 |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:27.476 | 1.251 | 37 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:27.840 | 1.615 | 33 |
| 15 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.929 | 1.704 | 33 |
| 16 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:28.029 | 1.804 | 35 |
| 17 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:28.659 | 2.434 | 34 |
| 18 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:28.700 | 2.475 | 42 |
| 19 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:28.786 | 2.561 | 29 |
| 20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:29.085 | 2.860 | 29 |
| 21 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:29.178 | 2.953 | 32 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:29.275 | 3.050 | 37 |
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