Nico Rosberg ended the second free practice session for the Bahrain GP on top of the timesheets with a fastest lap time of 1’55’’409.
The Mercedes GP took P1 in the early stages and was never threatened by his rivals. Lewis Hamilton was second fastest, 0.445s slower than Rosberg, while Michael Schumacher was third fastest.
Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel completed the top five. The German lost a bit of time in the afternoon due to brake problems. His Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber experienced gearbox troubles.
Teams concentrated on long runs and heavy fuel runs during this session.
HRT’s driver Bruno Senna managed 17 laps but had to stop on track in the dying moments of the session. Despite their efforts and a sleepless night, the team’s mechanics couldn’t put Karun Chandhok’s car together in time for him to take part to Friday’s testing.
Lotus drivers, Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli, ended the day 5 seconds off the pace while Virgin Racing drivers, Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi, were 6 seconds off the pace.
Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
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01 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.55.409 | 23 | |
02 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.55.854 | +0.445 | 22 |
03 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.55.903 | +0.494 | 23 |
04 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.56.076 | +0.667 | 28 |
05 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.56.459 | +1.050 | 18 |
06 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams Cosworth | 1.56.501 | +1.092 | 26 |
07 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.56.555 | +1.146 | 30 |
08 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1.56.750 | +1.341 | 26 |
09 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.57.140 | +1.731 | 25 |
10 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber Ferrari | 1.57.255 | +1.846 | 24 |
11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.57.352 | +1.943 | 27 |
12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.57.361 | +1.952 | 29 |
13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.57.452 | +2.043 | 21 |
14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India Mercedes | 1.57.833 | +2.424 | 29 |
15 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1.58.155 | +2.746 | 29 |
16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.59.799 | +4.390 | 31 |
17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 2.00.444 | +5.035 | 12 |
18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Cosworth | 2.00.873 | +5.464 | 23 |
19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Cosworth | 2.00.990 | +5.581 | 14 |
20 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing Cosworth | 2.02.037 | +6.628 | 3 |
21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing Cosworth | 2.02.188 | +6.779 | 21 |
22 | Bruno Senna | HRT F1 Cosworth | 2.06.968 | +11.559 | 17 |
23 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | ----- | ----- | 1 |
24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT F1 Cosworth | ----- | ----- | 0 |