Romain Grosjean came back from a heart-breaking retirement during the last race in Valencia to top a very wet practice session in Silverstone. The French driver was 0.275 clear of second placed Daniel Ricciardo on the Toro Rosso.
Lewis Hamilton went third quickest with Sauber’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa right behind in 4th and 5th respectively.
The session saw some very spectacular laps from Kamui Kobayahi, although he ended up just 7th, behind Mark Webber’s Red Bull in 6th.
Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg set the 8th and 9th fastest, followed by Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne who completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m56.552s 2. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m56.827s + 0.275 3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m57.174s + 0.622 4. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m57.664s + 1.112 5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m58.119s + 1.567 6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m58.463s + 1.911 7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m58.483s + 1.931 8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m58.493s + 1.941 9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m58.942s + 2.390 10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m59.076s + 2.524 11. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m59.414s + 2.862 12. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m59.614s + 3.062 13. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m59.733s + 3.181 14. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m59.787s + 3.235 15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 2m00.125s + 3.573 16. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 2m00.253s + 3.701 17. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m01.834s + 5.282 18. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 2m01.835s + 5.283 19. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 2m04.341s + 7.789 20. Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth 2m05.022s + 8.470 21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 2m11.760s + 15.208 22. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 23. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 24. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes