McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets on home soil in a wet practice session during the 2012 British Grand Prix weekend. The Briton pushed Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi to 2nd place.
Mercedes pair Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg maintained their good form as both made into the top 5 by crossing the line in 3rd and 4th, followed by the second Sauber of Sergio Perez in 5th place.
Hamilton’s teammate Jenson Button went 6th quickest with Heikki Kovalainen’s Caterham and Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus a distant 7th and 8th.
Last Sunday’s European Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso wrapped up the top 10, right behind the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m56.345s 2. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m56.474s + 0.129 3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m56.545s + 0.200 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m56.567s + 0.222 5. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m57.493s + 1.148 6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m57.948s + 1.603 7. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m58.580s + 2.235 8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m58.897s + 2.552 9. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m58.943s + 2.598 10. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m59.015s + 2.670 11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m59.429s + 3.084 12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m59.472s + 3.127 13. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m59.476s + 3.131 14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m59.854s + 3.509 15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 2m00.565s + 4.220 16. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 2m00.820s + 4.475 17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 2m01.099s + 4.754 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 2m01.348s + 5.003 19. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 2m03.719s + 7.374 20. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 2m04.774s + 8.429 21. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 22. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 23. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth