Britain's Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first free practice session for this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:43.285, (average 193.585 kph), 2. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:43.618, 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault) 1:44.050, 4. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) 1:44.366, 5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault) 1:44.542, 6. Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes-AMG) 1:44.694, 7. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams-Renault) 1:45.115, 8. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes-AMG) 1:45.194, 9. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams-Renault) 1:45.347, 10.
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus-Renault) 1:45.422, 11. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 1:45.567, 12. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Force India-Mercedes) 1:45.587, 13. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:45.722, 14. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus-Renault) 1:45.743, 15. Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India-Mercedes) 1:45.769,16. Sergio Perez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:45.811, 17. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:46.649, 18. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:46.708, 19. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/Caterham-Renault) 1:47.418, 20. Timo Glock (GER/Marussia-Cosworth) 1:47.891, 21. Pedro de la Rosa (ESP/HRT-Cosworth) 1:48.354, 22. Ma Qing Hua (CHN/HRT-Cosworth) 1:50.487