Nico Rosberg strikes back in the second free practice of the Brazilian GP.
After dominating the first session, Hamilton was forced to surrender the top of the time sheet to Nico Rosberg who was almost half a second faster.
Ferrari was once again leading the field in the pursuit of the two Mercedes with Vettel third and Raikkonen fourth while Ricciardo came fifth for Red Bull.
| Nr. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:12.385 | 42 | |
| 2 | | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:12.843 | +0.458s | 39 |
| 3 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 01:13.345 | +0.960s | 41 |
| 4 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:13.500 | +1.115s | 43 |
| 5 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 01:13.585 | +1.200s | 39 |
| 6 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 01:13.603 | +1.218s | 37 |
| 7 | | 08 - Romain Grosjean | Lotus Mercedes | 01:13.634 | +1.249s | 45 |
| 8 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 01:13.710 | +1.325s | 43 |
| 9 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | 01:13.848 | +1.463s | 40 |
| 10 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 01:13.870 | +1.485s | 42 |
| 11 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 01:14.056 | +1.671s | 34 |
| 12 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 01:14.124 | +1.739s | 42 |
| 13 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 01:14.134 | +1.749s | 44 |
| 14 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:14.226 | +1.841s | 35 |
| 15 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:14.326 | +1.941s | 45 |
| 16 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:14.644 | +2.259s | 37 |
| 17 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 01:14.772 | +2.387s | 38 |
| 18 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 01:15.129 | +2.744s | 10 |
| 19 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 01:16.501 | +4.116s | 35 |
| 20 | | 53 - Alexander Rossi | Manor Ferrari | 01:16.787 | +4.402s | 35 |
