Second Practice was a twisted one, with teams rushing out on soft tyres and with the rain getting closer by the minute.
The end of the session finds Jenson Button on top of the time sheet with the best time of the day which he set on the super-soft tyres just before the rain started to fall.
Full results table, here:
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.746 | 17 |
| 02. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:16.138 | 19 |
| 03. |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:16.602 | 21 |
| 04. |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:16.661 | 23 |
| 05. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:16.820 | 20 |
| 06. |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:17.021 | 15 |
| 07. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | 1:17.148 | 23 |
| 08. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 | 1:17.153 | 22 |
| 09. | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:17.293 | 11 |
| 10. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:17.303 | 21 |
| 11. | Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.375 | 19 |
| 12. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:17.395 | 21 |
| 13. | Bruno Senna |
Williams F1 | 1:17.655 | 18 |
| 14. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1:17.800 | 25 |
| 15. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:18.251 | 24 |
| 16. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:18.440 | 25 |
| 17. | Jean Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:18.522 | 22 |
| 18. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:18.808 | 26 |
| 19. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:19.267 | 25 |
| 20. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:19.309 | 29 |
| 21. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:20.029 | 13 |
| 22. | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 | 1:20.240 | 21 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:20.631 | 12 |
| 24. |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team | 1:20.886 | 10 |
