Vettel tops the first practice session of the Singapore Formula 1 GP ahead of Hamilton, Button and Alonso and seems eager to put behind him the problems that hit Red Bull at Monza.
The practice session started on a damp track but by the end of it the track was all but dry. The top four drivers were separated by less then a second. Here are the results in full:
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:50.566 | 24 |
| 02. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:50.615 | 15 |
| 03. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:51.459 | 17 |
| 04. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:51.525 | 20 |
| 05. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:51.576 | 20 |
| 06. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:51.655 | 19 |
| 07. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1:51.658 | 24 |
| 08. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:51.943 | 21 |
| 09. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:52.275 | 24 |
| 10. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:52.296 | 19 |
| 11. |  Bruno Senna |
Williams F1 | 1:52.629 | 25 |
| 12. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:52.716 | 16 |
| 13. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 | 1:52.839 | 23 |
| 14. | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:52.986 | 21 |
| 15. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:53.028 | 20 |
| 16. | Felipe Massa |
Sahara Force India | 1:53.080 | 17 |
| 17. | Jean Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:53.189 | 25 |
| 18. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:53.227 | 26 |
| 19. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:54.908 | 20 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 | 1:55.091 | 16 |
| 21. | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 | 1:55.335 | 22 |
| 22. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 | 1:55.760 | 22 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:56.656 | 21 |
| 24. |  Ma Qing Hua |
HRT F1 Team | 1:58.053 | 20 |
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