Jenson Button set the fastest time in second practice ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
The 2009 world champion set his time of 1.15.746 on option tyres early on in the session.
A brief shower after fifteen minutes left the circuit damp, although a couple of drivers ventured out on dry tyres. The rain intensified and the drivers were forced to switch to the Intermediate tyres.
On an unusually error free practice day around the streets of Monte Carlo, most of the action came at the Mirabeau Haute corner. Bruno Senna, Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez, Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen all slid wide under braking. While the first four recovered, Kovalainen could not select reverse gear and had to abandon his Caterham with six minutes left of the session.
P Name Best Gap Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Laps
1 3 J. BUTTON 1:15.746 30.0 17
2 10 R. GROSJEAN 1:16.138 0.392 26.6 19
3 6 F. MASSA 1:16.602 0.856 28.1 21
4 5 F. ALONSO 1:16.661 0.915 27.9 46.5 23
5 18 P. MALDONADO 1:16.820 1.074 30.0 20
6 8 N. ROSBERG 1:17.021 1.275 15
7 2 M. WEBBER 1:17.148 1.402 28.6 47.1 23
8 14 K. KOBAYASHI 1:17.153 1.407 28.7 51.4 22
9 7 M. SCHUMACHER 1:17.293 1.547 20.0 35.8 21.0 11
10 1 S. VETTEL 1:17.303 1.557 21
11 4 L. HAMILTON 1:17.375 1.629 27.8 51.1 19
12 11 P. DI RESTA 1:17.395 1.649 29.0 47.2 21
13 19 B. SENNA 1:17.655 1.909 20.1 36.0 21.3 18
14 12 N. HULKENBERG 1:17.800 2.054 27.4 25
15 15 S. PEREZ 1:18.251 2.505 24
16 21 V. PETROV 1:18.440 2.694 32.9 53.5 80.3 25
17 17 J. VERGNE 1:18.522 2.776 27.1 47.0 22
18 16 D. RICCIARDO 1:18.808 3.062 26.4 48.3 26
19 9 K. RAIKKONEN 1:19.267 3.521 31.0 25
20 24 T. GLOCK 1:19.309 3.563 26.2 29
21 20 H. KOVALAINEN 1:20.029 4.283 23.1 STOP 13
22 25 C. PIC 1:20.240 4.494 28.6 52.3 64.1 21
23 22 P. DE LA ROSA 1:20.631 4.885 21.1 37.1 22.2 12
24 23 N. KARTHIKEYAN 1:20.886 5.140 21.2 37.1 22.2 10
