Campionul en-titre Sebastian Vettel a fost cel mai rapid pilot de pe circuitul de la Shanghai, in ambele sesiuni de antrenamente libere de vineri. Cel mai bun timp al germanului a fost inregistrat in a doua sesiune, pilotul de la Red Bull oprind cronometrul la 1 minut si 37.688 secunde. McLaren si Mercedes GP au avut un ritm bun, incheiand sesiunea pe locurile 2-5. Cu probleme la sistemul hidraulic, spaniolul Fernando Alonso a inregistrat al 14-lea timp in a doua sesiune.
Sambata de la ora 06:00 (ora Romaniei) va avea loc ultima sesiune de antrenamente, urmand ca de la ora 09:00 sa inceapa calificarile. Marele Premiu al Chinei va incepe duminica, de la ora 10:00, fiind transmis pe Digisport.
Rezultate antrenamente Shanghai (1):
1. Sebastian Vettel (Germania/ RedBull) 1:38.739
2. Mark Webber (Australia/ RedBull) 1:39.354
3. Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie/ McLaren) 1:40.845
4. Jenson Button (Marea Britanie/ McLaren) 1:40.940
5. Nick Heidfeld (Germania/ Renault) 1:40.987
6. Felipe Massa (Brazilia/ Ferrari) 1:41.046
7. Sergio Perez (Mexic/ Sauber) 1:41.189
8. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela/ Williams) 1:41.222
9. Vitaly Petrov (Rusia/ Renault) 1:41.231
10. Sebastien Buemi (Elvetia/ Toro Rosso) 1:41.328
11. Nico Rosberg (Germania/ Mercedes) 1:41.361
12. Fernando Alonso (Spania/ Ferrari) 1:41.434
13. Nico Huelkenberg (Germania/ Force India) 1:41.494
14. Heikki Kovalainen (Finlanda/ Lotus) 1:41.579
15. Paul Di Resta (Marea Britanie/ Force India) 1:41.610
16. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia/ Toro Rosso) 1:41.752
17. Rubens Barrichello (Brazilia/ Williams) 1:41.939
18. Michael Schumacher (Germania/ Mercedes) 1:42.301
19. Kamui Kobayashi (Japonia/ Sauber) 1:43.792
20. Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgia/ Virgin) 1:44.089
21. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italia/ HRT) 1:44.359
22. Timo Glock (Germania/ Virgin) 1:44.438
23. Luiz Razia (Brazilia/ Lotus) 1:44.542
24. Narain Karthikeyan (India/ HRT) 1:45.019
Rezultate antrenamente Shanghai (2):
1. Sebastian Vettel (Germania/ Red Bull) 1:37.688
2. Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie/ McLaren) 1:37.854
3. Jenson Button (Marea Britanie/ McLaren) 1:37.935
4. Nico Rosberg (Germania/ Mercedes) 1:37.943
5. Michael Schumacher (Germania/ Mercedes) 1:38.105
6. Felipe Massa (Brazilia/ Ferrari) 1:38.507
7. Adrian Sutil (Germania/ Force India) 1:38.735
8. Nick Heidfeld (Germania/ Renault) 1:38.805
9. Vitaly Petrov (Rusia/ Renault) 1:38.859
10. Mark Webber (Australia/ Red Bull) 1:39.327
11. Kamui Kobayashi (Japonia/ Sauber) 1:39.538
12. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela/ Williams) 1:39.667
13. Sebastien Buemi (Elvetia/ Toro Rosso) 1:39.771
14. Fernando Alonso (Spania/ Ferrari) 1:39.779
15. Jaime Alguersuari (Spania/ Toro Rosso) 1:39.828
16. Rubens Barrichello (Brazilia/ Williams) 1:39.925
17. Sergio Perez (Mexic/ Sauber) 1:39.953
18. Heikki Kovalainen (Finlanda/ Lotus) 1:40.476
19. Jarno Trulli (Italia/ Lotus) 1:41.482
20. Narain Karthikeyan (India/ HRT) 1:42.902
21. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italia/ HRT) 1:43.850
22. Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgia/ Virgin) 1:44.008
23. Timo Glock (Germania/ Virgin) 1:44.747
Paul Di Resta (Marea Britanie/ Force India) - fara timp
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