Sepang, 27 March

The Ferraris finished the first free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix in second and third places. Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes was fastest in this first bit of action for the second race weekend of the season, with a time of 1.40.124. The two Ferrari men split an aerodynamic evaluation programme, running two sets of the Hard tyre on the demanding Malaysian track. Kimi Raikkonen completed 17 laps, to finish behind Rosberg with a 1.40.497, while team-mate Sebastian Vettel managed just 13, (1.40.985) after having to spend much of the session in the garage while the cooling system was checked.
P
Name
Team
Best Time
Gap
Laps
1
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:40.124
-
20
2
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
1:40.497
0.373s
17
3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:40.985
0.861s
13
4
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:41.543
1.419s
14
5
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:41.596
1.472s
26
6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:41.787
1.663s
15
7
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:41.803
1.679s
23
8
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:41.882
1.758s
23
9
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:42.055
1.931s
18
10
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:42.064
1.940s
16
11
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:42.103
1.979s
23
12
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:42.567
2.443s
19
13
Raffaele Marciello
Sauber
1:42.621
2.497s
13
14
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:42.885
2.761s
20
15
Nico Hulkenberg
Force India
1:42.893
2.769s
13
16
Sergio Perez
Force India
1:43.054
2.930s
15
17
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:43.100
2.976s
19
18
Will Stevens
Marussia
1:46.686
6.652s
8
19
Roberto Merhi
Marussia
1:47.683
7.559s
8
20
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
-
-
4