Red Bull's Mark Webber prevailed in what was a much tighter fight for third, eclipsing the lead Force India of Adrian Sutil by just 0.033s. Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa and Jenson Button all got within four tenths of Webber's time. Despite Massa's pace it was an unhappy session for Ferrari however, as Fernando Alonso failed to complete a lap due to electrical issues.
P. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.754 25
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:31.973 + 0.219 25
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.789 + 1.035 22
4. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:32.822 + 1.068 16
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:32.956 + 1.202 22
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:33.065 + 1.311 18
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1:33.139 + 1.385 24
8. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:33.213 + 1.459 20
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:33.260 + 1.506 27
10. Sergio Perez McLaren 1:33.456 + 1.702 18
11. Paul di Resta Force India 1:33.493 + 1.739 18
12. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:33.810 + 2.056 20
13. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:33.901 + 2.147 23
14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:33.976 + 2.222 26
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:34.025 + 2.271 20
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:34.200 + 2.446 22
17. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:34.437 + 2.683 24
18. Charles Pic Caterham 1:35.674 + 3.920 23
19. Max Chilton Marussia 1:35.987 + 4.233 19
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:36.078 + 4.324 23
21. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia 1:37.459 + 5.705 21
22. Fernando Alonso Ferrari no time 2
Sebastian Vettel moved Red Bull to the top of the timesheets in second practice for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The German seized control of the session on his first soft-tyre run, working his way down to a 1m30.416s that would stand for the remainder of the session. Team-mate Mark Webber, on pole here in 2009 and '11, had been fastest in the early medium-compound running and again when the field first switched to softs. He was bumped down however, first by Vettel and then by the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg, who got to within a quarter of a second of Vettel's time. P. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30.416 39
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:30.651 + 0.235 38
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:30.683 + 0.267 41
4. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:30.843 + 0.427 32
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:30.848 + 0.432 27
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:31.056 + 0.640 39
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.059 + 0.643 41
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.304 + 0.888 35
9. Jenson Button McLaren 1:31.568 + 1.152 37
10. Paul di Resta Force India 1:31.797 + 1.381 40
11. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:31.824 + 1.408 34
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:31.855 + 1.439 42
13. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:32.055 + 1.639 39
14. Sergio Perez McLaren 1:32.086 + 1.670 36
15. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:32.495 + 2.079 39
16. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:32.762 + 2.346 44
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:32.879 + 2.463 35
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:32.880 + 2.464 36
19. Charles Pic Caterham 1:33.695 + 3.279 38
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:33.804 + 3.388 40
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:34.017 + 3.601 10
22. Max Chilton Marussia 1:34.667 + 4.251 39
