Nico Rosberg dominates the first practice session of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, followed by his teammate, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
Results:
Pos. Car Driver Team Laps Time Gap
1 6 Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes 27 1:35,461
2 44 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 26 1:35,612 + 0,151
3 14 Fernando Alonso SPA Ferrari 19 1:36,037 + 0,576
4 77 Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 25 1:36,576 + 1,115
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen FIN Ferrari 19 1:37,187 + 1,726
6 20 Kevin Magnussen DAN McLaren-Mercedes 24 1:37,327 + 1,866
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-Renault 27 1:37,466 + 2,005
8 22 Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 24 1:37,649 + 2,188
9 1 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Racing-Renault 26 1:37,686 + 2,225
10 26 Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault 26 1:37,714 + 2,253
11 19 Felipe Massa BRA Williams-Mercedes 22 1:38,012 + 2,551
12 38 Max Verstappen NED Toro Rosso-Renault 22 1:38,157 + 2,696
13 11 Sergio Pérez MEX Force India-Mercedes 10 1:38,324 + 2,863
14 27 Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 9 1:38,582 + 3,121
15 8 Romain Grosjean FRA Lotus-Renault 21 1:38,851 + 3,390
16 99 Adrian Sutil GER Sauber-Ferrari 19 1:39,046 + 3,585
17 13 Pastor Maldonado VEN Lotus-Renault 26 1:39,097 + 3,636
18 21 Esteban Gutiérrez MEX Sauber-Ferrari 18 1:39,318 + 3,857
19 9 Marcus Ericsson SWE Caterham-Renault 18 1:40,031 + 4,570
20 45 Roberto Merhi SPA Caterham-Renault 24 1:41,472 + 6,011
21 17 Jules Bianchi FRA Marussia-Ferrari 10 1:41,580 + 6,119
22 4 Max Chilton GBR Marussia-Ferrari 15 1:41,757 + 6,296