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10/12/12
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 Korean GP: Hamilton tops opening practice  
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton beat Fernando Alonso for fast time in opening practice for the Korean Grand Prix.  After a disastrous race in Japan Alonso's Ferrari was fastest for the majority of the session.

Hamilton time of  1m39.148s beat the Ferrari ace by 0.302 seconds.  Alonso had set the bar at 1m39.450s.

Red Bull's Mark Webber was third ahead of Felipe Massa in and fourth and his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel in fifth.

The Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were 6th and 7th.

Results

Pos Driver Car Time Behind Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.148s +0.000s 23
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.450s +0.302s 21
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.575s +0.427s 21
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.854s +0.706s 23
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.088s +0.940s 21
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m40.221s +1.073s 21
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m40.396s +1.248s 24
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m40.422s +1.274s 22
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m40.440s +1.292s 19
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.480s +1.332s 21
11. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m40.929s +1.781s 14
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m41.048s +1.900s 25
13. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m41.140s +1.992s 21
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.220s +2.072s 19
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.514s +2.366s 20
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.596s +2.448s 23
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.021s +2.873s 25
18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m42.027s +2.879s 23
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m42.104s +2.956s 24
20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.175s +3.027s 13
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.706s +3.558s 22
22. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m42.820s +3.672s 19
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m44.517s +5.369s 23
24. Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth 1m45.735s +6.587s 22
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