Canadian GP: di Resta tops wet opening practice
Paul di Resta put Force India on top of times in the opening practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday.
The Briton emerged fastest with a time of 1m21.020s after he benefited from a late yellow flag, as all drivers tried to set a time in the dry following a mostly wet session.
Di Resta set his fastest time using Pirelli's medium tires.
McLaren's Jenson Button was second quickest, with Lotus driver Romain Grosjean in third and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in fourth. Kimi Raikkonen completed the top five in the second Lotus.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m21.020s | +0.000s | 10 |
| 2. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m21.108s | +0.088s | 20 |
| 3. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m21.258s | +0.238s | 21 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m21.308s | +0.288s | 16 |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m21.608s | +0.588s | 22 |
| 6. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m22.068s | +1.048s | 18 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m22.402s | +1.382s | 22 |
| 8. | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m22.587s | +1.567s | 17 |
| 9. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m23.047s | +2.027s | 26 |
| 10. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m23.131s | +2.111s | 16 |
| 11. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m23.341s | +2.321s | 13 |
| 12. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1m23.352s | +2.332s | 17 |
| 13. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m23.386s | +2.366s | 19 |
| 14. | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1m23.417s | +2.397s | 19 |
| 15. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m23.957s | +2.937s | 33 |
| 16. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m25.054s | +4.034s | 21 |
| 17. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m25.354s | +4.334s | 22 |
| 18. | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1m25.753s | +4.733s | 21 |
| 19. | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m25.821s | +4.801s | 19 |
| 20. | Alexander Rossi | Caterham-Renault | 1m27.143s | +6.123s | 20 |
| 21. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m27.522s | +6.502s | 11 |
| 22. | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m29.306s | +8.286s | 8 |