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Lewis Hamilton signs the fastest lap in Italy, leading the other McLaren of Jenson Button. Michael Schumacher was the fastest in the morning.

Sunny day at Monza, the drivers were able to test the Medium and Hard tires, the Pirelli selection of the weekend. Michael Schumacher was the fastest in the morning with his Mercedes, leading Jenson Button's McLaren.

Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Lotus. (Photo: Lotus F1 Team)

Replacement of Romain Grosjean, Jerome d'Ambrosio took his marks with his Lotus, while Ma Qing Hua became the first Chinese driver of the history to take part of a Formula One session. He however sets the slowest laptime with the small HRT.

Ma Qing Hua, HRT. (Photo: HRT F1 Team)

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in the afternoon, followed closely by his teammate and Fernando Alonso with his Ferrari.

Jerome d'Ambrosio is twelfth, followed by Sebastian Vettel, very quiet all day with his Red Bull.


Grand prix of Italy - Monza
Friday, September 7, 2012

First practice session results*
1 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'25"422 - 26
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'25"723 - 29
3 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'25"762 - 26
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 1'25"800 - 22
5 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 1'25"861 - 27
6 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'25"944 - 30
7 - Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'26"046 - 25
8 - Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"323 - 26
9 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'26"390 - 24
10 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'26"504 - 19
11 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'26"508 - 18
12 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'26"518 - 21
13 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'26"641 - 26
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"746 - 23
15 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'27"180 - 29
16 - Jules Bianchi (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'27"192 - 22
17 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'27"373 - 25
18 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'27"789 - 24
19 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'27"855 - 27
20 - Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'28"578 - 20
21 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'28"751 - 26
22 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'29"207 - 21
23 - Pedro de la Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'29"331 - 21
24 - Ma Qing Hua (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'31"239 - 26

Second practice session results*
1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'25"290 - 32
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'25"328 - 35
3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 1'25"348 - 17
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 1'25"430 - 43
5 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'25"446 - 41
6 - Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'25"504 - 42
7 - Paul di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'25"546 - 40
8 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'25"547 - 36
9 - Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"068 - 32
10 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'26"094 - 38
11 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'26"104 - 35
12 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'26"157 - 36
13 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'26"394 - 31
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'26"404 - 42
15 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'26"724 - 33
16 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"730 - 17
17 - Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'26"783 - 39
18 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'26"841 - 39
19 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'26"864 - 36
20 - Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'27"222 - 36
21 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'27"944 - 36
22 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'27"968 - 36
23 - Pedro de la Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'28"575 - 34
24 - Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'28"779 - 21

* Unofficial results