Lewis Hamilton completed a Friday clean sweep in China to go quickest during second practice, whilst the two Ferraris and Daniel Ricciardo split him and team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Key Points from FP2:
– Lewis Hamilton’s 1:37.219 was almost two seconds up on his FP1 time.
– Kimi Raikkonen was just four-tenths shy of the best lap in second.
– Daniel Ricciardo popped up in third despite his team-mate’s session ending early due to brake failure which saw Daniil Kvyat end up in the tyre wall.
– Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg completed the top five.
– Jenson Button finished tenth quickest for McLaren, whilst Fernando Alonso was 12th – their best result in a practice session so far this season.
– Felipe Massa span at the hairpin and grazed the barrier as he did so, ending his session early.
– A spectator managed to scale the fence and run across the track. He was later arrested by police after entering the Ferrari garage.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:37.219 | 32 | |
| 02 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 01:37.662 | 0.443 | 35 |
| 03 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 01:38.311 | 1.092 | 24 |
| 04 | S. Vettel | Ferrari | 01:38.339 | 1.120 | 30 |
| 05 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:38.399 | 1.180 | 35 |
| 06 | D. Kvyat | Red Bull | 01:38.737 | 1.518 | 10 |
| 07 | V. Bottas | Williams | 01:38.850 | 1.631 | 27 |
| 08 | F. Nasr | Sauber | 01:39.032 | 1.813 | 26 |
| 09 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 01:39.142 | 1.923 | 32 |
| 10 | J. Button | McLaren | 01:39.275 | 2.056 | 29 |
| 11 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 01:39.444 | 2.225 | 30 |
| 12 | F. Alonso | McLaren | 01:39.743 | 2.524 | 27 |
| 13 | M. Ericsson | Sauber | 01:39.751 | 2.532 | 33 |
| 14 | M. Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 01:39.894 | 2.675 | 32 |
| 15 | C. Sainz | Toro Rosso | 01:39.971 | 2.752 | 28 |
| 16 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 01:40.151 | 2.932 | 28 |
| 17 | F. Massa | Williams | 01:40.423 | 3.204 | 7 |
| 18 | S. Perez | Force India | 01:40.868 | 3.649 | 24 |
| 19 | R. Merhi | Marussia | 01:42.973 | 5.754 | 27 |
| 20 | W. Stevens | Marussia | 01:44.564 | 7.345 | 8 |
