McLaren has set the pace in the opening practice sessions at the Yas Marina Circuit ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton topped the times in the two practice sessions, with Hamilton scoring the fastest time of the two sessions combined.
Ferrari was the closest to its long-time rivals. Fernando Alonso scoring the third fastest time ahead of his team-mate Felipe Massa.
Red Bull Racing looked strong in the first session, with Mark Webber second fastest, just over a tenth of a second behind Button. In the second session, though, Webber and world champion Sebastian Vettel were relegated to fifth and sixth respectively.
One more practice session will be held at Abu Dhabi before qualifying.
Practice 1, Abu Dhabi
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.263 | 21 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.389 | 0.126 | 26 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.403 | 0.140 | 27 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.755 | 0.492 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.801 | 0.538 | 25 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.260 | 0.997 | 17 |
| 7 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.340 | 1.077 | 23 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:42.130 | 1.867 | 26 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.151 | 1.888 | 28 |
| 10 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.377 | 2.114 | 26 |
| 11 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.633 | 2.370 | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:42.685 | 2.422 | 29 |
| 13 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:43.118 | 2.855 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:43.255 | 2.992 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.389 | 3.126 | 24 |
| 16 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.412 | 4.149 | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.484 | 4.221 | 18 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.565 | 4.302 | 27 |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.898 | 4.635 | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.385 | 6.122 | 28 |
| 21 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.532 | 6.269 | 27 |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.024 | 7.761 | 20 |
| 23 | 25 | Robert Wickens | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.551 | 8.288 | 23 |
| 24 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | No time | 3 |
Practice 2, Abut Dhabi
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.586 | 31 | |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.785 | 0.199 | 30 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.971 | 0.385 | 20 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.980 | 0.394 | 34 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.104 | 0.518 | 35 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.132 | 0.546 | 26 |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:40.553 | 0.967 | 34 |
| 8 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.951 | 1.365 | 34 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.021 | 1.435 | 37 |
| 10 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.490 | 1.904 | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.565 | 1.979 | 34 |
| 12 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.680 | 2.094 | 33 |
| 13 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:41.947 | 2.361 | 31 |
| 14 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.983 | 2.397 | 34 |
| 15 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:42.369 | 2.783 | 36 |
| 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:42.798 | 3.212 | 35 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:42.910 | 3.324 | 34 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.562 | 3.976 | 36 |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.050 | 4.464 | 38 |
| 20 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:44.265 | 4.679 | 41 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:45.486 | 5.900 | 34 |
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:46.142 | 6.556 | 32 |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.249 | 6.663 | 21 |
| 24 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.328 | 6.742 | 34 |
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