Fernando Alonso during FP2 for the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The second practice session for the 2017 F1 season’s twentieth round, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, took place at Yas Marina.

Lewis Hamilton was fastest with a 1:37.877, followed by Sebastian Vettel in second, 0.149 seconds behind. Daniel Ricciardo was third, 0.303 seconds off the lead.

The top five, in order, were Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes had two drivers in that group, Ferrari two and Red Bull one.

Fourth-placed Kimi Räikkönen was 0.475 seconds behind the session leader, while fifth-placed Valtteri Bottas was 0.660 seconds back.

Fernando Alonso occupied the final position in the top ten, 1.682 seconds behind the fastest driver in the session.

Pascal Wehrlein completed the most laps with 43, while Romain Grosjean ran the fewest with 12.

The final five classified positions were Kevin Magnussen in sixteenth, Pascal Wehrlein in seventeenth, Marcus Ericsson in eighteenth, Brendon Hartley in nineteenth and Romain Grosjean in twentieth. Lap times and completed laps in the table follow the official classification for this session.

Pos. Driver Team Lap time / Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.877 39
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +0.149s 37
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull +0.303s 34
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari +0.475s 35
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +0.660s 33
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +1.017s 34
7 Sergio Pérez Force India +1.446s 33
8 Esteban Ocon Force India +1.456s 36
9 Nico Hülkenberg Renault +1.652s 41
10 Fernando Alonso McLaren +1.682s 28
11 Felipe Massa Williams +1.758s 36
12 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren +1.794s 31
13 Carlos Sainz Renault +2.324s 38
14 Lance Stroll Williams +2.452s 30
15 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso +2.817s 39
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas +3.251s 31
17 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber +3.393s 43
18 Marcus Ericsson Sauber +3.425s 40
19 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso +3.619s 39
20 Romain Grosjean Haas +3.683s 12