Nico Rosberg topped the time-sheets for the first practice session of the German Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso – who has won at Hockenheim on three occasions was third fastest – 0.2 tenths behind the Mercedes.
After the disappointment of Silverstone, Susie Wolff got a further opportunity to drive for Williams as she replaced Valtteri Bottas whilst Giedo van der Garde replaced Esteban Gutierrez.
Wolff’s session started off in the worst way possible as she suffered a up-shift problem and struggled to bring the FW36 back into the pits. The problem was solved within minutes and she was able to complete twenty-two laps and was only two-tenths shy of Felipe Massa.
Once again, Daniel Ricciardo was ahead of Sebastian Vettel as the Australian was fourth quickest ahead of Jenson Button who had a strong session in fifth.
Kimi Raikkonen’s bad luck continued as the Finn suffered a water pressure problem however he was able to complete twenty-one laps – the same as teammate Alonso.
Under-pressure Sauber driver, Adrian Sutil had a competitive session in tenth ahead of Massa and Vergne. Kobayashi was ahead of both Marussia’s.
The second practice session will provide us with a clearer picture of the true pecking order as each of the team’s complete qualifying runs on the super-soft tyres with heavy fun rules completed during the latter stages of the session.
Free Practice 2 Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:19.131 | 29 | ||
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.196 | 0.065 | 25 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:19.423 | 0.292 | 21 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:19.697 | 0.566 | 27 | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:19.833 | 0.702 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:20.097 | 0.966 | 28 | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:20.105 | 0.974 | 32 | |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:20.210 | 1.079 | 21 | |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:20.337 | 1.206 | 28 | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:20.505 | 1.374 | 18 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:20.542 | 1.411 | 19 | |
| 12 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:20.586 | 1.455 | 23 | |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:20.592 | 1.461 | 22 | |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:20.598 | 1.467 | 24 | |
| 15 | Susie Wolff | Williams | 1:20.769 | 1.638 | 22 | |
| 16 | Giedo van der Garde | Sauber | 1:20.782 | 1.651 | 23 | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:21.603 | 2.472 | 20 | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:21.854 | 2.723 | 30 | |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:22.572 | 3.441 | 31 | |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:22.982 | 3.851 | 24 | |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:23.256 | 4.125 | 35 | |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:23.299 | 4.168 | 22 |
