132.2 mph. Their Action Express teammates, Dane Cameron, Eric Curran, Michael Conway and Seb Morris will start second, while an ORECA for Sebastian Buemi, Nick Heidfeld, Neel Jani and Stephane Sarrazin will be third, followed by the Cadillac for Gordon, Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli.
Adrian Sutil (1:51.738), who always shows strongly in wet conditions, finished up sixth, from Force India team mate Paul Di Resta (1:51.781), Rubens Barrichello's Williams (1:51.992), Sergio Perez's Sauber (1:52.169) and Sebastian Buemi's Toro Rosso (1:52.189).