With 55 minutes remaining, here's how they stand:

1) Ham 2) Ros 3) Ric 4) Alo 5) Mas 6) Rai 7) Mal 8) Bot 9) Mag 10) Kvy 11) Gro 12) But 13) Vet 14) Hul 15) Sut 16) Gut 17) Ver 18) Per

Lewis Hamilton improves to a 1:13.072, two tenths quicker than Nico Rosberg, who has moved into second. The Mercedes duo then head back to the pits.

There's a mix-up between Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, with Hamilton slowing down and moving out of the way at Turn Eight, but Raikkonen almost makes contact him, who sweeps right across at the apex.

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Lewis Hamilton demotes his team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the standings, the Briton clocking a 1:13.468, which is just over a tenth quicker. Daniel Ricciardo splits, them, though, with the Red Bull driver just a few thousandths quicker than Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg goes quickest with his first effort of the afternoon, the German clocking a 1:13.572.

Only Force India's Sergio Perez, whose car required fixing after Daniel Juncadella crashed it this morning, and Williams' Felipe Massa have yet to make an appearance in this session.

The track is clear and we're back under way at Interlagos. One hour and nine minutes to go.

BBC Radio 5 live

With the season finale on the horizon, BBC Radio 5 live have planned a special show, that will go out next week, which will count down the sport's greatest final day title showdowns.

Jennie Gow will be joined by BBC Radio 5 live's F1 correspondent James Allen, former driver John Watson and journalist Maurice Hamilton, to discuss their most memorable title deciding moments.

Listen on Wednesday 12 November from 20:00 GMT.

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The red flag is out for the second time today as the marshals recover Jean-Eric Vergne's stricken Toro Rosso. The first red flag came in the first session when Daniel Juncadella crashed in the Force India.

Jean-Eric Vergne missed all of this morning's session as Max Verstappen was given his Toro Rosso. And his afternoon starts off pretty badly as he rolls to a stop after just 11 minutes of this session.

Adrian Sutil has a spin between Turns One and Two in his Sauber. The German keeps the engine running, spins the car back round and then continues on his way.

McLaren's Kevin Magnussen is the early pace-setter with a 1:15.232, two tenths quicker than the Lotus of Pastor Maldonado.

Esteban Gutierrez, who spent most of first practice in the garage, is the first man out in the Sauber.

Let second practice begin!

The BBC Sport development team have been working hard on Formula 1 alerts for our app, following on from the football goal alerts, and I'm pleased to say they're ready to go.

Simply head to the MyAlerts section from the Sport app's menu and choose the alerts you want to add. For F1, you'll receive results for practice, qualifying and the race itself as they happen.

As ever, I'm always keen to hear your thoughts on the weekend's racing, so don't be shy and get in touch. Who is your tip for victory this weekend? And what about your thoughts on the championship battle? Will Lewis Hamilton pull it off or will double points come to Nico Rosberg's rescue and hand the German his first world title? Thoughts via #bbcf1, 81111 (UK only) or the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Interlagos

"A few days ago, the chances of rain on Friday here in Sao Paulo were said to be 80%. There's no sign of that right now. It's a glorious day, with big blue skies and wispy white clouds and a temperature of 29C. There seems little chance of rain affecting second practice."

So just hours after Marussia ceased trading, with all their staff made redundant, their fellow struggling team Caterham announce their attempt to stay afloat and compete in Abu Dhabi.

The opportunity to donate starts now and will last until it reaches the aforementioned funding target of Friday 14 November, whichever is sooner.

"We are working non-stop to get the Caterham F1 Team back racing, initially in Abu Dhabi, but hopefully that will be just a stepping stone to get it back racing on a permanent basis, under new ownership," said Finbarr O'Connell, Caterham Sports Limited administrator and interim Caterham F1 team principal.

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Caterham, who are in administration and not present in Brazil this weekend, have launched a crowd-funding project in a bid to raise the £2.35m needed to get the team on the grid for the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, the team's administrators have said.

We've got a very special Classic F1 programme coming your way next week with legendary commentator Murray Walker your host.

It's a one-hour show focused on title deciders and having just watched it, I can tell you it's an absolute cracker.

When can you see it? Next Wednesday at 21:30 BST on the red button, this very website and the BBC iPlayer.