2008 Bahrain GP, Nico Rosberg fastest in final free practice
Williams’ Nico Rosberg clocked the fastest lap time on the final free practice for the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix. The German who lapped in 1:32.521, was followed by Felipe Massa (1:32.726) and Mark Webber (1:32.742). Fourth best time for Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. Kimi Raikkonen finished 9th (1:33.237), Heikki Kovalainen 10th (1:33.367) while double World Champion Fernando Alonso 13th (1:33.445) and Lewis Hamilton only 18th (1:33.659).
The drivers will be back on track in less than an hour for the Qualifying session.
2008 Bahrain Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:32.521 | 17 | |
2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.726 | 0.205 | 10 |
3 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:32.742 | 0.221 | 16 |
4 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.901 | 0.380 | 18 |
5 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:32.918 | 0.397 | 14 |
6 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.020 | 0.499 | 16 |
7 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW | 1:33.024 | 0.503 | 18 |
8 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:33.074 | 0.553 | 16 |
9 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.237 | 0.716 | 10 |
10 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.367 | 0.846 | 15 |
11 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.372 | 0.851 | 17 |
12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:33.392 | 0.871 | 20 |
13 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.445 | 0.924 | 13 |
14 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:33.551 | 1.030 | 18 |
15 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.595 | 1.074 | 20 |
16 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:33.600 | 1.079 | 17 |
17 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.651 | 1.130 | 14 |
18 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.659 | 1.138 | 14 |
19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:33.857 | 1.336 | 18 |
20 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW | 1:34.074 | 1.553 | 16 |
21 | 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:34.591 | 2.070 | 18 |
22 | 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:34.952 | 2.431 | 16 |